Alex Guijarro - Dipl. Ing. Arch. Architecture Portfolio 2015

Dipl. Arch. Ing. - Master graduate at Madrid School of Archtecture(ETSAM - Madrid Polytechnic University)2014 - Madrid, Spain

Bachelor graduate at La Coruña School of Architecture(ETSAC - La Coruña Polytechnic University)2008- La Coruña, Spain

Junior Architect at Studio Schwitalla (Projects “Audi Urban Future Award” - “Urban Hashtag”)2014- Berlin, Germany

Solyanka State Gallery (Video installation “Airplane Aquarelle” in coll. with Max Schwitalla)2014- Moscow, Rusia

Cosentino Design Challenge 2013 Award by Silestone(Project “The kitchen experience”)2013 - Madrid, Spain

Semester Colaboration at Gaudir Int.+ Marcel Wanders(Project “Falcon Tower - Doha”)2013 - Madrid, Spain

Bushwik Open Studios at House of Oops(Video installation “Time of Oops”)2013 - New York, EEUU

Summer Colaboration at Para-project Architecture(Project “Siracuse University Huntington Hall & Auditorium”)2012 - New York, EEUU

Year Internship at BFS Design Architekture(Erasmus Practikum Grant)2011/2012 - Berlin, Germany

Summer Internship at Fat Koehl Architekten(Erasmus Practikum Grant)2011 - Berlin, Germany

Three Years G.E.P. Membership (ETSAM Project Exploration Group)2008/2010 - Madrid, Spain

EU Enviromental Summer Grant(Prague Polytechnic University)2004 - Prague, Czech Republic

Index

Recommendations

Kreuzberg Gentrificated City A. M. Football Academy

University PavilionCarmen Scenery

The Kitchen Experience Simplus Strasse

Gallerie Nolan Judin Huntington Hall

Urban Hashtag Audi Urban Future

Resumé

Dipl. Ing. Arch. - Master graduate at Madrid School of ArchtectureETSAM - Madrid Polytechnic University // 2014 - Madrid, Spain

Bachelor graduate at La Coruña School of ArchitectureETSAC - La Coruña Polytechnic University // 2008 - La Coruña, Spain

Consultant for the Department of Architectural Innovation at EUREF Campus Projects “Lidl 2020 Energy Strategy” - “EUREF Campus Plan” // 2015 - Berlin, Germany

Junior Architect at Studio Schwitalla Projects “Audi Urban Future Award” - “Urban Hashtag” // 2014/15- Berlin, Germany

Solyanka State Gallery Video installation “Airplane Aquarelle” coll. Max Schwitalla // 2014 - Moscow, Rusia

Cosentino Design Challenge 2013 Award by SilestoneProject “The Kitchen Experience” // 2013 - Madrid, Spain

Junior Architect at Gaudir Int.+ Marcel WandersProject “Falcon Tower - Doha” // 2013 - Madrid, Spain

Bushwik Open Studios at House of OopsVideo installation “Time of Oops” // 2013 - New York, EEUU

Junior Architect at Para-project ArchitectureProject “Siracuse University Huntington Hall & Auditorium” // 2012 - New York, EEUU

Year Internship at BFS Design ArchitektureProjects “Kohhaus” , “Gallery Nolan Judin” , “Atriumhaus in Hansaviertel”, “Pentahouse Seesener Strasse” // 2010/2011 - Berlin, Germany

Summer Internship at Fat Koehl ArchitektenProject “Simplus Strasse Housing Block” // 2010 - Berlin, Germany

Three Years G.E.P. Membership ETSAM Project Exploration Group // 2008/2010 - Madrid, Spain

EU Enviromental Summer GrantPrague Polytechnic University // 2004 - Prague, Czech Republic

To Whom It May Concern

Letter Of Recommendation

Mr. Alejandro Guijarro Sosa worked as a junior architect in our office from March 2014 until March 2015, working on the following projects:

- Audi Urban Future Award 2014 - The Urban Shelf (Schindler)

Alejandro was involved with the in-depth research and design process of these projects. He successfully transferredresearch into the visualization of ideas and developed them further into architecture and urban design. Alejandro was highly motivated and performed independently with accuracy and efficiency and his contributions to the projects have been very constructive. We highly appreciate his creativity and dedication and due to his open-minded and positive energy he integrated very well into the office and contributed to a great team spirit.

Alejandro decided to continue his professional journey and we wish him all the best and lots of success in his future career!

Max SchwitallaPrincipal

Berlin, 31.03.2015

Studio Schwitalla www.studioschwitalla.org

Max Schwitalla

Max SchwitallaLeipziger Str. 119

D - 10117 Berlin

T: +49 (0)30 20624420F: +49 (0)30 20624421

ms@studioschwitalla.org

Mr Alejandro Guijarro Sosa worked as intern in our office from

September 2010 until September 2011.

To our complete satisfaction Alejandro carried out his work in a

very reliable and independent and enthusiastic manor.

He participated on the following projects:

- Atriumhaus Haendelallee, Berlin (Design and Construction drawings)

- Kochhaus, Berlin (Design and Construction drawings)

- Galerie Nolan Judin, Berlin (Design and Construction drawings)

- Penthouse Seesener Strasse, Berlin (Design)

Mr. Guijarro Sosa left our office on his own will and we highly

recommend him and wish him all the best in his further work

experience.

Michael Schultz

bfsdAlejandro Guijarro Sosa

Warschauer Strasse 68

10243 Berlin

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION AND REFERENCE

Berlin, 10. October 2011

This thesis project proposes a urban regeneration plan to redensify and incorporate comunity programs in order to palliate the problems caused by gentrifiation. It will create a net of productive blocks to give a new income to owners and inhabitants, spreading the activity around the neighborhoods and balancing the rent prize between different areas. The new system consists on a number of prefabricated living moduls and industrialized construction items which occupy the empty spaces of the existing buildings. Thereby impact, deadlines and cost are reduced, and viability and sustainability are maximazed in this urban operation.

Research / Urban design / Restoration Architecture design / Construction

Structures / Installations

Status : Master Thesis

Kreuzberg Gentrificated City

Prof. Paula Montoya & Jose Luis Vallejo ETSAM - Madrid 2014

The Atletico de Madrid Football Club Academy will substitute the actual stadium of the team as part of the urban development Madrid Rio. The new building is designed looking for a constant visual conection with the sport fields to encourage learning and partizipation. After analizing the expectations from the children, each group of age is provided with the facilities according to their age, getting more room intimazy in the highest levels. The floor plan inspired by airport boarding halls tries to minimize the timing between indoor and outdoor activities, generating high related program conectivity and a constant circulation flow.

Research / Architecture design Urban desing / Video production

Status : Study

A. M. Football Academy

Prof. Emilio Tunon / Luis MansillaETSAM - Madrid 2011

This pavilion was set up as an scultural volume to break with the enviroment monotony, turning the construction into an iconic object sign of the vibrant life of the school of architecture. The interior is thought as a changing space whose configuration and furniture allows to acomodate mutiple program situations for an educational building. Limits are blurred thanks to the continuous conection between inside and outside, taking profit from natural light for the perfect work enviroment.

Reserach / Architecture design Modeling / Construction

Status : Study

University Pavilion

Prof. Ruiz CabreroETSAM - Madrid 2009

This scenery aims to be a contemporary review of the classical opera stage design. Avoiding reproductions, light and shadows are used to recreate the atmosphere described by the author, and locations are referred by abstract elements to allow the audience own interpretation. Besides decoration and materials are minimmiced looking for economy, using only fabric and wood for its contruction. Laser cut and hand made models were used to reproduce the resulting space and lighting in the desing process.

Carmen Scenery at Royal Opera House

Prof. Perez ArroyoETSAM - Madrid 2012

Research / Scenery / Modeling / Fotography

Status : Study

As its name sugests, “The Kitchen Experience” aims to convert cooking outside in such a big experience. New programs related with the ritual of meal are incorporated to generate new situations around this activity taking it into a new dimension. Its sinuous shape, inspired by the topography of Macael quarries, is able to acomodate all uses thanks to hergonomy studios, and the technologies used for its design convert it into a self-sufficient machine adaptable to any out space with sun light

Architecture design / Product Design Modeling / Construction drawings

Status : Winner

The Kitchen Experience

Cosentino Design Challenge Award 13 Madrid - Spain 2013

Development of a Berlin east city block in cooperation with stahldenninger Architekten , Steinhilber und Weis Architekten and pro.b as part of the Simplon Strasse housing co-operative. Design and constrution of one of the “Nine houses for working and living” in direct negotiation with the future inhabitants. As my first work as an intern architect I was in charge of the common areas and gardening for the complete block as well as the design and executive plans of a five storey building with the supervision of my studio team.

Architecture design / Landsape / Construction Drawings

Status : Built

Simplus Strasse

Fat Koehl Architecten / www.fatkoehl.comBerlin 2011-12

Transformation of the Tagesspiegel’s newspaper for mer print ing hall into an exposition space, a new gallery composed private showroom, black room for video projection, three expo rooms, office and art storage. Based on a composition of multiple changing volumes, the space was designed using mobile walls to maximaze its versatility and host different scale art objects and expos.

Arhitecture design / Restoration / Installations / Construction drawings

Status : Built

Gallerie Nolan Judin

BFS - Design / www.bfs-design.comBerlin 2011

Design and construction of the new acces and auditorium for the Hall of the eduation at Sirause University. The intervention aims to modificate the existing circulations and incorporate the requested programs while dealing with all normative and conservation restrictions of this protected building. The project is divided in two fases. In the first one a break is open in the acces floor to create a multipurpose space to host meetings, classes or presentations. In the second face a new construction will be incorporated to the building as a parasite using the out of use backyard. It will be the new auditorium, directly conected with the new entrance hall.

Architecture design / Restoration Installations / Construction drawings

Status : built / in process

Huntington Hall

Para-Project / www.para-project.org Siracuse - New York 2012

This building is considered as a neighborhood prototype that questions the traditional division of the two disciplines architecture and urban design. The strategy of stacking land aims to create floors and roofs, structure and infrastructure at the same time and as an open-building concept it can grow into various spatial configurations with divers fit-out levels in different sites. This alternative typology separates the traditional building functions and built elements in order to ensure maximal freedom, growth and flexibility creating a user generated urban neighborhood that is rather process than form driven

Researh / Concept / Architecture design Modeling / construction

Status : Study / Published

Hashtag Urban Shelf

Studio Schwitalla / www.studioschwitalla.org lient : Shindler / Berlin 2014

The project “Destination collective” proposes a long-term (~2035) vision for Berlin where the boundary between private and public transportation disapears transforming the city we know nowadays. For its development we collaborated with neuroscientists, Audi engineers and informatics creating a new mobility system founded on destination control and autonomous driving technologies. It will transform the static station-based concept of public transport into a dynamic traffic landscape where parking or big roads are not necessary anymore generating free valuable urban space for alternative uses. The launch of the new concept will consist on the creation in 2017 of a short-term test track for the new vehicles reusing the abandoned Siemens Line to connect Tegel Airport with the existing public transport network. This will transform the elevated rails into a brand new linear infrastructure that will include entertaiment, sports and leisure programs for the neighbour community and the city of Berlin.

Research / Architectural design / Urban design Video direction / Video production / 2D animation

Modeling / Concept visualization

Status : Finalist / Study

Audi Urban Future Award

Studio Schwitalla / www.studioschwitalla.org Sponsord : Audi / Berlin 2014/15

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Workshops

AA-ETSAM Workshop / ETSAM (Madrid)London Architectural Asociation & Madrid School of Architecture (Feb 2010)Project research, design and inovation course

WAW - Weekend Architectural Workshop / IAAC (Barcelona)Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (May 2009)Laser cut and 3d printing course

Urban Negotiation Workshop / ETSAM (Madrid)Organized by Paisaje Trasversal and supported by Ecosistema Urbano (April 2009)Urban research, mapping, social diagnosis & integration course / Madrid - Spain

Informatic Skills

2D Autocad / Archicad / Vectorworks / Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator / Adobe Indesign / Hand drawing

3D Rhino / V-Ray / Maxwell Render / Kerkythea / Sketchup Laser Cut / 3D Printing / Hand Modeling

Video Adobe Premiere / Adobe After Effects

Lenguage SkillsSpanish - Mother Tonge French - Basic Level

English - High Level - Toefl IBT German - Basic Level

Achievements and ExhibitionsA+U Magazine Data Driven Cities - Project “Destination collective” - Studio Schwitalla - Berlin, Germany 2014 Monocle Magazine Forecast 2015 - Project “Destination collective” - Studio Schwitalla - Berlin, Germany 2014Cosentino Design Challenge Award 2013 by Sylestone - Project “The Kitchen Experience” - Madrid, Spain 2013 Dodo Magazine Installation “The Parametric Tree” - Berlin, Germany 2014Solyanka State Gallery Video Installation “Airplane Aquarelle” in coll. with Max Schwitalla - Mocow , Rusia 2014Urban Hashtag Book Publication Sponsor: Schindler - Studio Schwitalla - Berlin, Germany 2014Bushwik Open Studios at House of Oops Video Installation “Time of Oops” - New York, EEUU 2013 ETSAM GEP Project Exploration Group Member - Madrid School of Architecture - Madrid, Spain 2008/2010ETSAM GEP Representation at Spring Juries - Madrid School of Architecture - Madrid, Spain 2008/2010ETSAC Work Year Book - La Coruña Polytechnic University - La Coruña, Spain 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008EU Enviromental e-comerce grant Prague Polytechnic University - Prague, Czeck Rep. 2004

Alex Guijarro SosaWarschauer Strasse 68 10243 Berlin, Germany

alexguijarroarchitect@gmail.com+49 0152 16620723

Born in Madrid, Spain - 27/06/86

Education

Madrid School of Architecture (ETSAM)Dipl. Ing. Arch. / Master degree in Architecture - January 2014 / Madrid - Spain

La Coruña school of Architecture (ETSAC)Bachelor in Architecture - June 2009 / La coruña - Spain

Work Experience

EUREF Campus / Arhitectural Innovation Department (Berlin, Germany) Architect Consultant - February / July 2015 - Working as consultant for the creation of the new “Department of Architectural Innovation”, the development of the “Worldwide 2020 Energy Strategy” for Lidl Stiftung & Co KG and the review and redesign of the “EUREF Campus Plan”. Tasks: consultancy, project management, research, R+D, architectural design, urban design, concept visualization (Lp 1-5)

Studio Schwitalla / Architecture studio - Arch. Max Schwitalla (Berlin, Germany)Junior Architect - February 2014 / February 2015 - Collaborated in all phases of the competition “Audi Urban Future Award” and the project “Urban Hashtag” sponsored by Schindler, supporting tasks in the domain of: research, R+D, architectural design, urban design, video direction, video production, 2d animation, modeling, plan drafting and concept visualization (Lp 1-6)

Gaudir international & Marcel Wanders / Architecture studio (Madrid, Spain - Doha, Qatar)Junior Architect - January / June 2013 - Participated in the executive project for the Falcon Tower Doha working on the fields of: project management, architectural design, construction detailing, visualization, plan drafting and modeling (Lp 1-6)

Para-Project / Architecture studio - Arch. Jon Lott (New York, EEUU)Junior Architect - June / October 2012 - Collaborated in all phases of the competition for the Huntinton Hall and Auditorium at Siracuse University, supporting tasks in the domain of: research, architectural design, restoration, construction detailing, modeling, plan drafting and visualization (Lp 1-9)

BFS Design / Architecture studio - Arch. Michael Schulz & Stephan Flashbarth (Berlin, Germany)Intern Architect - Sep 2010 / Sep 2011 - Worked in different projects from housing to retail, participating in all phases of the design and construction process. Tasks: project management, architectural design, interior design, branding, restoration, research, visualization, project presentation, modeling, construction detailing, installa-tions drawing, plan drafting and office management (Lp 1-9)

Fat Koehl Architekten / Architecture studio - Arch. Florian Koehl (Berlin, Germany)Intern Architect - June / Sep 2010 - Participated in the design and execution of the Simplon housing block in Berlin. Tasks: urban design, architectural design, construction detailing, research, visualization, modeling, plan drafting and office management (Lp 1-6)

Thank you!!!alexguijarroarchitect@gmail.com