Jose Luis QUINTANA
DESIGN + MANAGEMENT + ARCHITECTURE + CREATIVITY
URBAN PLANNING
''I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.'' Kenzo Tange
CAOFEIDIAN NEW CITY #5 PLOT CONCEPT DESIGN (CAOFEIDIAN, HEBEI. CHINA)
Structure and Concept
The land is divided in two areas by an axis in the direction north-south. This axis creates two areas which are very different. The west area is more hilly and elevated and has an artificial lake which get the water from the western mountains. The east area is more flat and is in a lower position. Along this area flows the water from the lake.
Sketches & Studies
Previous Environment Analysis
The land is divided in two areas by an axis in the direction north-south. This axis creates two areas which are very different. The west area is more hilly and elevated and has an artificial lake which get the water from the western mountains. The east area is more flat and is in a lower position. Along this area flows the water from the lake.
Structure and Concept
The land is divided in two areas by an axis in the direction north-south. This axis creates two areas which are very different. The west area is more hilly and elevated and has an artificial lake which get the water from the western mountains. The east area is more flat and is in a lower position. Along this area flows the water from the lake.
Environment Analysis
The land is divided in two areas by an axis in the direction north-south. This axis creates two areas which are very different. The west area is more hilly and elevated and has an artificial lake which get the water from the western mountains. The east area is more flat and is in a lower position. Along this area flows the water from the lake.
Structure and Concept
Project Intentions
Some housing are manufactured in the hostelry works as a center of research, development and intervention. In this way, the houses become scavengers of natural resources offered by this place so they take it to a treatment center within the urban system to transform and adapt these resources to local needs in order to establish a cyclic system in the best possible.
Built in features such as photovoltaic systems and rainwater harvesting not only reduce long-term running costs but ensure the consumer are doing his bit for the environment.
A community urban system is proposed based on the natural resources offered by this place rich in natural energy. Based in the 4 elements if nature, the houses are inspired by it and a situation of collection, treatment and consumption of natural resources: so after consuming, energy and resources are able to be regenerated. The life cycle regenerates and cyclic circuit is established.
TERRITORIAL AND METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT OF BILBAO (BILBAO. SPAIN)
Structure and Concept
There will an ecological corridor that will sew all the green areas so allowing full continuity in the area.
Project Intentions
The intention of this project is the creation of a HUB in the city of Bilbao. We have selected different areas to create this HUB where we find some characteristics and we can act. This is an area with industry poorly maintained and even obsolete. The intention is reactivate these areas considering the premise networks: BILBAO ZERO EMISSIONS.
The area chosen for the HUB is an area on the edge of the river just above the island where out is to take the project of Zaha Hadid.
In the project aims above all, the mix of uses. It means trying to mix the cultural area that we will promote with production applications as they are going to do stress upon revitalize the industry that is in that area. In addition we will create housing areas. All these uses will be unified with green areas throughout the area.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBANEXPLANISMO 21 (ALICANTE. SPAIN)
Structure and Concept
Project Intentions
The integration of the proposal with the surroundings is produced by an union of the typologies proposed with the existing topology, so that there is an interaction between both elements.
The project intention is to develop an urban extension of the city of Alicante in Spain to the South to the existing salt flats. The development continues along the coast trying to provide different endowments that a city requires. Roads, existing palm groves and the flats are elements to mantain and respect.
One of the main strategies of the project is generating a longitudinal chasm that follows the coast generating different urban situations. This chasm connects the different buildings and areas of public use.
Another main strategies of the project is inderting different elements to facilitate the generation of rainfall and evapotranspiration to reach a comfortable user climate. Due to new developments with facade we increase the moisture for the comfort we are trying to reach.
URBAN TRANSFORMATION PROJECT FOR INDUSTRIAL AREA (PRATO, FIRENZE. ITALY)
''HARANEKO BIDE NAGUSIA'' LANDSCAPE INTERVENTION (VALLE DE ARANA, ÁLAVA. SPAIN)
CITY AND TERRITORY ANALYSIS (VILLANUEVA DEL PARDILLO, MADRID. SPAIN)
LAVAPIES NEIGHBORHOOD URBAN ANALISYS (MADRID. SPAIN)
