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Juan José Cubí Hernández architect engineer Jezusstraat 38 Antwerpen (BE) 24.09.1987 Orihuela (SP) P: 0032 (0) 485967587 E: juanjocubihernandez@gmail.com
My name is Juanjo Cubí Hernández, an architect from Orihuela, Spain. For the last five years I have lived in Antwerp, Belgium. Here I developed my professional experience while collaborating with several firms. After an internship at Atelier ASA (http://www.atelierasa.eu/) and one year and a half working at Tom Cortoos Architecten (http://tomcortoosarchitecten. com/), I started working at stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle (http://frankvanhulle.be). During this period I had the chance to face a wide range of assignments, diverse in scale and program (from small interior projects such as furniture pieces to urban design or landscape architecture projects, including new housing blocks or rehabilitation of historical buildings) for all kinds of clients (public administration, open competitions or private with different budgets). I consider essential a multidisciplinary process where architecture, landscape architecture and urban design enhance each other to find an answer to the specific needs and context of each situation. On the side, I always stay active by collaborating as a freelancer for various companies as well as working on joint projects for competitions. I have won several prizes for my work. I received my architecture degree at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. For my final degree project I developed a Community Integration Complex (CIC) for people with mental illnesses, located in ‘el Cabanyal’ in Valencia, a degraded area of the city. The aim of the project was to achieve the social regeneration of this area with the refurbishment of the ‘Lonja’, a historic building in this fishing village. While studying, I worked together with Valencia-based studio MACLA Arquitectos and PAISEA landscape architecture magazine also located in Valencia. At the moment, I am a permanent collaborator with the magazine, and I coordinated a couple of the issues of the magazine: 029 pedestrian areas and 032 urban parks 3. The magazine allows me to be in direct touch with landscape architecture in a very active and dynamic way. Once in Belgium, I did an internship in Atelier ASA, in Antwerp, through the Leonardo da Vinci program. There I worked on several competitions such as
Europan 12 or VMSW (Social Housing), and on some other housing projects. This experience was really useful, giving me the chance to learn and to work in a nice ambience where I could improve my language and professional skills. Afterwards I became an architect at Tom Cortoos Architecten, working on several house renovation projects and competitions for public buildings such as schools, libraries , visitors centers, or public spaces. Later I started working as an architect at stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle. Here I have been working on several assignments, both architecture and urban design, during the whole process, from design to the execution. Here I had the chance to be more independent and have more responsibility on my projects, as well as I could improve my technical capabilities and my language skills (Dutch). Concerning my professional skills, I have advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and Photoshop as well as InDesign and Illustrator or Sketchup. I am also efficient in 3D studio and some rendering tools like Maxwell or VRay. I am a native Spanish speaker and I am able to speak fluent English. I have a medium level of Dutch, which I always try to improve by my daily use in the office. I have also followed some Dutch-languages courses. I have notions of French and German. Last year I followed several courses of photography (architecture photography), which is a great completion to my profession. I have won prizes for two consecutive years from the V and VI International Competition of Cátedra Hispalyt (http://www.aulahispalyt.es) for joint projects, I also received a second prize in a Competition for Cátedra Municipios Sostenibles UPV. Last year I got an honourable mention for my proposal of an ephemeral installation for ‘La Nit de l’Art 2017, Castellón. Concluding, I have a lot to offer and always something to learn. I am a very active and enthusiastic person and work very well in a team. I am looking to take the next challenging step in my career. Therefore I make contact with you and I would be grateful if we would have the change to share our thoughts. I look forward to hearing from you Yours faithfully, Juanjo Cubí Hernández
Professional experience
Collaborations
CURRICULUM VITAE
2015 - NOW Architect in FVH (stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle) (www.frankvanhulle.be) (Hessenplein 11/20. Antwerp) Collaboration in several architectural projects (both new and renovation) as well as urbanistic and public space projects during the different phases (design, building permit and execution): New building projects: - PAM. 27 Student flats and common spaces. Executed - CLAFO. 61 service flats and common spaces. Building permit - KIP. New building in interior courtyard with several housing typologies and garden. Executed - BIES. New urban development. Service flats and dwellings. Concept design - FOTO. Meat processing building with storage and offices. Building permit. Renovation projects: - HTB. Castle Hof Ter Beke, redevelopment conference centrewith restaurant. Executed - CHA. Renovation of two old buildings (stable and dovecote) into house and suite. Site Chateau Lagut. Executed / ongoing. - MARK. 20 student flats and common spaces. Executed - STW. Renovation into appartments. Stadswaag. Ongoing - ZEE. Refurbishment of an appartment. Executed. - TURN-S. - TURN-A. - SEL. Refurbishment of house extension. Executed - TOEF. Renovation of a house. Ongoing - HEIR. Renovation of two appartment building. Ongoing Urbanism and public space: -RIF. Ringfietspadproject. Design bridges and public space bikepath project. For Tractebel, comm. by Stad A. Ongoing -TUN. Public space design Tunnelplaats-Ankerrui. For Tractebel, commisioned by Stad A. Ongoing -HARD. Hardenvoort. Design bridge and public space. For Tractebel, commisioned by Stad A. Ongoing -SPO. Public space design Spoor Oost. With Rotor, for Tractebel, commisioned by Stad A. Building permit -HAV. Bike pavillion and bus/tram stop Noorderlijn. For BAMnv, commisioned by De Lijn, Stad A. -VAA. Parking building studies. For TVSAM, comm. by BAMnv. -R0. Local bridges and underpassages in the surroundings of the R0 of Brussels. Ongoing
Professional experience
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2014 - 2015 (18 months) Architect in TCA (Tom Cortoos Architecten) (www.tomcortoosarchitecten.com) (Zeilstraat, 29. Antwerp) Collaboration in several projects: -VNOO. House renovation, Antwerp. Built - LEB. School. Lebbeke. Honorable mention - BLA. De Blauwe Halte compet., Antwerp. Honorable mention - UNIE. De Unie. Hasselt. Honorable mention - PLO. Plovdiv Central Square competition. Plovdiv, Bulgary - ROQU. Mercado de Abastos compet. Roquetas del Mar, Spain - RELE. School extension competition. Relegem - ZEIL. Sigarettenfabriek: kitchen design and selfconstruction - DEN. Social housing competition. 17 units. Dendermonde - F+P. House extension, Melle. Belgium - SHOA. Bologna Shoah Memorial competition 2012 - NOW Editorial staff in PAISEA landscape architecture magazine (www.paisea.com) (Pl/ Conde del Real 1, 46003, Valencia, Spain) - Coordination and selection of material for both issues #029 Pedestrian scapes and #032 urban park 3. 2013 (6 months) Intern in Atelier ASA (http://www.atelierasa.eu/) (Coppenolstraat, 3. Antwerp) Collaboration in several projects: - BELS. Housing competition in Belsele, Sint-Niklaas. 1st prize - ASNO. Europan 12 Ă…s, Norway - KOBE. Appartment building and house in Kortrijk - MARI. Appartment building in Marionetten, Kortrijk - House in Kortrijk - Research on concrete precast pieces for living facades. 2010 (6 months) Intern in Macla Arquitectos (http://maclaarquitectos.wordpress.com/) Collaboration in several projects: - BIB. Implementation project of the Rehabilitation of the ancient San Juan de Dios Hospital in Orihuela - Multipurpose Centre of Valle del Salazar competition - Multipurpose Centre of Valle del Roncal competition. 2010 - 2012 Intern in Paisea landscape architecture magazine - Edition and preparation of the material for several issues of the magazine (#015-#023). - Collaboration in the desing of the new image of the magazine.
Professional experience Own projects
2017 ART. Honorable mention: Low cost ephimeral intervention ‘Nit de l’Art’ competition. Castellón, Spain. (with Anna Garcia)
Education Studies
2013 TOR. Pedestrian area in Torrelodones, Madrid. Competition (with Irene Soriano)
2005-2011 Ingenieur Architect School of Architecture of Valencia (ETSAV, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) Final Degree Project: la Lonja de Pescadores del Cabañal as a pretext. Community Integration Complex (CIC) for mentally ills. Mark: 9 Bancaja Final Project Degree Prize 2012 Diploma of Honor in recognition of an excellent academic record
2011 HIS6. 1st prize: Information and visitor pavillion for the Roman Theatre and Castle, Sagunto. VI International Competition C. Hispalyt (with José Francisco Carsí, Rubén Cuena and Jesús Utrillas) 2011 ADO. 2nd prize. Competition for the landscape recovery of the waste plant of Ador. Cátedra Municipios Sostenibles UPV (with José Francisco Carsí, Ignacio Cuena and Jesús Utrillas)
Courses & Workshops
2007 2008 2009 2009 2009. 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2014
Skills and knowledge Languages
Spanish: Mother tongue English: FCE. First Certificate in English Dutch: B1. CVO Encora 2.3 French: Basic
Computer knowledge
Autocad (2D & 3D) Photoshop InDesign Illustrator 3DStudio SketchUp VRay Maxwell render Office software
2012 HIS5. 1st prize: Information, ticket sales and visitor pavillion for the Roman Theatre and Castle in Sagunto. V International Competition Cátedra Hispalyt (with José Francisco Carsí, Rubén Cuena and Jesús Utrillas) 2011 Low cost ephimeral intervention with egg cartons. University Valencia UPV - ETSAV (with D. Bayarri, A. Marí and M. Pelegrín) 2012 TOR2. Landscape intervention. Concrete sculpture (with Irene Soriano and Marina Valero)
Other collaborations
2016. rvorm. House in Mula, Spain Renderings for: 2013 - 2015. Matthias Steen (http://matthiassteen.be/) - Appartment building. Ravels, Belgium. 2013 - House extension. Vaalbeek. Belgium. 2013 - World Expo Milano. 2014 - Bamiyan Cultural Centre. Afghanistan. 2015 2013. Jaime García Mira - Masterplan in Yaupetec, Mexico. 1st prize 2012. Peñín Arquitectos (http://www.penin.es/) - House in Cannes, France 2012 - 2013. José M. Vidal and Olga Lanzas - ‘Albufera’ rural hotel, Valencia, Spain. 2012. Organization of the 2nd Landscape Conferences Valencia. Work in public relations
2001 - 2005 Secondary education Science | Mathematics: IES Tháder. Orihuela (Spain)
Others
Housing and Landscape Workshop International urban design and landscape Valencia Matter and shape 4 congress. Valencia Firmitas and Confort in the historic architecture se- minar. Criterion for restoration practical application 1st Landscape Architecture conferences of Valencia Workshop Sevilla-Valencia. Cruz y Ortiz arquitectos IV International Congress of White Architecture. CIAB-4 Workshop Eduardo de Miguel & E. Fernández-Vivancos 2nd Landscape Architecture conferences of Valencia. Work as coordinator and public relations 7th European Biennial Landscape Architecture Barcelona 8th European Biennial Landscape Architecture Barcelona
Photography, drawing, design, cooking, football, travelling. Zidane. Jake Gyllenhaal. Moderat. Banksy. Steve McCurry Photography courses (Architecture). Encora Driving license: Type B
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27 Student flats + common spaces
Antwerp. Belgium / 2016-2017 Personal contribution: Design and detailing facade, interior of the student rooms and courtyard.
stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle
In accordance with the current typology in the street (high ground floor, 3 upper floors and a roof floor), the high level floor is used to set up the common space, oriented to the busy street, as a pleasant duplex space, which is clearly visible in the facade and by its function and scale interacts with the street. The student rooms are implanted on the backside on the one hand and in the main facade only from the first floor, ensuring the necessary privacy. The ground floor is pleasantly spacious, airy and feasible to set over the entrance area in the outdoor
environment and let it pass through the covered bicycle storage towards the garden situated at the back of the building. The rooms on the floors are reached via the centrally located corridor around the compact vertical circulation core. At the rear, glazed doors release on the escape terraces, which also provide daylight on the hallway on each level. The student flats aim to offer optimal comfort without hypothecating the available space by combining the sanitaries with a compact and thoughtfully designed piece of furniture in each room.
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Restoration and redevelopment of castle Hof Ter Beke into conference centre with restaurant Wilrijk. Antwerp. Belgium/ 2016-2017 Design, detailing and some aspects of the construction site
stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle + Ronny de Meyer architect
The design for the restoration of this monument is the result of a well-considered and worn design process, based on scientific historical research and intensive consultation with all government agencies involved.
and organize the circulation from the coupling volume and improve the interaction with the park. The three rooms on the ground floor can therefore work independently and connected.
All installations such as kitchen, evacuation staircase, elevator, sanitary, are gathered in a new coupling volume situated between the main and the annexe monumental buildings.
The specific attention for the three characteristic approaches (L-shape from the inner courtyard, main building with a tower from park and Boomsesteenweg, and annex with curtain wall towards the park and Terbekehofdreef), improves the relationship between the castle and the surroundings and the protected view and is in line with the re-destination of the castle with more public-oriented functions and the role that the castle will have in the rehabilitation of the park area. Due to the modest design of the new hinge building, which incorporates all the technical functions, the spatial qualities of the restored monument, which has been greatly decayed, are at their best.
This hinge building connects both existing buildings which have fulfilled complementary functions in the different periods of time. This proposal for a new coupling volume also integrates the northern neogotic faรงade. The simple geometric and transparent design of the coupling volume emphasizes the formal autonomy of main and secondary buildings. The new volume is a central access where the different halls are linked. Glazed galleries embrace north and east of the monument
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Renovation of two ruins into holiday houses: old Grape house and old Dovecote. Negrondes. France / 2016 Concept design
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Starting from the ruins of this old barn we were asked to renew it into a holiday house for 4/6 people.
The renovation of this old dovecote into a suite is outlined from the same principles:, emphasizing the values of the original typology and creating a contrast with the modern intervention.
Finding the balance between new and old is our main goal. The wooden structure and the stone masonry walls are renewed and kept visible and some distinguishable openings are added to improve the relation with the surroundings and the quality of the interior space. The humid areas are combined creating two small volumes and keeping clear and flexible the ground floor. The stairs lead the visitor to the sleeping area, where a flexible space could also be used for extra visitors. This space is connected to the ground floor through a double height space.
The wooden roof structure and the masonry walls are still visible, with the holes used for the pidgeons. A glazed floor is installed to keep the relation with the roof from both levels and a spacious interior. On the groundfloor, the living area; upstairs, the sleeping area; both connected with a volume (wooden - glazed/mirror) which contains the kitchen, toilet and bathroom.
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The gate building ºwill link the street with the green interior area. The access will be flanked by common facilities such as multipurpose areas, seating and relaxation spaces with cafeteria, space for paramedics and a southfacing terrace with playground. In this way, direct connections are sought between the neighborhood and the inner area and meetings among neighbors, residents, family, friends and small children are encouraged. The permeability of the residential area for cyclists and pedestrians (shortcut to center) increases its public significance.
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Antwerp. Belgium / 2016 - 2017 Concept design and visualizations
stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle (collaboration with Tractebel)
HARD HARDENVOORT
Design of bridge and public space (client Stad Antwerpen)
Gezaagde kasseien Beton
Antwerp. Belgium / 2016 - 2017 Concept design of the bridge, public space and visualizations
stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle (collaboration with Tractebel)
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RIF RINGFIETSPADPROJECT
Bike path connections, bridges and public space (client Stad Antwerpen) Antwerp. Belgium / 2016 - 2017 Concept design and visualizations
stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle (collaboration with Tractebel)
SPO SPOOR OOST
Public space and relocation of hangars (client Stad Antwerpen) Antwerp. Belgium / 2017 Studies for possible locations, design and visualizations.
stedenbouw en architectuur Frank van Hulle (with Rotor for Tractebel)
BELS HOF VAN REYNAERDE VMSW Competition. Project of 20 social houses
Belsele, Sint-Niklaas. Belgium / 2013 Housing typologies and visualizations.
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2015: Development of the current town center in the east, the innovation center in the west and the agricultural park in between.
ASNO KEEP IN TOUCH Europan 12
2025: The park is gradually fi lled with collective housing types.
Ås. Norway/ 2013 Urban layout, typologies, schemes. 2035: The park is entirely fi lled with buildings. Estimated capacity: 7500 extra inhabitants.
Atelier ASA
A first step in the organization of the masterplan for the Europan site is the creation of a U-shaped building block, surrounding the incoming green that connects landscape and city. Secondly, in order to preserve both Mega and the Åsheim house, parts of the building are disconnected and allow the establishment of transversal connections in between. More side streets appear when the block is further scaled down, through which the site becomes an easily accessible area in proximity of the city center. Shifting the various housing blocks, in the end, optimizes the views over the site and the relationship of each house with the green. The program for the masterplan has to respond to the request of Ås to facilitate a mixed program, with a strong focus on cultural and university life. A large part of the Europan site is filled in with
2040: Further expansion is foreseen along both poles of the strip.
1. Connecting landscape and city
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collective housing. The appartments offer an alternative for mainly young families, singles and elderly to the freestanding houses that characterize Ås right now. Part of each ground fl oor is taken by duplex houses, provided for (semi-)commercial, work or private space. The Åsheim house, on its turn, is preserved for a B&B. Further, a signifi cant amount of students is housed in Mega. By providing space for student accommodation close to the town center, our site fulfi lls the role of the missing node in the network of campus’s that turns Ås into one university town again. The synergy between community and university life is then strengthened by attributing
the lower fl oors of Mega to a business and community center where f.e. architects and graphic designers can have their offi ce. In fact, the center contributes to a larger cultural scene that is set up on the site and is further shaped by the atelier houses and the Tandberg Museum. Being a landmark on the edge of town, the museum itself does not function as an isolated tower. It is part of a cultural trajectory through the center of Ås. Since the Tandberg collection is spread over public spaces of the town, it highly interacts with visitors, inhabitants and possibly other artists who are invited to respond to it. The museum meets the neighborhood, in a way.
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House renovation in Antwerp
Antwerp. Belgium / 2014 -2015 Design, detailing and visualizations.
Tom Cortoos Architecten
The typical back volume of this town house is being renovated while preserving the distinct character of the respective chambers. Each room will have its own decking and roof shape so the rooms further privatize while thanks to the large openings are closely interlinked. Between the kitchen on the ground floor and office on the mezzanine a spatial connection is provided.
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Competition for the renovation of the Municipal Market Roquetas de Mar. Spain / 2014 Concept design and visualizations
Tom Cortoos Architecten
The existing market building is stripped of all secondary and technical systems to achieve a completely open space under the sculptural roof with inverted arches. The perimeter of the building is fully glazed and where necessary the glass facade is set back to protect the space from the harsh sun or a second layer added with external screens. All serving functions are housed in the small volumes that are placed against the market hall. The entrance, a cafĂŠ, loading docks and offices are placed in the volumes cladded with aluminum plates. The concrete gutters collect the water from the spectacular roof and spit it into the water features in the square.
Alternative uses Lectures / cinema
Concerts / parties
Fairs / festivals
Workshops / meetings
PLOV ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANACHRONISM Plovdiv Central Square competition. Square and archaeological sites. Plovdiv. Bulgary / 2014 Concept design and visualizations
Tom Cortoos Architecten
PLAN ABOVE GRADE (1/500)
PLAN BELOW GRADE (1/500)
All different periods in history left their marks and traces in the city, much like layers or sediments in geology. Biggest challenge here is to give back spatial continuity to the area of the Central Square, as it is now cut into four sectors by the crossing of two major roads. To achieve this we push the car tunnel underneath the Roman ruins, thus creating an archeological anachronism with the contemporary layer underneath the ancient layer.
1960 A.D.
TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNDERPASS
2020 A.D.
SCULPTURE
TO IVAN VAZOV ST.
ENTRY SQUARE FOR MILITARY CLUB AND PARTY HOUSE
TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNDERPASS
GYURO MIHAYLOV MONUMENT
DOWN TO UNDERGROUND MUSEUM OF PHILIPPOPOLIS
Thanks to this unifying intervention a continuous landscape passes underneath the central square. This square measures exactly 180m by 180m and is constructed from large syenite blocks. The square installs a new ‘contemporary’ grid which clashes with the Roman grid. The tension between these two dominant directions reveals the confrontation of the different historic layers. DETAIL 1 CENTRAL SQUARE WITH OPENINGS TO ‘ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK’ (1/100)
FOUNTAIN DOWN TO UNDERGROUND MUSEUM OF PHILIPPOPOLIS
TSAR SIMEON’S GARDEN
ARE
TRAL SQU
UP TO CEN
2020 A.D.
TO MUSEUM OF PHILIPPOPOLIS
TO MUSEUM OF PHILIPPOPOLIS
THE MILITARY CLUB
DETAIL 2 1 MEETING CENTRAL SQUARE OF CENTRAL WITHSQUARE, OPENINGS TSAR TOSIMEON’S ‘ARCHAEOLOGICAL GARDEN AND PARK’ ENTRY (1/100) PLAZA FOR MILITARY CLUB AND PARTY HOUSE (1/100)
N FFORUM
DETAIL 2 M
N FFORUM
TO NOTHER
TO NOTHER
Our proposal shows a clash of historic layers. All periods are treated equally. We treat these layers with respect but are not intimidated nor paralyzed by the presence of this overwhelming history. New layers are added, interventions of today have their own logic and identity. They continue the history of this intriguing place in the centre of Plovdiv. ARE TRAL SQUUA
ARE TRAL SQUUA
UP TO CEN
TO MUSEUM PATIO
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TRAL SQU
UP TO CEN
UP TO CEN
THE TRIMONTIUM HOTEL UNDERPASS
TO MUSEUM PATIO
THE TRIMONTIUM HOTEL UNDERPASS
4000 B.C.
ENCLOSED SUNKEN GARDEN
ENCLOSED SUNKEN GARDEN
2018 A.D.
HOTEL PARKING
TO HOTEL TE LOBBY
DETAIL 3 UNDERGROUND LEVEL: PASSAGE, STAIR, SUNKEN GARDEN AND PARKING (1/100)
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
HOTEL PARKING
TO HOTEL TE LOBBY
DETAIL 4 3 OLD UNDERGROUND POST BUILDING LEVEL: CONVERTED PASSAGE, STAIR, INTO MUSEUM SUNKEN (1/100) GARDEN AND PARKING (1/100)
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SHOAH SHOAH MEMORIAL Competition
Place for Contemplation
Bologna. Italy / 2015 Concept design, visualizations and model
Tom Cortoos Architecten
The Memorial clearly steps out in the urban tissue of its surroundings, much like the events it commemorates. Three tools are used to generate the Memorial; extrusion, rotation and excavation. The plan is constructed from fragments of synagogues, ghetto alleys, safe houses, hiding places. The result is an uneasy and unsettling collection of spaces. Rooms and courts that recall images of burnt-down houses and abandoned places. It creates a world of shadows with a strong contrast between the lit clearings in the field and the dark shadows in the dense zones. Larger courts get a specific use; a Place for Gathering and Place for
Contemplation. A tree is planted here as a symbol of hope, for he who believes the world will soon come to an end doesn’t plant trees. Benches offer a place to rest, talk, think. A line with the names of the Jews that were arrested and deported from Bologna runs over the memorial, honouring the victims of the holocaust. A continuous route connects the entry on Via Matteotti with the one in Via Carracci, rendering the passage through the Memorial into an experience with a clear beginning and end. Visitors leaving the Memorial find themselves in a different place and another state of mind.
Place for Gathering
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RELE RELEGEM SCHOOL Competition
Relegem. Belgium / 2014 Concept design and visualizations
Tom Cortoos Architecten
The new school building would be organized in one level. This is a very clear choice to achieve an extremely accessible and clear building. At the back of the school site, facing the fields, comes the new volume. The relationship between the playground and the adjacent playing field is ensured by cutting the volume. The entrance to the building is marked and there is an interesting junction where the canopy, the entrance to the building and the path come together. The circulation of the existing building and the canopies is continued in the new building. The physical integration is optimal, and also forms the basis for a next phase with further capacity expansion.
The central area of the ​​ new building gets daylight by inserting two patios and a skylight. The smaller rooms where special classes are given are linked. Furthermore, this area is filled with storage and technical spaces. The bigger classes are situated on the outside of the construction and all of them have a large window directed towards the surroundings. At the back of the property is as if the beautiful rolling countryside rolls in the 4 classes because the ground connection at the level of the windows. The low volume also indemnifies the view from the main building of the new volume around at this magnificent landscape
LEB LEBBEKE SCHOOL Competition
Lebbeke. Belgium / 2014 Concept design, visualizations and detailing
Tom Cortoos Architecten
The new building is conceived as two different volumes to be built against each other, so both (the classroom building and the multipurpose space) have its own “ideal� customized plan. The classroom building with its tight structure efficient plan, compact and with a lot of repetition and the multipurpose room as a large open space. The multipurpose room with its program for the entire school site, and by extension even for the whole neighborhood, can play a role as a building with a connecting role. The emblematic shape of the room reinforces this character.
F+P FANNY & PC
House extension
Melle. Belgium / 2015 Concept design and model
Tom Cortoos Architecten
The project consists of a new extension for a freestanding house. The main goal is to avoid building a simple box against the existing building that does not relate with it. The extension should house a new kitchen and a cinema - sitting area. It is build as an addition of several elements (podium, wall-cabinet, ceiling, glass facade, pivoting door and terrace) that at the same time link it with the existing but highlight the different qualities of each space.
HIS6 MV0219
1st prize. VI Competition Cátedra Hispalyt Information, ticket sales and visitor pavillion for the Roman Theatre and Castle Sagunto. Spain / 2012
Longitudinal section
Concept design and visualizations
with José Francisco Carsí, Rubén Cuena & Jesús Utrillas
Cross section
Square plan
Respect. Respect for the urban environment’s geometry. The building is inserted trying to fit existing alignments, filling the space where a little park was placed. That way, the historic fabric of the Jewish quarter is maintained, avoiding building within this area. Respect for the topography, avoiding placing the pavilion on the hillside, where its location would compete with the view of the Theatre and the Castle. The Roman urban fabric, different to the checkerboard layout of the cities placed on a flat terrain, trying to solve slope issue by creating terraced buildings. This structure suggests that the pavilion could be one step more. To recover. To recover the Theatre entrances. To contribute to the value of each and every entrance. To create spaces in front of these entrances, where the visitors can wait before the performance. To recover certain land scaped areas, establishing new uses, as well as access to the
Theatre and the Castle, and a viewpoint, on the top of the hillside. To recover the square as a public space for pedestrians, hiding the parking underground. an open space for the visitors, the pavilion and the Theatre. A square that receives the visitor and is a prelude to the Theatre dignifying the perception of the canvas that shapes the urban pedestrian space. To connect. To connect the town with the square. The square with the pavilion. The pavilion with the Theatre and the Castle. To generate a transition between several uses. A route where the cars stop before entering the square, with the intention of the pedestrian being the protagonist and discovering the historical monuments. The History told by the ancient walls of the Theatre and the Castle. Muri Veteri. Murviedro. Sagunto.
Geometric genesis
The building
Section AA’
Section BB’
Ground floor plan
Masterplan
PFC Final Degree Project
la Lonja de Pescadores del CabaĂąal as a pretext. Community Integration Complex (CIC) for the mentally ill Valencia. Spain / 2012
directed by Ă?Ăąigo Magro & Manuel Portaceli
The project proposes to renew the historical building of the Lonja in the degraded neighbourhood of El Cabanyal in Valencia. The aim is to suggest a new use in order to value it and recover this mostly residential maritime village. Instead of housing a emblematic program, the suggested use consists of a Community Integration Complex for mentally ill. The goal is to normalize the situation of mentally ill and integrate them in the sociaty rather than isolating them. This is achieved, on the one hand, by settling in their residence in this urban fabric and on the other hand, by locating the common areas , as well as the public program, in the building of the Lonja, so all the neighbourhood can make use of it.
Sketches
First floor
Ground floor
Basement floor
Model
Structural system
Zinc roof Cross section through 2-3
Cross section through 4-5
Cross section through 11-12
Cross section through 13-14
Cross section through 9-10
Roof structure
South elevation
Existing brick wall
Reinforced concrete lining wall
Longitudinal section through east nave
First floor
Longitudinal section through east nave Ground floor
Basement floor Longitudinal section through east nave
Constructive section
Constructive process detail
HIS5 SM2526
1st prize. V Competition Cátedra Hispalyt Square, bus stop and café project Santander. Spain / 2011 Concept design, visualizations and model
with José Francisco Carsí, Ignacio Cuena & Jesús Utrillas
Nowadays more than a square, the area of intervention could be considered as a “non-place.” A fragmented, chaotic and lifeless space. Our intention was to reorder this area recovering the original vision of this space, reinterpreting and adapting to new needs. The plaza is located in a strategic location at the confluence of the main access arteries to the city. Moreover, it is the centre of the city’s public transport (FEVE, RENFE and bus station). In the immediate surroundings of the square, there are two different scales: a bigger, the residental buildings one, and another smaller one, more suitable to the intervention, the two stations scale.
The project of the square, bus stop and the café, will try to respond to traffic, trying to create a filter between the road and the square, while properly seeking to relate to the urban spaces that precede these buildings, transforming this formless continuum into a square reflecting the character of the place. Our intention was to condense the facilities in a band that makes as a filter and contains both the café and bus stop, or other uses that exist at present and we find interesting to maintain, such as the taxi stop, small parking zones and bike rental stations. In this way we get a clear space between the band and the stations, away from the traffic. Talking about the volumetric relation-
ships, we wanted the piece to engage with the station using the height of the basement, the minor bodies and of the access canopy. The project involves some closed boxes, which host the service pieces and at the same time will organize served spaces, lighter and more flexible. These spaces are covered by a canopy that unifies the whole proposal. It looks like an adaptation of the horizontal shelter that Gutiérrez Soto introduced to these stations in 1949, innovative at this time, if we compare them with predominantly classic vaulted ones. The proposal is based on the station, its modulation and rhythm to shape the entire program, from the treat-
ment of the square to the café and the bus stop, the parking area and even the urban furniture and the alignment of vegetation. In the southern part of the intervention, the canopy is gone, but conceptually it retains the functionality and linearity of this strip, incorporating the rest of the program.
ADOR 000km0
2nd prize. Competition for the landscape recovery of the waste plant of Ador Cátedra Municipios Sostenibles Ador. Spain / 2011 Concept design and visualizations
with José Francisco Carsí, Ignacio Cuena & Jesús Utrillas
Intentions Views
Buildings
Green elements
Platforms
Slopes/Paths
Water trajectory
According to the value of the surrounding landscape, the main idea of the project was to recover this place as a starting point for leisure, rest and cultural activities. On the other hand, taking into account the original use of the complex, recycling was another of the main ideas of the project. To recycle, to reuse, to reorder. Each and every proposed use tries to profit at most the existing structures. Giving new uses which could turn the place into a site of connection with the environment, at the same time allowing a flexible space for temporary activities. Making the most of the platforms as viewpoints, sport, leisure and rest areas. Using the slopes as stands, slides, connections among the platforms and green areas; the walls as green tapestries or climbing walls; the preexisting buildings as shading structures. Allowing the buildings to integrate with the landscape. Reforesting the arid areas trying to cover the most degraded areas as well as creating shaded areas in the complex.
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usos alternativos 1
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final etapa vuelta ciclista
festival musical/actuaciones teatrale
M E TA
M E TA
1
M E TA
territorio
P
P 1
Convent de Sant Jeroni
M E TA
1 1 1
P
M E TA
Rio Vernisa
1
M E TA
1
M E TA
M E TA
M E TA
Rótova
P
Tossal de les Forques
P P
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Castell de Palma
Alfahuir
P Alternative uses End of a stage in a cycle race
Music festival/Open air cinema/Theatre
Routes Circulations among platforms
Green element Trees
Shrubbery
P
sendero/ruta ciclista
Ador
Plant species. Mediterranean forest 1
1 M E TA
intenciones
M E TA
vistas
edificación
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P
1
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P
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edificación a derribar / escaso interés edificación a conservar / carácter
PAI PAISEA #O29 pedestrian scapes Coordination and selection of material for that issue of the landscape architecture magazine Valencia / 2014
with Olga Lanzas & Irene Soriano
SIG SIGARETTENFABRIEK
Kitchenette design and selfconstruction
Antwerp. Belgium / 2014
Tom Cortoos Architecten
TOR2 CONCRETE SCULPTURE
La Torre. Valencia. Spain / 2012
with Irene Soriano & Marina Valero
BAM ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS Bamiyan Cultural Centre
Afghanistan / 2015
images for Matthias Steen
MUS ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS Museum
2012
AGU ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS
Interactive Urban Management Infraestructure Valencia. Spain / 2012
images for Agustín Marí Alarcón
Juan José Cubí Hernández architect engineer Jezusstraat 38 Antwerpen (BE) 24.09.1987 Orihuela (SP) P: 0032 (0) 485967587 E: juanjocubihernandez@gmail.com