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Memorial-Research Center of the Napoleonic WarsMedina de Rioseco.2008.

(Valladolid) Spain.

The Spanish War of Independence is divided into diferent battles.One of the most important was The Battle of Medina de Rio Seco (also called Moclín Battle), July 14, 1808. The battle ended with the defeat of the Spanish army at Medina de Rio Seco, north of Valladolid.

The project proposes the establishment of a research center also appears as a memorial of the battle. It is located on edge of the village next to Convent of San Francisco providing direct contact with the landscape.

The research center sits under the ground level, highlights the domination of the landscape all around. It has got a set of periscope-towers overlooking the land of the battle. Each one focuses on a particular place of the Battle emphasized their significance just as a guard watches over the land. The Memorial works with prisms seated over the ground level as an army.

The carefully designed interior and created atmosphere recall the vicissitudes of the battle with delicacy and elegance.

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Covering Metro Station: AragónValencia.2009.

Spain.

Tree leafs are the most basic elements of nature with different shape and size, also wide variation of textures and colors. Leaves are significant architectural elements: first elements for covering spaces, also creating ornaments and patterns, or using as motives.

Due to this adaptability, the initial idea based the design process and referred to this significant character throughout the project development.

Urban Park & Apartment Building in TorrefielValencia.2010.

Spain.

The Torrefiel district is located on the northern edge of the city of Valencia. Although it belongs to the Valencian orchard fields, the highway makes them disconnected. The aim is to create link between neighborhood and nature through large green bridges also, eliminating the barrier of peripheral city traffic.

Park and field shape together through combining different materials on their own plots. It creates a sequence of spaces split by the longitudinal view of the park. Moreover the urban planning reconstructs the demolished neighborhood area by implementing new buildings supplying missing equipment.

The designed building is a part of the idea: follows the shape of the field with different types of plots and farmhouses as singular elements. Translating this idea into a vertical concept, a building is created by dialogue of the same scale neighborhood and the edge of the city. Using different housing types and areas, surrounding the block it generates the same diversity applied through the project.

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Final Project“The University City” in CabañalValencia.2012.Spain.

Valencia

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The project is about connection of scales: traditional environment, urban city and the east coast of Valencia where the site is located.

A slightly rectangular plot spreads on approximately 40.000 m2 land with East-West orientation. The building has a varied program with different uses: exhibition hall, function room, library, classroom, workshop, cafe, student apartments, etc; attempting to satisfy the cultural and educational needs of the district.

The proximity of the sea, the Harbor of Valencia and the direct contact with the neighborhood of Cabañal are keys to establish my project. Although the proposed area is currently abandoned, having potential to become a sparkling center of cultural activities functioned as a link between Cabañal district and the city center of Valencia.

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Galvanized metal plateGravel slopeWaterproofing sheetGeotextil filter meshMortar Slope 1.5%Bidirectional waffle slab 35cmSealing EdgeSteel omega-profile 4x2 cmSteel screwsPolyurethane Foam InsulationDouble solid brick wall 24x11x7 cmGalvanized steel sheet 3x5 cmTop tape deckExpansive plug M10Wooden panel 1.5cmAdjustable dividerGalvanized steel frame 3x5cmWaterproofing sheetMortar slope 1.5%Linear drainLaminated Glass 6+6Vertical wooden slatsGalvanized steel grating 2cmFrame T shaped steelOutdoor drainPrefabricated Concrete Tile 8cmGravel layerGeotextil filter meshWood slats30x5cm rectangular steel frameLaminated glass with solar control Horizontal steel uprightNeutral silicone perimeter sealAngular 120x100x80 / 8mmGRC panel 1cmSteel substructurePolyurethane foam insulationBouble air brick wallBeech wooden panel 1cmSteel screwsWooden substructure frameGalvanized steel frame 8cmSupport sheetSteel frameDouble insulation 6+4+6 cmMineral fiber false ceiling

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MUSIC & IMAGE

Since childhood I have been attracted by artistic and manual things, It is impossible to understand the world without combining both with the rest of my work.

I love the idea of speaking without words.

Music and graphic design form part of my life, always looking for how to mix and make them one as well as in architecture. Learning one helps me understand the rest, to bring something new and different.

Jazz Seminary in Catarroja 2010

WORKSHOPS

Hello Wood is an international workshop which takes place every year in the beautiful plains of csórompuszta, Hungary. Here, more than a hundred students, architects, designers, and artists from over thirty countries gather together during one week with a common passion: experimenting with wood.

Organic waste is not waste.In this artwork no new material is used.Under the idea of balance, leftovers from other groups are the essence of its construction, making everyone to become part of this message. balance not only defines the idea, but also the form: as one side of the installation is a sanded surface, the other shows the raw and rough expression of materials.

“Fabrick” Hello Wood Art Camp,Csórompuszta.2014.

Hungary.

Understanding the world where we are living in it becomes increasingly complex: each corner carries a story what is waiting for being decrypted. They are hidden in a place, in a building, as in all materials. It goes beyond origin, even more languages, and it is able to eliminate personal barriers.

I am fascinated by architectural messages reflected by the interaction of reality. I do believe in the power of simplicity, neglecting artifices but reflecting the origin of the idea.

My approach can be interpreted through listening to the unspoken reality, and adapting hidden messages in human, nature, and material.

Professional Qualifications & Associations

2010-2012 Final project

2005-2010 Degree in Architecture at ETSA de Valencia, Spain.

2009 Universidad de Valladolid, Spain. Sapin Séneca Exchange Programme

Complementary Formation

2012 Six years study at Profesional Music Conservatory of Catarroja, Valencia. Trumpet speciality.

2010 Seminars in Advanced lighting & modeling with V-Ray, 3d Studio Max, and Rhinoceros.40h, ETSAV.

2005 Seminars in graphic design & modeling with 3d Studio Max and Photoshop.25 h, ETSAV.

Achievements

2010 Publication at Selected Course Projects. Architectural Prototypes Unit at ETSAV with the project Covering Metro Station. Also presented and exposed in public.

2007 Selected for the Course Projects Exhibition at ETSAV with the project “Valencia History Museum Extension”.

Computer Literacy

Revit,Vectorworks, Autocad, 3d Studio Max, Sketch Up, Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Photoshop, Indesign, Ilustrator, Presto, Adobe Premier/After Effects, Pinnacle Studio, & Microsoft Office.

Languages

English Fluent written and spokenGerman BasicSpanish Mother tongueVancian Mother tongue

Professional Experience

2014/2015 May-Feb AREA Urban Design & Architecture, Linlithgow. Architectural Assistant.

2013 Jan-Aug Jose Navarro Xirivella Architects, Valencia.Architectural Assistant.

2010 Jun-Sept Collaboration programme for students “La Dipu te Beca”, Catarroja City Hall, Valencia.

References

Karen Cadell, BA(HONS) DIP ARCH MAUD. RECOGNISED PRACTITIONER OF THE URBAN DESIGN GROUP

t: 07817 337090

a: AREA Urban Design & Architecture, Grange, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7RH.

e: karen@area.uk.com

w: www.area.uk.com

Jose Navarro Xirivella, MUNICIPAL ARCHIECT of ALBUIXEC,Spain.

t: +34 961274288

a: Cami Reial,67-1 Catarroja,46470 (Valencia)

e: NavarroChiri@telefonica.net

Contact

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