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The Caldelas mountain range is located between the Pico Sacro and the Pozo de San Xoán da Cova, the narrow Ulla river pace through the range in Gundián.

The landscape is characterized by pine and eucalyp-tus repopulations, with random mixed forests of decidious trees, mainly oaks (Quercus robur L.) and Pyrenean oaks (Quercus pyrenaica Will.), and other perennial autochthonous and foreing species. Seve-ral habitats of community interest were described in the surroundings of the sierra de Caldelas.

Part of the plan’s area is occupied by S errabal Mine, mining authorization from 1978. Serrabal Mine is, for volume and quality mineral quartz reserves, unique and worldwide recognized.

The Vedra town planning established the necessity of the Protection, restoration and special planning of the Caldelas mountain range (PE-2), according to the landscape characteristics, as well as the extractive activities that are developed in this location.

The aim of the Strategic Environment Assessment, which is the basis of the Environmental Sustainabili-ty Report (ESR), is to achieve a high level of environ-mental protection and to contribute to the integra-tion of environmental aspects into the preparation and adoption of plans and programs with a view to promoting sustainable development.

The ESR includes an exhaustive description of the envi-ronment and the appropriate measures to avoid negative situations that the planning could cause and the adequa-te monitoring and evaluation plan to identify unexpected effects and implement appropriate counter-measures.

Co-authored with Benito Fernández, Road engineer

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RAMSA (FerroAtlántica Group) needed an expansion for their office building in the Serrabal Mine, already expanded on 2001 by the architects Baltar, Bartolo-mé & Almuíña.

It was planned to add a first floor respecting the fa-cade guidelines, blended well together with the su-rrounding industrial and mine buildings and the rural environment where it is located.

Planning. Even if there is a certain similarity with the base floor plan arrangement, it was required a wide-open office style, with a better use of the na-tural light, a modern and functional character of the space, responding to the requirements of an up-to-date office.

Construction. We use the existent attic concrete floor framing structure, setting out a grille of metallic pi-llars holding up the roof covering, in Composite slab, looking for mitigate the noise transmission of the he-avy machinery used on the mine. The technical floor and the suspended ceiling will help with the reques-ted space flexibility, and the glass partitions will intro-duce the natural light into the internal of the building.

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The project begins with the knowledge of the place, the small village in the Ribeira Sacra, on the river-bank of the Miño, from where the family emigrated in the 20th century, mainly to Buenos Aires (Argenti-na) and to where the owner and the architect came to spend summers and vacations, with games, hikes and work in the family farm.

The aim is restoring a little, in ruins house, unoccu-pied since the fifties, to just use it on weekends and holidays. It is a project premise to preserve the tradi-tional and rural character of the building.

It was impossible to annex the closest lot, so it was discarded any volume expansion of the original buil-ding. Therefore, it was needed an adaptation of the original plan to ft in the available space, trying to maintain the atmosphere of the building and its im-pact on the surroundings.

It was chosen chestnut wooden both on roof trus-ses and floor framing, filling the tie-beams span with gravel, improving the acoustic isolation.

Private development

Project: December 2011 | Under construction

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InspirationEach sand grain (gran de area) counts, shaping dunes, making up the landscape, on the same way each architectonic intervention will join and be a part of its environment.

IntegrationThe exhibition adapts to the shape of plaza on an ergonomic way, as a secondary skin, reincorporating both visitors and pedestrians to become part of it.

AdaptationThe layout of the exhibition of the different winning projects will be big triangular shaped pieces, as the plaza pavement. The visitor will walk upon, step on the exhibition itself.

Range of colorsA sand range of colors is used for the background of the panels layout, offering an attractive mosaic.

ExecutionThe execution will consist on a double layer street-rap vinyl: the first one with the printing and the second rough, to give both protection and grip to avoid pedestrian falls. A material that allows a perfect adaptation to the topography of the plaza, respecting its different heights and inclinations, and specially developed for very busy, both, interiors and exteriors. It is waterproof and allows the restoration of the pavement to its original conditions without any damage on its surface.

Competition, co-authored with Raquel Boo, graphic designer

Special Mention of the jury | December 2010

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The project’s origin is the concept of servant and served spaces: classrooms, offices and laboratories opposite circulation spaces, public attention services and courtyards.

Modulation and prefabricationThe plan started with a grid (x,y), as the organization basis of the servant and served spaces. The cons-truction system will be dry-joined and prefabricated, giving flexibility, mobility and an easy space manipu-lation (mobile partitions)

Increasing possibilitiesThe building can be expanded in the future more than a 25%, due to the grid plant, the numerous courtyards and the prefabricated constructive system.

Adaptation to the plotThe cross section is essential in this project; the buil-ding is organized in 3 levels. The roof becomes a big green roof, serving both the building and the plot as a real green, social relation and leisure space.

Energy and maintenance cost savingsThe green roof in a semi-buried building gives a great thermal isolation, at a low maintenance finish, using recycled water irrigation. The natural cross ventila-tion through the courtyards reduce the air-conditio-ning power consume.Competition, co-authored with Carlos Bóveda and Alberto Miranda

3rd position | September 2009

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The location is on an almost plain, stretched shaped lot, located between the river bank and the village, allowing a promenade between the urban space and the natural environment, in a perfect relationship with the surroundings.

We propose to use gabion walls, filled with local sto-ne, extracted from a near quarry, as a reinterpretation of the rural traditional Galician dividing parcels walls.

The building is divided on two blocs: The first one, the Interpretation Center, with the exhibition room between the first and the second level; the second bloc is the training area, organized also in two levels, with the accommodations on the upper one.

The horizontal and vertical circulations have been re-duced to its minimum. The road traffic is kept at the entry of the plot, leaving a secondary path for the buil-ding and installations maintenance and emergencies.Competition, co-authored with Carlos Bóveda and Alberto Miranda

November 2009

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The Ribeiro was always very linked to the wine cul-ture: the cultivation and processing of the grape and the wine exportation influenced on a substantial way to the development of the region, promoting the ap-pearance of specific architectonic types.

The aim of this senior thesis project is to capture this tradition and to plan a center that could serve both the villa and the region. A completely integrated on its surrounding building that keeps its singularity and modern style without breaking the whole that belongs to. Theses were the premises assumed on its design:

- Historical analysis, surveying, previous structural and constructive diagnosis. Historical monument identification and classification

- Safeguard of the most important monument of the area: Saint John’s Church

- Effective design, based on the study use-function- Delicacy and integration in the surroundings,

trying to not visually compete with the church and the other buildings

- Contemporaneity of the intervention

There were other intangible aspects studied on this project: the character of the building and the sensa-tions we wanted to provoke on the visitors, so it must fulfill the following points:

- Timeless character- Calm, tranquil, without shrillness- Warm, friendly

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Mentor: Enrique Rodríguez | September 2008

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1 _ Terreno compactado2 _ Hormigón pobre HM-20 N/mm23 _ Zapata de hormigón armado4 _ Forjado sanitario con encofrado perdido tipo cáviti5 _ Zuncho perimetral de hormigón armado6 _ Tapa perimetral de polipropileno7 _ Plancha rígida de poliestireno expandido, 3 cm8 _ Plancha rígida de poliestireno extruido con estructura de célula cerrada, especial

para suelos, 3 cm9 _ Lámina de polietileno, para evitar filtraciones de agua del hormigón de recrecido10 _ Recrecido de hormigón celular de espesor medio 6 cm. con terminación en-

durecida11 _ Tarima de madera de castaño con lámina de polietileno expandido de célula

cerrada de 5 mm por debajo para aislamiento a ruidos de impacto12 _ Baldosa cerámica tomada con mortero-cola13 _ Muro de hormigón armado14 _ Muro de piedra de mampostería15 _ Membrana impermeabilizante autoadhesiva: imprimación previa asfáltica; lámi-

na asfáltica autoadesiva de betún modificado con polímeros y sen cargas, con terminación superior de lámina de polietileno expandido totalmente adherida al soporte por simple contacto

16 _ Plancha rígida de espuma de poliestireno extruido con estructura de célula ce-rrada, especial para muros, 5 cm

17 _ Capa drenante de poliestierno (HIPS) anclada mecánicamente en su parte superior18 _ Cano de drenaje de PVC19 _ Cono de drenaje20 _ Elemento separador, papel embreado21 _ Perfil omega de aluminio para la sujeción de los paneles de trasdosado y parti-

ciones ligeras. Canal inferior sobre banda elástica acústica22 _ Tablero de madera contrachapada con acabado pintado en blanco para hacer de

trasdosado o partición ligera, 1.8 cm23 _ Doble tablero de madera con acabado pintado en blanco o en color natural

barnizado para la formación de tabiques ligeros o trasdosados, 1.8+1.6 cm24 _ Tablero de cartón-yeso y azulejado tomado con mortero-cola para la formación

de tabiques de aseos y vestuarios25 _ Plancha rígida de espuma de poliestireno extruido con estructura de célula ce-

rrada, especial para muros, 3 cm26 _ Panel de lana de roca de densidad nominal 40 Kg/m3, especial para la coloca-

ción en el interior de los tabique ligeros, 4 cm27 _ Listón de castaño tratado, para la formación de tabiques ligeros, 4x6 cm28 _ Falso techo de tablero contrachapado acabado pintado en blanco29 _ Aislamiento de celulosa proyectada, 3 cm30 _ Tubo de acero atornillado a la parte inferior de la pared, a modo de rodapie31 _ Falso techo de rejilla metálica pintada32 _ Falso techo de policarbonato compacto translúcido, 1.5 cm33 _ Carril de aluminio extruido colgado del forjado para sostener los tabiques móvi-

les de dos puntos de giro (multidireccional)34 _ Forjado reticular de hormigón armado con casetones no recuperables35 _ Panel de lana de roca de densidad nominal 150 Kg/m3, especial para colocación

bajo capas de recrecido do forjado espesor 10 cm36 _ Mortero de formación de pendiente37 _ Membrana impermeabilizante bicapa adherida: imprimación asfáltica, adhesión

a fuego de lámina de betún plastomérico APP de elevado punto de reblandeci-miento, con tratamiento anti-raíces y armadura de APP con doble armadura de fieltro de poliéster (FP) y lámina de polietileno (PE)

38 _ Plancha rígida de espuma de poliestireno extruido con estructura de célula ce-rrada, especial para cubiertas, 5 cm

39 _ Capa separadora de polipropileno-polietileno con resistencia a la perforación40 _ Capa drenante: membrana de nódulos de poliestireno perforado y geotextil

de polipropileno adherido en ambas caras y alta resistencia a la comprensión41 _ Sustrato especial para las vides42 _ Capa de relleno de arena y grava para asentar las losas de piedra43 _ Capa de mortero de cemento para asentar as losas de piedra44 _ Losa de piedra de acabado abujardado, espesor medio 9 cm45 _ Carpintería mixta de madera y corcho, con vidrio triple con cámara intermedia, U 0.9146 _ Carpintería de madera de castaño, U 1.247 _ Panel de madera contrachapada para los paños ciegos de fachada48 _ Contra de lamas verticales de madera de castaño orientables mecánicamente

sobre un bastidor metálico49 _ Perfil HEB150 con pintura intumescente para el apoyo de las contras de lamas

anclado en los pilares de madera mediante piezas de acero50 _ Contra de tipo tradicional de madera de castaño51 _ Pieza metálica para remate de la impermeabilización52 _ Pilar de madera maciza de castaño, resistencia D40, tratada para clase de

servicio 3, sección 20x36 cm53 _ Pieza de apoyo de los pilares y transmisión de las cargas a muro o forjado en

acero galvanizado con pintura intumescente

LISTADO DE MATERIALES

54 _ Viga de madera maciza de castaño, resistencia D40, tratada para clase de ser-vicio 3, sección 20x40 cm

55 _ Conector de pilares, vigas y cerchas, piezas de acero galvanizado embutidas en la madera, tipo janebo, pintura intumescente

56 _ Viga de madera maciza de castaño, resistencia D40, tratada para clase de ser-vicio 3, sección 22x22 cm

57 _ Tablero de madera contrachapada para forjados de madera y cubierta, 2.5 cm58 _ Listón de castaño tratado para la formación del forjado de madera de las

plantas altas, 4x8 cm59 _ Panel de lana de roca de densidad nominal 70 Kg/m3, para la colocación en los

forjados e madera, 10 cm60 _ Cercha de madera maciza de castaño, resistencia D40, tratada para clase de

servicio 3, sección 20x34 cm61 _ Tensor de la cercha, cable en acero galvanizado con pintura intumescente, ø1 cm62 _ Pontón de madera maciza de castaño para la cubierta, resistencia D40, tratada

para clase de servicio 3, sección 8x18 cm63 _ Panel de lana de roca de densidad nominal 70 Kg/m3, para la colocación en los

forjados de madera, 18 cm64 _ Listón de castaño tratado para la formación de espacio de ventilación de

cubierta, 7x3 cm65 _ Lámina separadora de polietileno de nódulos de alta densidad66 _ Planchas de zinc con una pátina azul con sujeción al soporte con patillas fijas y

correderas de acero galvanizado unida mediante junta alzada, 0.80 mm.67 _ Lagrimero en zinc perforado para permitir la ventilación de la cubierta68 _ Pieza de remate de la cumbre en zinc con perforaciones para permitir la ven-

tilación de la cubierta69 _ Canalón de zinc sobre cama de arena o sujetada por patillas de acero galva-

nizado en color zinc70 _ Cercha de madera maciza de castaño, resistencia D40, tratada para clase de

servicio 3, sección 24x24 + 24x24 cm71 _ Tensor de la cercha, perfil circular en acero galvanizado, pintura intumescente,

ø3-5 cm72 _ Conector de vigas, pilares e cerchas, piezas de acero galvanizado, embutidas en

la madera, pintura intumescente73 _ Pontón de madera maciza de castaño para los forjados de madera, resistencia

D40, tratada para clase de servicio 3, sección 8x14 cm74 _ Plancha ondulada de resina y asfalto, soporte de tejas cerámicas e impermeabi-

lización adicional de la cubierta75 _ Teja cerámica curva, ancho de boca mayor 14-18 cm

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Mentor: Alfonso Penela | September 2006

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The project starts with the aim of create a public space in the ensanche (Coruña’s city center), a real plaza, opposite to the old preexisting building, which took up the whole plot. The transition between spa-ces must be dim, so the visitor could not distinguish the point where it goes from public to private, com-mercial and ludic, getting a continuous in space.

These premises, along with the density of the pro-gram, leaded to planning the building from the cross section, in different levels, trying to not loose the continuity in the promenade. It was generated a surface, then manipulated and colonized with the different functions.

- On the street level, a public plaza, covered with an open and winding pergola: a space for events, street vending, etc. and a soft access to the com-mercial and market areas.- On a medium, street level, there will be the vege-table, fruit and specialized stalls.- Going down one level, the fish and meat mar-ket, organized in a spine shape form, illuminated through great (8,5x5 m), semi-transparent, polycar-bonate skylights.- At the street level, we propose to zone the streets: one longitudinal will bepreserved for pedestrians, whether the other will mainly used by vehicles and loading and unloading zone.

For the construction execution, it was planned to di-vide the building in slices, which could be executed in the regional shipyard shops. This would allow to give flexibility to the building, as well as accelerate and give a better control on the constructive process.

Construcción 5. Co-authored with Fernando Morales Tosar

Mentor: Carlos Quintáns Eiras | June 2004

The starting point, as every Zumthor’s Atelier project, is the abstract idea of the atmospheric architecture, the ambient conditions that influence in the visitor of the building and the emotions it provokes. A strong, recognizable image was also a need.

It was developed from the study of a surface that can be adapted to a big green space, respecting with its height variations and the natural steep, without chop-ping down the preexisting trees. Therefore, several effects, small changes in the structure are planned, so the pavement becomes a bench, a scenario, stands or the café itself.

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Mentor: Peter Zumthor | February 2003

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Flux capacitorThe proposal consists on the replacement of the obelisk by a machine, able to generate big scale holograms. The obelisk is an out-of-time element, in comparison with the renovated buildings in the area, much taller than the originals.

With these holograms, the near shop’s fashion co-llections could be advertised, as a marketing tactic.

The idea that motivated this project was the denun-ciation of the renovation of the urban city centers, completely wasted by the real-state uncontrolled speculation, many times with the complicity of the public authorities. In addition, and in accordance with the annual subject, I wanted to take advantage of the use of an exhibition display in terms of scale.

On the other hand, the project wanted to mix two traditional architectural concepts: space and material, using the hologram perception, its special characte-ristics, as the nonexistence as tangible reality (they do not exist beyond our mind, where the senses’ stimu-lus are synthesized)

Proyectos 3

Mentor: Iago Seara Morales | October 1998

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