ARMOR GUTIERRREZ RIVAS + CV PORTFOLIO

A highly motivated, hard working architect with good initiative and very responsible. I am also trustful and open-minded and used to work efficiently in team and independently, collaborating with colleagues from different fields at an international ambience. I distinguish myself having started as an intern at BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group’s, Copenhagen, in 2010 and quickly attaining the level of an Architect before completing my tenure in 2012. Afterwards I started my collaboration with MVRDV in Rotterdam as a Project Architect and BIM project coordinator, running during two years the Revit manage-ment of the office as well as a Cultural House project in Copenhagen and a Masterplan in Bordeaux. In 2014 I joined KPF in London as a Project Architect and BIM Manager, working in a new skyscraper in Canary Wharf from early stages to site coordination.Besides my professional experience I have been developing various independent projects, which have been exhibited at Colegio de Arquitectos in San-tander in 2014, Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris 2012, Venice Biennale 2010 and Colegio Arquitectos Madrid 2009 among others.Besides my professional experience I have been developing various independent projects, which have been exhibited at Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris 2012, Venice Biennale 2010 and Colegio Arquitectos Madrid 2009 among others.

Education 2009/2010 Master in Architecture Polytechnic University Madrid, ETSAM. 2002/2009 Architecture degree at ETSA Madrid, Spain. 2007/2008 Erasmus Grant at ENSA Paris La Villette. 1997/2001 Scholarship of the academics excellence of the Comunidad de Cantabria.

Personal Profile

Awards Gaudi Competition, winner. New Urban Worms proposal. Exhibition at Venice Biennale 2010, wonderland Pavillion. Fundamentos Arquitectura 2008, COAM, Madrid honorable mention. Cátedra Blanca, Francisco Javier Saenz de Oiza Prize 2004, Bambuescuela proposal,winner. Pancho Cossio Prize 2002, Santander, Cantabria, winner. Barraca Barcelona, honorable mention.Work experience KPF, London, United Kingdom. 2014/present. Project Architect and BIM project coordinator 1-10 Bank Street. Office tower in Canary Wharf. Stage C-E/ 120.000sq m/ £140M MVRD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. April 2012, January 2014. Project Architect and BIM coordinator. KU.BE:Centre for Movement and Culture,Copenhagen. Stage D-E/4200sq m/€20M BBN: Masterplan Bastide Niel, Bordeaux.Stage D-E-F/200.000 sq m/€320M. BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark. April 2011, September 2011. Architect. Battery: Housing-Retail complex, Copenhagen.Stage D/124.000 sq m/€180M. AMF: Waste to Energy Plant refurbishment, Copenhagen. Competition, 1st Prize. Western Roslag: Competition Entry, 90.000 m2, Stockholm, Sweden. BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark. February 2010, March 2011. Architectural Assistant/ Part II Intern. Shenzhen Energy Mansion: Schematic Design + Façade Design, China. LOOP City: Venice Biennale, Danish Pavilion, Venice, Italy. COAM, Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Cantabria, Spain. Collaborator. Architectural Assistant/ Part II Architect. Villa renovation: Construction Documents, 350 m2, Santander, Spain. ETSAM, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, Spain. Collaborator. Architectural Assistant/ Part I Intern. Urban Planning Department: assistant and collaborator, Madrid, Spain. ENSAPLV, Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Paris La Villette. Collaborator. Architectural Assistant/ Part I Intern.Software Autocad; Revit; Rhinoceros; Grasshopper; Indesign; Illustrator; Photoshop; Premiere; Dreamweaver; Microsoft Office. Highly competent modelmaker.Languages Spanish: mother tongue. English: Spoken and written fluently French: Spoken and written fluently

Armor Gutiérrez Rivas, March. Architect ETSAM, Madrid, Spain. MAA, Copenhagen, Denmark.e_armor15@hotmail.com t_0034 608974800 db_07_04_1984

WORKING AND LIVING IN THE DENSIFIED CITY

Venice Biennale 2010GAUDI AWARD

NEW URBAN WORMS IS A PROJECT I DEVELOPED AT THE VENICE BIENNALE 2010 AS A RESULT OF AN EUROPEAN AWARD FOR SUS-TAINABLE ARCHITECTURE CALLED GAUDI COMPETITION.IT SHOWS HOW TO INCREASE DENSITY IN OUR CITIES BY HANGING PHOTOVOLTAIC CLUSTERS FROM THE ROOFSCAPE OF THE CITY, CREATING NEW URBAN LOFTS AND COMMUNICATING SPACES

RHINOCEROS+VRAY+PHOTOSHOP

BORDEAUX BASTIDE NIEL IS A MASTERPLAN REGENERATING THE RIVERSIDE OF BORDEAUX THROUGH A MIX OF EXISTING MILI-TARY AND RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURES WITH NEW PROGRAMS AND USES.THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT ACTS AS ONE SUSTAINABLE AND INDEPENDENT UNIT, FULFILLING ITS OWN ENERGY DEMANDS.

H=100 M

EXTRUSION

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COUPE DEPUIS LES JARDINS DE LA RUE HORTENSE POUR EVITER LES VIS-A-VIS

CONTEXTUALISATION

28 TOME 1/3 PROJET URBAIN

SUR LES TOITURES ORIENTEES NORD

TOITURES VEGETALISEES

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MVRDVSUSTAINABLE MASTERPLAN BBN RIVERSIDE

Bordeaux 2013BORDEAUX BN

MVRDVKU.BE IS A HOUSE FOR CULTURE AND MOVEMENT LOCATED IN CO-PENHAGEN. THIS MIXED USE BUILDING INCLUDES A GYM, THEATRE, LIBRARY AND PLAYING AREA ALL IN ONE HOUSE. THE FULL PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED IN REVIT TOGETHER WITH MEP AND STRUCTURE ENGINEERS AND LOCAL ARCHITECTS, BEING MY ROLE AS A PROJECT ARCHITECT AND BIM COORDINATOR TO PRODUCE AND CONTROL THE PROCESS FROM FIRST STAGE TO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

HOUSE OF CULTURE AND MOVEMENT

Copenhagen 2013KU.BE HOUSE

SKYSCRAPER IN CANARY WHARF

London 20141 BANK STREET 1 BANK STREET IS A NEW SKYCRAPER IN THE COMMERCIAL DISC-

TRICT OF CANARY WHARF IN LONDON, WITH A GEA OF 120.000 SQM, 26 STORIES AND 150M HEIGHT, COMBINING OFFICE AND TRADING FLOORS. MY ROLE IN THE PROJECT WAS LEADING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSAL SINCE STAGE C TO STAGE E AND TENDER DOCUMENTS, IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH ARUP ENGI-NEERS, ADAMSON ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS AND CANARY WHARF AS A CLIENT, TOGETHER WITH A NUMBER OF CONSULTANTS. BEING RE-SPONSIBLE FOR A TEAM OF 6 PEOPLE AND GOING THROUGH ALL THE PHASES OF A UK PROJECT IT IS BEING AN AMAZING CHALLENGE AND INTENSE EXPERIENCE.

KPF

LIVING IN THE RING OF MUNICH

Munich 2013EUROPAN 12

LIVING IN THE RING IS OUR PROPOSAL FOR EUROPAN 12 MUNICH AWARDED WITH A MENTION. THE IDEA IS TO REGENERATE A BLOCK OF HOUSING LOCATED CLOSE TO MUNICH MAIN HIGHWAY RING, PROTECTING THE NEIGHBOURS AGAINST NOISE AND POLLUTION AND INCREASING THE DENSITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT. OUR PRO-POSALS WRAPS THE EXISTING VOLUMES WITH A COLOURFUL NOISE FILTER WHICH ADDS BUILDABLE AREA AND CREATES A NEW IMAGE.

WASTE TO ENERGY TREATMENT PLANT

Copenhagen 2010AMF 1st PRIZE

AMAGERFORBRAENDINGEN IS A PROJECT FOR COVERING A WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT IN COPENHAGEN. I WORKED ON THIS PROJECT DURING THE COMPETITION PHASE, DEVELOPING VISUALS, ELEVA-TION AND CONSTRUCTING DETAIL.THE ENTRY WAS AWARDED WITH THE 1st PRIZE AND IT WILL BE DE-VELOPED DURING THE NEXT 2 YEARS.

PHYSICAL MODEL, NIGHT PICTURE

BALTIC JOINT MASTERPLAN

Denmark-Sweden 2010LOOP CITY

LOOP CITY IS A PROPOSAL FOR A JOINT DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN DENMARK AND SWEDEN THROUGH A RAISED CIRCULAR METRO AND INFRASTRUCTURE LINE.IT WAS SHOWN AT THE VENICE BIENNALE 2010 TOGETHER WITH THE MOVIE LOOP CITY OF CHALLENGES.I WORKED ON THIS PROJECT PREPARING THE MOVIE AND THE VISU-ALS FOR THE EXHIBITION.

RHINOCEROS+ILLUSTRATOR+PHOTOSHOP

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TABY HOUSING AND RETAIL MASTERPLAN

Stockholm 2010TABY FINALIST

TABY MASTERPLAN IS A ENTRY FOR A COMPETITION IN STOCKHOLM.THE PROJECT PROPOSES A DENSIFIED URBAN DEVELOPMENT WRAPPED WITH A GREEN PARK AND COMMON FACILITIES.THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE A NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD CONNECTING EXISTING PARKS AND GREEN AREAS.I WORKED IN THIS PROJECT DURING THE ENTIRE COMPETITION PHASE, DEVELOPING VISUALS AND PLANS.

RHINO+VRAY+PHOTOSHOP

SHENZHEN ENERGY GROUP HEADQUARTERS MANSION

Shenzhen 2010SCHEMATIC DESIGN

SHENZHEN ENERGY MANSION IS PROJECT I WORKED ON DURING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE. AS A PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM I DEVELOPED THE FACADE CONCEPT, TRYING DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND DETAIL SOLUTIONS, AND ATTENDING MEETING WITH CONSULT-ANTS AND CLIENT, BOTH IN DENMARK AND CHINA.THE FACADE IS ORIENTATED BLOCKING THE SUNLIGHT, CREATING AN IDEAL DAYLIGHT CONDITION FOR THE WORKSTATIONS.

PHYSICAL MODEL, NIGHT PICTURE

BATTERY MIX OF USES MASTERPLAN

Copenhagen 2010THE BATTERY

THE BATTERY IS A MASTERPLAN WHICH CREATES A NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD IN COPEN-HAGEN, MIXING HOUSING WITH RETAIL, OFFICES AND AN OPEN PARK RUNNING IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS.MY PARTICIPATION ON THIS PROJECT WAS FROM AN OVERALL SCALE TO A DESIGN AND DETAIL PROCESS, CHANGING FROM ONE SCALE TO ANOTHER AND COORDINATING A 6 PEOPLE TEAM.I DEVELOPED TOGETHER WITH GRONTMIJ A FACADE STUDY USING PARAMETRIC CALCU-LATIONS TO DETERMINE THE IDEAL AMOUNT OF OPENING PER LEVEL AND ORIENTATION

3Dmax+RHINOCEROS+PHOTOSHOP

KTH STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY STUDENT WELCOMING BUILDING

Stockholm 2010KTH STUDENT HOUSE

THIS IS MY END OF DEGREE PROJECT WHICH I DEVELOPED AT MADRID POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE. IT TAKES ONE YEAR TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE PROCESS, SUBMITTING 14 A1, RANGING FROM A MASTERPLAN SCALE TO A CONSTRUCTING AND STRUCTURE DETAIL.THE BUILDING WORKS AS A STUDENT HOUSE, PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE KTH UNIVERSITY IN STOCKHOLM.

PHYSICAL MODEL, DAY PICTURE.NIKON FM2 50mm 1/20s f5.6

PHYSICAL MODELS DEVELOPED AT MADRID UNIVERSITY

Madrid 2002/2011MODEL WORKSHOP

MODEL WORKSHOP SHOWS A COMPILATION OF MODELS THAT I HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING DURING MY DEGREE. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN GENERATED AT THE SAME WORKSHOP, USING NEW AND INNOVATIVE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES, CREATING A NEW AND STRONG WAY OF COMMUNICATING IDEAS AND AP-PROACHES.PART OF THEM HAVE BEEN AWARDED WITH DIFFERENT PRIZES SUCH AS FUNDAMENTOS PRIZE IN MADRID OR SAINZ DE OIZA PRIZE.

SAENZ THE OIZA 3rd PRIZE MADRID UNIVERSITY

Mexico 2006BAMBOOSCHOOL

BAMBOOSCHOOL IS A NEW WAY OF PROMOTING EDUCATION AND CULTURE IN THE RURAL AREAS OF MEXICO. USING A BASIC AND LO-CAL MATERIAL SUCH AS BAMBOO AND NATIVE TOOLS AND LABOUR FORCE, WE CREATE A MODULAR SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE COMBINED CREATING MULTIPLE AND VARIES SPACES. THE SCHOOL CAN BE USED AS A MEETING AREA AND PLAYGROUND FOR THE VILLAGE.THE COST IS NEGLIGIBLE SINCE IS BUILT BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

104 SOCIAL HOUSES IN VALLECAS

Madrid 2011AUTUMN LEAF

THE LEAF CREATES A NEW WAY OF DEALING WITH ENERGY COMSUPTION AND ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, BY ROTATING THE HOUSES TOWARDS THE SUN -LEARNING FROM NATURE AND HOW LEAFS GROW- AND PROPOS-ING AN ADJUSTABLE SKIN THAT EVERY USER CAN OPEN OR CLOSE DEPENDING ON THE SUNLIGHT.

A PLACE WHERE PAVAROTTI CAN WORK, LIVE AND MEET

Paris 2005A HOUSE FOR A DIVA

A HOUSE FOR A DIVA IS A PLACE WHERE PAVAROTTI CAN SING AND MEET PEOPLE, BUT ALSO A PLACE WHERE HE CAN RELAX AND AVOID THE PRESSURE OF HIS WORL-FAMOUS VOICE.IT INCLUDES SIX DIFFERENT AREAS THAT CAN WORK AS INDEPEND-ENT HOUSES OR AS A COMMON UNIT.

PHYSICAL MODEL+PHOTOSHOP

SUSTAINABLE, SELF-MANAGED AND SELF-PRODUCED MARKET

Madrid 2011VERTICAL GARDEN

VERTICAL GARDEN MAIN IDEA IS TO REGENERATE NEGLECTED AND EMPTY SPACES IN THE CITY CENTRE, USING A TEMPORARY MODULE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE DIVIDING WALLS OF EMPTY SITES, AND LINKED TO THE WATER EVACUATION SYSTEM OF THE ROOF, REUSING THE RAIN WATER TO IRRIGATE A VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDEN.THE PROJECT IS COMPOSED BY A NUMBER OF MODULES OR UNITS, ORGANIZED BY FUNCTIONS. THIS MODULES ARE PILLED UP AND AT-TACHED TO THE DIVIDING WALLS.

104 SOCIAL HOUSES IN VALLECAS

Madrid 2011DAY AND NIGHT

ONE THOUSAND SUMMER HOUSES’S IN ONE BUILDING

Valencia 2006SIKA COMPETITION

HOW CAN WE FACE LAND SPECULATION AND PROPOSE A NEW SOCIAL WAY OF LIVING? SIKA COMPETITION COMBINES HOUSING AND COMMON FACILITIES IN A MEGA BUILDING LOCATED AT VALENCIA SEAFRONT. ONE THOU-SAND FAMILIES LIVE TOGETHER IN AN ISOLATED BUILDING WHERE THEY SHARE EVERYTHING. AROUND THE BUILDING THE UNOCCU-PIED GREEN SPACE THAT THE 1000 HOUSES WERE INVADING

EVACUATION AFTER A FLOOD DISASTER AT VALENCIA SEAFRONT

Valencia 2005INFLATABLE SHELTER

HALF A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES AFTER A DRA-MATICAL FLOOD IN VALENCIA...WE PROVIDE REFUGE FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON, USING A MODU-LAR INFLATABLE SHELTER THAT CAN BE CONNECTED WITH THE REST CREATING A NETWORK OF CAVES AND ROOMS WHERE YOU CAN MEET OR REST. IT TAKES UP LITTLE SPACE, AND CAN BE ACTIVATED USING A REGULAR PUMP.

800 HOUSES FREE CAR MASTERPLAN CONNECTING FOUR METRO STA TIONS

Fez 2006CAMPAMENTO MASTERPLAN

CAMPAMENTO MASTERPLAN CONNECTS FOUR METRO STATIONS WITH A NETWORK OF BIKE AND WALK PATHS CREATING A FREE CAR AREA WHERE 800 FAMILIES CAN LIVE WITHIN 10 MINUTES WALK OF A METRO STATION. IT IS LOCATED IN A FORMER MILITARY AREA, AND REUSES THE EX-ISTING FACILITIES COMBINING THEM WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.

HISTORIC ARTISTIC 200 YEARS OLD HOUSE INTERVENTION

Cantabria, Spain 2011VILLA RENOVATION

HOW CAN WE RENOVATE A 200 YEARS OLD HOUSE WITHOUT COMPRI-MISING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE USERS? THE DESIGN OF THIS HOUSE IS DONE SO ALL THE SPACES ARE LINKED, CREATING 3 DIF-FERENT WAYS OF DISCOVERING AND GOING AROUND THE BUILD-ING. THE 350M2 RENOVATION PROJECT INCLUDES FROM PROGRAM-MATIC DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTION AND STRUCTURAL DETAILS AND CALCULATIONS.

OIL COLLECTION SUITE TO CLEAN AND SOCIALIZE

Cantabria, Spain 2011OIL SLICK SUITE

OIL SLICK SUITE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MAKE EASIER A VERY COM-PLEX TASK SUCH AS COLLECTING OIL AFTER A PETROL SHIP LEAK.IT PROVIDES SHELTER AND PROTECTS YOU AGAINST THE OIL POLLU-TION, AND IT CAN BE COMBINED CREATING GROUPS AND ENCOUR-AGING SOCIAL INTERACTION.IT IS CHEAP AND EVERY VOLUNTEER SHOULD RECEIVED ONE...THE PROJECT WAS AWARDED WITH THE FIRST PRIZE AT THE PANCHO COSSIO COMPETITION 2002.