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• 1990 -20 0 5: Stu died at Lycé e Français de Barcelone. Diplom a de Baccalau ré at G é né ral (Sé rie S Scientifiqu e).

• 20 0 6-20 12: Stu died at the Es cola Tècnica Su perior d’Arqu itectu ra del Vallè s (UPC).

• J anu ary 20 12 : Official u nivers ity architect.

• 20 0 7-20 0 9: Architectu ral firm : Alfons o Pé rez G u erra. w ork as a drafts m an

• J u ly 20 0 8: Law firm : Clavé Seré s Advocats A s s ociats . Adm inis trative w ork .

• J u ly 20 10 : Office “La Caixa” : Cu s tom er s ervice w ork

•• A u g u s t 20 11 Honorable m ention in CTBUH Com petition “W hy tall? ”. Team : “Otto & Fritz”

• Sep. 20 11 Participation in BIAW 20 11: Barcelona international architectu re w ork s hop.

• Sep. 20 11-now Collaboration in project “M as Falet” in G irona. Draw ing interior and exterior rendering s .

• Spanis h and Catalan : Native lang u ag e

• French : Hig h level s pok en and w ritten. “Baccalau ré at” 20 0 5.

• Eng lis h : Hig h level s pok en and w ritten. Firs t Certificate, 20 0 3.

• G erm an : Interm ediate level. (A2 - B1)

•• W indow s OS

• W indow s environm ent : W ord, Excel, Pow erpoint.

• A u toCAD, 3D Stu dio, Photos hop.

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The building is a Digital Arts Center located on the site that is at the junction between Bilbao and the streets of Morocco, the latter confronted with the Central Park of Barcelona Poblenou

The building interacts with its immediate environment. Its facade with openings onto the southeast and southwest, the streets of Bilbao and the streets of Morocco. The building retranqueja in the north, you can create an outdoor space, and allow the building to open up Can Ricart factory prem-ises of a great interest in industrial heritage of Barcelona and Catalan

The corner is the place to make the entrance to the building. Opt for the open corner to create a tran-sitive outdoors between the street and the lobby, and also to avoid the corner and the resulting un-wanted angles. In addition the building is raised above the street level to provide privacy to rooms with windows on the street, so in this corner can be given a minimum slope to access the building.

The building consists of a very different volumes. This set of volumes seen from the outside shows the inner workings of the building. The large room is the representation, is located in the longitudinal direction of the sun and Morocco withdrew from the street so as not to give a very violent front in front of the street and the park. The volume that surrounds the great room has all the services that are linked to the great room, and that this difference need openings. The volume of Moroccan woman on the street is dedicated to the learning area. It is separated from others by the court that the illumi-nated foyer. This separation allows different well the different uses of the building.

The circulations are important in the longitudinal direction of the building. The foyer has this provision as it communicates with the living room area with representation and learning in a sense, in the other direction and communicates with the lobby space that women in Can Ricart.

The foyer is lit by a court. The entrance foyer in natural light is good because it gives the glazed south-east and the volume of the other side of the courtyard below. Must therefore regulate the in-coming light with slats arranged as a brise-soleil that constitute the front.

Two different coatings exterior faç ade is the large representation of the room, the rest of the building. The lining is a large ceramic tiles with ceramic type TERREAL Maestral of 200 x 1400 mm. The imple-mentation of this type of facade is simple and fast because the pieces are placed on a metal rail system anchored to concrete wall. The ceramic pieces are smooth dark gray. The siding of the rest of the building consists of two types of ceramic pieces, a cladding and brise-soleil of another, for windows that open to the southeast and southwest. These pieces are placed on a system guiel metal.

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CLASSROOMSIn k inde rgarte n clas s room s , th e de s ign of th e clas s room is not for th e fact th at th e te ach e r is alw ays th e focus . It s e e k s rath e r th e p os s ibility of diffe re ntiating activitie s in are as m ore or le s s p ro-te cte d, s o e ach ch ild can conce ntrate on th e ir activity. Th e s e are as are ach ie ve d w ith a s tructure d clas s room .From th e s tructure atte m p ting to m odulate th e diffe re nt are as as th e m ain s p ace , re cre ation are a, or are a ap orxada.Th e toile ts of th e clas s room s are arrange d s trate gically p lace d s o th at th e clas s room s ne xt to e ach oth e r, s h are th e s am e s p ace of dow ns p outs .

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The m u nicipality of Cu belles is located s ou th of the G arraf reg ion and covers an area of 13.36 k m 2. It lies at a dis tance of 50 k m from Barcelona and 40 k m from Tarrag ona is the las t coas tal tow n in the province of Barcelona and of the G arraf. Cu belles cu rrently has 13,856 inhabitants . The s u rvey popu -lation for the next 10 years is 160 0 0 -180 0 0 res i-dents . Year s ince 1998 has dou bled in popu lation from 5390 throu g h to its pres ent inhabitants . Du ring the s u m m er m onths the popu lation increas es dra-m atically in the pres ence of m any vacationers to s pend their holidays in the tow n.

Cu belles cu rrently has a pu blic library that s hares the bu ilding w ith other facilities in the m u nicipality. It has an area of 70 m 2, ins u fficient res ou rces to pro-vide adequ ate s ervice to the cu rrent needs of the m u nicipality. As pointed ou t by the Pu blic Reading M ap of Catalonia, w e bu ild a new library at the exis t-ing Cu belles m oving .

The featu res and res ou rces of the new library Cu -belles defined bas ed on the es tablis hed Standards of Pu blic L ibrary of Catalonia, as s u m ing that the catchm ent area of the library w ill 160 0 0 -180 0 0 in-habitants in anticipation of popu lation g row th m u -nicipality in the com ing years .

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11. CEIP “Charlie Rivel”

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1. Solera de formigó2. Riostra de cimentació3. Là mina asfaltica4. Capa de grava 5. Llambordes de formigó prefabricat6. Morter 7. Llosa de 7. Llosa de Formigó8. Xapa conformada pel trencaigües9. Peça cerà mica d'acabat exterior (30 x 100cm)11. Aillament rígid poliestirè expandit e=4cm12. Mur de "gero" 29x14x1913. Enguixat14. 14. Peça cerà mica de lama horitzontal 15. Premarc d'alumini16. Biga riostra17. Vidre amb cambra d'aire18. Anclatge lama19. Capialçat20. Dintell perfil metà lic UPN 18021. Placa Knauf acústica (perforacions)21. Placa Knauf acústica (perforacions)22. Placa Knauf DF (cortafuego)23. Penjador de les plaques de falç sostres (lligats a les corretges mitjançant uns ti-rants)24. Bigues metà l·liques. perfil IPE 160 (amb projecció innifuga)25. Biga riostra composta amb perfils UPN i pletines26. Panell sandwich de coberta amb nucli de poliestirè expandit e=8cm i perfil exterior d'acer prelacat, amb acabat exterior de color gris zinc.27. Canaló28. Plaques de linoleum28. Plaques de linoleum29. Morter30. fan-coil31. conducte impulsió32. tubs de refrigerant33. conductes renovació aire34. luminà ria lineal de fluorescència

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HONORABLE MENTION

CONCEPT:

The building is located in Alicante, a city on the south-east of Spain, which is notable for its mainly horizontal and low skyline, with only three significant tall buildings which compete with the Santa Bárbara Castle, the tallest building in de city. Our building seeks to complete the skyline, turning it into the tallest one but always respecting the castle.

InIn the city, the building will be situated in an area which is now being transformed, where the removal of the current railway track station that is taking place, will turn this area into a big central park. Hence, the building attempts to be the main access point to the new park and to act as a transition from the park to the city.

RejectingRejecting the traditional model of an only vertical tower, the project proposes two twin differ-ent towers connected to each other by a basement that forms a continuous façade in ground floor. The different height of the two towers favors the integration of the building within the environment. The main tower works as a point of reference while the low one re-lates with the neighbor buildings.

The basement makes the transition from the city to the park which is achieved by creating two façades; a vertical and continuous one with strategic accesses from the shopping street, and another much lower and permeable façade, with small ramps and green stairs which provide continuity to the park until the roof of the basement. The continuity of the park moves from the heart of the building until the highest part of the towers, by means of a cen-tral yard which will generate natural ventilation, reducing the temperature of the building. Climbing plants, placed on this yard, will colonize the structure, thus the green way will go upup and, in some places, it will go out to the exterior of the building through spacious view-points. These viewpoints, where big trees will be able to grow, will be strategically placed seeking the best views of the city and the highest amount of sunlight.

AIM:

TheThe competition aims to shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in modern society from the perspectives of green, safety, and humanity. Tall buildings are no longer just mere representations of modern cities; they are an integral part of our everyday life. They have expanded their role from providing space for commercial purposes to also include sat-isfying residential needs. They are fast becoming an important feat of human engineering, as they meet the growing demands of urban dwelling and reshaping the landscape of modern cities.

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SUN SPACES NATURAL VENTILATION

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The making of these spacious viewpoints are possible thanks to the structure of the build-ing, which is composed by a system of big central pillars with metallic truss leaning over them. Struts hang from these truss making the framework hang, so that, the viewpoints can be pillar-free. The free space is used to host, depending on the situation of the truss, ma-chinery, waste treatment plant, or fertile land spaces to grow plants and trees.

The proposal opts for the creation of a multidisciplinary area hosting shops, restaurants, of-fices, hotels and luxury apartments. Combining workplace and dwelling will favor commu-nal life, as the aim of the project is to create a public space where people will interact with each other at all times.

The exterior skin will counteract the effects of the high level of solar radiation that the build-ing will have to withstand due to its radiation. This skin, will act as a sunshade and protect the façade which, depending on the season, can be permeable (ventilation) or closed (greenhouse effect). The skin consists of square pieces which rest on vertical girder and are formed by a low emissivity glass with photovoltaic cells which provide shadows (passive sustainability) and produce energy (active sustainability), so that the building be-comes a solar energy electric power station, capable of being self-sufficient and providing electricity. The density of the photovoltaic cells of these square pieces obtains a system of pixels which goes from a dark blue color to a light blue one. The combination of these cells makes the skin of the building looks like the sea waves situated in front of it.

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TRANSVERSAL SECTION (TOWER 2)

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FACADE CONSTRUCTION

Subje ct : “SCARCITY”Place : “Can Batló”CanCan Batlló is a form e r indus trial s ite built in th e late nine te e nth ce ntury locate d in th e dis trict of Borde ta at Sants . In 19 76 th e Ge ne ral Me tro-p olitan Plan de fine d th e are a as s ocial infras tructure and gre e n s p ace . It‘s be e n 35 ye ars s ince and th e trans form ation of th e s ite and ye t not be e n carrie d out. Th e re s ide nts in th e dis trict group e d unde r th e p latform “Re cup e re m Can Batlló” are figh ting for m any ye ars for th e trans for-m ation of Can Batlló to be com e a re ality. O n June 11th , th rough s ocial m obiliz ation, th e tow n h all trans fe rre d one of th e indus trial buildings to th e ne igh bourh ood: Bloc 11. From th at day it runs on th e voluntary e ffort of local re s ide nts organiz e d in as s e m bly, and it contains , am ong oth e r th ings , th e ne w Public Library Jos e p Pons . But de s p ite th is victory, from th e p latform th e y are s till claim ing th e re cove ry of Can Batlló. Th e re h as be e n a p roje ct to trans form tw o of th e big buildings into a Mus e um and to te ar dow n h alf of th e cons tructions to rais e a big p rivate p rom ote r p roje ct to build h ous ing and a p ark . Both p roje cts are at th e m om e nt unce rtain due to th e e conom ic cris is .

By now all th e crafts m e n and and s m all indus trie s h ave alre ady be e n force d to le ave and Can Batlló s tands as an e nclos e d e m p tine s s s e gre -gating th e Borde ta Ne igh bourh ood from m ore flouris h ing are as lik e Plaça Ce rdà , H os p itale t or Gran Via. It is a k e y location th at ne e ds ide as . And w e find th is op p ortunity of th e w ork s h op as a ch alle nge to face th is Is s ue in a m om e nt of Scarcity. A ne w ap p roach for a ne w urbanis m , for a City th at care s but not care s .

REPLACE SCARE BY CAREAs k ing for ne w urban conditions in “can batlló”

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Th e w ork aim s to addre s s both urban s cale s . O n th e one h and to re fle ct th e ore tically on a ge ne ral s trate gy to unde rs tand th e grounds of Can Batlló and s ugge s ting p os s ible w ays of ap p roach -ing a trans form ation of th e fie ld and on th e oth e r h and, w ork on a m uch s m alle r s cale , in re lation to th e “Bloc” 11 and p roje ct and m ak e it an e p h e m e ral inte rve ntion.

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PA TRIM ONY CURRENT PROPOSA L (20 0 7)

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OUR PROPOSA L (20 11)

1880 -190 0 : Textile factory “can Batlló” into operation

1926 : “M ag oria s tation” (exclu s ive u s e of g oods )

1964 : Partition of the enclos u re in 70 0 locations .

1943 : trans form ation of the factory com plex in rented w are hou s es and w ork s hops

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M inim u m chang e/interventionHou s ing tow ers Bu ilding s to dem olis h

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“Block 11“ is the warehouse that the residents of Can Batlló voluntarily self-manage”. The transfer of the factory, along with part-time opening a space for free movement inside the compound, was achieved thanks to neighborhood strikes.

ThisThis warehouse has become a public library available to all the neigh-bourhood. As we have said, this library is voluntarily self-mangaged. There are no funds for the library. We are in a “scarcity” situation.

What we decided to do for improving the conditions in the library is to design some lamps for reading and for the ilumination of the library, using leftover materials that were in the warehouse, that was an an-cient textile factory

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The “Block 11” warehouse is in an enclosure. Access to the site is through a small metal door that faces the street.

The problem is that the building is not in sight from the street. In addi-tion, the building does not look like a library.

Something has to be done with a short-term intervention, to make people from the neighbourhood feel curiosity and to know that some-thing is happening inside.

We decided to create a big arrow in the corner of the building that is in sight from the street. This arrow is pointing to the entrance of the li-brary. The arrow is made with leftover materials of the textile factory

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