Jorge Sainz de Aja Curbelo - Urban Designer Since my third year in the architecture school, and thanks to differents experiences as the advance design seminary, a year in the Marseille Architecture School and some professors as Eduardo Cåceres Morales, I start to realize to which part of the architecture I wanted to be involved in. Urbanism as a way to study the cities and the different process that occurs inside of it, the corresponding impact in the inhabitants and land trace and footmark. The functions logics of the city have attracted my attention and more specifically the parameters used in urban design that can modify the normal function of a neighborhood or generate new process or uses or the use of those parameters for the positioning of a city in a global context. The multiple parameters or variables that could affect in this functionality process, from the point of view of the design, have leaded to me to research about the generative design systems, and to study and develop, differents urban projects, with generative algorithms and evolutive algorithm applied to multi objectives (MOEA´s). In this work line and as part of my PhD researches, I have studied by the use of regressive analysis, the location of urban-hotels and retail agglomerations, detecting different key parameters of the urban morphological and functional structure, to later develop different evolutive algorithms that optimize the urban design in order to find the better fitness to those key parameters, and produce a design that facilitates the creation of those land uses in the city. Thanks to those researches I have obtained different skills as a excellent use of the grasshopper and rhino, and statistics software. The choice of the tourism field within the urban area is due to the interest in a mass phenomenon with a marked temporary character and with a high consumption of land, and the processes of "ur-banal-ization "derived from the processes of globalization and the creation of neutral environment for visitors or tourists, along with the opportunities arising from this phenomenon for the development of local populations or destinations. All those process and logic requires a deep theoretical understanding of the city logics and the generative design process, in this sense I feel close to the works of Christopher Alexander, Harvey Perloff, Steven Johnson, Mark Burry, Richard Rogers or Rem Koolhaas. In the professional area, I´m the Co-Founder of my own architecture studio, where we develop different projects in the tourism, housing, urban and industrial area for several companies operating in different areas of the African continent. During those four years in Hard Studio and collaborating with other Spanish architecture studios, have had allow me to increase my skills in the necessary organization systems to develop big scale projects ensuring a correct function of the studio human structure, and the co-ordination between the technical and design part as a way to optimize the design process looking for a high quality standard. Also in the study we are interested in the transition from the digital design to the build element, in this regard we are developing our skills and forming us in the use of 3D printers and different types of CNC cutters, using design software as the Grasshopper and Nesting applications, Arduino and control of robotic arms. I consider myself as a hard working person, really enthusiastic, curious, and always looking for new challenges what leads me to the research and a recurrent training.
Jorge Sainz de Aja Curbelo - Urban Designer Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) in 1984 Non educational Researcher at OTTR research Group Urban and Tourism Head at Hard Studio (Co-Founder) Designer for BlueGreen Holdings Architecture degree (2010) Master (2011) PhD Candidate Hobbies Football, Fishing, Cooking Models, Comics and Arduino
L-P-A 2007 – Housing valuation and Appraisal. 2007 – Competition. Competition proposals for reform and adaptation of the ULPGC´s auditorium. 2007 – Refurbishment. UD Las Palmas Footbol team. Official Head Quarters refurbishments. (not built). 2008 – Competition. Competition for the waterfront of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 1 prize (Ex-Aequo). HARD STUDIO 2010 – Rehabilitation & refurbishment. Student residence. Orotava. Spain (not built). 2010 – Competition. Ideas Competition for the Socio-Cultural Center, Management and renewal of Jesus village. Ibiza. Spain. 2010 – Competition. Competition for architectural drafting and project management for the construction of the IES "N2" plot "DEDU-2". Cabanillas del Campo. Spain (In collaboration with ABLA-Arquitectura). 2010 – Modular design for single family residential typologies for walltech Ghana. 2010 – Modular design for collective family residential typologies for walltech Ghana. 2010 – Urban Project. Residentialisation of sub-urban area in Accra for Ghana Walltech. 2010 – Project execution. Phase I residential area Oxigen 1 for Walltech Ghana. 2010 – Competition. Competition for contracting the execution and management service project of the construction for the health center of Santa Cruz de Lezama. Spain. (In collaboration with ABLAArquitectura). 2011 – Refurbishment. Flat Interior refurbishment. Madrid. (not built). 2011 – Refurbishment. Facade refurbishment for the Interpretation Center "Las Dunas" for TRAGSA and consortium for touristic rehabilitation of South Gran Canaria (In Collaboration with ABLA-Arquitectura). (not built). 2011 – Refurbishment. Refurbishment and enlargement of the Maspalomas Dunes viewpoint for TRAGSA and consortium for touristic rehabilitation of South Gran Canaria (In Collaboration with ABLAArquitectura). (not built). 2011 – Residential Project. Cite lagon, residential development. Bamako. Mali. (In Collaboration with ABLAArquitectura). (not built). 2011 – Competition. Urban Masks. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain. 2011 – Rehabilitation & refurbishment. House & cellar Refurbishment into a interpretation center and wine tastings for FLICK´s cellars. Gran Canaria. Spain. (not built). 2011 – Design. Label design for products from FLICK´s cellars. 2011 – Competition. Ideas Competition for Head quarters of the Biosphere Reserve. Lanzarote. Spain. 2011 – Facade refurbishment. Reform Project for the Provence hotel facade. I Sleep Hotels. Barcelona. Spain. (not built). 2011 - Residential project. residential development for BlueGreen Holdings. Houston. Texas. (not built). 2011 – Health mobile modules for BlueGreen Holdings. Venezuela. 2011 – Industrial. Factory modules for Modultech & BlueGreen Holdings. Venezuela. 2011 – Hotel. Hotel Proposal M-30 for I Sleep Hotels. Madrid. Spain (not built). 2011 – Competition.. Close the Gap. New York. 2011 - Refurbishment. Housing enlargement and implementation of indoor pool. Reocín. Spain. (In Collaboration with ABLA-Arquitectura). 2011 - Competition. Competition for Interior Design. VIP Room at ARCO 2011. 2011 - Hotel. Hotel Proposal Albasanz for I Sleep Hotels. Madrid. Spain (not built).
2012 – Refurbishment. Design for renovation of facade in collective residential building for BlueGreen Holdings. Sheridan. Boston. (not built). 2012 – Interior Design. Planet Shushi restaurant Interior Design. Mallorca. Spain. (In collaboration with estudio de arquitectura Fray Coello de Portugal). 2012 – Residential Project. Modular residential development for BlueGreen Holdings. Pemba. Mozambique. 2012 – Industrial. Port and logistics base for BlueGreen Holdings. Pemba. Mozambique. (No ejecutada). 2012 - Competition. Competition for Disa Head quarters. Sta. Cruz de Tenerife. Spain. 2013 – Refurbishment. Convent refurbishment for the religious order of María Inmaculada. Madrid. Spain (In collaboration with estudio de arquitectura Fray Coello de Portugal). 2013 – Hotel. Dismantling modular hotel in Zaragoza, sent, assembly and construction of new gardns and swiming pool for I Sleep Leisure Hotels. Pemba. Mozambique. 2013 – Refurbishment. Housing enlargement in cruce de Arinaga. Gran Canaria. Spain (In collaboration with ABLAArquitectura). 2013 – Hotel. Proposal for I Sleep Hotel Hotels. Maputo. Mozambique. (No ejecutada). 2013 – Interior design. Interior design for BlueGreen Holdings Head quarters in Maputo. Mozambique. 2014 - Hotel. Proposal for I Sleep Hotel Hotels. Accra. Ghana. (No ejecutada). 2014 - ndustrial. Port and logistics base for BlueGreen Holdings. Palma. Mozambique. (In process). 2014 – Residential project. Isolated residential housing. Palma. Mozambique. (In process). OWN OR IN - COLLABORATION PROJECTS 2013 – Competition. Competition proposal for beach kiosks. Maspalomas. Spain. (In collaboration with Jetworks). 2014 – Hotel. Rehabilitation & reform of Oasis RIU hotel. Gran Canaria. Spain. (In collaboration with Jetworks). 2014 – Landscape. Beautification project for Highway GC-1. Gran Canaria. Spain (In collaboration with Jetworks). 2014 – Education. Brains Arucas school project. Gran Canaria. Spain (In collaboration with 00Arq). 2014 – Competition. Competition summer pavilion DIA LIVE. Berlín. Germany. 2014 - Consultancy. Consultancy jobs for the urban renewal of ancient touristic village in esatern coast of Gran Canaria for the Gran Canaria Council. Gran Canaria. Spain. (In process). ACADEMIC 2009 - Landscape and Urban renewal. Urba proposal for Sta. Margarita area. Gran Canaria. Spain. Project selected for the Canary Landscape Biennial. 2010 - Dissertation. Strategic Intervention in relocation area for new centrality generation. Project selected to be develop during the advance design seminary. Project selected by the Gran Canaria Council as reference for the future project. 2011 - Workshop 7 x 1000. Landscape proposal for La Palma Island. Collaboration with the Canary Landscape Observatory as Local architect with Catherine Szanto (ENSA paris la Villette proffessor and researcher). 2012 - Method for Urban renewal by the introduction of touristics urban products in consolidated urban areas. Top three research proposals of the year. 2014 - Wallpex. Team leader. Steper project. Selected by Sou Fujimoto for the final exhibition. Selected to represent the Las Palmas Architecture School in the 8 Landscape biennial of Barcelona.
Method fot urban renewal by the introduction of touristic products in consolidated urban areas Jorge Sainz de Aja Curbelo - Eduardo Cáceres Morales Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University (España) - Universitary Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development (TIDES)
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Renewal Specific Objetives
1.- Documentary research. Actually this phase is finished (but not closed), it have been made an documentary research about explained proposal, it´s not considered as closed because the mathematical proposal and generative algorithm solutions could produce some necessary consults.
Research area: the selected research area is the neighborhood guanarteme, this particular choice is that converge in almost all situations necessary to understand and identify the factors that make the logical trade in the city. Also it is considered that this is an area of resources and opportunities, these areas are those places urban system with sufficient capacity to modernize development as the central city and in the process, help the disadvantaged. An area of resources and opportunities is characterized by one or more of the following criteria: 1. - Areas that already exists in the form of private investment business and this investment continues. 2. - Areas in which cooperation mechanisms seem particularly viable investment. 3. - Areas where others have already been funded urban renewal programs and other public developments or services. 4. - Areas that have a rare appeal to the cultural, historical, etc.. 5. - Areas whose development potential can be influenced secondarily appreciable level through public action.
4.- Data & Research
2.- Example project analysis. As the result of the documentary research it have been collected, studied and analyzed a great number of Urban renewal Projects, Waterfront projects, Strategies and action plans. Actually it have been selected five project as direct examples, and heave been studied to get the parameters and right now those parameters are being included as part of the generative algorithm , and testing the results.
Initial Proposal
3.- Urban analysis for problem detection – Observational methodology. The proposed urban analysis, try to find the points, aspects, or problems that seems to be re-configured or renewed. Actually it have been made the 50 % of polls, and 100% of urban analysis. The results will be introduced one more time as parameters in the generative algorithms.
Generative Algorithm Analisys
4.- Data collection 90 % of the data collection, Statistics data, measurement data, economic data have been made, this information will be used as control parameters for the studies of the generative algorithm results.
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Restauración (restaurantes - bares) Ocio (gym - surf - deportes - bingo)
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Moda (ropa - peluqueria -joyeria) Alimentación (bazar - panaderia/dulceria - supermercado - pescaderia - etc.)
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5.- Generative algorithms – Advance design software – result discussion about the hypothetical morphological changes – Comparative analysis. Once the Urban proposal will be finished, this will be tested, analyzed and studies by the introduction of it, in the advance design software. Actually they are created two of those generative algorithm, one to test the new Hotel proposals within the parameters of sun an block typology, and the other that test the change of the commercial zones produced by the introduction of a new hotel or a new commercial corridor.
Control Parametters
Otros (inmobiliarias - tiendas hogar - concecionarios)
2.- Principal and Specific Objetives of the Thesis
Lugares de culto (iglesias...) Cultural (galerias de arte - escuelas - academias) Bancos Salud (hospitales - clinicas - medicos - veterinarios)
Proposed theme: This research attemps by the study and analysis of other previous methods, create a new one for the introducion of new touristic products in consolidated urban areas, as a method or urban renewal. Tourism, as all activities requires a physical sipport for his growth, must have an environment adapted to their characteristics for the proper functioning of their business. This paper will seek to disaggregate tourism defining parameters for study and creation of an appropriate method of adaptation in urban areas already consolidated, in this context we could define the tourism as a tertiary activity or retail, needing a location for the necessary buildings (hotel example) and need to meet the tourist´s demands, fashion, restaurant, etc.. Likewise tourism resource´s parameter is understood as the main tourist attractions in the destination, those resources have a physical entity and the need to provide a location and therefore a series of logics or requirements to perform its function. In this study we will try to found, by the analysis of the logics and functions requirements the correct running for each parameters that conforms the tourist activity, in order to create an application method for insertion thereof in consolidated urban spaces.
Generative Algorithm
6.- Basic References
feedback
1.- Urban strategy: -La calidad del medio ambiente urbano Perloff, Harvey S. Barcelona: Oikos-Tau, 1973 -Modelos de desarrollo urbano. Britton, Harris. Lathrop, George T. Hamburg, John R. Schlager, Kenneth J. Hill, Donald M. Chapin, F. Stuart Jr. Robinson, Ira M. Wolfe, Harry B. Barringer, Robert L. Lakshamanan, T.R. Hansen, Walter G. Steger, Wilbur A. Berry, Brian J. L. Garrison, W.L. Oikos-Tau, 1975. -Arquitectura y política, ensayos para mundos alternativos Josep Maria Mountaner, Zaida Muxi Gustavo Gili
2.- Waterfront:: -Metropoles portuaires en europa
Results
Jean Lucien Bonillo, Audre Ronzel, Mario Fabre Editions Parentheses -Waterfronts, a new frontier for cities and water Rivio Bruttonesso Cities on water
3.- Commerce:
Objectives: Creating a new method for the insertion of touristic products in consolidated urban areas, as a way of re-ordering them. 1. - Breakdown of tourism in a number of defining parameters. 2. - Parameter analysis for the extraction of the logical components. 3. - Creating application methods for the proper functioning of each of the parameters in a given environment. 4. - Selecting a standard location for a first approach to the problem. 5. - Analysis of the area chosen for knowledge of existing problems. 6. - Application of methods created in the target area. 7. - Study results..
Analisys of results
Final Proposal
-Curso de urbanismo en áreas comerciales Publicación COAM -Centros urbanos frente a nuevas centralidades comerciales Ramón López de Lucio (Coord) Cuadernos de investigación urbanística nº 14. Madrid : ETSA, 1998. -El urbanismo comercial. Bernabe Rodriguez velarda. Rodríguez Velarde, Bernabé. Dykinson, 2000.
4.- ports:
-El papel actual del planeamiento urbanístico y la ordenación portuaria en el suelo de España Ignacio Saíz Mugíca Revista Portus nº 10
5.- History:
-La formación de Las Palmas, Ciudad y Puerto: cinco siglos de evolución Fernando Martín Galán Junta del Puerto de La Luz y de Las Palmas
6.- Action plans:
-Waterfront de nuevo, transformación de los frentes urbanos de agua Juaquín Casariego, Elsa Torres, Pablo Ley, Juan Palop Especiales de urbanismo nº 1 -Waterfronts in post-industrial cities Richard Marshall
7.- Law and public action plans: Palmas (2009)
PIO-GC (2010), PTEOTI-GC (2011), PTEO-puertos deportivos turísticos e infraestructuras náuticas (2009), PROA 2020, PGMOU Las
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