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1PRESENTATION

estanislao gueras 628008 madrid. spain

phone +34 915 591 [email protected]

www.ecosistemaurbano.com

CONTACT

Belinda Tato (Principal)[email protected] +34 607 188 929

ecosistema urbano is an innovative rm fo-cused on the understanding of the city as acomplex phenomenon, from the common pointof view between urbanism, architecture, engi-neering and sociology. We like to dene our eldof interest as something we call ‘creative urbansustainability’, it means that we try to react tothe present situation through innovation, cre-

ativity and overall action.

ecosistema urbano is a team of professionalsworking in network with experts from other dis -ciplines to carry out innovative projects.

ecosistema urbano is an international consul-tant on sustainable urban development for cit-

ies and regions.

ecosistema urbano is a public strategic com-

munications agency that manages several in-

ternet broadcast channels on urban creativity.

ecosistema urbano promotes processes of ur-ban regeneration through temporary measuresin coordination with local actors and developparticipatory tools that incorporate innovativenew technologies and processes.

Currently is working on the project ECOPOLISPLAZA, the public space in front of the pavillonof Madrid on the Shanghai Expo 2010, is a proj-ect partner of the research “CETICA ecotechno-

logical City” and has developed the What if cit -

ies network, active in several European cities.



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PARTNERS

Belinda Tato Serrano, Chief of the Consulting Depart-

ment (creative urban sustainability).Principal of [ecosistema urbano] and MArch since1999.

ID nº 50.185.899-Z, (1997) Bartlett School of Ar-

chitecture, University College London. (UK). (1999)Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid.Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Thesis with agrade of Distinction.

2005 Associate Professor of the Graphic Depart-

ment of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitec-

tura de Madrid.2001 - 2005 Scholarship of Professor at the Depart-

ment of Project of the Escuela Técnica Superior deArquitectura de Madrid.

Invited Professor in those centers: UIC InternationalUniversity of Cataluña, IAAC-Institute for AdvancedArchitecture of Catalonia, International Universityof Andalucía, University of San Pablo Ceu of Valenciaand gave lectures in many international universi-ties: Harvard GSD, Yale, University of Arizona, HongKong, etc.

Jose Luis Vallejo Mateo, Chief of the Project Depart-ment (creative urban innovation).Principal of [ecosistema urbano] and MArch since1999.

ID nº 7.495.305-L, (1997) Bartlett School of Archi-tecture, University College London. (UK). (1999)Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid.Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Thesis with agrade of Distinction.

2005 - Associate Professor of the Department of Project of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ar quitec-

tura de Madrid.2001 - 2005 Scholarship of Professor at the Depart-

ment of Project of the Escuela Técnica Superior deArquitectura de Madrid.

Invited Professor in those centers: UIC InternationalUniversity of Cataluña, IAAC-Institute for AdvancedArchitecture of Catalonia, International Universityof Andalucía, University of San Pablo Ceu of Valenciaand gave lectures in many international universi-ties: Harvard GSD, Yale, University of Arizona, Na-

tional University of Santiago de Chile, Mexico Df, etc.

Michael Moradiellos del Molino, Chief of the ActionDepartment(creative urban strategies).Partner of [ecosistema urbano] and MArch since2002.

ID nº X5599571Z. (2002) Institut Supérieurd’Architecture Victor Horta. Brussels. Thesis with agrade of Distinction. (2006) Escuela Técnica Supe-

rior de Arquitectura de Madrid.

2003 DEA in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arqui -tectura de Madrid in the Urban strategies Depart-

ment. Madrid.

Expert in advocacy planning tools and comprehen-

sive urban regeneration. He has developed a prac-

tical experience in workshops and participatory ur-

ban actions.

Invited Professor in those centers: Escuela deArquitectura de Alcalá de Henares, UniversityIberoamericana of Mexico City, University LasalleLéon (México), La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Univer-

sity of Valencia, University of Nantes, La Cité Chaillot(Paris), University of Stuttgart.

Domenico Di Siena, Chief of the Media Department(creative urban communication).Partner of [ecosistema urbano] and MArch since2006.

ID nº X7472840W. (2002) Ecole d’Architecture deLa Villette de Paris. (2004) Escuela Técnica Superiorde Arquitectura de Madrid. Universidad Politécnicade Madrid. (2006) Facultad de Arquitectura “L. Qua-

roni” de Roma. Universidad “La Sapienza” de Roma.

Thesis with a grade of Distinction.2009 DEA in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arqui-tectura of Madrid in the Urban strategies Depart-ment. Madrid.2009 Associate Professor at the Escuela TécnicaSuperior de Arquitectura of Zaragoza. UniversitySan Jorge of Zaragoza.

An expert in networking tools and dynamics. Experi-ments and develops hybrid systems that connectthe world of architecture and urbanism with theworld of communication and social media, propos-

ing new models of design and management of urbanpublic spaces.

Invited Professor in those centers: Escuela de Ar-quitectura de Madrid, La Casa Encendida (Madrid),Cité des sciences et de l’industrie (Paris), Triennaledi Milano, Istituto Europeo di Design (Roma), Univer-

sidad Federico II de Napoles.

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3PHILOSOPHY

ten THINGS WE HAVELEARNED FROM THE CITY

one TAKE CARE FOR THE PUBLICsince we believe the concept of the city is com-

pletely linked to the creation of public space.

two DEVELOP CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISMas an optimistic approach to existing reality in

order to bring up creative solutions

three RELY ON LOW-COSTto make big projects with less resources

four BRING INSTANT CHANGE THROUGHURBAN ACTIONSwe believe everything is architecture, smallactions provoke huge reactions and everythingis connected

ve INTEGRATE THE CITIZENS

into the processes of changing their environ-ment

six CREATE OPEN SYSTEMSin order to allow the development of a changingreality.

seven BUILD NETWORKSto share knowledge and experiences

eight REACTIVATE THE EXISTINGas an alternative to uncontrolled expansion

nine TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE INTANGIBLEusing new technologies as a mechanism to cre-

ate complexity

ten KEEP POSITIVEto be able to push ahead reality



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[ecosistema urbano] is a structure formed byarchitects and planners recognized for their innova-tive ideas and creative solutions.

[ecosistema urbano] is a consultant specializedin issues of technological innovation and sustain-ability.

In recent years, they have developed the project of arain water park in Meco, a project for the naturaliza-tion of a former municipal landll in Slovenia and theConcept Project for the recovery of a metal factoryin use in Avilés.

[ecosistema urbano] is an urban activator whobelieve that citizens can change the public spacethrough proactive interventions. They have been invited to participate in workshopsat universities, art centers and with neighborhoodassociations in many different cities both in Spainand abroad.

[ecosistema urbano] works in network with profes-sionals from other disciplines (sociologists, econo-mists, experts in mobility) to address the complexproblems of the current city. Among other proposals, they have made the diag-nosis of Fuencarral commercial hub in the center of Madrid and participate in the Strategic Plan of theCentre of Madrid in its chapter on energy and envi -ronment.

[ecosistema urbano] is a communication agencythat generates over 40,000 hits per month on theirpages.

They have been chosen to be local disseminationpoint on the URBACT European projects throughoutSpain.

[ecosistema urbano] is an active member of INTA,the International Urban Development Association.

INTA is a not-for-prot, international and indepen-dent global membership association dedicated tothe improvement of urban development in the world,building on the experience and resources of itsmembers. INTA offers advice from experts, strategicsupport and technical advice to both local authori-ties and national institutions and leaders who arecommitted to a balanced urban development.

[ecosistema urbano] is an international consultanton sustainable urban development for cities andregions. They have worked for the governments of Madr id,Mexico City, Mexico State, Michoacán, Sonora, Chi-apas, Guanajuato and Puebla. At the moment theyare developing strategies for the cities of Alicante,Maribor, Nantes and Paris among others.

4WORK SAMPLES



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5PROJECTS

AIR TREE_ MADRID _ SHANGHAI

PLAZA ECOPOLIS_ MADRID

RAIN WATER PARK_ MECO

ECOLOGICAL RESETTING OF AN URBAN CENTER_ PHILADELPHIA

REGENERATION OF AN OLDLANDFILL_ MARIBOR

URBAN SWITCH_ LINZ

TRANSFORMERTAEKWONDO ARENA_ KOREA

THIS IS NOT AN UMBRELLA_ MADRID

URBAN VOIDS_ MADRID

MULTIPURPOSE ROOF AREA_ BILBAO

OXYGEN’S TREE_ MÉXICO DF

HOUSE OF STEEL AND WOOD_ RÁNON

METEOROLOGICAL MUSEUM.BUEN RETIRO PARK, MADRID



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Client: Municipality of Madrid, EMVSContact: Ana Iglesias (+34 914801668)Date: 2004-2007Status: AchievedProgram: Ecological Boulevard for a socially

innovative public space.Area: 550x50m,three air trees and a new

strategy to recongure the periphery of cities.

Scope: [ecosistema urbano] won a designcompetition for a new strategy in a newlycreated neighborhood in Madrid. He

directed the process from competitionuntil the nal decisions in the buildingprocess.

The whole proposal for the eco-boulevard in Vallecascan be dened as an urban recycling operation con-

sisting of the following actions: insertion of an airtree-social dynamizer, over an existing urbanizationarea, densication of existing alignment trees andreduction and asymmetric arrangement of wheeledtrafc circulation. Supercial interventions recon-

guring the existing urbanization (perforations,llings, paint, etc.) that defaces the executed kerbdevelopment.

Three pavilions and trees acting as air carriers areopen to multiple activities selected by users. In-

stalled in the non-city as temporary prostheses, willbe used only until the tare down and conditioningclimate has been corrected. Allow sufcient time,these devices should be removed and remain clearas the old enclosures in the forest.

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AIR TREEEXPO 2010 SHANGHAI (CN)

Client: Fundación Madrid GlobalContact: Ignacio Niño (+34 91 480 16 68)Date: 2009-2010Status: Building ProcessProgramme: Public Space and outdoor pavilion of

the City of Madrid.Scope: [ecosistema urbano] was commissioned

to design and direct the work of publicspace in the pavilion of the Expo Shanghai2010.

Air Tree is a rm commitment from the city of Ma-

drid for the public space understood as support to

citizenship, producing a kaleidoscopic image of a liv -ing city. It is conceived as a technological furniture,being used not only contemplatively but promotinginteractio n. I t also aims to become energy self-suf -cient.

The Air Tree, with different technical layers, can becongured as a stand outside opaque, translucent,transparent, light, etc. Different projection textileproducts allow an unlimited combination of scenari-

os. At the same time it will be connected by sensors,real time, with the climatic conditions of the city of Shanghai, adopting at all times the physical congu -

ration and optimal energy to generate the neces-

sary conditions for thermal comfort.

This space will serve not only as a prelude for visi-

tors to the pavilion, but also a fun place to relax andrest in the Expo. It will also be a virtual node con-

nectivity Madrid-Shanghai, where you can receiveinformation or be an spectator of activities takingplace in real time in both cities. The aim is to bringboth cultures, create curiosity, interest and expec-

tation. Air Tree is a window through which one leansto look at Madrid.



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Client: Municipality of Rivas VaciamadridContact: Francisco Romero +34 679 490 205Date: 2009/2010Status: Building ProcessProgram: Ecological reconguration of an old

industrial site in a new public spaceincorporating buildings.

Scope: Director of the experimental urbanstrategy, design and work.

The project PLAZA ECOPOLIS is an integrated visionof urban sustainability focused on reducing energyconsumption and improve user behavior. It is incor-porated into the municipal strategic plan EcopolisRivas which presents sustainable development as avision for the municipality.

The project has to provide the following facilitites:a nursery school, a playroom, a children’s forumand a city of children around a square that acts asa new public space for the neighborhood. The hybridcharacter of the building makes an optimum useof its facilities. The design and integration of newtechnologies generate a more efcient building inall its aspects. Public space in front of the buildingincorporates a water purication system by natural

means. We believe that children should be aware of this process to become responsible adults in thenear future.

Public space PLAZA ECOPOLIS project proposes thecreation of an urban park that will be the link be-

tween all the facilities of the square. It is character-

ized by its educational program: the EnvironmentalEducation OPEN SPACE, will be an innovative spaceto address the improvement of urban environmentsince the early education

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PLAZA ECOPOLISRIVAS (ES)



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Client: ARPEGIOContact: Angel García +34 91 436 15 90Date: 2008/2009Status: Proyecto Básico AvanzadoProgramme: Creating a natural area of recreation

and a natural system of storm watertreatment.


Creating a natural area of recreation and a naturalsystem of storm water treatment. The system al-lows rainwater storage able to be used to irrigatethe park itself. Through this project, we generate acycle that is not only useful for the industrial area,but it also becomes a new public space for the re-

gion.

RAIN WATER PARKMECO (ES)



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Client: Van Alen Institute NY and the Municipalityof Philadelphia

Contact: +1 212 924 7000Date: 2006-2008Status: Concept SchemeProgramme: Strategy to regenerate 40,000 urban

voids in downtown Philadelphia.Scope: the propos al of [ecosistema urbano] is

among the 5 projects selected from morethan 200 teams for the second phase.They have held several meetings with theCity.

A series of low-cost interventions on the network of selected streets characterize the network of eco-

logical corridors, engine of urban regeneration inPhiladelphia. An strategy based on the concentra-

tion of efforts on a line-structuring of activity. Con-

nect areas of high percentage of empty-urban down-

town, making connections with the existing networkof green spaces in the city.

The new network of ecological corridors ensure fastand personalized connections between urban and

downtown catalyst, and establish points of contactwith existing public transport network.A second type of streets with existing bike lane, orproposed, ensure cross-connections. Urban-cata-

lysts: revitalizing focus on the urban scene in Phila -

delphia. Connected to downtown by the network of ecological corridors and strategically-located in ar-eas of high concentration of urban voids, on tempo-

ral distances linked to the urban ecological mobilityplan.

ECOLOGICALRECONFIGURATION

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ECOLOGICALRESETTING OF AN

URBAN CENTERPHILADELPHIA (US)



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Client: Municipality of MariborContact: Stojan +38 631 461 426Date: 2006-2009Status: EUROPAN 6 International Competition 1st

Prize, European Funds Programme “LIFEPROJECT”

Programme: Experimental urban development on aformer municipal landll.


European Silver Medal Award(Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction)

The site is occupied by the municipal landll, cur-

rently in the process of renaturation and ecologicalrehabilitation, a process that will take several yearsto consolidate.

We take this temporary circumstance as leit motif of the project, understanding that temporal processesare very close to architecture. We occupy the site fora limited period of time.We articially construct, on the existing at, a tem-

poral landscape, so that a new level (+2.50 m) is

created on which it is possible to build lightweightstructures.

This new topography creates enclosures or rings of different sizes in whose perimeter buildings are in-

tegrated in continuity with the new landscape, elimi-

nating boundaries between natural and articial.

REGENERATION OF AN OLD LANDFILLMARIBOR (SI)



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Client: Municipality of LinzContact: EUROPAN AUSTRIADate: 2008Status: EUROPAN 8 International Competition

2º PrizeProgramme: Experimental urban development on a

former center node.Scope: Director of the experimental urban

strategy, design and work.

As a kind of germ, URBAN SWITCH is located on thesite with the aim of initiating a regeneration processat a local level. It is designed as a container of publicspace, multiple facilitie s and a high density of uses.Intervention is an activator and renewal of activityin this area partially degraded, creating a new con-

cept of urban structure that serves as a referencefor future development of the city.

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Client: Municipality of SeoulContact: -Date: 2008Status: Restricted CompetitionProgramme: Taekwondo Area in Seoul.Scope: Director of the experimen tal design and

work.

We propose an alternative to the traditional style of stadium, designed as a construction traditionallyassociated with concepts such as long-invarianceand massive use of natural terrain. The proposedmodel, by contrast, is connected with conceptssuch as exibility, processing and lightness as wellas the idea of cohabitation with the natural environ-

ment in a respectful and that does not compromisethe future of long-term place.

The Transformer Taekwondo Arena, as a version of “instant city” will offer a changing image, able toadapt to user needs and environmental conditionsat the time.

The stadium is conceived as a series of layers sus-

pended on the ground, crowned with the main public

space where visitors can move freely through an un-determined boundary between interior and exteriorto emphasize its proximity to the landscape.

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Client: Intermediae MataderoContact: -Date: 2008Status: 2nd PrizePrograma: Temporary mating of a leisure area in the

Matadero.Scope: Director of the experimen tal design and

work.

“This is not an umbrella” comes from the conuenceof both scientic and poetic reasons:A lightweight, supercial, able to control the climaticcondition of the large open space that can be cong-

ured in different ways throughout its useful life. Nomaintenance is required, it allows a fast assemblyand easy disassembly, generating no waste after itsuse.

A totally xed budget we cannot modify.Citizen participation through the temporary use of 1,500 everyday objects (umbrellas) that come intoone becoming a complex and rich solution.

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Client: EMVSContact: Juan José de GraciaDate: 2009Status: Commission.Programme: Intervention program and revitalize

vacant lot.Scope: Director of the experimen tal design and

work.

This project aims to give new life to residual spacesin urban centers and especially in central Madrid.

We consider it of particular interest to propose jointsolutions to share uses in wasted space of the city.By small scale interventions we may release smallareas to be used in the mean time between demoli-

tion of a building and the construction of a new one,which may take up to many years. What at rst maybe seen as a problem, it actually becomes an oppor-

tunity for creative and onnovative solutions.

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Client: EulenContact: Hugo MurgaDate: 2008Status: Concept SchemeProgramme: Roof for playgrounds.Scope: Director of the experimen tal design and

work.

This new facility aims to respond to the need forcovered public space for winter days in which it isnot possible to be outdoors, however, it is nice andnecessary to go outside.This structure aims to become a new landmark inthe neighborhood that serves, not only as a shelterfrom rain or wind, but also as a new medium that al-lows the organization of events and activities, a newinfrastructure in the urban scene that may supportdifferent kinds of public use.

The canopy will not be exclusively a children space,but it will also be appealing for other groups: par-

ents, seniors, etc... that will have a chance to doother activities while accompanying children.

MULTIPURPOSEROOF AREA BILBAO (ES)



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Client: Governor of México DFContact: Jose Pablo RodriguezDate: 2009Status: Proposal of intervention in ZócaloProgramme: Point of contact between citizens and

the city’s green plan.Scope: Director of the experimen tal design and

work.

Climate control device and support public activi-ties next to the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Plazadel Zócalo. The character of the place where it is lo-

cated makes this new public space a place of greatsignicance urban. It is therefore a new way of un-

derstanding the city and establishes a new line of action in the urban area of Mexico City to pay moreattention to environmental issues and try to solvewith a new perspective some of the problems of hab-

itability and health the city suffers.

OXYGEN TREEMÉXICO DF (MX)



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Client: Private.Contact: -Date: 2003Status: BuildedProgramme: Second home.Scope: Director of the experimen tal design and

construction manager.

Contemporary revision of models of vernacular ar-chitecture (wood granary and glazed gallery, useof wood in structure and sealing). Combination andreinterpretation of formal and constructive typolo-gies of the traditional architecture of northem Spain.Implantation wich adapts to climate conditions andwitch integrally respects the wood area. Reversibil-ity of the architecture.

The façade is determined by means of a combinationof two types of wood (North Pine and Douglas Pine).The random combination of elements integrates thedwelling into the landscape like bark on a new tree.Position, geometry and folds that are adapted to theclimate and solar orientations.

The double height is not conceived with spatial orcomposite ends; instead it is a bioclimatic device forregulating the thermal function of the house, actingas a regulator of temperature.

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Client: AEMET.Contact: Jose María RomeroDate: 2003-Status: On process.Programme: Rehabilitation of an old headframe

Retreat for conversion into a museumof meteorology.

Scope: Director of the experimen tal design andwork.

Reuse of an historical building set in the heart of the

Buen Retiro Park in Madrid. The inside was emptiedout and a new science-related public space was in -

serted, with the purpose of recovering the park’s tra-

dition of constructing building dedicated to science.Our action will focus on replacing the roof with a sky-

light-periscope-kaleidoscope, which shall create theonly inside-outside connection of the building.

This prismatic and crystal-like skylight reclaims, inessence, the historical tradition of creating struc-

tures that always housed on the roof great “magic”artefacts, such as the optic telegraph or other largeinstruments for geodesic observation.

METEOROLOGICALMUSEUM.BUEN RETIRO PARK, MADRID (ES)



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6URBANSTRATEGIES

STRATEGIES TO IMPROVEBIOCLIMATICLY PUBLICSPACE_ MADRID

AMERICA’S CUP_ VALENCIA

CHAPULTEPEC’ PARK_ CIUDAD DE

MÉXICO

OPTIMIZATION OF PUBLICSPACE_ LORANCA

RESETTING OF AN INDUS-TRIAL ZONE_ AVILÉS

URBAN PROPOSAL_ MADRID

URBAN PROPOSAL_ ELDA



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Client: Centre’ OfceContact: Angel Luis Fernandez +34 91 480 18 08Date: 2007Status: CommissionProgramme: Bioclimatic urban strategy to improve

various public spaces of downtownMadrid.

Scope: Director of the strategic plan.

We provide a catalogue of sites analyzed and a cata-logue of standard solutions. The Five strategies(Unifying, Concentration, Renaturalization, ClimaticConditioning and Activation) were applied in 12 pro-

posals for public spaces in central Madrid.

STRATEGIES TOIMPROVEBIOCLIMATICLY PUBLIC SPACEMADRID (ES)



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STRATEGIES TOIMPROVEBIOCLIMATICLY PUBLIC SPACEMADRID (ES)



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Client: Consorcio Valencia 2007Contact: +34 963 46 2007Date: 2007Status: CommissionProgramme: Urban strategy to make use of

50.000m2 of public space with low-costinterventions.


Strategy to design a temporary public space for the

event AMERICA’S CUP. It is planned as an environ-mental education landscape of 50.000m2

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Client: Environment Secretariat of theGovernment of Mexico City.

Contact: +5255 5345 8181Date: 2009-2010Status: CommissionProgramme: Urban strategy to restore the water

storage area of the city and turn it into apublic space.


The Natural History Museum in Chapultepec Park,Mexico City, has a profound process of upgradingits infrastructure. In Section II of the park, there arefour concrete tanks receiving all the water in MexicoCity prior to distribution to the public.

The proposal is about reusing these four tanks tocreate new applications: education, sports, enter-tainment and playgrounds. Lightweight structuresare connected to the edge of the enclosures to gen-

erate connections and uses without interfering withthe concrete structure.

Interventions provide many conditions for butter-

ies to stay in the park and try to recover the biotopethat is conducive to their return.

CHAPULTEPEC’PARKCIUDAD DE MÉXICO (MX)



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Client: Arcelor MittalContact: +34 985 126 621Date: 2008-2009Status: CommissionProgramme: Urban strategy for imagining the

future of the industrial zone, theimprovement of green areas and theimplementation of a new technologycenter.


Environmental urban renewal and planning projectof coal processing facilities, located near Avilés, in astrategic area of the bank.

The project has two phases. The rst is to create agreen corridor, both on the perimeter and inside theenclosure, reorganizing the interior spaces and pro-

posing several interventions by adapting the exter-

nal image of the industrial zone.

The second phase will start when rst facilities areadismantled. It consists of creating a river park linkedto the area and the reconguration of the historicindustrial building into a new technology researchcentre.

RESETTING OF ANINDUSTRIAL ZONE

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Client: Municipality of Madrid, EMVSContact: Ana Iglesias (+34 914801668)Date: 2008Status: CommissionProgramme: Urban strategy to improve the

neighborhood of San Diego/Ecobarrio SanFrancisco Javier and Nuestra Señora deLos Ángeles.


The generation of a new residential area, commer-cial, tertiary and leisure can be a catalyst for a newfocus within the neighborhood and attract the in-

terest of existing residents and small businesses.This operation will be accompanied by dynamic of civic participation to generate a positive attitudeon the part of neighbors. Also will promote cohesionbetween this new building and the existing urbanfabric.

This proposal seeks to transform this situation andgenerate within the Area of the existing colonies of San Francisco and Nuestra Señora de Los Ángelesan eco-neighborhood witch will become a new stan -

dard in economic, environmental and leisure for therest of the neighborhood and even the municipality,a new space with different types, activities, uses,etc. .. to encourage and ensure the use of this areain an extended schedule, and to serve as seed for re-

generation in the neighborhood of San Diego whoseactions will be linked.

URBAN PROPOSALMADRID (ES)



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Client: Municipality of EldaContact: +34 965 38 04 02Date: 2008Status: CommissionProgramme: Urban strategy to improve the

neighborhood of Tafalera-Numancia-Virgen de la Cabeza and create asustainable community.


This proposal aims to make the area of Numancia Ta-falera Virgen de la Cabeza, a landmark environmen-

tal and leisure for the rest of the population and asustainable and attractive community to residents.

Thus the objectives of the proposal are: to imple -

ment innovative strategies to integrate this areain the municipality through its Norteización EldaURBANA, landscape and environmental recoveryand development of comprehensive prevention of social exclusion for different groups of risk, trainingand economic development and the enhancement of public spaces and the entire neighborhood.

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7STRATEGICALCOMMUNICATION

WEB ECOSISTEMA URBANO_ MADRID

CHANNEL ECOSISTEMA URBANO_ MADRID

WHAT IF CITIES_ COPENHAGUEN_

NANTES_CÁCERES_ALICANTE



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Client: ecosistema urbanoContact: +34 91 559 16 01Date: 2007Status: -Programme: Digital Identity of our ofceScope: Design, management and boosting.

Since 2007 we use several dynamics of the newtechnologies to enhance and disseminate the digitalidentity of our study through the Net. We have a pro -

active attitude that has helped us to establish thebrand “ecosistema urbano” in the world.

These efforts aim to create a community that sharesvalues on creative and sustainable urbanism andspread these values through the different channelswe have created.

Today they are not only a showcase to spread our in-

terests, but has become a powerful channel for dis-

semination of best urban practices and innovativeprojects in the eld of creative urban sustainability.

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Client: ecosistema urbanoContact: +34 91 559 16 01Date: 2007Status: -Programme: Digital Identity of our ofceScope: Design, management and boosting.

We created the following channels:

ecosistemaurbano.org : blog on creative urban sus-

tainability.

ecosistemaurbano.tv : television channel on inter-

net creative urban sustainability.

madridshanghai: (micro) blog of ecosistema urbanoon the Madrid’s Pavillion in Expo Shanghai.

urbact: National Dissemination Point on europeanURBACT projects in Spain.

It also has a network of young creative.

All the channels number about 40,000 hits permonth.

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Client: Louisiana, Museum of Modern ArtContact: +45 4919 0719Date: 2009Status: AchievedProgram: Laboratory for the exhibition “GREEN

ARCHITECTURE FOR THE FUTURE”Scope: Design, management and boosting.

At the invitation of Louisiana contemporary art mu-

seum in the city of Copenhagen, we developed the

rst phase of the project What if ...? Cities, whichconsists of an exhibition about the present and thefuture of cities and a web platform that invites pro-

fessional and citizens worldwide to propose a con-

crete proposal to improve cities.

www.whatifcities.com Project is a collective andinteractive tool for generating ideas by people fromdifferent areas of the city, who bring their own visionfor an alternative urban future.

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Client: SCOT Métropole Nantes Saint-NazaireContact: +33 02 51 16 47 09Date: 2010Status: In Process.Program: Point of citizen participation in the

exhibition “Petite Planète” on urbandevelopment of the eco-metropole.

Scope: Design, management and boosting.

What if cities: is a social project intended for the city

and along with a series of courses and workshopsand addresses key tools to promote active and pur-

poseful participation in the cities.

What if cities: is congured as an innovative publicconsultation tool to improve life in our cities.

What if cities: is a tool for interaction and creativevisualization of the collective imagination about thefuture of our cities.

What if cities: is a catalogue of proposals designedboth by experts and by the citizens themselves.

What if cities: is a network project between several

European and Spanish cities that share experienceson the creation of an imaginary urban community.

nantessaintnazaire.whatifcities.com

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8WORKSHOPSURBAN ACTIONS

PARKEING_ ALCALA DE HENARES

BEACH ON THE MOON_ MADRID

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Client: ETSAGAHContact: +34 91 559 16 01Date: 2004Status: Done.Programme: University’s workshop.Scope: Design, management and boosting.

Urban action completed with students from theschool of Architecture. For the action we choose anempty and dusty site adjacent to an area declared

as a World Heritage zone, and soon we discoveredthat this area has an urban classication as a greenspace. However, this space is being used as a gigan-

tic parking area that has dominated the neighbour-hood.

Each team was given a 400€ budget, which wewere able to utilize through good management andestablishing priorities. 150 phone calls, 450 hoursof work, 20 tons of recycled asphalt, 5 elm treesplanted by a local resident, 7 privets, 3 ginkgo trees,50m2 of aromatic shrubs, 10 lorry tyres, 10 litres of paint, 2 Town Council benches, 20 parkings spaceseliminated...A park in 5 days! This park represents aseed of public space for the neighbourhood, as it is

handed over to the local residents for them to claimand maintain it, or abandon it altogether.

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Client: ACIBU, Universida d neighbourhoodContact: Jordin GordonDate: 2006Status: Done.Programme: Urban intervention to improve the

public space of the plaza Santa MaríaSoledad Torres Acosta.

Scope: Design, management and boosting.

In contrast to traditional problem-solving methods

for reactivating degraded public spaces in histori-cal centers, we believe another form of interventionis possible - one without spending vast amounts of money, time, and energy. We focus on low-cost ac-

tions capable of generating responses from resi-dents, in effect obtaining a system of self-producedrevitalization where the citizen plays an active rolein the creation of public space.

This proposal demonstrates new notions of neigh-

bourhood connectivity, developped to positively af -fect the existing way of life through the creation of a new, temporary urban scene (Beach on the Moon)enhanced with a free-access Wi-Fi network.

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Client: Intermediae MataderoContact: +34 915 177 309Date: 2009Status: Done.Programme: Participation in the project ALTERPOLIS

curated by Arturo Franco.Scope: Design, management and boosting.

The city is an ecosystem where there is contact, ex-

change and communication between people, groups

and institutions. Public space is the link, the sceneof intensied contacts, rather characteristic of de-

mocracy and the principle of freedom. It is the physi-cal expression of the collective and the social andcultural diversity.

A public space should be a support to citizenship, ameeting place for all, in which the participation of each of the individuals who occupy, as dened andcharacterized. Improve public space is the key toimprove cities.The ecological reconguration of thecity is a strategy for the creation of mechanisms topromote citizen participation: a launching pad forself-regeneration of the urban fabric.

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PRIZE

2007: 1st Prize Competition for the Regional Pavillon(Galicia)in EXPO2008 ZGZ.2006: 1st Prize competition for young architects. EUROPAN8. Maribor, Slovenia.

2004: 1st Prize competition Ecoboulevard of Vallecas. Pilotproject of the European Union for the bioclimatic conditioningof a public space.2008: 2nd prize Pez-Luna urbanization. Madrid.2008: 2nd prize MATADERO Plaza in Madrid.2008: 2nd prize EUROPAN9 Competition in Linz, Austria.2007: 2nd phase “Rimesse in gioco/Depositi di idee“ in Roma.2007: Mention.Competition for an experimental art center inthe city of Madrid.2006: 2nd prize international competition for the urbanregeneration of downtown Philadelphia. URBAN VOIDS.

AWARDS FOR WORK BUILTEn 2008, is European Silver Award by the Holcim Foundationfor Sustainable Construction.

En 2008, is award for the urban project by ASPRIMA (Associa-tion of Real Estate in Madrid)En 2007, is AR AWARD for emerging architect en Londres.En 2006, is Madrid’s Prize Enor 2005.En 2006, is the award for sustainable construction in woodFORESTALIA in Galicia.En 2005, is awarded by the College of Architects of Asturias.En 2007, is selected for the European Mies Van der RoheAward as “Emergent Architect”.En 2007, is selected for the Zumtobel award 2007 for Human -

ity and Sustainability in Architecture and Built Environment.En 2006, is Mention for the urbanism’s prize of the city of Madrid.En 2006, is Mention by “Architectural Association & EES’sENvironmental Techtonics Competition” en Londres.

En 2005, is European Acknowledgement Award by the HolcimFoundation for Sustainable Construction.

EXHIBITIONSHis work has been exhibited in many public and privateinstitutions. Have been exhibited in the exhibition FRESH -

MADRID witch has traveled around the world. Ecoboulevardof Vallecas is present in the museum’s permanent exhibition“El Croquis”. They have participated in the exhibition of Spanish pavilion of Zaragoza EXPOZGZ2008 with Richard

Rogers, Jaime Lerner, Glenn Murcut and Lacaton&Vassal. In2008 attended the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. In2009 was one of four laboratories in the exhibition “GREENARCHITECTURE” with Norman Foster and other representativestudies of sustainable urban development in the Louisiana

Art Museum in Denmark. In 2010 will attend the Ibero-Ameri -can Biennial to be held in Medellín.

PUBLICATIONS

His projects have been published in numerous magazinesand publications, national and international. They have alsowritten articles in professional journals.

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