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guillemroca2@gmail.com +1 217-305-1276 urbana-champaign, illinois
autocad 2d-3d microstation 2d-3d 3ds max design v-ray NAME
guillem roca canals
photoshop illustrator
date of birth
indesign
03-12-1994
revit
nationality
barcelona-spanish
rhinoceros grasshopper sketch up
education
microsoft office adobe premiere
2017
architecture in university of illinois year abroad in uiuc 2016
wineva cype robot
Architecture-engineering barcelona polytechnic university catalunya 2012
technological high school
languages Spanish English
work experience
German Catalan
2016
farriol architects renderings, details drawing, executive projects 2010
artec architects distribution of floor plans and taxations
additional courses 3ds max design course Typing Diploma (249 bpm)
CONTENTS
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architecture + city urbanism studio terrassa, spain
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the heart graduate studio chicago, il
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gausarq social arquitecture st cugat, spain
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dwelling apartments offices and retail barcelona
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construction courses building analysis barcelona
01 ARCHITECTURE + CITY RESTORATION OF A FABRIC FACTORY TheprojectislocatedinTerrassa,acity near Barcelona,wherea lot of fabric factories used to be located. Most of them are nowadaysabandoned.Theproject proposestheactivationofthespaceby reformingtheoldfactoryandintegratit tothenewurbanismplanning.Afterthe studyoftheneighborhoodtheprogram incorporates a school, dwelling apartments,localmarket,someharvests forthenewpeoplewhoisgoingtolive there and space for co-working.
void space the demolition of the factories has generated Swelling neibourhood creating free spaces without usage we propose the recuperation of this spaces for the neigh
economic connection 1. Identification of the consolidation of the third sector on the north of the neighborhood, the secondary sector on the south and the fading of the first one 2. Activate a mixture of sectors, creating infrastructures made out of industrial spaces
transportation 1. Identify the transportation of the neighborhood, and its weaknesses in public transportation and pedestrian's ways 2. Incorporate and create new ways of transportation in the rehabilitation project
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N a r r ow i n g t h e s c o p e
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02 THE HEART REVIVING CONVENTION[AL] SPACE Heartisa newtechnologydistrictin Chicago contained in a
single
megastructure. Startup activity is currently
scattered
throughout
vacancies in the central business district.TheHeartwillbeahavenfor startupsandyoungtechentrepreneurs, with design focusing on making education,
collaboration,
development efficient as possible.
and
trans section
lifestyle
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Making the space more livable The complex is thinking about sustainability and every detail is thought with this aim. The enclosure system is going to change dependingon the orientation of the faรงade. Bikes are introduced in the building and have the same important as the pedestrians. The megastructure, also provides an atrium space that is goingto adapt on the weather conditions and open and close depending on the year.
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atrium space adaptative space that can open or close dependint on the weather conditions
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03 GAUSARQ SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE Forthisprototypetheteamsought togeneratetheminimumvolume necessaryforthepracticeofagroup of Castellers(practitionersof the Catalantraditionofbuildinghuman towers)fromSantCugatdelValles. They designed a space which is supportedbypressurizedair,trying tomaintainconditionsofpressure andhumiditythataresuitablefor physical exercise. The base structure is made from basic materials such as palletsandplasticwasteobtained from industries in the area.
''Shaping a building depending on the program and sustainability''
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1.2 m
04 DWELLING
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APARTMENTS OFFICES AND RETAIL For this project, the urban relationshipbetweenthebuilding andthesite,inthebusiestzonein Barcelona, was the main concern, as wellastheefficiencyintheuseof the space.The programwas for dwelling apartments and offices, while ground floor was for retail.
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CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
STRUCTURE PLAN
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05 CONSTRUCTION COURSE BUILDING ANALYSIS The goal of this project is the understanding
how
building
systemswork.Anexistingbuilding in Barcelonawas givento study every topic related with the construction of it. From the foundations to the skin of the building,goingthroughstructure, electricsystems,plumbingandair management. The
theorical
procedure
of
construction on site was also analyzed,aswellasthecalculations of the thermalbehaviourof the building itself.
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