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Alejandro Ezequiel Ribas Mercau 6.9.83 M. aRCH BCN·DXB
DESIGNER / RESEARCHER
OVERVIEW
• Award-winning Architect from Barcelona with strong Design orientation; experienced in the direction and development and submission of award-winning for Building, Interior Design and Master planning international contests. Data driven design and clientoriented design. Design tecnhology enthusiast and researcher.
• 9 Years of working experience in different Architecture firms in Barcelona and internationally renowned global firms abroad like B+H or HOK; working throughout the entire process of building development: Schematic Design, Concept Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Tender Documents and Shop Drawings revision in construction stage.
• Awarded by Glenn Murcutt (in person!) and Louisa Hutton for Outstanding Architecture Design in 2010. Featured in MoMA, New York City, at the Architecture and Design Gallery as part of a global young design talents of 2013 exhibition; Lecturer at Solar Bauhaus Congress in Erfurt, Germany, and Environmental Tower designs exhibited in Shanghai by CTBUH in 2012. • Active participant in Design contemporary´s stage and discussion through research and development.
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Masters in Arch itecture Architect, Master degree in Architecture Design & Construction Tecnhnology. Barcelona Tech, Architecture & Building University (UPC) Barcelona, Spain.
Masters in Building Design & construction. Kungliga Tekniska Hรถgskolan, (KTH) Stockholm, Sweden.
AWARDS 2014 First Prize AJAC IX Young Architects 2014 in Urbanism and Landscape Category, COAC, Barcelona, 2014. Finalist in Research Category of Next LandMark Competition, Venecia, Italy 2014 3rd Prize Urban Concepts in Rethinking the Future 2014 Honorable Mention Urban Design in Rethinking the Future 2014 Showcased in Archinpendium by ArchDaily +2013 Exhibited in MoMA, New York, USA Selected for the Spanish Architecture & Urbanism Bienalle XII, Madrid, Spain. +2012 Finalist of Bauhaus Solar Award 2012. Bauhaus, Germany Semifinalist and Honorable Mention of the CTBUH 2012 (Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat). Chicago, USA First Prize Architecture Innovation 2010 for Low3 prototype, Banc Sabadell. Sabadell, Spain +2011 Finalist Caja de Arquitectos Grants for young architects. Madrid, Spain Second Prize in SAIE Selection Projects 2011. Bologna, Italy First Prize of Fundacion Once. Madrid, Spain Second Prize Smanful Workshop UPC. Barcelona, Spain +2010 First Prize Architecture Design category in Solar Decathlon Competition with Low3 House. Madrid, Spain First Prize National Universities Contest: Sustainable Cities: Rehabilitation as a Tool. Awarded by the Architecture and Sustainability Association for high efficiency rehabilitation project. Madrid, Spain +2009 Runner off Bauhaus Mini Housing Award First prize on Sustainable Award Cisol UPC. Barcelona, Spain +2008 First Prize on Sustainable Architecture Contest ETSAV. Barcelona, Spain +2007 First Prize on Eleventh Contest for Sustainable Ideas Universitat Politecnica Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain First Prize on Sustainable Architecture Contest ETSAV. Barcelona, Spain +2005 Finalist Best Thesis projects in Engineering UdG. Girona, Spain.
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Ras Al Khaimah Shooting and Sports Club Role Lead Project Architect / Lead Designer Tasks - Coordination with engineering sub-consultants. - Leading Design team, meetings with client and establishing the design intent within Municipality´s codes. - Presentation to Clients and Design evolution discussions. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural language of the Master Planning, cantilevering buildings, façade´s composition, podium geometry. Location Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Year 2016 - Present Status In Progress.
The ambition of the client was to replace the current facilities where RAK Police trains with the most advanced shooting range facility in the UAE, with the possibility to allow for tourist to come down and make use of the facilities. In collaboration with specialized consultants a state-of-theart facility was presented to the client. Facades made of anodized aluminum, standing seam system, reminds of the machinery, bullets and guns involved in a shooting range as well as the landscape in the colors chosen. Rest of the program includes a polyfunctional sports hall, outdoor sports facilities, offices, kid´s room, changing rooms and gymnasiums.
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Residential Tower of Doha Role Project Architect Tasks - Coordination with International Offices in the Design Development of the Project. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and Municipality´s code. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural language of the Master Planning, cantilevering buildings, façade´s composition, podium geometry. Location Doha, QATAR Year 2015 - 2016 Status 100% Concept Design
The dialogue between void and solid that occurs on an Arab traditional house is related to the usages given to such spaces, which according to their privacy level would be hosted either on a solid or open area, in a higher ground or at street level, creating a dual stratified organization of space and life. Where family and visitors gathers is usually the void area (ryads or courtyards); the solid areas, the built up, hosts the private chambers where residents live, spend their time and take on their activities. This privacy-oriented filter organization is also followed in the vertical axis configuration: the upper floors would host sleeping chambers, making them the most private areas of the house, and the lower levels, related to the street and public realm, is where most of the daytime rooms are placed.
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Festival City Mall Expansion Role Project Architect / Design Team member on site. Tasks - Coordination with International Offices in the Design Development of the Project. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and Municipality´s code. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural language of the Master Planning, cantilevering buildings, façade´s composition, podium geometry. - Site Inspections - Shop Drawings coordination Location Dubai, UAE Year 2015 - 2016 Status In Progress. Expansion of the Mall with the creation of two anchor stores and a main area in between called Festival Square, a main indoor area with many functions framing a beautiful view of Sheik Zayed Road skyline, including Burj Khalifa. Tasks involved everyday design resolution for specific situations, construction drawings generation and coordination, and issue. Followed by site inspection and revision of as built drawings.
American School of Dubai Expansion Role Project Architect Tasks - Design, Detailed design and Tender documents. - Coordination with engineering sub-consultants. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and Municipality´s code. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural language of the Master Planning, cantilevering buildings, façade´s composition, podium geometry. - Site Inspections - Shop Drawings coordination Location Dubai, UAE Year 2015 - 2016 Status In Progress. Cafeteria expansion of the American School of Dubai and addition of a Design Technology Studio with capabilities for 3D printers, laser cutters and all sorts of technological experiments. The Design studio had the be allocated where and old courtyard was in the second level which proved to be a challenge in understanding the exisiting structure and as built conditions. Also, accommodating the design to the existing conditions was a challenge that required the exploration of many options.
Education City Master Planning Role Design Architect / Coordination Architect Tasks - Coordination with International Offices in the Design Development of the Project. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural language of the Master Planning, cantilevering buildings, façade´s composition, podium geometry. Location Doha, Qatar. Year 2013 - 2014 Status In Progress.
Education City is a mixture of higher education campuses, healthcare, research, cultural and leisure amenities. In land use terms with its leisure and sporting facilities it is less of an education campus although in base GFA terms higher education and event space are the dominant areas. Within the current Education City master plan there is not an urban mixed use commercial development that provides a spectrum of residential, commercial office, retail and entertainment amenities. The purpose of the initial phase of the concept master plan was to test fit three master plan options of different land use mixes and density. Eduction City will become a dynamic hub of activity, ensuring that the demands of both the site itself and the large EC master community are met with the relevant supporting land uses and infrastructure.
Al Badia Buildings Role Design Architect / Coordination Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Concept and Schematic Design Phases. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural language of the façade composition and building in general. Location Dubai, UAE. Year 2013 - 2014 - 2015 Status In Progress.
Al Badia Towers is a complex of four residential towers, composed by GF+25 storeys, with units varying from one to 4 bedrooms, and penthouses in the top floor. The projects are an extension of the Al Badia complex near Festival City Mall and the Golf Club, which was integrated in the project as a far extension of the landscape and in the visuals from the towers. The project´s façades evolved after several considerations and meetings with the client as a self-shading skin, with balconies that extend further away in the west and upwards direction, to progressively extend a shadow to the building. Ribbons that frame balconies and the curtain wall also extend shadow. The single side loading building strategy was choosen to provide the greater amount of units with views to the Golf and closing the views to the main roads next to the building.
NOOR Bank Headquarters Role Design Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Concept Design - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. Location Dubai, UAE. Year 2013 - 2014 - 2015 Status Competition bid.
Standing in the World Trade Center roundabout, Noor Bank headquarters would occupy a most significant position in Dubai´s skyline. The main inspiration for the project was the name itself of the institution, which translates into “light”. The program and the instiutional branding of the firm demanded a design that would speak about the values of the bank: guidance, strength, clear and modest. The lighthouses that illuminate the sea coming ashore represents those values almost exactly. A strong bold structure one can count on when in need, stormy, misty or calm weather, to guide one to a safe situation. The massing was later elaborated according to that idea, creating a strong base that would progressively get thiner and thiner the higher one would go, following also a structural logic, and would be crowned with a huge beam of light to be seen from far distances.
ACRPS Role Design Architect / Coordination Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Concept and Schematic Design Phases. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural languaje of the Master Planning. - Preparation of Tender Documents. Location Dubai, UAE. Year 2013 Status In Progress.
The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies is an independent, research-intensive postgraduate academic institution specializing in the social sciences and humanities. The Center will serve a highly selective body of students, academics, and professionals, offering a rigorous academic program through its Graduate School, Research Center, and Department of Lexicography, and a professional one in its School of Government. The Arab Center will be situated as a campus, including academic spaces such as a library, cultural centre, student services, and residential spaces for professors, researchers, and fellows. The floor area is configured around elegant garden and courtyard spaces to enhance student living and research activities. The project will be designed to QSAS green building standards.
Energy City Main Offices Role Design Architect / Coordination Architect Tasks - Leading Design Team for Concept Design Phase - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural languaje of the Master Planning. - Preparation of narrative and competitions documents. Location Doha, QATAR. Year 2013 Status In Progress.
The Energy City Offices building is a low density offices building in Qatar, Dubai. Energy management became an important part of the project since it was its name, the building would have to represent an idea of efficiency, energy consideration and control. The two skins idea rapidly came to the table and we decided to incorporate a flexible and intelligent skin that would interact with the irradiation of the sun to adapt and improve always the interior comfort. This would be achieved by a diaphragm with incorporated sensors that would measure heat, light intesitiy and interior temperature to open or close accordingly. As an addition, the circular pattern choosen for the skin is more dense where required, in the west façades and south façade.
Al-Rayyan Complex Role Design Architect / Design Team Site Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Design changes during construction phase. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with Sub-consultants: MEP and Structural Engineer and Contractors team. Location Sharjah, UAE. Year 2013-2014 Status Under Construction.
This complex will include two 34-storey condominium apartment buildings and a 34-storey office building located above a seven-storey podium. Residents will benefit from the presence of a retail mall and hypermarket in the lower levels, while the roof level will have a variety of amenity spaces such as a spa, projection rooms, fitness club, and children’s area; as well as an outdoor pool and children’s playgrounds for their exclusive use. A roof-top café space will be provided for those working in the office tower. Underground and aboveground parking garages are also part of the development.
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Lusail Resorts Complex Role Design Architect / Coordination Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Concept Design Phase - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural languaje of the Master Planning. - Preparation of narrative and competitions documents. Location Doha, QATAR. Year 2014 Status In Progress.
The Lusail resorts projects are a set of islands in the Arabian Gulf, to be occupied by two luxury hotels. The complex have in total five more than five islands; one for one of the hotels, and four islands for the other one. The Hotels differentiates themselves from each other in the fact that each of them represents a certain culture or atmosphere: Thai and Moroccan. The first one, is a very low density scattered type hotel where villas and rooms mixes with water and nature constantly as a Thai village, always between water and nature. The Moroccan hotel is massive and ornamented like a palace in the desert, mass has a huge presence creating narrow broken paths and shadow for a fresh urban atmosphere of a Moroccan city.
Plot78 - Residential Complex Role Design Architect / Coordination Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Concept Design Phase - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural languaje of the Master Planning. - Preparation of narrative and competitions documents. Location Dubai, UAE Year 2014 Status Competition.
Project for a multistorey residential complex of two towers in downtown Dubai. The objective and desire of the developer was to create a very unique building with great views of the Burj Khalifa area and the Dubai Fountain. Wide and tall glass panels were introduced with a wooden screen for all apartments, protecting them from over radiation and allowing at the same time to get great views. Almost 80% of the apartments have a view to Burj Khalifa thanks to their accommodation within the local regulations; the GFA is as high as 78% over the overall built area, being in the end a very competitive design for the market, with a fine and unique aesthetics.
Barcelona Theatre District Master Planning Role Design Architect / Coordination Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Concept Design Phase - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with visualizers for the creation of renders and visuals for the client, defining the Architectural languaje of the Master Planning. - Preparation of narrative and competitions documents. Location Barcelona, SP Year 2013 Status Under Construction.
The project studies the ways and means necessary to reactivate the avenue as nightlife axis and attract spectators and tourists. The section of the street is redesigned, creating a new boulevard with a bicycle lane that protects cyclists and reduces the intensity of street traffic and contamination. Lights are changed to generate an atmosphere of entertainment and leisure, freshness and excitement while still functional, incorporating new and unique data elements to interact with pedestrians and visitors to propose them interesting walking routes, selling tickets for the nearby shows or teaching history of the area. Pavements are changed to create continuity and consistency with the general plan and, finally, abandoned spaces, inactive-spaces or elements as side walls or plots, are reactivated to promote the area with the neighbor’s participation.
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Role Project Architect / Designer Tasks Year - Leading Desing Team for Concept Design, Design Develo2010 pment and Construction Documents Phase Status Built - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Materials procurement, Planning elabarotion - Preparation of narrative and documents for all Phases. Location Self- sufficient house with passive standards based Madrid, SP on prefabricated and standardized elements such as greenhouses from the agricultural world and steel profiles. Year The2010 project explores the possibilities of the box inside the box strategy, creating a thermal bu- ffer for theStatus inner boxes made out entirely of wood. The house was built according to passive stan- dards which were Built. taken beyond the minimum average efficiency standards. Location Madrid, SP
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Adoberias RESET Role Project Architect Tasks - Leading Design Project - Coordination with subconsultants for MEP and Structural design Location Vic, SP Year 2012 Status Schematic Design
Rehabilitation of an old industrial venue, abandoned many years ago and that presents a very deteriorated state. Located within the downtown of the city of Vic, making the whole operation very profitable and socially interesting.
The rehabilitation is proposed with high efficiency strategies in order to reduce the ecological footprint while increasing the lifespan of the buildings. The reactivation is based on a territorial analysis, which reveals the necessity of a greater control and investigation of the meat industry based in the area and the waste it produces. The small street that used to separate the two rows of industrial buildings is appropriated by the project and all communications (horizontal and vertical) are now placed there, leaving the complete surface of the buildings to be used for new purposes. The street is also covered with a light steel structure and an ETFE roof made of cushions with three layers to improve the thermal behavior.
Porto Pools Role Project Architect Tasks - Leading Design Project - Coordination with subconsultants for MEP and Structural design Location Porto, PTL Year 2012 Status Competition
Master planning for the promenade next to the river in the city of Porto.
Housing Space and Office Role Design Architect / Design Team Site Architect Tasks - Leading Desing Team for Design changes during construc- tion phase. - Design Tasks in relation to Client´s continuous feedback and local Municipality Regulations. - Coordination with Sub-consultants: MEP and Structural Engineer and Contractors team. Location Sabadell, SP Year 2010 Status 100% Design Development
Project for the rehabilitation and general fit out for a small typical Spanish housing unit from the postwar era. The thin and large floor plan was regularly used throughout, with the living quarters in the front and the garden with an orchard and maybe a few animals. This housing type multiplied to complete entire cities. This type of stratification of the house is still respected in the proposal, allowing for living quarters in the front, facing the main street and working quarters in the back, with a small of-fice. The ground floor of the house hosts the reception and waiting area, disguised in a common and minimalistic living room space and small kitchen to attend visits. The garden separating the two areas is a buffer between business and living, a filter of privacy and the moment when the pro-gram exchanges progressively.
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