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Action Plan Unanimously approved.
In project drafting phase.
CO-LAB-NOW
Multidisciplinary collaborative laboratory for the development of built and/or virtual realities of intentionally shared authorship from professional co-responsibility where Implementation Projects, Research and Competitions are addressed.
Ecology - Climate crisis - Depletion of natural resources - Social demand - Circular economies -

PROPOSALS

Futurac
To contribute to Manila's ability to recover from the floods, this project proposes the thesis of multiplying the utility of the infrastructures proposed by Duterte by a system of territorial acupuncture. This thesis takes advantage of the way in which this infrastructure is built through the city, through a series of viaducts and bridges that jump over the existing urban network and remain safe in case of floods. In this sense, a railway viaduct will not only serve for mobility purposes, but to inhabit a community, proposing public spaces, facilities and commerce to the surrounding neighborhood.
The case study presented here takes the North-South Railway Project (NSRP), a high-speed train connecting the most ruralized areas of Luzon (North and South), and reconfigures its viaduct towards a site-specific symbiotic intervention. The specific point selected on the railway is one of the few green areas within Metro Manila, between the neighborhoods of Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan, current hotspots for the incoming rural population.
The case study presented here takes the North-South Railway Project (NSRP), a high-speed train connecting the most ruralized areas of Luzon (North and South), and reconfigures its viaduct towards a site-specific symbiotic intervention. The specific point selected on the railway is one of the few green areas within Metro Manila, between the neighborhoods of Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan, current hotspots for the incoming rural population.

More than 100 Beeches. Rouen
In Normandy there was a forest consisting mainly of beeches. With the arrival of autumn, the wind took two of its leaves, which crossed the entire forest until they settled in a city square.
The citizens began to occupy them, to attribute meaning to them: One was a greenhouse, while the other was a table. In one they planted seeds, gave workshops and took care of the greenhouse, in the other they held shows, played games, ate, dined and laughed.
A month later the leaves disappeared, and the citizens were left with the plants they had cared for. 101 beech trees that would be transplanted into the forest, with the hope that a year later, another two leaves would return to perch in that square of that city.
Co-Authors: Santiago del Águila, Clara Álvarez and Manuel Bouzas
The citizens began to occupy them, to attribute meaning to them: One was a greenhouse, while the other was a table. In one they planted seeds, gave workshops and took care of the greenhouse, in the other they held shows, played games, ate, dined and laughed.
A month later the leaves disappeared, and the citizens were left with the plants they had cared for. 101 beech trees that would be transplanted into the forest, with the hope that a year later, another two leaves would return to perch in that square of that city.
Co-Authors: Santiago del Águila, Clara Álvarez and Manuel Bouzas

Aarhus Hub Campus
“A Forum of the 21st century”
In the past, the site consisted of a railway complex for freight trains. In this distribution network, complementary elements appeared around the roads: Warehouses, points of sale or places of industrial production, among others...
INTERVENTION STRATEGIES:
" To promote, against the traditional model, production as a permeable process. The displacement of the figure of the spectator to that of the actor and the figure of the mediator as a facilitator of connections "
(Langarita Navarro).
For this, a forum from the 10th century is proposed. A Hub Campus, a space for social interaction, an incentive for multidisciplinary professional relationships between the different agents in the environment. It will be the meeting point between students, young entrepreneurs and the creative sector in the same productive environment. For this, an urban stitching is proposed through a network of equipped green spaces that connect with the existing network.
It is proposed to preserve this unitary and heterogeneous perception of pieces of the same nature, through the construction of autonomous spaces, which like the gear of a clock, cooperate for the correct functioning of the system. Autonomous spaces that are connected in the street and the squares or at different levels, serving each other and generating between them gray spaces of relationship.
The space is radially arranged, enhancing the center, the hottest place in the proposal (thermal onion effect), which receives heat from the outside by conducting heated water on the photo-thermal façades. The envelope is resolved through the stratification of layers that vary their materiality depending on the demands of thermal and programmatic comfort required. This radial layout allows communications to be diverted to the perimeter, so that the center is not interrupted by passing traffic. Merely communication spaces are suppressed and integrated into server spaces or covered exteriors.
The space is formed by an integrating system, which combines structure with furniture and facilities, which adapts to the different programmatic and spatial needs. The spaces are adapted according to the hours of activity. For example, the dormitories of the hostel, which would be empty during working hours, can house different daytime uses, thanks to incorporating slabs equipped with trundle beds, skylights and storage. In such a way that the space mutates throughout the day.
In the past, the site consisted of a railway complex for freight trains. In this distribution network, complementary elements appeared around the roads: Warehouses, points of sale or places of industrial production, among others...
INTERVENTION STRATEGIES:
" To promote, against the traditional model, production as a permeable process. The displacement of the figure of the spectator to that of the actor and the figure of the mediator as a facilitator of connections "
(Langarita Navarro).
For this, a forum from the 10th century is proposed. A Hub Campus, a space for social interaction, an incentive for multidisciplinary professional relationships between the different agents in the environment. It will be the meeting point between students, young entrepreneurs and the creative sector in the same productive environment. For this, an urban stitching is proposed through a network of equipped green spaces that connect with the existing network.
It is proposed to preserve this unitary and heterogeneous perception of pieces of the same nature, through the construction of autonomous spaces, which like the gear of a clock, cooperate for the correct functioning of the system. Autonomous spaces that are connected in the street and the squares or at different levels, serving each other and generating between them gray spaces of relationship.
The space is radially arranged, enhancing the center, the hottest place in the proposal (thermal onion effect), which receives heat from the outside by conducting heated water on the photo-thermal façades. The envelope is resolved through the stratification of layers that vary their materiality depending on the demands of thermal and programmatic comfort required. This radial layout allows communications to be diverted to the perimeter, so that the center is not interrupted by passing traffic. Merely communication spaces are suppressed and integrated into server spaces or covered exteriors.
The space is formed by an integrating system, which combines structure with furniture and facilities, which adapts to the different programmatic and spatial needs. The spaces are adapted according to the hours of activity. For example, the dormitories of the hostel, which would be empty during working hours, can house different daytime uses, thanks to incorporating slabs equipped with trundle beds, skylights and storage. In such a way that the space mutates throughout the day.

hangzhou
Current: Hangzhou is expanding radially from the city center to accommodate all the inhabitants who will settle.
Problem: The construction method used is not sustainable with the most precious value in this city in terms of ecosystems. This construction system is based on the establishment of a waterproof in the upper part of the wetland, where the construction begins.
Intervention: An alternative construction method that allows the regeneration and recovery of as many wetlands as possible and offers a program that matches the ecological value of the place to stop the city growing in that area.
Problem: The construction method used is not sustainable with the most precious value in this city in terms of ecosystems. This construction system is based on the establishment of a waterproof in the upper part of the wetland, where the construction begins.
Intervention: An alternative construction method that allows the regeneration and recovery of as many wetlands as possible and offers a program that matches the ecological value of the place to stop the city growing in that area.

Makan Caleido
Makan es un restaurante libanés que se sitúa entre el estilo de vida moderno y el tradicional. El local se ubica en el patio de comidas de Caleido y lleva la arquitectura mediterránea a la zona de negocios de las cuatro torres. Aquí encontramos un ambiente de comida y arquitectura que nos transporta temporalmente al Líbano. Este ejercicio presenta la nobleza de los materiales en bruto para crear un ambiente cálido, incluyendo algunos azulejos elaborados por la familia del propietario. Es fundamental llenar el espacio de luz, acercando la calle al interior y el restaurante a su entorno.

Futurac Master Plan
To contribute to Manila's ability to recover from the floods, this project proposes the thesis of multiplying the utility of the infrastructures proposed by Duterte by a system of territorial acupuncture. This thesis takes advantage of the way in which this infrastructure is built through the city, through a series of viaducts and bridges that jump over the existing urban network and remain safe in case of floods. In this sense, a railway viaduct will not only serve for mobility purposes, but to inhabit a community, proposing public spaces, facilities and commerce to the surrounding neighborhood.
The case study presented here takes the North-South Railway Project (NSRP), a high-speed train connecting the most ruralized areas of Luzon (North and South), and reconfigures its viaduct towards a site-specific symbiotic intervention. The specific point selected on the railway is one of the few green areas within Metro Manila, between the neighborhoods of Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan, current hotspots for the incoming rural population.
The case study presented here takes the North-South Railway Project (NSRP), a high-speed train connecting the most ruralized areas of Luzon (North and South), and reconfigures its viaduct towards a site-specific symbiotic intervention. The specific point selected on the railway is one of the few green areas within Metro Manila, between the neighborhoods of Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan, current hotspots for the incoming rural population.

4 walls. Library
This project aims to be a cultural and social hub in the heart of the Montecarmelo neighborhood.
A misalignment exercise is proposed that breaks with the urban fabric, making the accesses legible, standing out as a singular piece. It dialogues with the traces of the neighboring municipal kindergarten, opens onto the pedestrian park and is built with the typical materiality of its surroundings, brick.
It is proposed to organize the library in 4 pieces. Each one contains an activity: Fund, reading, children's area and multipurpose. Each one has a wall facing south. All the service and transition spaces are arranged in this wall, leaving the rest of the surface as a free served space.
On the other hand, we propose a strategy of social participation in which the residents are the ones who decide how they want to "furnish" and condition these served spaces: "We only design the walls, the rest is up to you"
In addition, 3 backyards linked to the activity that takes place in each of the pieces are designed, and it opens to the rest of the city through the pedestrian park. Patios are key to regulation and thermal comfort throughout the year. For this reason, the northeast-facing glass curtain receives indirect light reflected from the opposite wall. The brick walls are oriented towards the southwest, capturing heat in winter and radiating it inwards thanks to its thermal inertia.
Co-Authors: Santiago del Águila, Manuel Bouzas and Ana Meléndez.
A misalignment exercise is proposed that breaks with the urban fabric, making the accesses legible, standing out as a singular piece. It dialogues with the traces of the neighboring municipal kindergarten, opens onto the pedestrian park and is built with the typical materiality of its surroundings, brick.
It is proposed to organize the library in 4 pieces. Each one contains an activity: Fund, reading, children's area and multipurpose. Each one has a wall facing south. All the service and transition spaces are arranged in this wall, leaving the rest of the surface as a free served space.
On the other hand, we propose a strategy of social participation in which the residents are the ones who decide how they want to "furnish" and condition these served spaces: "We only design the walls, the rest is up to you"
In addition, 3 backyards linked to the activity that takes place in each of the pieces are designed, and it opens to the rest of the city through the pedestrian park. Patios are key to regulation and thermal comfort throughout the year. For this reason, the northeast-facing glass curtain receives indirect light reflected from the opposite wall. The brick walls are oriented towards the southwest, capturing heat in winter and radiating it inwards thanks to its thermal inertia.
Co-Authors: Santiago del Águila, Manuel Bouzas and Ana Meléndez.

Naval District of Cartagena
Reinventing and relocating the Bolívar Naval District will open the possibility of thinking about new dialogues with Cartegana de Indias. The isolated site needs to find a strategy to connect or separate; to fit or filter into its adjacent urban context and water's edge. Symbolic, functional, visual and landscape elements are considered to discover new relationships between water and the city.

The bates
It invites to break paradigms of closed classrooms and standardized education programs to adapt to the citizen of the 21st century with holistic principles of innovation, collaboration and integration. This is achieved by establishing a homogeneous network of classes that is evenly distributed under an agora, leaving the central path as a common playground for exploration, where students of different ages and genders can collaborate and educate themselves in the disciplines that interest them most. .

Malaga

jars
The proposal consists of the reuse of large-scale agricultural jars (very cheap on the second-hand market) and steel rounds to generate nodes of social interaction.
Thanks to the thermal inertia of the ceramic material and its porosity, it provides the space with thermal comfort conditions.
In cold times the ceramic will store the heat provided by the sun's energy. The inhabitant will rest on this temperate material feeling its warmth. In summer, using vaulted steel frames and a covering textile material, we have a ventilated shaded space. If we also moisten these jars we can enjoy the evaporation of the water creating the botijo effect.
Thanks to the thermal inertia of the ceramic material and its porosity, it provides the space with thermal comfort conditions.
In cold times the ceramic will store the heat provided by the sun's energy. The inhabitant will rest on this temperate material feeling its warmth. In summer, using vaulted steel frames and a covering textile material, we have a ventilated shaded space. If we also moisten these jars we can enjoy the evaporation of the water creating the botijo effect.

Living Discreet. Cabin in the Escorial
A refuge in the middle of the forest of San Lorenzo del Escorial. Located on the outskirts of Madrid, in a place where the clearings made history by the hand of Felipe II. It is said that in these mountains he chose a rock, had it carved and turned it into his observatory to be able to supervise the construction of the monastery that he ordered to be built. Now we know it as the seat of Felipe II.
A few minutes on foot, in these leafy mountains, we find clear light along a path that encourages us to look up and observe. In one of these clearings, on the edge of a path, we find a square that leads to a patio, which already seems private, warm in winter and cool on summer nights.
It shelters us and encourages us to touch the rocks that form it and feel the energy that they capture.
A few minutes on foot, in these leafy mountains, we find clear light along a path that encourages us to look up and observe. In one of these clearings, on the edge of a path, we find a square that leads to a patio, which already seems private, warm in winter and cool on summer nights.
It shelters us and encourages us to touch the rocks that form it and feel the energy that they capture.

light structure
Construction detail of a light structure knot made with structural glass and tensile cables
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