PORTFOLIO | ARCHITECTURE
ÁLVARO LÓPEZ AREÑOS | 2017 - 2024
ÁLVARO LÓPEZ AREÑOS
ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
EDUCATION
2022-2023
2017-2022
2011- 2017
Master of Architecture | MArch
University of Navarra | Madrid, Spain
Program in Management and Business from IESE Business School.
Bachelor of Science | BSc (Hons)
University of Navarra | Pamplona, Spain
Mention in Technical Project Management (9,03 /10)
General Certificate of Education
IES Virgen de Vico | Arnedo, La Rioja, Spain
Best academic record (9,76 / 10)
Best score in the University Entrance Examination (13,35 / 14)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2023-Present
Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos
Junior Architect | Madrid, Spain
Development of urban and cultural projects from concept to technical and construction design. International architecture competitions.
LANGUAGES
alvarolopezarenos@gmail.com
linkedin alvaro-lopez-areños
Spanish English French Native C1 CAE B1
AWARDS
2023
Arquia scholarship 2023
Arquia Foundation | Madrid Arquia scholarship 24th edition awarded in the academic record category.
Top 1 | University Extraordinary Award
University of Navarra | Pamplona Bachelor Extraordinary Award of the 55th class in BSc (Hons).
2022 2017
2022
2023
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
Intern + Junior Architect | Madrid, Spain | 3+3 months
Production of architectural plans, technical drawings, images and conceptual diagrams for international competitions.
2022
Estudio Mario Herce Arquitecto
Intern | La Rioja, Spain | 3 months
Production of technical drawings, construction details and 3D model for a new single-familiy house.
Site visits and attendance at meetings with clients and building company.
2021
Estudio de Arquitectura Ramón Ruiz Marrodán
Intern | La Rioja, Spain | 3 months
Production of technical drawings and construction details for a complete renovation of a flat.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
BIM Revit Architecture Certification
Espacio BIM
Revit Architecture Advanced Level. Autodesk Certification.
Research project assistant
Department of Construction, Facilities and Structures
Design and optimization of structural steel connections.
2018
Bachelor Honours
University of Navarra | Pamplona Holding 28 distinctions (A+).
Honourable Mention
Golden Trezzini Awards Best Project of Building or Facility by Student.
Awarded work
Micro Atemporal Exhibition
“Symbiosis. Yesterday’s view and tomorrow’s spirit”.
First prize
Zizur Mayor Council | Navarra, Spain Ideas competition for the urban renovation of Santa Cruz neighbourhood.
SOFTWARE
Drawing and 2D design
AutoCAD | Vectorworks
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop | InDesign | Illustrator | Lightroom
BIM
ArchiCAD | Revit
Colaboration in the organization of the congress. 2022 Sport
II Intenational Forum on Timber Construction
FMC | University of Navarra | Pamplona, Spain | 1 month
INTERESTS AND SOFT SKILLS
Travelling
Curiosity, exchange of ideas, communication, autonomy, adaptability
Teamwork, leadership, perseverance, commitment, empathy, loyalty
3D modelling
SketchUp
Rendering
Lumion
Microsoft Office
Word | Excel | Power Point
Structural analysis
Abaqus | Robot Structural Analysis
2023 | Curriculum Vitae | 3
MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTRE OF “MADRID WATER QANATS”
Isabel II Square, Madrid, Spain
May 2023
Cultural | Urban
Since the earliest settlements, the direct relationship between water and city has been a constant factor in the foundation and development of most major urban centres. In the specific case of Madrid, despite its proximity to the Manzanares River, the first major infrastructure designed and built to supply the population was known as “Water Qanats”.
Established between the 8th and 9th centuries, this network of underground channels ensured access to water for over a thousand years until it was abandoned following the construction of the Isabel II Channel.
The present project aims to settle the historical debt of the city with its past through the creation of a Museum and Study Centre, housing and reviving the memory of those “qanats.”
Simultaneously, the intervention is also conceived as an urban opportunity to rethink the current Isabel II Square, which lacks a cohesive relationship with its monumental surroundings.
Thus, the proposal takes as its central idea the concept of a FOUNTAIN, an element that is not only historically closely linked to this place but also interpreted as a connection between the subterranean and surface worlds. Building upon this reflection, the project creates a large void capable of engaging in scale and monumentality with the Royal Theatre, while offering a radically different experience of urban space.
The outcome is a new public space, surrounded by an imposing perimeter waterfall, which invites visitors to discover the museum and experience firsthand the contrast between both worlds.
Ground floor and new square
-5,30 m Current Isabel II Square
Section plans and models exhibition area Plans and models area - Archaeological remains area
Section conference room Conference room - Escalinata Street
JAZZ SCHOOL & CLUB IN PORTO
Avenue da Ponte, Porto, Portugal
May 2022
Cultural | Educational
In the historic centre of Porto, halfway between two of its most emblematic monuments such as the Cathedral and Sao Bento Station, rises the imposing escarpment of Avenida da Ponte. It is a vestige formed by the construction and demolition waste of a great urban intervention carried out in the 40’s. However, over the years, time and vegetation have made this artificial rock look like a real landform.
In this unique settlement, the project proposes to create a space where music and one of its most special genres, jazz, can flow freely. It is an extraordinary opportunity to give a second life to this forgotten place which was once part of the city.
The concept revolves around transforming the vast rock, acknowledging both its imposing natural presence and its human origin. The goal is to enhance its image by intervening to simplify the chaotic edges created by the accumulation of urban waste. Similar to sculpting, the project involves meticulously refining the stone until it unveils a pristine form concealed within the granite.
The opportunity and desire to create a new large rock, along with the city’s steep elevation changes and the functional program’s requirements, come together in a project with two interconnected dimensions: a great base housing the Auditorium and the Club, and an upper volume for the School’s academic activities.
It’s two spaces connected by a large exterior central courtyard and a vertical lobby, where, like a smooth jazz melody, a sublime staircase gracefully flows between the floors.
One rock and two worlds. Two worlds linked conceptually by music and spatially by light.
Escuela & Club de Jazz
Ground floor access from Avenue da Ponte +0,00
Longitudinal section Avenue da Ponte Sao Bento Station - Luis I Bridge
Acceso Escuela Musica nv. Plaza
Upper floor access from the new square +8,00 m Av. da Ponte
First floor +12,50 m
da Ponte
Cross
- Juan Teixeira Zapata y Álvaro López AreñosConstruction design
CONSTRUCCIÓN_DISEÑO TÉCNICO II
ESCOLA E CLUBE DE JAZZ
MARINE LIFE RESEARCH CENTRE
ETEA Park, Vigo, Spain
December 2021
Scientific | Educational
In an area where the rugged terrain of Mount ‘da Guía’ abruptly meets the sea, and where the wild shoreline of the Vigo Estuary has been shaped by human hands into straight lines and regularity, a unique atmosphere is created. Here, nature and technology coexist in surprising harmony.
These unique conditions make the former ETEA park ideal for the creation of the socalled ‘Sea Campus’, a university-rooted complex dedicated to research, knowledge and teaching about the marine world.
Given this context, the project for a laboratory building presents an opportunity to strengthen the connection between science and nature, as well as to bring marine research and knowledge to a wide audience.
To achieve this, we focus on an initially secondary element: the HATCHERIES. The design aims to materialize in these spaces the link between nature and science, sea and laboratories, research and dissemination, scientists and the public. In other words, these spaces are intended to create an environment where a small portion of the sea serves as a conduit for human knowledge, extending beyond the professional scientific circles to engage individuals of all ages.
From a spatial and organizational perspective, the hatcheries serve as a link between the more private and public parts of the program, creating a network of visual interactions that significantly enrich the project’s interstitial spaces.
CONSTRUCCIÓN_DISEÑO TÉCNICO I
Know, think and express
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