Porfolio + CV | Carmen Leguina León

PORTFOLIO

Understanding architecture as a constantly evolving process, whose main purpose is to serve society with dignity and justice. Interested in learning and exploring new methodologies, both in individual and team projects. Hardworking, creative, enthusiastic architect committed to finding creative, sustainable, and responsible solutions to current architectural problems. Having a great ability to work in teams and also a strong interest in research fields.

18 sept. 2000. Madrid, Spain

C/ Antonio Sanfiz 26, 28023, Madrid +34 628935844

carmen.leguinaleon@gmail.com

Carmen Leguina León

EDUCATION

School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Madrid (ETSAM-UPM)

Last year architecture student

Collage of Architecture and Urban Planning Tongji (CAUP), Shanghái. Programa de intercambio. Beca Asia-UPM

University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg (FHWS), Alemania. Programa de Intercambio. Beca Erasmus+

EXPERIENCE, AWARDS, AND PUBLICATIONS

EELISA-UPM Challenge

Parametric design programming and 3D Modeling: STEM "Fashion and Mathematics."

Acha Urioste Scholarship

Design and creation of websites: ETSAM alumni

Grupo Puma Contest: "Urban Rehabilitation"

2nd Prize in the 2022-2023 Architecture Competition

Fuenlabrada City Council and Ecoembes Contest: "Circular Ideas"

3rd Prize Urban Planning Competition for a Sustainable Space

2024 (Madrid, Spain) 2023 (Madrid, Spain) 2023 (Spanish national Contest) 2022 (Spanish regional contest)

Publication: Urban Project in Santorcaz

Publication of the urban project "Bioclimatic Design of Public Spaces"

Sika Architecture “A new World” Participant and finalist in the architecture student competition

Becas Europa

Honored with the Becas Europa scholarship in its 13th edition

2021 (Madrid, Spain) 2019 (Spanish national Contest) 2018 (Spanish national Contest)

SOFTWARE SKILLS

AutoCAD 2D Design and Modeling

ADOBE (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects)

Rhinoceros 3D Design and Modeling

ArqGIS & QGIS Open Source Geographic Mapper

LENGUAGES

Spanish Mother Lenguage

English B2, Cambridge First Certificate.

Parametric design (Grasshopper)

BLENDER 3D Design and Modeling

TWINMOTION 3D Rendering

MICROSOFT OFFICE Excel, Word, Power-point...

VOLUNTEERING

2018-2021

Member and organizer as a leader and collaborator of the Madrid Project at Inakuwa https://linktr.ee/inakuwaorg

2019

Collaborator and educator at Anidan, Lamu, Kenya https://www.anidan.org/ and Cáritas Universitaria

Project Selection

THE DAM: Urban limits Residential project (Madrid)

Living Cobble Urban Prototype (Madrid)

Shibaura Office Building Construction project (Tokio)

Residential project (Madrid)

THE DAM: Urban limits

Location and project statement

Acts as an urban limit, a limit of buildable space, and a container for all construction to give greater importance to vegetation expansion.

"Built upon water, my walls are of fire, this is my insignia and my blazon."

These are the lines of an ancient Islamic poem that mention the first Muslim homes on the Manzanares River, as seen from the Emir's fortress: the top of the Cuesta de la Vega. In this strategic location, with complex topography and cultural and historical value, a residential complex and a study center are planned within the walled enclosure. The project includes two parts: landscape and built.

Landscape intervention

Built intervention: Residential complex and Study center

The landscape intervention includes reducing traffic to create a large natural area next to a pedestrian walkway that recovers the original layout. The project is located in the Plaza de Mohamed I, on the old layout of the Wall. It takes the name Dam, acting as an urban boundary. Its main volume houses a residential space, consisting of three types of housing (shelter, productive, and tourism), and in the east wing, it closes the block with the study center and public spaces.

These houses enjoy views of nature in all their rooms, with a strip of dry local shops. Meanwhile, horizontal and vertical communications are located in the east zone of the building, thus solving the conflict with the party wall. The houses are organized through a matrix system composed of a grid of 3.60×3.60 meters. The housing is articulated through an east-west backbone, which allows the house to expand to create different rooms at the user's choice. Likewise, interior courtyards are incorporated into the access gallery, allowing cross ventilation and natural light to enter all the houses.The second part of the program is to generate public spaces, where the conference rooms, library, and study center are accessed from the public square: the garden floor or from Cuesta de Ramón

Modular Construction System

Concluding with the building's construction system. Two types of systems are used: a truss system for public spaces and a modular system of recycled wood in the residential building. Cross ventilation and the vertical slats of the west facade will be the main bioclimatic agents involved in the project.

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Location Plan of the Residential Complex and Study Center: The Dam.Imagen: Created by Group: Irene de la Torre, Maria Fdez Igualada, and Carmen Leguina.

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West Elevation, continuation of the slats and rhythm of the facades of the Royal Palace of Madrid and the Royal Collections Complex.

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Planta Tipo. Organización por bandas de Complejo Residencial

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Axonometría del emplazamiento. Intervención Edificada. Residencial y Centro de Estudios

Explotada de distribución de Viviendas y comunicaciones del bloque residencial

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Sistema de viviendas

Sistem matricial compuesto sobre una reticula cuadrada de 3.6m de

Ventilación cruzada natural Asimismo, se incorponan patios

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Comunicación

Este sistema permite un recorrido libre a eleccion del usuario. Articulada a traves de una banda central que recorre la vivienda de Este a Oeste. Se accede a las viviendas desde una galeria exterior en la cual se ubican las comunicaciones verticales y horizontales. Diagramas de composición de las viviendas. Sistema modular reticular

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Modular construction system 3,6×3,6×3,6 m of The Dam residential complex

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of The Dam, residential and study center project

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LIVING COBBLE

Urban Renaturalization: Transforming Madrid from its Foundations. Sustainable Production: Bio-Pavers

Urban Emergencies

Introduction of the Ackt, Track, Atrackt

Urban emergencies are a latent phenomenon in today's big cities, and we are experiencing a new era of change.This project takes place in Madrid, a city that has been a reference for years, hosting some of the best universities in the country and showing remarkable leadership during the pandemic. For this reason, we chose this city as the starting point for this project, which aims to expand emergently and reach as far as the limits allow.

In this project extension, its production and internal motorization capacity is shown. The common core of all processes houses a team producing biodegradable vegetable pavers, which will later be implemented in the city. This production team works in a self-generated and self-productive way, only requiring human maintenance in case of breakdowns or periodic control.

Collection and Production Process

Active Principles: Mycelium and Goals and Mission

The process begins with collecting the substrates necessary to produce the pavers, followed by 3D printing the pavers on a mechanical belt, which deposits them in delivery bags. These bags are collected by couriers or drones, thus completing the production cycle.

Additionally, the project includes a complex that takes advantage of current cultivation systems to mix agricultural and agro-food waste with mycelium or cellulose, along with natural chemical substances. This complex contributes to producing the bio-pavers, thus closing the cycle of renaturalization of the urban space.

Finally, the project aims to be deconfigured and returned to its origin once it has completed its mission of renaturalizing the urban space. The agricultural machinery, implements, and mechanical belts will be reused in fields or renaturalized areas, while the 3D machines will have multiple uses depending on demand.

Fructose Prototype. Attractor Parasite Type Prototype. Image created by Group: Sofia Marciel, Juan Muzquiz, Verónica Larsson, and Carmen Leguina.

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Section of the Core in Maintenance and Production of the Bio-Sustainable Pavement

Breakdown of Cartographies for Urban Analysis (heat islands, protected pavements, street widths, trees...)

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Madrid (UPM, Spain)

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Shibaura Office Building

Project Introduction. Location and Composition

Implementing New Technologies as a Construction Experiment for the Efficiency and Safety of the Iconic Building by Kazuyo Sejima & Associates in Tokyo.

Anti-Seismic Foundation

Facilities and Structural Stability

The project focuses on the constructive development of the existing building designed by Kazuyo Sejima & Associates in Shibaura, Tokyo.The 30-meter-high volume, with seven levels and a small setback towards the street, features a play of heights and sinuously cut floors. The proposal involves changing the structural materials from steel and concrete to wood and CLT, keeping the original foundation to withstand earthquakes. Located in Shibaura, Tokyo, the building is an architectural landmark with geometric complexity and a characteristic play of heights. Its current materiality includes steel structures and concrete floors, with a glass facade that allows natural light in. The plan is to replace the glass facade with one of ETFE, maintaining the essence of the original design. Furthermore, the benefits of CLT as a structural material are detailed: sustainability, lightness, resistance, thermal and acoustic insulation, design flexibility, and construction speed. The fire resistance of CLT and its ability to maintain structural integrity during fires are highlighted.

To address the seismic foundation, seismic isolators will be incorporated to absorb the impact and allow the structure to move independently of the base during earthquakes. These devices, common in seismic zones like Japan, ensure the building's structural safety. Additionally, a perimeter well will be made instead of a traditional foundation, following best practices for dealing with earthquakes.

The geometric change includes raising the facade to hide the original facilities and add an additional floor for conservation and maintenance. Likewise, steel bracings will be replaced by braided steel tensors in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, maintaining the building's structural stability.

Conclusions Regarding Changes and

In conclusion, the project aims to improve the efficiency, sustainability, and safety of the Kazuyo Sejima & Associates building in Shibaura, Tokyo, by implementing new materials and construction techniques.

Shibaura Office Building, Tokiy - Kazuyo Sejima & Associates  Arquitectura Viva (2021, January 11).

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Architectural Plans and Anti-Seismic Foundation Fig. 14

Photomontage. hibaura Office Building, Wooden Structure, EFTE Facade

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Section and Construction Details. Shibaura Office Building, Wooden Structure, EFTE facade.

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HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT

An Integrative Approach: Spatial Solutions for Vulnerable Groups in the Usera District, Orcasitas

Context and Location

Proposal as a Speculative Idea

We move to Orcasitas, a district in Usera, known for its history of labor struggle and the quest for decent housing.In this environment, María Ángeles faces her daily life alone, living in an apartment on Calle Participación. Her situation is not unique: over 800 women over 65 face the same reality in homes designed for large families, highlighting an urgent need to address this social challenge.

To tackle this problem, an innovative speculative project is proposed, seeking symbiosis between different vulnerable and needy groups in the neighborhood, such as young people, women victims of abuse, and others. The idea is to combine the needs of those with excess space in their homes with those who require care and emotional support. This approach materializes through devices specifically designed for this purpose, considering aspects such as user needs, location, orientation, and materials to be used.

Construction System and Devices

Constructively, the proposal involves creating a complex truss structure that connects the buildings, supporting platforms connected by ramps and using the existing staircase core. This solution not only seeks to create habitable spaces but also generate economic and community opportunities for residents. For instance, the installation of scaffold-gardens and mobile markets is proposed to promote the local economy and consumption of regional products. The design is a speculative and innovative exercise that aims to challenge conventions and explore new housing possibilities by manipulating space.

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From Mud to the Neighborhood: The Meseta de Orcasitas Neighborhood Association (1986).

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Historical and Demographic Analysis and Context of the Meseta de Orcasitas (Created by Group: Laura Matos, Lucía Magaña, Esther Rodriguez, and Carmen Leguina).

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Floor Plan AA' of the Speculation Project on Housing and Its Extension to the Public Space, Meseta de Orcasitas.

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Section AA' of the Speculation Project on Housing and Its Extension to the Public Space, Meseta de Orcasitas.

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For more information

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THE DAM: Urban limits

Residential project (Madrid)

Living Cobble Urban Prototype (Madrid)

Shibaura Office Building Construction project (Tokio)

Housing is a Human Right Residential project (Madrid)

Carmen Leguina León carmen.leguinaleon@gmail.com