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Professionalprojects

Heritage-listedBuildings

AntoniGaudí'sSagradaFamiliaBasilica,Barcelona,Spain

WordHeritageSitebyUNESCO

PortaldelaPauBuildingatPortofBarcelona,Spain

Buildingrenovationandurbanisationofitssurroundings

Newuseasabuildingwithcorporaterepresentativefunctions

ElBorn'sOldMarketinBarcelona,Spain

Basicinfrastructureandbuildingrestoration

NewCulturalCentre

HistoricalcomplexofHospitaldelaSantaCreuiSantPauinBarcelona,Spain

WorldHeritageSitebyUNESCO

RenovationoftheMaredeDéudeMontserratpavilion'sinterior Newuseasanadministrativebuildingforaninternationalcompany

Housing

HutinLiri,ValledeBenasque,Spain

Refurbishmentofahutconvertedintoasingle-familyhome

210-dwellingresidentialCondominiuminAsunción,Paraguay

Ninesingle-familyhomesinCanAubarca,Ibiza,Spain

Hospitality

CambridgeHouseHotel,London,UnitedKingdom

GradeIlistedformertownhouse

TSHTheStudentHotel,Barcelona,Spain

ArchitecturalComplex

N'SeleComplex-Kinshasa,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo ArchitecturalComplextoholdthe'XIVeSommetdelaFrancophonie'

Academicprojects

FinalDegreeProject

LandscapeInterpretationCentreinSantaMariadeVallvidrera,Barcelona,Spain

BorninBarcelonainApril1984.

ShereceivedadegreeinArchitecturefrom theHigherTechnicalSchoolofArchitecture ofBarcelonaETSABUPCin2011

ShecombinedherstudiesattheHigher TechnicalSchoolofArchitecturewithher workinseveralarchitecturalfirmsandthe ArchitecturalConstructionDepartmentin thesameFaculty.

From2006until2008,withJuliánMuñoz Courtier,shedevelopedthefinaldesignof singlefamilyandmultifamilyhousing.From 2008until2009shecollaboratedinthefinal designoffacilitiesattheTCASLstudiowith JuanLuísFumadó,SantiagoVelascoand JuanBriz,teachersattheSchoolof Architecture.From2009until2011shetook aninternshipinConditioningandServices SectionoftheArchitecturalConstruction Department.InOctober2009,shetookpart inthefinaldesignofalibraryatthe4rqT&C ArquitectosAsociadosSLPstudio.

Inlate2009andearly2010,shewaspartof theteamatthestudiosClotet,Paricioi Assoc.SLPandAbebaArquitectesSLP, whichwonthemeritcompetitionto rehabilitatethePortaldelaPaubuildingfor thePortofBarcelona.In2010and2011,she rejoinedthestudiotoparticipateinprojects suchasTheBornMarketinBarcelona,Sant PauHospitaland,againin2014,developing thefinaldesignofthePortaldelaPau building.Fromthestudio,shecontinuesto collaboratewithMiqueldelPozoandAlba Méndez,architectswithwhomsheworked from2012until2014intheiroffice MendezdelpozoArquitectosSLP.

From2014until2017sheestablished punctualcollaborationswiththearchitect FrancescTarridesinrehabilitationprojects. In2017shecollaboratedwithAos ArquitecturaOrgánicaSosteniblestudio developingthefinaldesignofamountain retreatsetinLaValld'Aranandaprojectona WaldorfSchoolinMérida.From2009until 2018,atTotprojetIngenierosSLPoffice,she managedactivitiesandminorworksprojects. In2019,sheparticipatedinthedevelopment ofhotelprojectsandaMasterplaninSenegal attheGCAArchitectsstudio.

From2020until2021shewaspartofthe constructionteamintheBuildingand TechnologyDepartmentattheAntoni Gaudí'sSagradaFamiliaBasilica.In2021, shejoinedtheInteriorDesignDepartmentof G4:Groupstudio,managingnationaland internationalhotelandhigh-endretail projects.

Education

2002-2011ￜArchitecture.PolytechnicUniversityofCatalonia,ETSAB

2000-2002ￜScientificandTechnicalBaccalaureate.AusiàsMarchSecondarySchool.Barcelona

1996-2000ￜCompulsorySecondaryEducation.AusiàsMarchSecondarySchool.Barcelona

Professionalexperience

InArchitectureFirms:

SinceSeptember2021ￜG4GroupArchitecture,EngineeringandDesign

InteriorDesignDepartmentￜNationalandinternationalhotelandhigh-endretailprojects EquivalenttoRIBAStage2-3-4

February2020-June2021ￜJuntaConstructoradelTempleExpiatoridelaSagradaFamília

BuildingandTechnologyDepartmentￜConstructionteamￜWorksite:30mhighsidenavesRoofs EquivalenttoRIBAStage5

February-August2019ￜGCAArchitects

ExecutiveprojectￜTSHTheStudentHotel.22@Barcelona,Spain

BasicprojectￜRefurbishmentandextensionoftheGHGSpa&GolfResort4*.Marbella,Spain

Preliminarydesignprojectￜ380-dwellingMasterplan.Rufisque,Senegal EquivalenttoRIBAStage2-3-4

July-October2018ￜMay-December2017ￜAOS.ArquitecturaOrgánicaSostenibleￜArchitects:AlbertCamps,EduardMelé

ExecutiveprojectￜMountainretreat.Valld'Aran,Spain

ExecutiveprojectￜWaldorfSchool.Mérida,Spain

BasicprojectsￜCateringestablishments.Barcelona,Spain

EquivalenttoRIBAStage3-4

May2014-February2017ￜFrancescTarrides,Architect

RefurbishmentprojectsￜResidentialbuildings.Barcelona,Spain

EquivalenttoRIBAStage3

March-April2015ￜJuly-September2014ￜClotet,ParicioiAssociatsSLP&AbebaArquitectesSLPￜArch's:LL.Clotet,J.Julián

ExecutiveprojectￜRefurbishmentofthePortaldelaPauhistoricbuilding.PortofBarcelona,Spain

EquivalenttoRIBAStage4

March-May2014ￜMay2012-October2013ￜMendezdelpozoArquitectosSLPￜArchitects:M.delPozo,A.Méndez

Basicprojectￜ210-homeresidentialcondominium.Asunción,Paraguay

BasicprojectￜHomeandofficeinteriorrenovations.Barcelona,Spain

ArchitecturalcompetitionￜNinesingle-familyhomesinCanAubarca.Ibiza,Spain

BasicprojectￜAestheticMedicineCenter.Barcelona,Spain

EquivalenttoRIBAStage2-3

December2010-May2011ￜDecember2009-January2010ￜClotet,ParicioiAssociatsSLP&AbebaArquitectesSLP

RestrictedarchitecturalcompetitionￜRefurbishmentofthePortaldelaPauhistoricbuilding.PortofBarcelona,Spain

ExecutiveprojectￜRestorationandrefurbishmentofElBorn'sOldMarket-NewCulturalCentre.Barcelona,Spain

ArchitecturalcompetitionￜRefurbishmentoftheMaredeDéudeMontserratpavilion'sinterior. HistoricalcomplexofHospitaldelaSantaCreuiSantPauinBarcelona,Spain

ArchitecturalcompetitionￜN'seleComplex-XIVeSommetdelaFrancophonie.Kinshasa,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo EquivalenttoRIBAStage2-4

October2009ￜ4rqT&CArquitectosAsociadosSLPￜArchitects:GerardTorrent,MartaCamañez ExecutiveprojectￜCityLibraryandArchive.Manlleu,Spain

EquivalenttoRIBAStage4

September2008-September2009ￜTCASLￜArchitects:JuanLuísFumadó,SantiagoVelasco,JuanBriz

ExecutivefacilityprojectￜMultifamilyhousingunit.SantPeredeRibes,Spain

ExecutivefacilityprojectￜLaSalleCentralBuilding-Officesandpostgraduateclassrooms.2-3Phases.Barcelona,Spain EquivalenttoRIBAStage4

December2006-August2008ￜJune2006-September2006ￜJuliánMuñozCourtier,Architect

BasicprojectandExecutiveprojectￜMultifamilybuilding.Amposta,Spain

BasicprojectandExecutiveprojectￜSingle-familydetachedhouse.Castelldefels,Spain

BasicprojectandExecutiveprojectￜSingle-familydetachedhouse.Cunit,Spain

BasicprojectￜRefurbishmentandenlargementofasingle-familydetachedhouse.Castelldefels,Spain EquivalenttoRIBAStage3-4

Ownprojects:

2012ￜ13-ongoing

PreliminarydesignprojectￜRefurbishmentofahutconvertedintoasingle-familyhome.Liri,Spain EquivalenttoRIBAStage0-1-2

InEngineeringFirms:

November2009-September2018ￜTotprojetIngenierosSLP

Minorprojectsandenvironmentalengineeringprojects.Spain

Publicestablishments,restaurants,shopping,teaching,administrativeandindustriallocations EquivalenttoRIBAStage2-3-4-5

Inteachingandresearch:

September2009-June2011ￜArchitecturalConstructionDepartment.ETSABUPC ScholarshipassistantￜTeachingsupportintheConditioningandServicesSection

February2010-June2010ￜETSABUPC

CollaborationinwritingandeditingtheteachingpublicationfortheMasterofTechnologyinArchitecture

Otheremployment:

October2006-June2007ￜVice-chancellor'sofficeofthePolytechnicUniversityofCataloniaUPC ScholarshipassistantￜAdministrationinthevice-chancellorrector'soffice(AntoniGiróRoca)

September2005-June2006ￜSeptember2004-June2005ￜETSABUPCLibrary ScholarshipassistantￜCustomerservice,Archive

Volunteeringexperience

SinceAugust2016ￜVolunteerismￜMynameisnotrefugeenon-profitAssociationￜmainlandGreece CivilrightsandsocialactionￜAprojectbasedonempoweringunaccompaniedminors,youngandwomen asylumseekerswhohailfromSyria,IraqandKurdistan Constructionofalibraryinarefugeecamp

August2000ￜWorkcampￜGeneralitatdeCatalunya EnvironmentￜForestrecoveryinLleida,Spain

Personalskills

Professionalcompetencies

Proactiveandwillingtolearn

Commitmentanddedication

OrganizationalandSocialskills

Teamplayer

Interpersonalandcommunicationskills

Computerskills

AutodeskAutocadￜAdobePhotoshopￜSketchupￜRevitￜRhinocerosￜMicrosoftOffice

Languages

FirstlanguagesￜCatalan Spanish

OtherlanguagesￜEnglishￜadvanced Frenchￜintermediate Germanￜbeginner

Certificates

EnglishￜIELTSforUKVisasandImmigration.BritishCouncil.February202

3 C1AdvancedCertificate.OfficialSchoolofLanguages.Barcelona.June2016 B2Certificate.OfficialSchoolofLanguages.Barcelona.June2015 IELTSAcademic.BritishCouncil.Band6.May2003 FCEFirstCertificateinEnglish.BritishCouncil.December2001

Othercoursesandseminars

November2016ￜBIMcourse.RevitArchitecture.Advancedlevel

July2016ￜBIMcourse.RevitArchitecture.Basiclevel

September2020-June2021ￜFrenchcourse.A2level.EOI.Barcelona,Spain

October2017-March2019ￜEnglishcourse.C2Proficiencylevel.MeritSchool.Barcelona,Spain

July2003ￜEnglishcourse.KingSchool.Oxford,UnitedKingdom

June2001-September2001ￜEnglishcourse.InternationalStudyCentre.Dublin,Ireland

July2000ￜEnglishcourse.Letterkenny,Ireland

July1999ￜEnglishcourse.Letterkenny,Ireland

Publications

ProjectconductedinUrbanStudiesVI-T,academicyear2007-08ETSABUPC DiagonalCampus.AnurbanprojectￜTeachingandprofessionalpraxis EstanislauRocaBlanchincollaborationwithA.LezcanoandR.Fayos UBPublisher.BarcelonaCityCouncil.UPC

Exhibitions

March-April2009ￜExhibitioninETSABUPC

ExecutivearchitectureprojectonfacilitiesinamultifamilyhousingunitinPlaçadelaGardunya,Barcelona

ProjectconductedinConditioningandServicesIV,academicyear2008-2009

Additionalinformation

May2003ￜDrivinglicenseB1

Availabilitytotravel

AntoniGaudi'sSagradaFamiliaBasilica

WorldHeritageSitebyUNESCO

CollaborationontheConstruction ofthetwo30-metre-highroofsonthesidenaves 202002/202106

EquivalenttoRIBAStage5

Therooftops

Gaudíchosestonerooftopswithoutanytypeofbuttresses. Thankstothemechanicalsystemhedesigned,thecolumns areinclineddependingontheloadtheybearandtransferit downtothebaseofthecolumnwithoutanyneedforexternal elementstocompensateforthehorizontalforces.Plus,from thebeginningtheTempleroofsweredesignedtohavetwo layers:oneisavaultandtheotheristheroofitself.This systeminsulatestheTemplefromtheweatheroutsidewitha ventilatedchamber,likeanattic,aswellascreatingmore spacefordifferentusesontheupperfloor.

Stonefortherooftops,fromScotlandandIndia

AcombinationofstonesfromScotlandandJodhpurBeige fromIndiahavebeentakentomatchthecoloursascloselyas possibletothesectionsthathavealreadybeenbuilt.

Thetexturechosenformostofthestoneblocksisslightly raised.Themorecomplexelements,suchasthewindows, eavesandinteriorparts,willhavearoughenedtextureto furtheremphasisetheirgeometry.

Flatbrickvaultstosupporttheroofs

Tosupportthegeometryoftheroof,flatbrickvaultshave beendesignedthatareinterconnectedbyceramicjoiststhat coincidewiththeinflectionsbetweentheplanesoftheroof andtheparaboloids.

Thejoistsareparabolicandbuiltwithbricksturnedonthe shortside.Theywillberaisedwiththevaultstoensurethey areasingle,solidpiece.

Tobuildthevaults,ithasbeenturnedtotraditionalCatalan vault-makingprocesses,whichuseagridframeworktoguide placementofthefirstlayeroftile(single)inaherringbone layout.Betweenthisandthesecondlayer(double),thevault isreinforcedwithaBasaltfibremeshtowithstandwindsand anypossibleseismicactivity.

Source:BlogSagradaFamília

AerialviewￜWorksite:30mhighsidenaveroofofthePassionfaçade

PortaldelaPauBuildingatPortofBarcelona

Newuseasabuildingwithcorporaterepresentativefunctions

Authoroftheproject:Clotet,ParicioiAssociatsSLP&AbebaArquitectesSLP Buildingrenovationandurbanisationofitssurroundings

Client AutoridadPortuariadeBarcelona

Area Plotarea56.994sqm

Builtuparea2.881sqm

Surroundingsurbanisation5.379sqm

thebackgroundￜThePortaldelaPaubuildingatPortof Barcelona,locatedattheintersectionbetweenMolldelaFusta andRambla,wasplannedasaMaritimeStationin1903byJuli Valdés.

Throughouttheyears,notonlythebuildinghasundergone manyrenovationsinordertoadapttochangesinusearising fromtherefurbishmentsoftheportfacilities,butalsoitsurban surroundingshavebecomealteredfollowingthedamages broughtaboutbytheCivilWarattheendof1939,aswellasby thedemolitionofalltheMolldelaFustaroofsin1981.

thecityￜThebuilding'scurrentsituation,beingsodifferent fromtheoneinitsinception,demandsanimaginativeproposal thatturnsitintoatrulyisolated,isomorphicpiece,thatarouses interestthroughandthrough.Thatcanbeencircled,embraced, andunderstood.

Therefore,theproject'sproposalconsistsinwideningthe pedestriancrossingacrossPasseigdeColomandcoveringpart oftheringroadviaalightwalkway,sothateverypedestrian canchoosetopassalongeithersideofthebuilding.

PictureofthePortaldelaPaubuilding'soriginalstate

thebuildingￜFromanarchitecturalperspective,thebuilding'soriginal project,despiteitsanachronisticlanguage,isconsideredtohavea greatstructuralandspatialclarity,whichshowedbothinplanandin sectionview.Thesuccessiverenovationshaveincreasinglydistorted thisclarityinitsinterioraswellasinitsexteriorvolumetry.Thestaff's transfertotheWorldTradeCenterandthechoicetoassigncorporate representativefunctionstothebuildingallowstoreleaseitfromthe currentovercrowdingandtoregainitscountless,nowhiddenvirtues.

Source:project'sdraftingteam

Currentstate

Stateofproposal

Demolitionofaddedvolumeonsecondfloor,central staircase,andmezzanines.

Useofthefourcornertowersandthetwovolumeson eithersideoftheentranceatthesouthernfaçadeas verticalcommunicationandservicecores. Newvolumeonsecondfloor,northerncorridor, devotedtofacilities.

Reclamationofthetwobiginteriorspaces(groundfloor andfirstfloor)fromtheoriginalproject.

Reclamationofvaultandwindowsaccordingtooriginal projectin1903.

InteriorviewￜMulti-purposeroomandmainhall,firstfloor

Crosssection

Longitudinalsection

Firstfloorplan

Groundfloorplan

ElBornsOldMarketinBarcelona

NewCulturalCentre

2013BarcelonaCityAward.ArchitectureandUrbanPlanning

Finalistin2014FADArchitectureAwards

Authoroftheproject:EnricSòriaBadiaandRafaeldeCáceresZurita

Basicinfrastructureandbuildingrestoration

Client InstitutodeCulturadelAyuntamientodeBarcelonaￜPublic

ManagementBIM/SABarcelonad'InfraestructuresMunicipals

Area 15.300sqm

Project 2004/2011

Construction 2005/2012

Collaborationonexecutiveproject2010ￜ12/2011ￜ02

EquivalenttoRIBAStage4

thebackgroundￜElBorn'sMarket, designedin1873byJosepFontseré MestreandJosepMariaCornet Mas,assumedthecity'scentral marketfunctionsfrom1876to 1977.In1998,theMinistryof Education,CultureandSport decidedtoissueanationalcallfor tenderstorenovateandreusethe buildingasthenewProvincial LibraryinBarcelona.In2003,as worksbegan,thesubsoil excavationsunveiledtheremainsof thecity'sdestructionduetothe WarofSuccessiontotheSpanish Crown(1702-1714),whichmeant PhilipV'scoronationasKingof Spain.TheopendebateonElBorn's enduseandthestudiescarriedout onthecompatibilitybetweenthe remainsandtheProvincialLibrary concludedin2004withtheCity Council'sdecisiontoputforwarda CulturalCentreforthe interpretationofBarcelona's modernhistory,whichincludedthe siteasanactivepartofthenew facility.

superimposedlayers thesite'smemory

Thesubsoilharboursthe remainsofthecityasitwas devastatedbyPhilipV's troops,whodestroyed17% ofBarcelona'ssizeatthat timeinordertobuildLa Ciutadella,themilitaryfort thatwouldcontrolthecity.

Locatedatsurfacelevelisan 8.000-square-metreplazathebiggestpublicspace withinBarcelona'sformer wall,whichhousedan open-airmarketforfishand otherproductsduringovera century.

Andaboveitliesthefirst industrialconstructioniniron andcrystal,andthebiggestat thetimeinSpain,whichwas completelybuiltinBarcelona.

"thevisualeffectofthisvastroof,whichseemstohoverfreeofobstaclesabovetheground, penetratedbyshaftsoflightfromthewindowsframedinthemerestfilamentsofiron,isaspoetic andimpressivetodayasitmusthavebeenahundredyearsago."

Source:HUGHES,R.-Barcelona.Barcelona:EditorialAnagramaS.A.,1992

thestrategyￜThecoexistencebetweenthe marketandthesiteisposedasthesumofthe instancesofdifferentmomentsandhistorical events,wherebytheintervention'smailgoalisto achievethefunctionalrecoveryofacomplex organism,whilekeepingitconsistentwithits historicalandformalreality.Thus,theinteriorof theoldmarketisapproachedasacoveredsquare -aprotected,crossablespace,andthefunctional agendaofownculturalofferingscorrespondsno longertoa19thcenturymarketplace,buttoa 21stcenturyagora.Thechallengeofconstructing aclosedbuildinginsideanopenbuildingthat protectstheremainsofacitysuggeststhe interchangeabilityoftheconcepts'inside', 'outside','over',or'under',andsetsaprecise strategy:keepingthecomplexvisiblyaccessible andphysicallypermeable,aswellasproviding certainspaceswiththerequiredcomfortand featuresinorderforthemtohostthe characteristicactivitiesofaculturalcentre (exhibitions,culturalandcivicactivities).

theprojectￜTheprojectattainsthesegoalsby adaptingitsgeometry,matter,andconstruction essencetothecriteriaoftheexistingarchitectural complex,avoidinganyoddoraggressiveformal characterisationofitsspaces.Accordingly,in consistencywiththeoldmarket'sstructure,the centralspacecomplexisopenandusableasa coveredsquare-alargeviewpointoverthe18th and19thcenturies.Atthesametime,thespaces thatrequireclimaticconditioningarekeptclosed toensuretheirusage.TheCulturalCentre facilitiesarepurposefullyplacedatthefourside naves,alreadyenclosedasindependentspaces forElBorn'siron-castconstruction.

FusinaandRiberaStreetelevation

Crosssection

HistoricalcomplexofHospitaldelaSantaCreuiSantPauinBarcelona

WorldHeritagebyUNESCO

Authoroftheproject:Clotet,ParicioiAssociatsSLP&AbebaArquitectesSLP

RenovationoftheMaredeDéudeMontserratpavilion'sinterior

Client HospitaldelaSantaCreuiSantPauFoundationￜPublic

Site 1.885m²

Competition 2011ￜ03

Collaborationoncompetition2011ￜ03

EquivalenttoRIBAStage2

theframeworkￜTheMaredeDéude Montserratpavilionbelongstothelarge HospitaldelaSantaCreuiSantPau complex,designedbyLluísDomènechi Muntaneraround1901.

thestrategyￜHavingtomodifywhatwe likesomuchisasensitivematter.Itfeels overwhelmingtotouchthesehigh-quality architectures,whichareprominentinour individualandcollectivememory. Nonetheless,changeisinevitable.A radicallyconservativemindsetwouldlead tothenaturaldeathofthebeloved building.Weneedtosearchforthose qualitiesthataredeemedtobespecific, meaningful,valuable,anduntouchable,in ordertopreserveandboostthem.Andat thesametime,weneedtoknowhowto findroomformanoeuvreinthenew on-siteintervention,intherealmof anythinggeneric,irrelevant,or improvable.Thegeneralgoalthereofisto attainatimingadaptationinarchitecture, inallitspermanentelements,aswellas tosupportnewusesthatsymboliseand reflectthemoment.

Inthisbuilding,whatisdeemedtobe specific,meaningful,valuable,and untouchablearethemagnificentoriginal spaces,aswellasthesuperbqualityof

spaces,aswellasthesuperbqualityof treatmentoftheroofs,walls,carpentry, blinds,andshuttersthatdemarcateand qualifythem.Amongalltheelementsthat helpcreatesuchapersonalatmospherein Domènech'sarchitecture,itisconsidered thatthemostgeneric,irrelevant,or improvableoneisthehorizontalplanetheflooroftheseadmiredspaces.

theprojectￜTheusableareaincrease, essentialforlocatingthenewprogram,is achievedbyleveragingtheinnerheightof theroomswithamezzanine,approached asanindependentarchitecturalpieceof furniture,asalargetable.Itisa free-standingelementwithapolygonal shape,unattachedfromanyroof,wall, window,shutter...Thisautonomous, delicate,temporaryobject,whichisnot necessarilyidenticalinthetwospaces whereitisrequired,istreatedwitha languagethathelpsisolateitfromthe architecturalframeworkwhereitis located.Itispolygonalasopposedto orthogonal,calligraphicasopposedto tectonic,white,metallic,andglazedas opposedtocolourfulandceramic,modest inheightasopposedtomonumental.

Source:LluísClotet

reclamationoftheinteriorspacesￜbyreleasing DomènechiMuntaner'sworkfromtheexcrescencesthat havebeendevaluingitthroughouttheyears.

Thefloor,asanirrelevantorimprovableelementinthe originalbuilding,israisedby48cmwithagenerous accessflooringthatallowstosolveallthetechnicalissues withoutaffectingthequalitiesoftheinteriorspaces.

restorationoftheinteriorspacesￜtheproceduresused mustresultfromacriticalandcomprehensiveanalysisin eachandeverycase,alwaysinconsistencywiththe interventionandwithduerespectforthemonument's integrityandauthenticity.

Longitudinalsection

thepieceoffurnitureasanarchitecturalelement, togetherwiththeaccessflooring,makesitpossibleto meetthefollowinggoals:

-Flexibilityofuseintheshortandlongterm -Totalreversibility

-Discernibility:dialoguebetweenthecontemporary languageandthemodernistlanguage -Freeheightleveragingtoincreasetheusablearea.

finalstateￜitisallaboutatimingadaptationin Domènech'sgreatbuilding,whichisgivenanew, hopefullynotlastuse.Whenthenewadaptationis completedinsomeyears'time,itisdesiredthatthe currentplancanbeundonewithoutatrace,without harmingorevenslightlytouchingwhatispermanent, whatissovalued-Architectureitself. Crosssection

Source:LluísClotet

Mezzaninefirstfloorplan

Firstfloorplan

Mezzaninegroundfloorplan

Groundfloorplan

constructiondetailￜthenewhorizontalplane

finishingflooring

radiantflooringmadeofprefabricatedrigidpanels

pedestalflooring

woodpanel

1cmthickmetalplate

UPNprofile

5x5cmmetalpillar

structuralreinforcement

metaltrusses

raised-accessfloorpedestals

radiantflooringmadeofprefabricatedrigidpanels

flooring

HutinLiri,ValledeBenasque

Authoroftheproject:PabloSeralandClàudiaCortina

Refurbishmentofahutconvertedintoasingle-familyhome

Client Private Plotarea 725sqm

Builtuparea 184sqm

Preliminarydesignproject2013ￜ12-ongoing EquivalenttoRIBAStage0-1-2

contextￜImmersedintheheartoftheBenasqueValleyand surroundedbyanaturalareaofsingularbeauty,therefurbishmentof thisbarnconvertedintoasingle-familyhomeisdesignedfromthe respectfortheenvironmentinwhichitislocated.

theframeworkￜExistingisolatedbuildingofarectangularfloorplan and168sqmdistributedoverthreefloors.Itsgeometrymustbe preserved,anditstotalvolumecanbeincreasedby1/5accordingto regulations.

theprojectￜThestonewallsandwoodenbeamsarerespected,as wellasthetileroof.Thoseelementsthatareinastateofdeterioration arereplacedbynewonesofidenticalcharacteristicstotheoriginals.

Indoors,ontheotherhand,atotalremodellingproposalallowsittobe habitable.Onthegroundflooristhedouble-heightlivingroom,dining roomandkitchen.Awoodenpieceoffurniturerunsthroughthefloor, becomingdifferentelementsasitpassesby:stairs,sofa,kitchen, wardrobeanddesk.Onthefirstandsecondfloorthesleepingareais located.

Groundfloorplan

InteriorviewￜLivingroom-Diningroom-Kitchen

InteriorviewￜBedrooms

Moravia,Asuncion,Paraguay

Authoroftheproject:MendezdelpozoArquitectosSCP

210-dwellingresidentialCondominium

Client IHPInmobiliariaHispanoParaguayaￜPrivate

16.672sqm

37.144sqm

2011ￜ06/2012ￜ11

ￜ06/2012ￜ08

Buildinganearthlyparadiseformenisor shouldbe,asAlvarAaltoclaimed,the ultimatemeaningofourhomes.Whenwe undertooktheprojectofa"Closed residentialcondominiuminParaguay"we gottheopportunitytoputintopractice thisnobleintention.Itmeantbuildinga paradise,anoasisamidthescatteredand fragmentedcityofGranAsunción,San Lorenzo,currentlyinfullexpansionand growth.

Agatedcommunityisbydefinitiona privateurbanspace,protectedfromthe outsidebyasingleentranceguarded24h, whichoffersdwelling,parkingand commonservicestoitsowners.This typologyisreproducedinmanySouth Americancountriesfollowingthe Americanmodelofgatedcommunity, repeatingsomepatternswhichdeservea criticalreview.Thetraditionalperimeter walloffersphysicalandpsychological securitytotheresidents.However,the configurationandtypeofthesewallshas degeneratedintosituationswherethe ownerseemsimprisonedinhis possessionsratherthanprotectedfrom theoutside.Theresidualspacebetween thebuildingsandthewallmostoften becomes"noman'sland",anabandoned placethatservesneitherthepropertynor thecity.Theurbanimageofthese promotionsturnsthecityintoaplace surroundedbyopaquewalls,wherethere isnoroomforacivicspace.Likewise,the qualityoftheinternalspacebetween buildingsisarguable,giventhatinmany

buildingsisarguable,giventhatinmany casesthesurfaceparkingoccupiespublic areas.

TheMoraviasiteconsistedofthreeplots ofslightlyinclinedlandofdifferentsize andshape,includingastreetbetween themwhichgaveresidentsaccessbutat thesametimefragmentedthewhole.

Asafirstprojectintent,wechooseto unifythethreeplotsandintegratethe streetastheonlynotbuildablearea. Takingadvantageoftheuneventerrain, wearrangetheparkingspaceinto half-buriedparkingterracescoveredwith newfloorstructures.Inthismanner,we createanartificialtopographywhich servesascoverageforcars,andbecomes partofthecommunityspace,providing pavedareasinthesquareswhichgive accesstotheblocks.Thebuildingis arrangedontheperimeteractingasa "wall"betweentheoutsideworld(public space)andtheinterior(privateand controlled).Thus,weoptimizetheuseof theplotbyprovidingalargecommunity parkintheinterior,whilstofferinga compactcityimageontheexteriorby locatingthefacadesatthestreetlevel.In thisconceptionoftheproject,wewere inspiredandguidedbytheworksof Coderch(DwellingsforFishermen,inthe Barcelonetadistrict)andSaenzdeOiza (DwellingsElRuedo,nexttotheM-30 urbanhighwayinMadrid).

Source:mendezdelpozoarquitectos

Thesetissolvedbyrepeatingastandard T-type,whilstmakinguseofaT-typevariation onthecornersandaseriesofduplexor triplexpieces,thewidthofwhichcanbe modifiedtocompletethebuilt-upperimeter. EachblockinThasthreeapartmentsper storey.Thissettingallowstheoptimizationof commonspaces,whileofferinganexterior linearfaçade.Inturn,theprojectionsonthe insidecreatesmallsquaresthatmakeupthe accesstotheowners'privatespace.All dwellingshavealiving-diningroomanda masterbedroomfacingtheinteriorgarden. Kitchens,bathroomsandotherroomsare facingthestreet.Thespaceutilization promotedbyaninteriorfaçadeconsistingof fragmentedgeometryisintensifiedbythe eliminationofsomedepartmentsfromhigher storeys.Inthisway,manylandscaped terracesaregenerated.Privacyontheground floorissolvedbytheimplementationof courtyards:amainonewhichisconnectedto thecommunitypark,andasecondaryonein therearfacadecreatingatransitionalspace betweenthedwellingsandthestreet.Theset isroundedoffwitha9-storeytowerinthe south-westcorner,whichactsasa characteristicelementandprovidesanurban referencetotheLagunaGrandeAvenue.

AerialviewￜFirstphaseofconstructioncompleted.2014

Source:mendezdelpozoarquitectos

2-bedroomapartment.T-type

3-bedroomapartment.L-typeandT-type

Interiorviewￜ2-bedroomapartment.T-type

1-bedroomapartment.L-type

ResidentialareainCanAubarcaIbiza

Authoroftheproject:AbebaArquitectesSLPandMendezdelpozoArquitectosSCP

OasisBalearￜPrivate

2013ￜ09

ￜ09

thecompetitionￜThecompetitionproposesthereparcellingofa7.661sqm plotintheCanAubarcaurbanizationintosevenplots,andthereparcelling ofasecond1.620sqmplotintotwoplots,fortheconstructionofa single-familyhomeineachofthem.

Despitethegeometricdifferencesamongthenineplots,theproposalcan adaptasingletypeofhousingtoeachofthecasuistry,thankstoitsmore flexiblebody,therooms.

Externalviewfromthegarden

Alloutdoorspacesparticipateinthehouse

Longitudinalsection

Thelivingroom,thenervecentreofthehouse,isthespacethatdominatesallthevisualsofthehouse,bothinsideandoutside

Livingroom,diningroomandkitchen

LongitudinalsectionReparcellingplot4

E-typekeepsthesameschemeplacingthelivingroomandthediningroom-kitchenonthegroundfloorwhilethe4bedroomsontheupperlevelofaccess,creatingaporchin frontofthelivingroomandthediningroomopenedtothepool

Firstfloorplan.Access

axonometryￜReparcellingplot4intotwoplots

Groundfloorplan

CambridgeHouseHotel,London

GradeIlistedformertownhouse

Authorofthearchitecturalproject:PDPArchitects

Authoroftheinteriordesignproject:LauraGonzález

Buildingrestorationandrenovation

Client MotcombEstate

Size 102rooms,7residences

Site 18.000sqm

Status Underconstruction

Collaborationonexecutiveinteriordesignproject2022

EquivalenttoRIBAStage4

Frontelevation,designedintheC17th“HôtelParticulier”style

thebackgroundￜOriginallybuiltasaresidentialdwelling in1756-1761,CambridgeHousewasthehomeofthe NavalandMilitaryClubfrom1865until1999.Ithas alwaysbeenaffectionatelyknownasthe'InandOutClub', duetothe'in'and'out'signsforvehiclesenteringthe courtyardinfrontofthebuilding.

theprojectￜTheoverallprojectistotransform CambridgeHouseandadjacentbuildingsintoaluxury hotelwithprivateresidences.

Groundfloorplan

InteriorviewsￜUnderconstruction

Source:PDPArchitects

TSHTheStudentHotelBarcelona

Authoroftheproject:GCAArchitects

Authoroftheinteriordesignconcept:TSHcreativeteam

Hotel,residence&coworking

Client TheStudentHotel

Builtuparea 20.000sqm

Contruction 2022

Collaborationonexecutiveproject2019

EquivalenttoRIBAStage4

Section Source:GCAArchitects

ExteriorviewￜMainfaçade

InteriorviewￜRoom

Floorplan

N'seleComplexￜKinshasa,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo

ArchitecturalComplextoholdthe"XIVeSommetdelaFrancophonie"

Authoroftheproject:AbebaArquitectesSLP

RemodellingoftheComplex|

CongressPalace,PresidentialPalace,41pavilionsashousingaccommodations,SportsComplex

Client GovernmentoftheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo

Site 32.000sqm

Competition 2011ￜ01/2011ￜ05

Collaborationoncompetition2011ￜ04/2011ￜ05

EquivalenttoRIBAStage2

CongressPalace

LandscapeInterpretationCentreinSantaMariadeVallvidrera

Tutor:AlfredoLinaresSoler

ReviewCommittee:AlfredoLinaresSoler,JavierLópez-Rey,XavierLlobetRiberio,M.A.AlonsodeMedinaAlberich

contextￜTheprojectislocatedinSanta MariadeVallvidrera,anareaof​​great naturalbeautysetinthecentralsectorof CollserolaPark.

Popularlyknownasthegreenlungof Barcelona,CollserolaParkisaprotected naturalareaof​​over8,000hectares.

Thediscussionofitsroleinrelationtothe cityhasbeenaconstantonethroughout thiscentury.

Theproposalfortheplanningand managementofthepark,developedin 1985,aimstodefinetheroleofthepark, integratingdifferentaspectswhichhave animpactonit,aswellasgoingbeyond protectiontopreventsubsequentneglect ofthemountains.Theproposalassigns thisterritoryanactiveroleinrelationto thecity,definingitsendwhilstcreatinga landscapeandaproperlyorderedand appreciatedmetropolitanarea.Atthe sametime,itoutlinesahypothesisforthe futurewhichprovidespreservationand theenjoymentofcitizens.

TheParkInformationCentre,openedin 1990,housestheheadquartersofthe SerradeCollserolaNaturalPark Consortium.However,duetoan increasingdemandanduseofthepark sinceitsconstruction,itisnecessaryto complementtheprogramwithanew informativebuilding,locatedonlyafew metersaway,tohouseacenterfor researchanddocumentation.

theprojectￜIntegrationandrespectfor thesurroundinglandscapearethe premisesofthisproject.Thebuilding, embeddedinthemountainsandopento theoutsidethroughglassgrooveswhich formthefaçade,isactuallyconceivedasa tourwherethevisitorwalksinsideand outsidethebuilding,givingthemthe feelingofwalkingthroughacave.

ribbonsￜThetreatmentofoutdoor spacesisdonewiththesameresourcesas usedinthebuilding.Thus,theyareseen asanextensionofthebuildingitself,the Cortensteel-amaterialthateasily integrateswithnature-beingthe protagonistwhichcreatesnew environments.Thedeformationofthis material,asifitwerearibbon,wraps aroundthenewcorners,wherethevisitor canenjoymountainactivities.

landscapeintegrationￜThepointinwhichthebuildingisnestled isdividedintothreevegetationgroups;shadyside,riparianforest, sunnyside.

Itisproposedtoextendthevegetationinthisareauntilthelimits ofthedifferentspeciesbecomeblurred.

Thelocationofthenewspecieswasplanned​​accordingtothe habitatswheretheyliveintheirnaturalstate:borders,roads, undergrowthofoaks,streammargins,sunnyareas;therolesthey canplay:settingriverbanks,visualdisplays,windprotection;their features:sharpthorns,causingallergies,ediblefruits;andfinally, theirsensoryandseasonal,chromaticandaromaticimpact: floweringtime,deciduousorevergreenspecies.