Iñaqui Carnicero Architecture by inaqui carnicero

CONTENTS 1. RESUME 2. ARCHITECTURE WORKS DEALING WITH THE PROGRAM DEALING WITH THE EXISTING DEALING WITH THE CONTEXT DEALING WITH THE LANDSCAPE

3. ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP 4. PUBLICATIONS

Iñaqui Carnicero Architecture Office INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

1994 Four new doors for the Retiro Garden Competition. First Prize 1996 Steel Award. E.T.S.A.M. “The house made of steel”. First Prize 1996 New “Bio-house” Competition. Third prize 1997 IV steel Award “A comertial surface” . Accesit 1997 New Architectural School Competition for C.E.U. First Prize 1999 Multifuntional building at “El Chopal” park. Valladolid. Accesit 1999 New square plaza of the Pelayos de la Presa City Hall. First Prize RESUME

2000 New Politecnic School Building Competition for C.E.U.. First Prize 2001 New School in Albacete. First Prize

1973 Born in Madrid, Spain

2001 57 new houses for young families in Castilla-La mancha. First Prize

1998 Bsc. Architecture, School of Polytechnic University of Madrid

2002 56 experimental houses in Granada for the E.P.S.A. Second Prize

2000-2011 Associate Professor of Design at the Architecture School of

2002 37 experimental houses in Sevilla for the E.P.S.A. Second Prize

Polytechnic University of Madrid

2002 28 experiemntal houses in Sevilla. E.P.S.A. Honorable mention

2000 Invited Bienal of Venice

2002 Europan VII International Competition in Santoña. Runner up

2002 Honorable Mention Luigi Cosenza Prize

2002 Europan VII International Competition in Montijo. Runner up

2003 Honorable Mention C.O.A.M. awards

2004 45 social housing in Madrid Vallecas 29. First Prize

2008 JAE exhibition. young Spanish Architects

2005 Sports Building fot the Complutense University of Madrid. Olympics Madrid

2008 Scholarship by the Royal Spanish Academy of the Fine Arts for re-

2012. First Prize

search in Rome

2007 VIVA Competition for 320 experiemental housing for young familiesin Ma-

2009 Final stage Architectural Digest awards

drid. First Prize

2010 Selected BSI University of Mendrisio awards

2007 Restoration of the old slaughters-House of Madrid. New Art Center “Mata-

2010 Final Stage FAD Spanish Awards

dero-Madrid” . First Prize

2011 Design Vanguard Award 2011. Architectural Record

2007 New Sports Building and open playgrounds of Vallehermoso´s Garden of

2011 Emerging Architecture Awards. Architectural Review.

Madrid. Accesit

2011 First prize Hauser award 2012

2007 New Distric Attorney´s office building in Madrid. New Justice´s Campus in

2012 FAD architecture award 2012.

Madrid. First Prize

2012 Public opinion award FAD 2012.

2010 New Turist Hospederia Competition in Herrera del Duque. Extremadura.

2012 GA Document International “Emerging future” 2012

Third Prize

2012 COAM Award 2012

2011 Eurpoan 11 Competition in San Bartolomé. Honorable Mention

2012 Phd candidate doctoral thesis: “Louis Kahn vs Robert Venturi: Coin-

2011 International Competition Sculptures Museum in Leganes. Madrid. Honor-

cidences in time and space”

able Mention 5

LECTURES 2007 Lecture at the COAM Fundation. “Builded Architectures”. School 2002 Lecture: “Finished work” 2000-2002. C.O.A.M. Politecnic School of CEU´s fundation 2002 Lecture in cicle: “Young awards architects”. 2008 Lecture at the E.T.S. of Architecture in Madrid. 2008 Lecture at the Circle of Fine Arts in Madrid “The future of Madrid” .10 architectural emerging offices 2008 Lecture at the Tabacalera´s new visual art´s building in San Sebastian 2008 Lecture at Navarra University 2008 Visiting Profesor Mater “Collective Housing” at the E.T.S. of Architecture in Madrid 2008 Visiting Profesor Navarra university 2008 Visiting Profesor Master Collective Housing in the ETSAM 2009 Lecture at the Royal Spanish Academy of Rome 2009 Debate Table with Young Finnish Architects in Madrid 2009 Visiting Profesor to the new Master of Design at the E.T.S. of Architecture Madrid. Critics lab and theory. 2010 Visiting Profesor at the Workshop at Castello di Proceso. Siena. Italy. Universita di Sapienza di Roma 2010 Lecture at Sevilla University 2010 Visitng Profesor at the Workshop “Avant-garde” at Burgos University 2011 Convegno Internazionale di Architettura :”A Roma/Da Roma”. Lecturer 2011 Lecture at Campus Ultzama. Pamplona University 2011 Lecture at Roma Tre University 2011 Visiting Profesor to the Master of Restoration at the E.T.S. of Architecture in Madrid. 2012 Lecturer at Najera international seminar: Contemporary architecture intervention in the heritage. 2012 Lecturer Facoltá di Architettura Universita Cagliari. Cerdeña. 2012 Lecturer at La Sall ARQ Barcelo. 2012 Lecturer at Barcelona School of Architecture ETSAB 2012 Lecture at APFC Juan Herreros 2012 Lecture at Master di Historia, Architettura e Progetto at Universita di Roma Tre 2012 Gensler visiting critic at Cornell University.

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS 2010 Invited Workshop at Castello de Proceno, University la Sapienza

2001 Spanish Pabillion at the Bienal of Venice.

2010 Director of the International Architectural Congress “100 years learning

2003 Exhibition at the COAM Fundation “Finished work” with the Politec-

from Rome” at the Royal Spanish Academy of Rome

nic School of CEU Fundation

2010 Director of the International Seminar “Architettura e Resistenzia” at the

2003 Exhibition at the Mies Van der Rohe Pabillion. Awared projects of the

Royal Spanish Academy of Rome

International Competition Europan VII

2011 Visiting teacher Workshop Campus Ultzama: “Llegadas Partidas”. Fun-

2003 International exhibition of the awared Europan prizes in Athens

dación Arquitectura y Sociedad

2005 Exhibition of the awared Luigi Cosenza prize in Naples

2011 Visitng teacher Workshop di Progetazzione Internazionale University of

2007 Exhibition at the COAM Fundation :” Abierto “

Roma Tre, Temple University, Waterloo University

2007 International exhibition E.M.V. new social housing.

2011 co Director “Symmetries summer workshop” University of Split

2008 JAE International Exhibition in diferent european countries.

2012 co Director “Symmetries winter workshop” University Roma Tre

2008 Exhibition New City of Justice of Madrid at the old Royal Textile

2012 co Director “Symmetries summer workshop” ICTSE Lisbon.

Factor in Madrid.

2012 visitng teacher at “Encontros Ibericos” Valladolid

2008 Exhibition COAM fundation “Crudo 100%” around european countries.

JURYS

2009 Exhibition at the Acuarium of Rome. “Academy architects”. 2009 Exhibition at Columbia University, JAE. Nueva York.

2007 Technical Comition of the New Exhibiton and Congress building of

2009 Exhibition at the Rumanian Academy in Rome. “Spazi Aperti “

Madrid´s Competition.

2009 Exhibition at the Royal Spanish Academy in Rome.

2008 Jury of the third Young Architects Competition Javier Morales. Hercesa´s

2009 International Exhibition Madrid 100%.

Fundation

2010 International Exhibition in Athens “A city called Spain” . SEACEX

2007 Technical Comition of the New Administration Building New Justice´s Cam-

2011 “Mind the gap” Exhibition at COAM.

pus of Madrid´s Competiton

2011 Architecture Week in Prague 2011

2009 Jury of the Final Proyects of the Architecture School CEU of Madrid

2011 Monographic Exhibition at Cervantes Institute in Prague.

2010 Jury Final works of the University of Sapienza di Roma

2012 Exhibition at R.I.B.A. Emerging Architecture Awards 2011.

2011 Final reviews University Pontificia Salamanca

2012 Sculture´s Museum in Leganes awarded projects exhibition at

2012 Final reviews UniversityFrancsico Vitoria

C.O.A.M. 2012 “Push house” at Biennale of Venice. Alberto Campo Baeza´s space.

EXHIBITIONS

2012 Europan 11 exhibition of awarded works.

2000 Exhibition of the Selected Works of the first Bienal of Spanish Architecture for Students 2000 Exhibition of the awared works of the New Politecnic School Competition 2000 Exhibition at the Arquería of the New Ministerios. 2000 Chill out space for the International Comtemporary Art Fair ARCO in Madrid. 7

W-O-R-K-S DEALING WITH THE PROGRAM 2009

House 1+1=1, Pitch´s house

2000

Polytechnic School Building for C.E.U., Competition First Prize

2001

Elementary School in Albacete, Competition First Prize

2007

District Attorney´s Office Building, New Justice´s Campus in Madrid, First Prize

2007

Europan VII Competition in Santoña, Runner-up

2006

Sport´s Pavillion in Cantarranas, Madrid, Competition First Prize

2011

Eurpoan XI Competition in San Bartolome, Spain, Honorable Mention

DEALING WITH THE EXISTING 2012

Hangar 16 in the Old Slaughterhouse, “Matadero-Madrid,” Competition First Prize

2008

Restoration of an Arab tower in Guadalajara

2010

Restoration of the Ministry of Culture Headquarters in Madrid

2011

Restoration of the federal building for the new European culture CIRCE

2007

320 experimental housing for young families in Madrid, First Prize

DEALING WITH THE CONTEXT 2010

Guest House in Fregenal, Extremadura

2011

Europan 11 Competition, Housing in Savenay,

2011

Europan 11 Competition, Housing in Wittstock

2004

39 Social Housing in Vallecas 29, Madrid, Competition First Prize

DEALING WITH THE LANDSCAPE 2004

Sports building in las Palmas Competition

2005

Sports building in Vallerhermoso´s Garden Competition, Madrid, Honorable Mention

2002

Europan VII International Competition in Montijo, Runner-up

2010

Guest House in Herrera del Duque, Extremadura, Third Prize

2011

Sculptures Museum in Leganes Garden, Madrid, Honorable Mention

2012

Fair Building in Alcázar de San Juan Competition 9

WORKS

DEALING WITH THE PROGRAM

-2009 House 1+1=1, Pitch´s house - 2007 Polytechnic University for C.E.U. - 2004 Elementary School “Don Bosco” -2006 District Attorney´s Offi ce

DEALING WITH THE LANDSCAPE

-2004 Pavillion in las Palmas -2006 Sports Pavillion in a Garden - 2006 Europan VII in Montijo -2009 Guest House in Herrera de Duque -2012 Sculpture´s Museum in Leganes

2000-12 DEALING WITH THE EXISTING

-2006 Restoration of an Arab Tower -2010 Restoration of an Offi ce - 2011 Restoration of Old Slaughterhouse -2012 Restoration of CultureÂ´s Building

DEALING WITH THE CONTEXT

-2009 29 Social Housing in Madrid

-2011 Europan 11 in Wittstock

-2011 Europan 11 in Savenay

-2009 Guest House in Fregenal

DEALING W PROGRAM

-2009 House 1+1=1, Pitch´s house - 2007 Polytechnic University for C.E.U. - 2006 Prosecutor´s offi ce in Madrid -2006 Elementary School “Don Bosco”

ITH THE

-2005 Europan VII in Santo単a, Santander

The design of these two semi-detached houses is addressed in a non-conventional manner. From the beginning, the two units were conceived as a single project, and although the program for both residences is identical, the layout is asymmetrical. The finished design answers to the clients’ needs, as well as offers the possibility of being transformed into a single house, envisioning a wider range of plausible scenarios in the future. The house is located in Los Peñascales – “rocky area” in Spanish – on a slope with many outcrops and oriented to the south. The building, however, does not relate to them, but rather turns its back to the immediate surroundings, interacting with the distant Pardo forest and with Madrid´s skyline. While the design denies the abrupt topography of the site and the immediate context, the structure delicately leans on the existing rocks with a large horizontal plane that defines the footprint of the building. Once this datum has been established, the house is organized in two independent units. Car parking and other services are located underneath, and the living areas are put above in a single volume. Relating to the “footprint plane,” the size, shape, and placement of this hermetic, horizontal prism provides for the rest of the program: bedrooms, the main bathroom, study rooms, and a little toilet. In this piano nobile, where the daily life goes on, the floor is covered with white calcareous stone. A unique bay window located 1,40 meters from the floor trims the skyline of the landscape and uniformly illuminates the concrete ceiling. Resting against the hillside, the hanging concrete box serves as a canopy to protect the ground floor from the sun, while stimulating views into the horizon. The horizontal void created practically spans the whole building, bringing natural light into the first floor and allowing it to enter the ground floor diagonally though the central double-height space. This as well as other double-height volumes put in relation the two rather independent levels.

furniture is reduced to a single element with various functions: storage, kitchen counter, sitting area, and entrance windbreak. In the first floor, all the wardrobes are concentrated in one single strip that is attached to the façade, improving the thermal behavior of the building, and therefore reducing its energy consumption. This building hosts two dwelling units, but lacks the typical scale of a house. By abstracting traditional dwelling elements, the visitor is mislead and his attention redirected to the specificity of the environment.

Architect: Iñaqui Carnicero Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Construction: Anton Iakoviny Pitch Client: Private client Budget: 390.000,00 € Date: 2009

Pitch´s house

stair. Inside, objects are clustered and related to one another in multiple ways. In the ground floor, the

Individual house for two families. Madrid 2009

Between these segregated worlds, the entrance appears around a huge rock and through a slightly hidden

SITE CROSS SECTION

04 11

DETAILED PLAN

04 06

10 04 04

DETAILED SECTION

05 11

0404

STEEL STRCUTURE DETAILS

03 04 15 07

02 04

06 08

04 09

DETAILED CROSS SECTION

04 04

The challenge of this project was: how could we design the plan of a big

divide construction into multiple stages according to the availability of funds. The design was driven by the idea that the learning process at the university takes place not only in the classrooms, but also in other locations, where people can meet to discuss ideas. These places of student exchange become active cores in particular parts of the building to trigger the learning environment in more dynamic ways. To define the main section of the building, we distinguished between two clearly differentiated levels. On the one hand, the stage of knowledge –exemplified with classrooms, labs and studios – required a repetitive and divisible modules. These were placed upstairs, away from the ground floor and the noise coming from the campus, in an intimate relationship with a system of northoriented courtyards. On the other hand, the stage of relations – composed by the lobby, the meetings rooms, cafeteria and auditorium – turn out to be a whole new space inside the building where social relationships take place. Outside, the design has an industrial appearance as a floating box made out of zinc. Its formal austerity combined with its long facade contrasts with the diversity of forms and colors of the rest of the buildings. Our goal was to introduce a new scale inside the campus of Monteprincipe in order to achieve a new personality for this prestigious university. The modulation and geometry of the plan allowed us to divide the construction process in two stages. If the building needs to grow, it would be easy to add new modules without affecting the overall image.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero, M. Camara, A. Viseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Client: San Pablo CEU Fundation Budget: 15.390.000,00 € Date: April 2007

Madrid 2006. First Prize Competition

time periods? By making the building process flexible, the client could

Polytechnic University for C.E.U. Fundation

scale building that could be constructed as smaller buildings on different

SITE PLAN OF MONTEPRINCIPE CAMPUS. MADRID

SECOND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

The city of Albacete in Spain is well known for its extreme weather conditions. Temperature ranges from -15º Celsius in winter to 40º in the summer. The building is an addition to an existing high school on a restricted site that lacks interesting views. The Campus’s surrounding vicinity includes several brick buildings that bear no relation to the site. The competition brief lacked a space for student interaction. Our proposal defines an introverted building, where light would give character to a semi-open space. To make this possible, different volumes that contain functional programs rotate as they change level until they reach the third story, where the main classrooms face north orientation. Each floor has a strikingly different layout, creating a complex web of open and close spaces around a central courtyard. The ground floor, divided into three work spaces, hosts heavy machinery. The glass facades allow the workrooms to be perceived as one, continuous space. The first floor, the core of the school, was designed as a cloister and contains the main circulations. This

obtains adequate light for studying.

The complex section of the building also improves temperature conditions. The program is distributed internally around a nonheated to

indoor

changing

space

that

environmental

regulates

temperature

conditions

throughout

and the

adapts year.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseada Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Building Engineer: JG Construction: FERROVIAL Client: Community of Castilla-La Mancha Budget: 390.000,00 € Date: April 2006

First Prize Competition. Albacete 2004

second floor uses the same scheme of the ground floor, yet by rotating the plan 90 degrees, the level

High School in Albacete

generates a place where students can meet in between classes. The

SITE PLAN WITH THE NEW ADITION

CROSS SECTION A-A

CROSS SECTION B-B

CROSS SECTION C-C

Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers and Alejandro Zaera. The challenge for us was to find a geometric solution that allowed us to insert the program inside a circle of small dimension. To do so, we reduced the complex functional requirements into five elementary geometries. With the same versatility as in a puzzle, each of the five pieces would solve the client’s needs. Either by themselves or by attaching to another, multiple combinations with different surfaces adjust according to programmatic requirements. The most repetitive piece, the prosecutor’s office, is located radially on the perimeter where the circular geometry does not compromise the good use of the space. The secretaries, in a closer position to the core of the cylinder, are solved with an orthogonal geometry, to avoid adversely affecting the efficient use of the circular shape. Office buildings of this type are usually isolating and disorienting in the inside. To avoid this, we defined double-height courtyards that penetrate the facade in four directions in order to filter natural light into the core of the building, even during the winter, and also open up to exterior views. The two patios vary in height and position. As we ascend, rotating clockwise, the first type is found, and in the other direction, the second one. Thus, at different times of day, light enters differently in each floor, characterizing each space in very particular ways. These big patios bring into perspective the main views of the campus, yet avoid direct confrontation with the neighboring buildings.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Stage: Executive project Client: Community of Madrid Budget: 15.970 286,14 € Date: Unbuilt 2010

First Prize Competition. Madrid 2006

form was defined by the master plan of the New Campus of Justice in Madrid, which was enforced on all buildings, including those of

District Attorney´s Office in Madrid, Campus of Justice

The plan of this building was a premise of the competition. Its circular

PUZZLE PIECES

SITE MODEL

GENERATION OF PATIOS BY ROTATION

SEQUENCE OF PLANS

trend and to formalize Santoñas potential, our project explores the inherent urban limits and creates new centers of economic activity and programmatic difference. The old industrial zone in the port, left vacant after the conservation industry moved on, offers a unique position to develop a center of urban activity bordering the coastline. The proposed design also responds to the site’s urban limits and salt mashes. The project, in re-inventing the historic concept of the port warehouses, creates a large urban space facing the sea that pursues the organization around a large public space, typical of traditional European towns. City streets converge inside the project into a road that follows the coast-line towards the salt marshes. As a result, a new ground level is introduced in the urban fabric that hosts: an entertainment area, a meeting place for inhabitants, and a center for economic activities. On the upper levels, housing is created, offering a more intimate and protected living experience. We avoid the conventional concept of a singular home by establishing a spatial sequence. The houses face east-west across the patios, opening up to the sea and the horizon. The raised homes also act as the beams of a large canopy that filter’s the sun’s rays. Theses beams face south and become large arches over the patios. The north wall stretches along the whole living area, solving one of the eternal problems of modern homes: storage space. Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Budget: 15.970 286,14 € Date: Unbuilt 2006

Runner-up Competition. Madrid 2006

the town excellent possibilities for becoming a nucleus of activity and growth. Yet one of today’s major urban problems is the phenomena of dispersion. To reverse this

Europan 7 Competition in Santoña

Situated between Santander and Bilbao and laying close to salt marshes with an intrinsic ecological value, Santoña’s unique position on the Cantabrian coastline gives

Hosted by the Complutense University of Madrid, this competition called for the

in Moncloa and the Faculty of Information Sciences, holds a privileged position as it is one of the first images a visitor would see on his arrival from Coruña Road. Our proposal not only responds to the functional demands, but also imagines a new space in the university life. We have termed it the “open forum” to allude to its potential as a place of encounter and dialogue between students. The building, thus, performs like a bridge that respects the existing pine forest, promotes student interaction, and reactivates underutilized places in the campus. This double condition of social life and sporting activities amidst an urban garden

the

university

promises

create

facilities

Olympic

quality.

First Prize Competition. Madrid 2006

facilities. The site, located on the ancient stream of Cantarranas, between the complex

Sports Pavilion in Cantarranas, Madrid

design of a building that could cope with the university’s rising demands for sporting

CANTARRANA SITE PLAN. COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID

MAIN SPACE VISUALLY CONECTED WITH SPORT FACILITIES

houses typically have a rear garden that produces food for the residents. The site for the competition lies in a place of transition: between the urban and the natural environment. We propose a new model for the community, different from traditional, individualistic patterns characteristic of terraced housing. By stacking and overlapping houses together, we achieved a higher density that generates an active community. Social life grows within a new, continuous urban space provided by covered streets. The design for each unit arises from our investigation into the essential elements of a house. As a starting point, we proposed a minimum size for the dwelling that is capable of responding to different ways of inhabiting space. Each spatial unit is conceived as a container that uses a simple hinge system, which can transform the interior according to the daily needs of the inhabitants. Furthermore, a minimal depression inside each house allows for a common space that can be closed or further subdivided into smaller spaces for more privacy. The first floor always has a direct relationship with a courtyard, reengaging with the island’s tradition of cultivating gardens. The courtyards also protect from the wind and other environmental conditions. The second level has a separate access via stairs that enable multiple duplex typologies. While the actual dimensions of the units are tight, the flexibility imbedded in each of them allow for a multiplicity of dwelling conditions.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, Lorena del Río, Silvia F. Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Client: Local Government of San Bartolome Budget: 5.970 286,00 € Date: Unbuilt 2011

Honorable Mention Competition. 2011

winds, and cold temperatures. Historically, the city has developed around farm roads, and

Europan 11 Competition in San Bartolome, Spain

The climate of San Bartolome is characterized by pronounced arid conditions, trade

GRID

GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THRID FLOOR

INTERIOR PATIOS

GROUND FLOOR

COMUNICATION WITH PATIOS

MAIN ENTRANCES

ACCES TO SECOND FLOOR HOUSES

SEQUENCE OF HOUSING COMBINATIONS

PIVOTING PANELS ARRANGEMENTS

DAY TIME

NIGHT TIME

GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

PATIOS HOUSING CONFIGURATIONS

DEALING W EXISTING

-2006 Restoration of an Arab Tower -2010 Restoration of a Government´s Offi ce - 2011 Restoration Old Slaughterhouse -2012 Restoration of a Culture´s Building

ITH THE

A former restored slaughterhouse in Madrid offers space for a variety of

cultural

defunct

and

creative

carcass-hanging

activities, hooks

such

display

exhibitions delicate

that

pieces

utilize of

art.

Given a limiting budget, we reduced our architectural decisions into two unique actions. The first one uses a particular industrial element: doors. By

spaces to celebrate different activities simultaneously. The second move was to recover the brickwork to establish a distinct atmosphere within the building. The execution of these two simple ideas reinforced the scale and proportions of the interior, while at the same time, it revamped the character of the building. To satisfy the challenging budget set by Madrid’s City Hall, the adaptable intervention is based on a single material and structural feature. At the core of the concept laid a system of double-height, pivoted steel doors that can be easily adjusted to meets the needs of the user. The battery of doors encloses a central rectangular space, enabling this area to be segregated from the rest of the hall. One possibility is a neutral void that is suitable for avant-garde installation art and projections. When opened, the set of doors connects the central area with the rest of the space, achieving full flexibility. When the central area is not enclosed, visitors have an excellent view of the building’s old interior, whose historical value has been preserved. Existing windows and doors are equipped with the same steel mechanisms, yet adapted for a modern intervention. Steel window shutters can be closed to block the outside environment and to darken the interior for concerts and performances. Displaying a similar character, the main door pivots at its central lateral point, thus becoming a marker that defines a threshold into the main space. The chromatic contrast between the converted interior and its monumental brick shell enhances this unobtrusive and elegant backdrop to public events, while allowing it to retain a subtle industrial aesthetic.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Client: Madrid´s City Hall Construction: VIAS Y CONSTRUCCIONES Budget: 5.970.286,14 € Date: April 2012

Into a Contemporary Exhibition Space. Madrid 2011. First Prize Competition

multiplied. For example, the main space could be transformed into smaller

Hangar 16, Former Slaughterhouse in Madrid

manipulating their position, the functional possibilities of the design were

ORIGINAL STATE BEOFRE INTERVENTION

WALLS BEFORE INTERVENTION

MAIN SPACE

DETAILED CROSS SECTION THROUGH MAIN SPACE

SECOND FLOOR PLAN. DOBLE HEIGHT LEVEL

The project consisted of a modest architectural intervention that restored the semi-destroyed tower to its original volume. Rebuilding the stones back into their original position, the tower can be contemplated again as an object in the landscape. Our challenge was to define minimal architectural elements that could reactivate the interior of the structure. These “interventions” reinforced the main qualities of the tower, such as the thickness of the walls, the heaviness of the stone, and the privileged views from the top. To dignify an entrance and to establish a procession through the project, a small bridge and two staircases connecting the different levels inside were built out of aluminum, a very light material. The bridge forces the user to experience the landscape as a fragile structure, which starkly contrasts with the solidity of the interior. The bridge’s handrail metaphorically refers to the shrubbery found in the surroundings. The highest level is covered with an aluminum mesh, where visitors can have a global perception of the landscape.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Client: Ministry of Culture Construction: TDI. Huesca Date: April 2011 Budget: 60.000,14€

Riba de Saelices. Guadalajara 2006

Arabs could have an advantage over their enemies.

Restoration of an Arab Tower in Guadalajara

Located in Riba de Saelices, Guadalajara, the site sits on top of the highest hill of the surroundings, originally serving as a defensive point where the

ORIGINAL STATE OF THE TOWER BEFORE INTERVATION

DETAILED CROSS SECTION

GENERAL SITE PLAN

CROSS SECTION

100

101

102

103

privileged location in the city, next to the Astronomical Observatory. Originally, the project was conceived as a Civil Engineering School and its layout mainly divided between a ground and a first floor, connected through a central staircase. Thus, this system corresponded to a functional necessity different from today’s. Furthermore throughout time,

the

buildings

have

suffered

negative

alterations.

Our project seeks to modernize the existing buildings to meet the current needs of the administrative offices, while suppressing the adverse effects of past architectural modifications. Our proposal inserts a principal mechanical core that contains the main staircase, a secondary emergency stair, and elevators. This optimizes space and substantially improves the circulation and the programmatic demands. The addition has the light, transparent appearance of two bodies of glass that lean over the existing structures. By building on top, the new architecture crowns the existing one, giving the headquarters a unified, coherent image.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Client: Ministry of Culture Budget: 15.320.000,14 € Date: April 2009

Third Prize Competition. Madrid 2009

Restoration of the Ministry of Culture’s Headquarter

The existing buildings are in the Cerrillo de San Blas,

104

105

SECOND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

106

building plan has transformed

Restoration of a Federal Building, New European Culture CIRCE

The proposed design arises from an exhaustive analysis of how the in different time periods. As a result,

three operations stand out – addition, compartmentalization, and void – that generated the existing structure. Once the structural logic of the site is understood, we propose a reorganization of the building, capable of cleaning, reordering, and recuperating the essence of the place. Our plan manifests a duality discovered in our research between a space that is peripheral, preexisting, compact, and compartmentalized and another that is central, hollow, neutral, and programmatically multifaceted. Consequently, the most specific and less flexible programs (library, offices, and meeting rooms) are inserted in the periphery of the building. This move not only exposes these programs to natural light and outside views, but also prompts the main circulation to be in the interior. A grand central void frames the new ground added to the project: four hanging rooms that bring light from all directions into the heart of the proposal. This central void, a symbol for the life of the building, allude to the different courtyards configurations the building has had throughout history. These added volumes add versatility to the existing by generating multipurpose rooms with rich spatial and lighting conditions.

Competition. Madrid 2012

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, Jose María Sanchez Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Client: Ministry of Culture Budget: 12.970 286,14 € Stage: Executive project Date: Unbuilt 2011

110

111

DEALING W CONTEXT -2009 39 Social Housing in Madrid

-2011 Europan 11 in Savenay

-2009 Guest house in Fregenal

116

-2011 Europan 11 in Wittstock

ITH THE 117

118

119

The competition required the use of specific architectural norms as a starting point for the design of the housing building: alignments with the existing fabric, the chamfered corner, setbacks for attics, and a specific building height. We use these not for their representational value, but rather for their performative logic. We first chamfer the corner of a generic volume to determine the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization in section. Then, three-meter setbacks are applied on the roof to open space for the attics. Inside, these sloped planes generate attractive double-height spaces,

recognizable scale: floor distances, window dimensions, and entrance locations become blurred. In parallel, the overall image of the building recalls a giant rock, where the adjoining buildings rest upon. Another series of voids penetrate the facade, altering the location of the different rooms in each apartment. In plan, the usual arrangement of two symmetrical apartments on either side of the hallway per access core is broken. Rather, we propose a cluster of three living units per access core, optimizing the mechanical performance of the building.

Architects: IĂąaqui Carnicero-Alonso Technical Architect: Manuel IglesiasVelasco Building Engineer: JG Client: Madrid City Hall Construction: TDI. Huesca Date: April 2012 Budget: 2.220.000,14â&#x201A;Ź

120

First Prize Competition. Madrid 2004

The edges and slopes of the chamfers generates facades that lack a clearly

39 Social Housing in Madrid

which generate superior living spaces compared to the typical standards. As a result, the overall form of the building is characterized by a series of bevelling operations.

121

GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR FLOOR

122

125

GROUND FLOOR

126

FAÇADE MODEL

BLOCK

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

This project might have been called as well “periphrasis,” that is, using a roundabout way of expressing something that could be expressed concisely, but not in such an attractive manner. What seems to be a crooked and elongated form of the new building actually stitches and unifies the surrounding historic buildings of the Jesuit Church and College, while at the same time providing for the required new Guest House. The continuous section introduced turns and bends, adapting to the site’s boundaries and creating a new focal center. The part of the building that is not connected to the streets is suspended over the site, creating a shadow over the open space that divides and adds value to the exterior spaces of the Guest House.

private one, which serves as an entrance to the patio guest rooms, and the other, much larger, which can be seen as big garden, through the windows of the Jesuit College. To modify the hermetic nature of the site, as well as connect back to the city, we opened an exterior are of the Guest House for public use. A staircase from Juan Bravo Murillo Street leads into the elevated garden, where new views from the city can be observed. The proposal includes three types of spaces: historical, patio, and viewpoint rooms. The first type is situated on the first floor and is conditioned by the structural composition characteristic of the older Jesuit School. The second type links with the garden level and introduces a small patio in each room. This increases the feeling of privacy from the street and improves the thermal and visual comfort of the room. This terrace-patio, inspired by the town’s history, serves as a prism through which the guest perceives the street and the contour of the town’s buildings. The third type of room is located on the first level of the new buildings, in the dislocated part, which elevates to enjoy a new scenery of the town. These viewpoint-rooms bend to find the best perspectives of the immediate surroundings.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, Lorena del Río Building Engineer: JG Client: Extremadura Government Stage: Executive project Budget: 6.230 286,14 € Date: Unbuilt 2010

134

International Competition. Extremadura 2010

public space. Behind their foliage lies the terrace of the cafeteria and the entrance to the Guest House. From that point one can see the two other Guest House gardens: the smaller and more

Guest House in Fregenal, Extremadura

Big palm, lemon, and other types of trees that have been around for years remain in the new

135

SITE PLAN

SECOND FLOOR

136

GROUND FLOOR

137

The government plans to expand the town’s limits to create new nodes of activities that can entice people to visit. The first move, then, was to propose an architecture that can be seen from a distance, as a place marker that grants presence to the city. Secondly, it was important to create a dynamic neighborhood that hosted spaces for interaction and social expression. We introduced certain nodes into the design interpreted as micro-plazas. Each of these could flexibly adapt depending on the needs of the community at a given moment. Finally for each living unit, we retake the idea of a minimum, flexible area that absorbs the constantly changing activities of a house. Each residence is conceived as a container where a complex system of revolving doors allows for the transformation of the interior space. The living space can be used as an open, common space or it can be closed off into smaller segments for more privacy. The first floor is always in direct relationship with a private patio, and the second one has its own independent access. This limited space compensates its deficiencies with south-oriented patios that have the same proportions of the house.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, Lorena del Río, Silvia F. Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Client\t: Local Government of France Budget: 5.970 286,44 €

Competition. Madrid 2011

can help the city modernize its enterprises, business, and shops.

Europan 11 Competition in Savenay, France

Nantes-Saint Nazare’s metropolitan area requires a new identity that

138

139

140

141

DEALING W LANDSCAPE

-2004 Pavillion in las Palmas -2006 Sports Pavillion in a Garden -2006 Europan VII in Montijo -2009 Guest House in Herrera de Duque -2012 SculptureÂ´s Museum in Leganes

146

ITH THE

147

Wandering through, the visitor begins to discover views of the surrounding

culminates in a park, where the visitor will find a privileged place to conduct sports, recreational activities and cultural events. This dual relationship created between the inside and the outside revitalizes the relationship between the building, the new park, and the cliff. By situating the building on the limits of the cliff, the interior is liberated to create a grand space where any type of event can take place. The competition brief called for a “new urban monument,” representative of the region’s new zoning plans. As such, only the highest stands are manifested as an autonomous volume that benefits from distant vistas of the sea and becomes a new emblematic image for the city.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso Technical Architect: Manuel IglesiasVelasco Budget: 2.500.000,0€ Date: Unbuilt 2004

148

Honorable Mention International Competition. Las Palmas 2004

spiraling morphology of the project connects the multiple points of interest in the stadium, while facilitating access to them. The architectural promenade

Sports Pavilion in las Palmas 2004

landscape as he/she descends into the Palace of Sports. The continuous,

149

150

151

as a terrace garden that oversees the athletic tracks. A great ring, tangentially extending from the perimeter of the lot, incorporates two levels associated with sports. The first one serves the running tracks and functions as a kind of balcony overlooking the field. The second level, protected on the exterior by a pergola constructed out of metal rods, involves a circular street (not required by the brief), open for people who just want to take leisurely walks. During big events, this area can serve as a grand sports suite for the city.

Architects: IĂąaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Building Engineer: JG Client: City Hall in Madrid Budget: 19.220.000,14â&#x201A;Ź

152

Honorable Mention Competition. Madrid 2006

Center along Islas Filipinas Street, allowing most of the site to remain open. While most spaces are in the exterior, the covered area is conceptualized

Sports Pavilion in a Garden for Madrid Olympics 2012

The principal idea of the project is to consolidate the Municipal Sports

153

154

CROSS SECTION

GROUND FLOOR AT PARK LEVEL

156

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

FIRST FLOOR RING LEVEL

157

159

160

161

Montijo’s coastline gets lost in the ambiguity between land and sea. To assign a clear identity to the frontier, we wanted to trim that anonymous boundary and frame it into view. The result was two facades: city and ocean, welcome and farewell. The project demarcates the frontier in respect to the materialization of the

delineating the horizon as a painting to be cherished from the living rooms of the apartments.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Budget: 15.970.286,14€ Date: Unbuilt 2004

162

Europan VII in Montijo

as a backdrop for the sea; while frames are set overlooking the ocean,

Runner-up International Competition. Madrid 2004

terrestrial and the marine. The housing complex is placed in the city’s limit,

163

164

165

168

169

image for Extremadura. We reuse the model of the cottage, a dispersed rural habitat typical in the south of Spain, to discover a bond between the new inhabitant and its surrounding landscape. The attractive mantle of olive trees that cover the hillside descend into the site as a large tapestry that directly interacts with the inhabitants. Given that the program requires a large number of rooms, we introduce a series of smaller courtyards to split the program into smaller groups and to create a more intimate relationship between the inside and the outside. A continuous, single bay house breaks and reorients itself according to the position of each of the courtyards. As a result, the broken perimeter refers back to the lack of a consolidated urban fabric and also points to the olive trees’ random organization. The main entrance appears through a large shadowed space defined by the footprint of the upper pentagon, where there is a restaurant and lounge and also a large porch on the lower floor for the grand multipurpose lobby. From this place, every room in the inn, including the reception, café, spa, and private rooms can be accessed. Several vestibular patios are scaled to fit the topography.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, I. Vila, A. Virseda Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Client: Local Government of Extremadura Budget: 5.970 286,44€ Date: Unbuilt 2010

170

Third Prize Competition. Extremadura 2010

the traditional architecture of the city, without sacrificing its potential to be a new iconic

Guest House in Herrera de Duque, Extremadura

The New Tourism Guest House in Herrera del Duque must be a building that respects

171

SITE PLAN

174

STRUCTURE

INTERIOR COURYARDS

CIRCULATIONS

COMMON SPACES

ROOMS

CELEBRATIONS

PARKING AREA

175

notices that the artwork could only be engaged from the ground, preventing views from other angles. Our observations became the starting point to propose a design that recreates the attractive spots already existing in the park. The new building preserves a relationship with the open air exhibitions, linking the park into the interior. The interior of the architecture becomes a new trail in the landscape, while the exterior serves as a roof over existing trails. Between the curves, we generated small gardens that became new backdrops for showcasing the sculptures. The new building will be a continuous section piece of 5.50 meters wide by 550 meters long and it curves, turns, and bends, in order to adapt itself to the plot limit and to maintain as many of the existing trees as possible. It abides by the empty spaces and embraces the sculptures, the trees, and the beauty of the artwork surrounded by nature. The piece also twists and interlaces upon itself in its vertical dimension, using ramps to communicated the changing topography. The visitor moves goes up and down, inside and outside, almost without noticing it.

Architects: IĂąaqui Carnicero-Alonso, Lorena del RĂo Technical Architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Client: Local Government of Leganes Budget: 8.970 286,44â&#x201A;Ź Date: Unbuilded 2011

176

Honorable Mention Competition. Madrid 2011

realized that people did not use the paved paths, but rather engaged with the sculptures by moving around small, serpentine, dirt trails that had been created in time. We also

Sculpture Museum in Leganes, Madrid

The landscape where this Sculpture Museum rests is unique. Upon our visit, we

177

PARK BEFORE INTERVENTION

PHASE 1.

SITE PLAN

PHASE 2

178

179

182

SEQUENCE OF CROSS SECTIONS

183

fresh image for Alcázar de San Juan. The form is based on how tensegrity structures play with the tension of cables and the compressions of bars, all supported only in the perimeter. The bars receive a different treatment according to their function: sometimes they are LED lights, event lights, projectors, heat sources, or air conditioners. The resulting form not only alludes to notions of the ephemeral, but also refers back to a traditional Spanish lacework called “mundillo,” or bobbin lace. The thin members of the structure appear and disappear as they blend with the environment, and the design suggest a novel identity for the city that looks into the future.

Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero-Alonso, Jose María Sanchez Technical architect: Manuel Iglesias Velasco Client: Local Government Alcazar de San Juan Budget: 15.970 286,44€ Date: Unbuilt 2012

International Competition. 2012

flexible form can accommodate any type of event, while granting a

Fair building in Alcazar de San Juan

Inside this lineal park, a vast commercial space is designed. The

184

185

186

187

COVERING STRUCTURE

STRUCTURE

INSTALATIONS DIAGRAMANS

GROUND LEVEL

188

TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE SPACE

189

ACADEMIC International Workshops

rome----------split----------lisbon---------madrid-------

190

LEADERSHIP Symposiums

191

192

193

194

195

196

197

198

199

200

201

202

203

204

205

206

207

208

209

210

211

212

213

214

215

216

217

PUBLICATI TEXTS, ARTICLES, AND WORKS PUBLISHED IN PERIODICALS, MAGAZINES, AND BOOKS

218

ONS 219

238