Marielle Samayoa Escobar, MCH2019, Guatemala

MARIELLE SAMAYOA ESCOBAR
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING PORTFOLIO

DURATION
January 14th - September 16th, 2019
DIRECTORS
Dr. José María de la Puerta and Andrea Deplazes
COORDINATOR + MANAGER
Rosario Segado
LOCATION
Madrid, Spain
Zurich, Switzerland
CONTACT
e-mail: info@mchmaster.com
phone:+34 910 674 860
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid
Avda. Juan Herrera 4. 28040, Madrid. Spain
MCH EDITION 2019

The Master of Architecture in Collective Housing, MCH, is a
postgraduate full-time international professional program of
advanced architecture design in cities and housing presented by
Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) and Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology (ETH). After ten editions, it is rated as one
of the best architecture master’s programs by architects and experts.

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Schedule of Contents
SHOWN IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
W03
WORKSHOP 02
pg 28-41
WORKSHOP 04
pg 68-83
WORKS
pg
WORKSHOP 06
pg 104-117
Hrvoje Njiric
AL Jacob van Rijs
Andrea Deplazes
Dietma
W03
AL
ZURICH TRIP
SPE
SPECIALTY 02
pg 42-51
LC + EH
SPECIALTY 04
pg 132-145
UD + L

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WORKSHOP 01
pg 6-17
Andrés Cánovas + Atxu Amann
WORKSHOP 03
pg 52-67
SHOP 05
84 -91
WORKSHOP 07
pg 118-131
Anne Lacaton
Alison Brooks
ar Eberle
ECIALTY 01
pg 18-27
E + S
EASTER HOLIDAYS
SPECIALTY 03
pg 92-103
C + T

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DURATION
5 days
PROJECT LOCATION
Madrid, Spain
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Gabriel Wajnerman [Plural Arquitectos]
GROUP MEMBERS
Ravin AbouRjeily - Lebanon
Elena Sanfeliu - Spain
Marielle Samayoa - Guatemala
WORKSHOP 01

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Alone But Connected
LED BY: ANDRÉS CÁNOVAS + ATXU AMANN
[AMANN-CÁNOVAS-MARURI]
This workshop was based on the notion of modern day’s living
situation, in which living alone has become more common. “It is a
free choice; far from loneliness and neglect it may reflect the degree
of progress of a society in relation to the exercise of individual
freedom and ability of emancipation and autonomy.” The workshop
consisted of choosing a person from Angelica Dass’s Pantone and
giving it a personality. Bearing in mind the distinct personalities
of all 19 characters, the first phase’s task was to diagram the
personalities in accordance to the use of spaces. The oxymoron of
living alone yet connected was constantly employed to design the
first possible architectural building, constrained in a 4-meter-deep
and 50-meter-long site. For the second phase of this workshop,
a radical move was to be made: completely pass on your group’s
work to another group and then inherit another group’s work. With
new material at hand, the challenge was to take the architecture
further to its final phase, where an audio-visual was to be made that
portrayed the concept, the architecture and location, without being
explicit about design and more about the concept; a video outside
of the architecture.
Pantone, by Angélica Dass

Elena Sanfeliu
Marielle Samayoa
Ravin Abourjeily
WORSHOP 1- Canovas + Amann
SPACE VS. SOCIABILITY SPACE VS. NATUREAGE VS. NEED OF SPACE
FAVORITE SPACE [vs. possible orientation] TIME SPENT INSIDE %hours/day TIME SPENT OUTSIDE %/hours/day
Living Space
Meditation/Studio
Bathroom
Bedroom
Outdoor
Objects in tension
Fighting Shapes
Dynamic forms
Complex forms
Residual Space
MidGround
UNROLLING COMPLEXITY AND CONFLICT TO UNDERSTAND SPATIAL CONCEPTS
Objects in tension
Fighting Shapes
Dynamic forms
Complex forms
Residual Space
MidGround
XITY AND CONFLICT TO UNDERSTAND SPATIAL CONCEPTS
UNROLLING COMPLEXITY AND CONFLICT TO UNDERSTAND SPATIAL CONCEPT
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19 LONELY CHARACTERS AND THEIR DOMESTIC DISTINCTIONS
AGE VS NEED OF SPACE SPACE VS SOCIABILITY SPACE VS NATURE
Voids
Hanging boxes
Long deep patios
What is ground floor?
Contrasting architectural elements
New Strategies for Obtaining light
Wat is exterior? What is inside? What is outside?
OBJECTS IN
TENSION
FIGHTING
SHAPES
RESIDUAL SPACE
WORKSHOP 01

Elena Sanfeliu
Marielle Samayoa
Ravin Abourjeily
WORSHOP 1- Canovas + Amann
FAVORITE SPACE [vs. possible orientation] TIME SPENT INSIDE %hours/day TIME SPENT OUTSIDE %/hours/day
Living Space
Meditation/Studio
Bathroom
Bedroom
Outdoor
UNROLLING COMPLEXITY AND CONFLICT TO UNDERSTAND SPATIAL CONCEPT
Objects in tension
Fighting Shapes
Dynamic forms
Complex forms
Residual Space
MidGround
UNROLLING COMPLEXITY AND CONFLICT TO UNDERSTAND SPATIAL CONCEPTS
Objects in tension
Fighting Shapes
Dynamic forms
Complex forms
Residual Space
MidGround
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FAVORITE SPACE
TIME SPENT INSIDE
% HOURS/DAY
TIME SPENT OUTSIDE
% HOURS/DAY
Unrolling complexity and conflict to understand spatial concepts
DYNAMIC
FORMS
COMPLEX
FORMS
MIDGROUND
CÁNOVAS-AMANN
Living
Space
Studio
Bathroom
Bedroom
Outdoor

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Architecture morphology from personality diagrams
WORKSHOP 01

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Redesigning Group’s 2 Section
Alone yet connected through patio
spaces and the clothes hanged to
dry, exposed to neighbors. A current
domestic practice.
Exploration of exposing objects
instead, to find a connection with the
outside world. Living as art.
CÁNOVAS-AMANN

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VIDEO: HANGING LONELY PIECES
SNIPPETS AND CONCEPTS
WORKSHOP 01

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We are shadows, walking and living in a lonely world. Where we
eat alone, run alone, communicate alone, visit museums alone, sit in
our bedrooms alone, play instruments alone, watch television alone.
Everything we do, we do alone.
Yet we all want to be seen for who we really are. In a colorful world we
feel black and white. In a black and white world, we want to be color.
How can we then stay connected? Transparency is the answer.
CÁNOVAS-AMANN

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LOCATION: ADJACENT TO CAIXA FORUM
IN A CULTURAL SITE WITH TRANSPARENCY AND REFLECTION
WORKSHOP 01

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EXPOSING DOMESTICITY...
WORKSHOP 01

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WITH THE ART OF SIMPLY BEING
THE END
CÁNOVAS-AMANN

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DURATION
2 weeks of design work
PROJECT LOCATION
Norilsk, Russia (chosen)
JURY
Emiliano López [Emiliano López Mónica Rivera Arquitectos]
Roger Tudó [H Arquitectes]
GROUP MEMBERS
Yolanda de Rueda - México
Karla Ortiz - México
SPECIALTY 01 E+S

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The complexity of this project relied on the thermodynamics
and thermal comfort on living in the northern-most city
in the world. Located in Norilsk, Russia one of the main
challenges relied on the fact that it is a permafrost region,
hence building underground to search for ground insulation
was not an option. Trying to rely solely on passive strategies,
this project first comprehends and analyzes thermodynamic
activities in Norilsk, such as ice-swimming and the use of
an indoor stove/bed berth named izba; and how they affect
the body. Like a Matryoshka, the concept is quite similar
in which the layers of skin and layers of materials are
controlling human temperature and therefore comfort levels.
The project is divided then in distinct layers that become
habitable and provide different atmospheres depending on the
activity employed. The only technological heating technique
is radiant floor and wall heating cores that work as central
heaters for the dwelling while wood helps as insulator. There
is an exterior layer, enclosed by ETFE, where comfort is
managed by a heated pool that warms the air and by the snow
covering and insulating the entire building, creating an ideal
living space for this ultra-frigid location.
LED BY: JAVIER GARCÍA-GERMÁN
[TAAS—TOTEM ARQUITECTOS ASOCIADOS]
Energy and Sustainability
Permafrost ZoneNorilsk

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The city was created for a
huge metallurgical complex
that was built in the 1930s
and where hundreds
of thousands of gulag
prisioners worked. Sadly,
many also died.
Inhabitants of the city find
themselves lacking vegetation
during the 9 month winter.
Green oases are created in
their apartments, defying the
harsh climate and industrial
environment.
Located 400 km North of the
Arctic Circle, Norilsk has no
ground connections with the
rest of the world.
When the weather is better,
inhabitants travel to the
tundra to enjoy the virgin
areas. Though near the city,
these are mostly dead or in
danger because of the toxic
gases that flow into the
atmosphere.
Construction of new
quarters have been
abandoned after the fall of
the USSR. Buildings have
become frozen.
People of Norlisk protect
themselves from the toxic
smoke, especially during the
summer. Because of the low
temperatures, exercise is
important. Ice swimming is a
common winter activity and
many ice-games olympians
come from Norilsk.
Schools have interior
playgrounds due to cold
weather. Norilsk architects
build with pre-built panels
and collocate buildings close
to each other to filter and
protect from strong winds
and create more comfortable
spaces that face a courtyard.
Norilsk goes into LONG and
HARD winters with 130 days
of snowstorm and nearly two
months of polar nights. This
can lead to a loss of deep
sleep, irritation, fatigue and
depression.
In the summer, there is a
period when the sun doesn’t
go under the horizon for
almost 90 days. Apartments
aren’t equipped with shutters
for invasive continued light.
Photos by Elena Chernyshova
SPECIALTY 01

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REST LIVING
ACTIVE FRESHNESS
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
• 19°C
• Comfort
• Acoustic
• Textile
• Views
• 24°C
• Warm
• Open
• Wood/Stone
• Light
• 15°C space
• 27°C water
• Open
• Water/Glass
• Thermal Buffer
• 22°C space
• 30% relative
humidity
• Open
• Plants/Glass
• UV light

BODY TEMP 37°C
BODY TEMP <36°C
HOT WATER PIPES 49°C
SNOW -5°C
LAKE DOLGOYE
ROCK SHORE
METALLIC BARS AND STEPS
COVERED IN SNOW
Metallic bars
covered in snow
NEAR PIPES
water remains warm through
conduction from pipes and
convection. As the pipes move
further from the surface, water
becomes colder
body core temp remains
warm if exercise takes place
body temp drastically
drops after ice swimming
hot water pipes warm
atmosphere air through
radiation
coming from the power
plant directly heat rocks
that flow into the lake and
the water from Lake
Dolgoye through conduction
HEAT SOURCE
Heat Source
Heat Sink
AIR TEMP 5°COUTISDE TEMP
-30°C
WATER TEMP 4°C
WATER TEMP 7°C
WATER TEMP 10°C
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Radiant Floor
Heating
Snow Insulation LayeringMatryoshka Doll
Thermodynamic Contemporary Scenario: Ice Swimming
SPECIALTY 01

BODY TEMP 37°C
Wood Flooring for insulation
RUSSIAN STOVE (PECH)
THERMAL MASS CHIMNEY
Dry wood logs
for the Russian Pech
Russian Stove
wood platform
body core temp remains
warm due to conduction
from stove
Heat Sink
HEAT SOURCE
INTERIOR
STOVE TEMP. 400°C
KETTLE HEATED BY
CONVECTION
KITCHEN TEMP. 28°C
ROOM TEMP. 24°C
Heat Sink
THERMAL MASS
Heat Source
Brick releases heat
through radiation at night
Wood Cladded walls for insulation
COOKING OVEN
ORIFICE
SLEEPING BERTH
SHELVES
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Heating
through water
Cross-ventilation Humidity Illumination
Thermodynamic Vernacular Scenario: Russian Stove/Izba

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Vertical Skylights
wood cladding
Common Living Slabs
wood panels
Compact Envelope
wood facade
Outer Membrane
ETFE
Snow Insulation
snow
Column-Beam Structure
concrete
Radiant Heating Cores
concrete
SPECIALTY 01

25ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Ground FloorTypical Floor

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SUMMER DAY
WINTER NIGHT WINTER DAY
Polar Nights: 2 months
Snow accumulates on
copper roof and insulates
the entire complex
ETFE encloses
outer layer to
protect against
wind and snow
drafts
Plants provide humidity
to outer membrane to
improve air conditions
Indirect light enters
sleeping nooks through
skylightsUV lights
Winter sun heats
interior space
Radiant cores radiate
heat to interior
space while thermal
mass absorbs it and
releases it at night.
Roof provides
shadow
Heated air rises
and is ventilated
Cross ventilation
Radiant heating cores
slightly heat the living areas
to mantain comfortable temp.
ETFE is removed to
allow natural ventilation
Plants help filter
contaminated air
SPECIALTY 01

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ROOFOUTERMEMBRANERESTLIVINGAREA
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
SNOW
insulator
COPPER
insulator
highly resistant
ETFE
insulator
transparency
CONCRETE
thermal mass
heat absorbent
WATER
humidity
WOOL
insulator
PLANTS
humidity
oxygen
WOOD
insulator

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DURATION
5 days
PROJECT LOCATION
Dugopolje, Croatia
Esperanza Campaña [Architectural Matter]
JURY
Juan Elvira [Elvira + Murado]
GROUP MEMBERS
Magali de Souza Schwenkow - Brazil
WORKSHOP 02

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Fabricating Happiness:
kindness, empathy and well-being
LED BY: HRVOJE NJIRIĆ
[NJIRIC+
ARHITEKTI]
Dugopolje, though not far from the capital of Croatia, is still quite
isolated from urban activity. The site is located in an interesting
boundary condition, where industrial qualities and residential
qualities meet. The few existing (and small) residential complexes
are at the southern side of Dugopolje while the industrial and
commercial areas have developed in the north. As a result, the
site located just at this intersection, searches to sew or stitch these
conditions into a new way of living. The building is positioned in a
way that creates two big open spaces, yet connecting at the ground
floor in order to respond to residential and to future commercial
needs respectively, taking into account that the area will grow and
become much more developed with mixed used spaces. The building
itself tries to accomplish a similar stitching situation in which all
living units are brought to the minimum needs (living cells) in order
to create ample and dynamic sharing spaces that foster community
amongst its carefully selected users. It’s important to understand
that in order for this co-housing project to work, the individuals had
to be different to each other. This common space area or “yellow
space” moves throughout the building, connecting service spaces to
living units while opening up to larger areas that host social value
and stitch the people together.

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Industrial site 15 km north of Split, Dugopolje
Residual site
9.2
18.7
18.8
40.5
79
31.5

street street
31HRVOJE NJIRIĆ
Site sandwiched between industrial and residential zones
Industrial and Residential Facades
Industrial quality
Residential quality
Site porosity to connect
barriers (workers to homes)
Duality of uses and interactions Heights responding to immediate context

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“It was just an incredible mix of people that I would never
normally hang out with or meet- that’s what made the experience
so interesting and lovely. That’s what made me stay longer in the
end... Had it been a whole load of people just like me, I probably
wouldn’t have stayed so long.”
URBAN TRIBE MIX
LIVING QUALITIES:
Organic
Evolutive
Grow
Dynamic
Space negotiation
Social Value
Mixing People
Blurring interior/exterior
Play on positive/negative space
CONCEPTS:
WORKSHOP 02
COUPLE ELDER
SPORT
PLAYERS
STUDENTSFAMILY WITH
KIDS
2 1-211-23-5
pets allowed
SINGLE
1
Adds rentability to
co-housing model
COMMUNITY 1 COMMUNITY 2 COMMUNITY 3 COMMUNITY 4
LIVING ROOM
KIDS PLAYROOM PET
AREA
TECHNOLOGY
STUDY AREA
KITCHEN
GYM
LIBRARY
TV ROOM
TOURISTS
1-2
Dont Want to be
lonely -
young mix-Young
attitude
transit tourists
Plays, practices,
stays active
Stays up to date
with matches
University
Students
share-for
affordabilityFamily with small kidsNewlyweds
Extrovert

EPTS
7m
Narrow building plot
7m
System grid
7m
Rotate for connecting angles
7m
Inject Space
7m
Extending border to embrace space
Inside/Outside
7m
Co-housing communities
7m
Mix of people Porosity for illumination, ventilation, and con
7m
Kitchens Sliding door membrane
In/Out (closed scenario)
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EXPLORATION OF HOUSING TRIBES
HRVOJE NJIRIĆ
Narrow building plot System grid Inject spaceRotation for added area
Kitchens as nodes Mix of people Illumination and ventilationSliding door membranes
Co-housing communities In/Out closed scenarioExtending border to embrace
inside and outside

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1. 2.
5. 6.
9. 10.
13. 14.
WORKSHOP 02
COMMON SPACES
SEWING A NEW WAY OF LIFE (ANIMATED GIF)

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3. 4.
7. 8.
11. 12.
15. 16.
HRVOJE NJIRIĆ
RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL
THE STITCHER
LIVING CELLS

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URBAN APPROACHES
WORKSHOP 02
Vehicular acceses
Dual and distinct open spaces
Children’s Play Area
Picnic
Barbecue
Kiosks (services)
Plaza
Street Ammenities

37HRVOJE NJIRIĆ
Vertical Circulation and Acceses
Industrial height and Residential height
Ramps stitching buildings
Mid-height stitch Industrial Height
Residential Height

TYPICALPLAN
SCALE1/200
N
GYMANDANOTHERAMENITIES
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TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
WORKSHOP 02
-80 residents
-24 people are temporary or kids
-28 parking spots

GYMANDANOTHERAMENITIES
39HRVOJE NJIRIĆ
Potential Communities or families
closing their communal spaces
ammenities
Scale 1:200

sofa bed
0.800.80 1.40
closet
3.00
2.50
3.00
0.900.900.902.80
sofa bed
0.900.800.900.800.90
0.90
0.60 0.70 2.00
storage
0.80 1.40 0.80 0.50
0.702.01
0.80
2.50
3.00
0.900.900.902.80
sofa bed
0.900.800.900.800.90
0.90
0.60 0.70 2.00
0.80
0.702.01
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Vertical Landing
Hallway
Terrace
KitchenDinningStudy Area
FAMILY WITH KIDS STUDENTS
Scale 1:100

sofabed
0.800.801.40
closet
3.00
2.50
3.00
0.90 0.900.902.80
sofabed
0.900.800.900.800.90
0.90
0.600.702.00
storage
0.801.400.800.50
0.70 2.01
sofabed
0.800.801.40
closet
3.00
2.50
3.00
0.90 0.900.902.80
sofabed
0.900.800.900.800.90
0.90
0.600.702.00
storage
0.801.400.800.50
0.70 2.01
41HRVOJE NJIRIĆ
Hallway
Kitchen
Living Room
Ammenities
Vertical Landing
Dinning RoomLiving Room
COUPLESAIRBNB/LIVING ROOM
Scale 1:100
and stitching
ramps

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DURATION
9 days of design work
PROJECT LOCATION
Mafraq, Jordan
Sonia Molina [ICHaB-ETSAM]
GROUP MEMBERS
Carolina Martín - Spain
Ramón Puñet - Spain
SPECIALTY 02 LC+EH

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Jordan is home to many Syrian refugees in present day due to its
geographic location from the area of conflict. Za’atari, one of the
biggest refugee camps in the world, located in Mafraq District, is
now the fifth largest city in Jordan. As Syria continues its civil war,
Syrians are forced to flee and seek for a safe place, making their
stay longer than expected. Conditions in refugee camps haven’t
improved at all, as hygiene, sanitation and a proper living space
are not truly implemented for these settlements. The latter is due
to the idea that the population has to be immediately displaced.
This proposal seeks to provide dignity in design: a shelter that is
more apt to its climate, more comfortable to live, easier to build and
dismantle and more affordable as well. Additionally, it’s made from
local materials and built without the use of water or skilled labor,
making the construction of the modules a collaborative goal.
LED BY: BELÉN GESTO
[ICHAB- ETSAM]
Low-Cost and Emergency Housing

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REFUGEE CRISIS - WAVE 7
Family Size Distribution
COUPLE
WITH A BABY
FAMILY
WITH TODDLERS
FAMILY
WITH KIDS
FAMILY +
EXTENDED
AMMAN
MAFRAQ
SYRIA
25.5 KM
64 KM
Syrian refugees coming into Jordan are usually
Government Assisted Refugees (GAR), arriving
in 2-12 people (family) per household. 60% are
children of 14 years or younger.
1:3
9m2
shelter
36m2
plot
1:2
18m2 shelter
54m2 plot
1:3
27m2 shelter
108m2 plot
1:3
36m2 shelter
144m2 plot
The climate in Mafraq is local steppe climate,
meaning that there is little rainfall. Average
summer is 24.3 °C, average winter is 7.3 °C.
There are few cloudy days for what makes the
sun feel really intense, especially in dry land
area.
SPECIALTY 02

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slope
_2%
_3-5%
_5-7%
_8-10%
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TOPOGRAPHIC SLOPES
HIGHWAY AND ROAD SYSTEM LAND USES
10%-1% slope (west to east)
Hierarchy of road system Agricultural, military, housing, public,
industrial, religious, health, business
URBAN AREA GROWTH
1920 to 2000 growth direction
Industrial
Residential
Industrial
Residential
Medical
Instituttional
Recre
-ational
Main Street
Equipment
Flex Corridor
Shelter grid
EntryAdmin
Warehouse
229,110 m2
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
(WATERWAYS)
SITE AND URBAN FABRIC
ACCESS AND CONTEXT URBAN DESIGN STRATEGY
LOW-COST AND EMERGENCY HOUSING

47LOW-COST AND EMERGENCY HOUSING
PHASE 1
2,500 PEOPLE
24 COMMUNITIES
PHASE 2
3,700 PEOPLE
35 COMMUNITIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PHASE 3
5,000 PEOPLE
47 COMMUNITIES
KEY LEGEND
1. Access control
2. Warehouse
3. Districution Center and
Adminitration
4. Market
5. Nursery
6. School
7. Medical Center
8. Feeding Center
9. Commercial Area
10.Storage/Changing/Showers
Social and Commercial
Social and Commercial
Education and Child Care
Sports Area
Administrative Area
Administrative Area
Health/Medical Area
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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SHELTER UNIT ASSEMBLY 3X3M
WALL SYSTEM
GALVANIZED SCAFFOLDING:
4 vertical, 11 horizontal, 2 diagonal,
20 parts
STEEL NET:
8x150x150mm
72 m2
CHICKEN MESH:
8x150x150mm
GRAVEL + SAND FILL:
7.2 m3
PVC TUBES WINDOWS:
4 pcs
120 mm
PLYWOOD DOOR:
1 u
1x2.10m
SPECIALTY 02

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FLOOR + ROOF SYSTEM
RAIN WATER COLLECTION COMFORT
POLYPROPENE FLOOR EF:
0.50m2 u
9m2
PLASTIC WATER TANK:
60L + filter
ALUMINUM FLATSHEET:
1u folded 9m2
4u 2.7 m2
HEMP TEXTILE
used for curtains or decor

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16 HOUSEHOLD COMMUNITYSANITATION SOLUTION
irrigationgrey
water
recyling
black
water
(city)
water
supply
(city)
SPECIALTY 02

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10 PEOPLE HOUSEHOLD 7 PEOPLE HOUSEHOLD 5 PEOPLE HH 2.5 PEOPLE HH

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DURATION
5 days
PROJECT LOCATION
Canal du Pantin, Paris, France
Diego García-Setién [GaSSz Architects Associated]
JURY
Momoyo Kaijima [Atelier Bow-Wow]
GROUP MEMBERS
Carolina Cueva - Ecuador
Jianyin Han - China
WORKSHOP 03

BANLIEUEISTHENEWCOOL
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Housing And Reuse:
good conditions of life
LED BY: ANNE LACATON
[LACATON & VASSAL]
Designing from images and fragments was the purpose of this
workshop. Anne Lacaton’s design philosophy becomes heavily
implemented in this workshop, where finding the values of the
existing and working with them as attributes for design that doesn’t
interrupt but rather ameliorate the existing conditions becomes the
challenge and aim. This proposal initially focuses on reusing spaces
as a form of architecture. The brief took Paris’s Magasins Généraux
in front of the Canal du Pantin as the jewel to be intervened. The
process of this design commenced from images and fragments that
together composed atmospheres that would then provide the concepts
to our project. Based on the keywords of openness, transformation
and movement, our proposal seeks to show how a building can
survive through the concept of inhabiting it through time. Osmosis
also becomes a keyword in which movement of people and objects
constantly change the atmosphere of the building without having
to physically meddle with the built and instead work along with its
existing attributes.

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GIVEN BUILDING’S VALUES
Height, Structure and Weight Capacity Gradient
Deepness of slabs (+ the ample bay spans)
Inanimate objects living in the building
Vertical acceses for freight load access Exposed bridges
Canal, Bridge, Street Connections
WORKSHOP 03

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MANIFESTO FOR INHABITING MAGASINS GÉNÉRAUX
Architecture may be known as the art to create new
physical forms that stand eloquently and creatively
on solid ground. Yet what many ignore is that one of
architecture’s greatest value is the art to bring the
sleeping back to life. It aims at rethinking about the
abandoned world without forgetting its past. In this
case, the abandoned world is The Magasins Généraux à
Pantin, a lingering soul desiring to be revived by a
wave of creativity. The former industrial building
will be revitalized and transformed into an urban
structure that hosts housing, working and several
other cultural activities.
Our proposal will be focused on the building as
an urban ground, thinking about what the modern
citizen needs, the desire to have an urban life
where they can share and connect with friends or new
people, participate, create new experiences, work
at home, and have a healthy life style. These needs
follow the idea to combine the best of two worlds
“city/banlieue” and “housing/working”. Inspired
by osmosis as a process of movement, the spaces
will have their own identity between floors, with
physical and spatial qualities.
Openness in spaces will represent flexibility between
carefully designated uses and users, using a clean
canvas approach to develop scheduled functions that
offer more than just a visual and open connection
to the user and what lies before him or her. It’s
also about the movement that supports the relation
between the city and the building, thus creating it
by using membranes and objects that change space
arrangements and alter how the user participates in
the open spaces.
And finally, the desire to keep the essence of
Magasins Généraux and follow the continuation of
its heritage it’s important, that’s why the interior
use of the building will be transforming into ever-
changing atmospheres (from urban infrastructure to
temporary living) that enrich the buildings’ capacity
to sustain diversity and a better way of life.
ANNE LACATON

56
DESIRED ATMOSPHERES
Movement
WORKSHOP 03

57
Openness
Transformation
ANNE LACATON

58
MOVEMENT AS OSMOSIS IN MAGASINS GÉNÉRAUX
Biological definition:
diffusion of molecules from high concentration to
low concentration areas, through a semipermeable
membrane.
HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
SEMIPERMEABLE
MEMBRANE
N3
N0
N1
N2
N4
N5
N6
4.2 M
5.8 M
5.8 M
4.2 M
3.9 M
4.8 M
3.7 M
MONTHLY
DAILY
WEEKLY
YEARLY
(-)
FLEXIBLE
(+)
FLEXIBLE
WORKSHOP 03
A schedule of flexibility versus urban, living and
cultural functions was created in accordance to the
slabs’ heights and capacity. In this way, the building
is inhabited through the dynamics of time.

59
Our definition:
movement of people from dense areas to less dense
areas or vice versa. It also implies the movement of
furniture aiding to this constant change in activity.
The semi permeable membranes are composed of
different objects and materials that influence the
latter process.
HORIZONTAL VERTICAl
SEMIPERMEABLE
MEMBRANE
URBAN LIVING, WORKING, CULTURAL FUNCTIONS
SEMI-PERMEABLE
MEMBRANES
ANNE LACATON

61ANNE LACATON
Building as a machine. A crane would be needed to
keep the building’s movement and transformation
rolling. A practice that reminisces on the Magasins
initial use.

62
Ground Floor - Weekend
Avenue Jean Lolive
Canal L'Ourcq
WORKSHOP 03

63
Ground Floor - Weekday
Avenue Jean Lolive
Canal L'Ourcq
ANNE LACATON

64
L01- Monthly Events scenario I
WORKSHOP 03

65
L01- Monthly Events scneario II
ANNE LACATON

66
L04- Yearly Rent scenario I
WORKSHOP 03

67
L04-Yearly Rent scenario II
ANNE LACATON

68
DURATION
5 days
PROJECT LOCATION
No location specified
Ignacio Borrego [Ignacio Borrego Arquitectos]
GROUP MEMBERS
Daniela Rullier - Perú
Ignacio Castro - Costa Rica
WORKSHOP 04

69
Home Office
LED BY: JACOB VAN RIJS
[MVRDV]
The idea of working from home or living in the office is everyday
more accepted. How can architecture comply with both activities
while still serving both natures? How can architecture also be
resilient enough when the building’s uses change through time as we
work more at home? Based on the thin slab massing, this proposal
divides in three main bands the programs, creating flexibility of
changing services such as the bathrooms, kitchens, closets and
shafts. Due to its very narrow depth (6 meters) we played with the
height of slab to slab, so that hanging slabs could be added to add
more usable space for the users, whether they are working or living.
As the second stage of the workshop took place, our proposal was
interested in hinging the structures of the projects in order to link
the in-between space that eventually sews the entire building block
together. The result is an interesting, complex and even aesthetically
challenging building, that in a way resembles the complexity of
working and living programmatic uses.

circulation vs free plan
50.00
6.00
50.00
6.00
1.852.901.10
3.506.136.126.136.136.136.133.50 6.13
SERVICE SPACES
WINTER GARDEN/CIRCULATION
HOME*OFFICE
70
THIN SLAB CORE STUDY
6X50 METERS
Horizontal circulation
Open Home*Office Plan
Services (K/B/C/Shafts)
Circulation possibilites vs. number of units and open space plan
Support modules, organized so that program can
be well distributed in programmatic bands
WORKSHOP 04

71
SUPPORT + INFILL + CONCEPT
JACOB VAN RIJS
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.

72
SUPPORTS
FTF HEIGHT: 4.5M
MID HEIGHT: 2.25M
Plan
Section
1:400
WORKSHOP 04
A
B

73
INFILLS
SUSPENDED SLABS
EPHIMERAL USE
Residential Typology Possibility
Office Services Possibility
Section
1:400
JACOB VAN RIJS
A AB DA C

74
100% HOUSING
50/50 HOME-OFFICE
WORKSHOP 04

75
Housing Level 2
Housing Level 1
Mixed Use Level 1
Mixed Use Level 2
1:200
1:200
1:200
1:200
JACOB VAN RIJS

76
South Elevation Treatment
North Facade Treatment
WORKSHOP 04

3% NEW PROGRAM 50% HOUSING / 50% OFFICE/
100% OFFICE 100% OFFICE
JACOB VAN RIJS & IGNACIO BORREGO
ALEJANDRA MARTINEZ, MAGALI SCHWENKOW & YOLANDA RUEDA
78
BUILDING BLOCK - MIXING TYPOLOGIES
HINGING EACH TYPOLOGY WITH SOCIAL/VERTICAL CONNECTIONS
TYPOLOGYTYPICALPLANCORE/COMMONSPACEJOININGSYSTEM
WORKSHOP 04
20M X 20M, H=20M 50M X 50M, H=1 FLOOR
Connecting and Hinging in-between space

79JACOB VAN RIJS
15M X 15M, H=33M 6M X 50M, H=25M
Home + Office Infill

80 WORKSHOP 04
Hinge Level Infill
Hinge Level Support

UP
81JACOB VAN RIJS
2nd Level Infill
2nd Level Support

82 WORKSHOP 04
Section Building Block

84
DURATION
5 days
PROJECT LOCATION
*No location specified
Victor Ebergenyi [Kiltro Polaris Arquitectura]
GROUP MEMBERS
WORKSHOP 05

85
Form,Core,Envelope
LED BY: DIETMAR EBERLE
[EBERLE BAUMSCHLAGER]
When designing a building, one usually jumps directly to typologies
and morphologies without truly understanding the urban fabric
and how this can immediately impact the architect’s desire. This
workshop explores the 9 steps of Eberle’s manifesto to creating long
lasting settlements. The contribution to urban or public space, the
structure, the building envelope, the program and finally the finishes
are the main subjects to the process. Though my initial exploration
was in the 21st century fabric, I shifted to the 19th century fabric,
where typologies seem to be much more reasonable yet challenging
due to the density of their context. The project explores first form,
then core and finally the envelope, creating a complete project that
then adapts to its urban fabric context.
XVI Century XIX Century XXI Century

Site
Tilted Grid 2.5x2.5
Structure + Core
86 WORKSHOP 05
Version 1-Core and StructureStructure and Core
Tilted Grid 2.5x2.5
Site
A
Chamberí - Ensanche Corner Site

87
Interior SpacePatio Street
DIETMAR EBERLE
Version 1-Zoom in Detail
Envelope-Section Detail
A

88 WORKSHOP 05
Structural System

89
Daytime - Open shutters Morning - 40o
shutters Night - Closed shutters
DIETMAR EBERLE

92
DURATION
10 days of design work
PROJECT LOCATION
Chiang Mai, Thailand (chosen)
Diego García-Setién [GaSSz Architects Associated]
David Rutter [ARUP]
Archie Campbell [ARUP]
GROUP MEMBERS
Iñaky Pérez López - México
Santiago Ardila - Colombia
SPECIALTY 03 C+T

93
The purpose of this seminar module was to completely transform an
existing building to fit into an entirely new context, contemplating
newdrivingforcessuchasweatherandbudget.Theoriginalhigh-end
building, located in Bolzano, Italy and designed by Marx Ladurner
Architects, is composed of concrete beam rings and metallic columns.
Our project proposal transfers the building complex to Chiang Mai
in Thailand where bamboo is used as a cheap vernacular material
that is even better adapted to its climate, especially when aiming
at passive strategies of thermal comfort. The transformation uses
this resource as its main driver for architecture and design details.
Our goal was to create a new building that doesn’t lose its essence
entirely from Marx Ladurner’s design intention, yet that cleverly
adapts to its new country, users and climate.
LED BY: IGNACIO FERNÁNDEZ SOLLA
[ARUP]
Construction and Technology

94
ORIGINAL PROJECT
Silandro, Bolzano, Italy
Marx Ladurner Architects
Continental Climate B
SPECIALTY 03

Bamboo flute beam
(ø 0.10m)
Bamboo flute
column (ø 0.10m)
Rope tie
covering
metallic cuff Bamboo flute beam
(ø 0.10m)
Bamboo flute
column (ø 0.10m)
Rope tie
covering
metallic cuff
95
ADAPTED PROPOSAL
CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY
Chiang Mai, Tahiland
Tropical Climate A

96
LOCAL RESOURCES + REFERENCES
Concrete + Rammed Earth
Locally produced
Bamboo
Vernacular low-tech

DN
DN
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
101
Site Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Typical Floor Plan
CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY
1:400
1:400

SOLAR RADIATION
BODY TEMPERATURE
36,5°
SOLAR RADIATION
BODY TEMPERATURE
36,5°
BODY SWEAT EVAPORATION
BODY TEMPERATURE
36,5°
AIR TEMPERATURE 27°
102
Thermal Comfort Strategy, Transverse Cut
Thermal Comfort Strategy, Longitudinal Cut
SPECIALTY 03

Local bamboo flutes (0.05m ø)
Bamboo railing (0.05m ø)
Local bamboo flutes (0.10m ø)
Wooden roof structure
Bamboo beams (0.10m ø)
Thatched straw roof
Solid concrete slab in-situ (0.12m)
2.700.2992.051.049.251.650
.950
.050
.100
.100
.500
.111
.050
.055
.100
1.850
1.238
.100
0 0.5 1 2 2.5
103CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY
Because of its low budget, the project relies entirely on
passive and sustainable strategies to mantain its efficiency.
The maintenance is covered by the building’s residents as a
cooperative. Additionally, energy is generated by waterotors
aligned to the canal near the building’s site.
Joints and Section Cut Detail
Plumbing
Water Supply
Electrical

104
DURATION
5 days
PROJECT LOCATION
Ávila, Madrid (chosen)
Fernando Altozano [Dos Quijotes]
GROUP MEMBERS
Juan José David - Colombia
WORKSHOP 06

105
LED BY: ANDREA DEPLAZES
[BEARTH + DEPLAZES]
The restraint to housing, especially in European countries, tends to
be the depth of the building and thus the influence on the typology
and the living quality. This project is based on a 16-meter depth,
which is usually an ideal depth to housing as light can enter the space
easily. Our project, then, tries to not imitate the already existing
typologies from this typical depth, and instead take the important
values and attributes to create a very original way of living. The
design forces the building to have access galleries on both sides of
the building, due to the L-shaped section that shows the living/social
area as double height and the sleeping area as single height. The
social area works in contradiction to modern typologies: it only has
clerestory light, creating a mystical space. The towers add to social
spaces on the galleries where the dwellings can open to. Due to its
solid-tower forms (that add to the play of light), it became evident
that this 16-meter deep project could explore into unusual yet poetic
ways of living such as becoming a wall as a form of living
Depth Studies:
16 meters

106
DESIGN CONCEPT
QUALITIES THROUGH SKETCHES
BUILDING SYSTEM
Unit Floor Area
8m x 12m
Double Height Spaces Structural Concrete Walls Structural
Concrete Slabs
WORKSHOP 06

107ANDREA DEPLAZES
Galleries
Planters Exterior
Brick TowersBrick Towers
Interior
Typical distributions exploration

108
Dwelling Unit System
Sketch
1:200
WORKSHOP 06

109ANDREA DEPLAZES
Unit Agglomeration
Building
1:250

110
Longitudinal Section System
Not to Scale
WORKSHOP 06

111ANDREA DEPLAZES
Interior Light
Mystic Space

112
Plan, Building as a Plaza Block
1:1000
WORKSHOP 06

113ANDREA DEPLAZES
Plaza Mayor in Madrid
Section, Building as a Plaza Block
Not to Scale

114
Plan, Building as Wall
Sketch
WORKSHOP 06

115ANDREA DEPLAZES
Building as Wall
Sketch
Section, Building as Wall
Not to Scale

118
DURATION
5 days
PROJECT LOCATION
Madrid, Spain
Alejandro de Miguel Solano [AECOM]
GROUP MEMBERS
Alejandra Martínez - Costa Rica
Carol Martín - Spain
WORKSHOP 07

119
LED BY: ALISON BROOKS
[ALISON BROOKS ARCHITECTS]
El Retiro is one of the most popular destinations in Madrid.
Historically, used only by the crown for a retreat-recreational use,
the now public park hosts millions of visitors per year. The essence
of the park hasn’t changed throughout the years, stressing the
importance of a big open space, especially nowadays when the urban
life if more likely to be hectic. Having the site on the back of the park
and also near Atocha Station (also attracting several visitors) it’s
almost inevitable to not use the site and architecture to sew the city
back together, despite its current typography. This project aims to
be sensible to the urban approach for both the city and Retiro, yet
reinforces the importance of activating big open spaces with bold
spaces. The way El Retiro park, the new project and the city can
connect is not only through place-making but also through views and
material expressions and gestures. It was important to localize the
nearby urban equipment, especially because of its location. The site
area lacks nearby and basic urban services such as supermarkets,
hospitals, art galleries, and other educational institutions that can
activate the site and bring more people, especially the neighbors
of El Pacífico and Atocha into El Retiro. The façade is a special
attribute to the project, where it appears as if El Retiro’s nature
splashed into and onto it, symbolizing its presence toward the city.
El Buen Retiro:
the retreat,the retirement,the seclusion

120 WORKSHOP 07
Lack of urban equipment near the siteEducational Retail/Food Finance Medical

way El Retiro park, the new project and the city can connect is not only through place-making but also through views and material expressions and gestures.
The site as is is entirely enclosed by the Retiro Wall and the complex topography of the
hill of El Pacífico. From the Retiro side, there is an existing orchard while on the city side
single family houses are ordered back to back with a large dwelling block to the right side
and an Elementary school to the left.
The block is closed as an urban block and the street extends to connect the neighborhoods.
From el Retiro, a large canopy extends, simulating existing landscape, and lands on top of
an workshop building in the Orchards, stitching the workshop-cultivating use to a market
that sits on the site.
On the opp
for elder a
onnected w
Urban Strategy Diagrams
To understand the site, it was important to localize the nearby urban equipments, especially because of its location. The site area lacks nearby and basic
urban services such as supermarkets, hospitals, art galleries, and other educational institutions that can activate the site and bring more people, especially
the neighbors of El Pacífico and Atocha into El Retiro.
Ground Floor Plan
1:300
El Retiro
Site
Madrid - Atocha
Public Institution
Market Hall
Residential
and Mixed UsePiazza
park hosts
y nowadays
ors into the
graphy. This
spaces. The
d gestures.
ghborhoods.
ds on top of
to a market
On the opposite side, a thin and tall residential building rises to house 100 dwellings
for elder and young citizens as the backdrop to the park and the city. The building block
onnected with the new market hall through a large piazza.
The residential building massing is hovering over the city and site, adding public use
spaces in the ground floor. Large city windows are punched through the massing to connect
the city with el Retiro and vice versa. The large openings house common spaces within the
y and basic
especially
El Retiro
Site
Madrid - Atocha
Public Institution
Market Hall
Residential
and Mixed UsePiazza
121ALISON BROOKS
Site adjacent to El Retiro Closing the “unfinished” block
Using architecture and uses to join site Interlace between El Retiro and the City

The site as is is entirely enclosed by the Retiro Wall and the complex topography of the
hill of El Pacífico. From the Retiro side, there is an existing orchard while on the city side
single family houses are ordered back to back with a large dwelling block to the right side
The block is closed as an urban block and the street extends to connect the neighborhoods.
From el Retiro, a large canopy extends, simulating existing landscape, and lands on top of
an workshop building in the Orchards, stitching the workshop-cultivating use to a market
that sits on the site.
On the op
for elder a
onnected
Ground Floor Plan
1:300
*NPT 0m
*NPT
El Retiro
Site
Madrid - Atocha
Public Institution
Market Hall
Residential
and Mixed UsePiazza
c park hosts
lly nowadays
tors into the
graphy. This
d spaces. The
d gestures.
ghborhoods.
nds on top of
e to a market
On the opposite side, a thin and tall residential building rises to house 100 dwellings
for elder and young citizens as the backdrop to the park and the city. The building block
onnected with the new market hall through a large piazza.
The residential building massing is hovering over the city and site, adding public use
spaces in the ground floor. Large city windows are punched through the massing to connect
the city with el Retiro and vice versa. The large openings house common spaces within the
residents and sky gardens as “Mini-Retiros“.
by and basic
e, especially
122 WORKSHOP 07
The site as is entirely enclosed by the Retiro Wall and the complex
topography of the hill of El Pacífico. From the Retiro side, there is
an existing orchard while on the city side single family houses are
ordered back to back with a large dwelling block to the right side
The block is closed as an urban block and the street extends to
connect the neighborhoods. From el Retiro, a large canopy
extends, simulating existing landscape, and lands on top of a
workshop building in the Orchards, stitching it to a market that
sits on the site.
On the opposite side, a thin and tall residential building rises to
house 100 dwellings for elder and young citizens as the backdrop
to the park and the city. The building block connected with the new
market hall through a large piazza.
The residential building massing is hovering over the city and site,
adding public use spaces in the ground floor. Large city windows
are punched through the massing to connect the city with el Retiro
and vice versa. The large openings house common spaces within
the residents and sky gardens as “Mini-Retiros“.

125ALISON BROOKS
Ground Floor Plan
1:600

127ALISON BROOKS
Second Floor Plan
1:600

128 WORKSHOP 07
The typical residential typology
is based on one core serving two
units. One units is 70 m2 while
the other unit is 100m2. The
way the interior distribution
is arranged allows for loggias
to change, creating a dinamic
facade and complementing the
city windows.
Transverse Section Cut
Longitudinal Section Cut
Typology Plan
1:200

129ALISON BROOKS
The strategy to the facade relies on the large massing
openings that connect el Retiro to Madrid City and vice
versa. The idea is to make the building appear as if it’s a
floating beam on the site, accentuating its large openings
while the residential units have a private facade with a
perforated metallic panel. The pattern of the perforated
metallic panel is a motif of El Retiro and how the building is
a backdrop to the latter.
Facade Strategy Testing
View from Piazza, between market and housing

132
DURATION
3 weeks of design work
PROJECT LOCATION
Madrid, Spain
Bernardo Ynzenga Acha
Gemma Peribáñez [Ezquiaga Arquitectura]
JURY
Salvador Rueda
GROUP MEMBERS
Binal Shah - India
Yolanda de Rueda - México
Magali de Souza Schwenkow - Brazil
SPECIALTY 04 UD+L

133
Madrid is a city known for its diversity, even in its urban fabric. In
each barrio, it is quite evident how the width & depth of the streets
or the scale of the built change the spatial and perception to the user.
These qualities are hard to imitate in new urbanism, yet what our
project aims is to find a balance between the urban fabric of the old
city and the Castro Plan in hopes of ameliorating and revitalizing the
site of Madrid Nuevo Norte that is now only connected by Avenida
La Castellana and therefore barely visited. The current Chamartín
Station is entirely isolated from the rest of the area, while Las Cuatro
Torres stand proudly within a quiet residential area. This proposal
suggests cells as small villages that can spread and expand into the
city, stitching it together with diversity and density. The concept
works as mats or layers that create the appropriate conditions for
the cells to grow and develop. Starting from the main north to south
axis that connects the current separated urban fabric, the cells can
grow in their particular blocks with certain demarked guidelines.
Density and diversity are musts to creating a city that can grow,
expand, replicate and most importantly, survive.
LED BY: JOSÉ MARÍA EZQUIAGA
[EZQUIAGA ARQUITECTURA SOCIEDAD Y TERRITORIO]
Urban Design and Landscape

EL PARDO
CASA DE CAMPO
EL RETIRO
MADRID RÍO
LA CASTELLANA
PARQUE DE LA
VENTILLA
PARQUE
DEL NORTE
PARQUE
DEL ESTE
JUAN CARLOS I PARQUE
CANAL ANTIGUO CANAL NUEVO (Santa Isabel II)
CANAL DEL ESTE
RIO MANZANARES
RENFRE
Estaciones
Depuradoras
de Aguas
134
GREEN AND OPEN AREAS
WATER SUPPLY IN MADRID
SPECIALTY 04

RENFRE
METRO
BIKE RING
I PARQUE
Estaciones
Depuradoras
de Aguas
135URBAN DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE
URBAN EQUIPMENT CONCENTRATED AT MADRID CENTER
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND BIKE RING

136
UNDERSTANDING THE CITY
SCALE + HISTORIC URBAN FABRIC + CONTEXT
Plaza Sol
WALKING + BIKING SCALE
WALKING + BIKING +
VEHICULAR SCALE
VEHICULAR SCALE
Cuatro Torres Chamartin Station
Calle Serrano
XVI CENTURY
ENSANCHE XIX CENTURY
SITE
SPECIALTY 04

137
DENSITY
DIVERSITY
SPATIAL and SOCIAL
walkable streets
plaza formed by streets
multiple facade faces
road division
closeness of buildings
lack of sunlight control
(+)(-)
walkable streets
street life
multi-activity
crowds
noise
height variety
closeness to buildings
appropriate sidewalks
high ground floorsmaximum 7 floor height
cars parked on street
wide street dedicated to cars
building separation
mono-use buildings
chamfered corners
high ground floors
retail on streetcontinous straight street
wide street dedicated to cars height and setbacks
URBAN DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE
XVI CENTURY SITE
(+)(-)
(+)(-) (+)(-)
tall towers on backdrop
empty streets
comfortable scale at times
4-level residential
some mixed uses
building separation
(+)(-) (+)(-)
no sense of community
potential to cover train stationhuge disconnection
topography difference
no sense of community

138
CELL CITY
Urban Plan - Chamartín
Not to Scale
SPECIALTY 04

ACCESS (street) PARKSMETRO STATION TRAM
CELLS BUILDINGS NOLLI
TRAIN TRACK COVER
ACCESS (street) METRO ST
CELLS BUILDINGS
TRAIN TRACK COVER
ACCESS (street) PARKSMETRO STATION TRAM
CELLS BUILDINGS NOLLI
TRAIN TRACK COVER
ACCESS (street) PARKS STITCHESMETRO STATION TRAM
BUILDINGS NOLLI
PARKS STITCHESTRAM
139
TRAINTRACKS COVER MAIN AXES AND ACCESSES METRO STATIONS
LINEAR PARKS
AS BUFFERS
GROWING CELLS BLOCKS BUILDING FOOTPRINT
NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE PEDESTRIAN/BIKE

140
RAIN WATER RETENTION
AND GREY WATER REUSE
SPECIALTY 04
CLEAN ENE

141
Urban Layers - Mat for Cells to grow
ERGY AND AIR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

SITE
0m+8m+7m Filled hole
142
STREET SECTIONS SHOWING HEIRARCHIES
EB C DA
The approach consists of carefully measured street widths
complementing building heights in order to provide diversity for use
and also experience for the user.
SPECIALTY 04

housing
mix-use
143
Linear Park
Main Street
Superblock Street Internal Street
Water Collection Park
E
B
C D
A

145
BUILDING DESIGN PRINCIPLES:
Building heights complimenting the street
size. 1. The wider the street, the higher the
building. 2. Building heights vary from 8
m to maximum 25 m. Public Buildings can
go up to 36 m. 3. Internal parcels follow
the axis provided of the site. 4. Closing
the perimeter of cell by 80%. 5. Main axis
plinth should be mixed use. 6. Zero energy
and sustainable strategies for building
efficiency. 7. Chamfered buildings on main
boulevard axes.

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