WHISPERS OF WATER

Chiva (ES) - Special Mention

TEAM DATA

Associates: Jorge Fernández Carrillo (ES) – architect urbanist, GIS specialist

jorge.fdezcarrillo@gmail.com

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TEAM PORTRAIT

INTERVIEW
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1. How do you define the main issue of your project in relation with the theme “Living Cities Imagining architecture taking care of the milieus”? And in which way do you think your project can contribute to an ecological and/or social evolution?
The project manages to highlight an abandoned urban space through the regeneration of the natural ecosystem and sustainable design. It is a territorial and urban planning that returns its space to all the agents of the natural ecosystem, thus enhancing the urban spaces and the social and ecological relationships.

2. How did the issues of your design and the questions raised by the site mutation meet?
The project consists of a network of small interventions that focus on:
1- Recovering natural ecosystems.
2- Regenerate urban, social and cultural spaces.
3- Improve the water management and network.
4- Reactivate productive landscapes.
5- Reconnect the urban stratum.

PROJECT:

“Abrevadero”, mine, waterfall and ponds of “San Isidro”

Final section of the river route: New “Lavaderos” square

3. Have you treated these issues previously? What were the reference projects that inspired yours?
I have worked professionally on many architectural and urban projects, but mainly in urban regeneration and territorial development, such as the “Madrid Metropolitan Forest”, the urban development of “Madrid Nuevo Norte” or the “Dynamization Plan for a model village in Galicia”. Other reference projects are those of “Batlle i Roig” or “Carles Enrich”.

SITE:

The ravine as ecological and ecosystem corridor

Obvious need for improvement of water management network

4. How can your project be implemented together with the actors through a negotiated process and in time. How did you consider this issue in your project?
The project is clearly designed to be executed in phases and seeking the benefit of all local agents. New meeting spaces, as the “Activities Center”, are also proposed for municipal use and for the town's business network, so that the project can also generate real economic transformation and bring the generational change.

REFERENCES:

Connection Barcelona - Montcada i Reixac – Batlle i Roig

Pedestrian bridges Mare a Mare – Orma architettura

Promenade in Les Coves de Vinromà – Bona fide taller

5. How did you form the team for the competition and if so what are the skills you associated?
I am entering the contest alone because my professional colleagues did not have available schedule. However, I believe that my knowledge of architecture, urban planning and territorial development may be sufficient to design a good strategy and architectural solution in this type of projects.

6. How could this prize help you in your professional career?
I believe that Europan17 can publicize the character and quality of my projects as architect and urban planner.

TEAM IDENTITY
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Average age of the associates: 28 years old

Has your team, together or separately, already conceived or implemented some projects and/or won any competition? if so, which ones?
I have a rural housing project in progress – “Casa Navahonda”
Master Thesis awarded with Honorable Mention, best of 2020 – “Research Centre for Regeneration of Sea-Reef Ecosystems”
Bachelor Thesis awarded with Honorable Mention, best of 2018 – “Jarama wetlands. Industrial activity generating landscapes”
In collaboration with other offices, I was awarded in several competitions:
- Housing for elderly people in Köflach, Austria – 2nd price.
- Centre of Physics, University of Graz, Austria – 8th price.
- Hospital in Klagenfurt, Austria – 1st price.

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