Irene Garcia

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I have created this site as a means of introducing myself. Welcome. My name is Irene García and I am an enthusiastic cosmopolitan architect. I currently work in Bruges (Belgium) but also have broad experience in other countries such as Japan, United Kingdom and Spain, my birthplace.After starting my career with various collaborations in different architectural offices I decided to dive into my first international adventure. My destination was London, where I worked for GML Architects until 2010. Shortly after, Issho Architects in Tokyo provided me with the opportunity to experience a new culture and to add a new architectural perspective to my profile. During this period I had the chance to collaborate with Hisaya Sugiyama, president of the AIA (American Institute of Architects) in Japan as a member of his team at Quincy Studio. As result of my involvement in this project, I could join Taiyo Kensetsu Architects where I worked as project architect, taking care of the development of many projects in various cities all over Japan.Given the instability following the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country in March 2011, I felt it was the right time to return to Europe. As a truly multicultural professional, the next step in my global career took me to Belgium, where nowadays I can put into practice the knowledge I have gradually gained and continue broading my horizons at Architextuure Bureau in Bruges.

PROJECTS

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EASA Econ Pavilion | Friland, Denmark

PERSONAL WORK

Piece Chair | Tokyo, Japan

Angel Way Retail Park | Romford, UK

PROFESSIONAL WORK | projects

Hetford Police Station | Hetford, UK

Westgate Centre | London, UK

Wind-power station | Nemuro, Japan

PROFESSIONAL WORK | built projects

KMM3 9 units apartment | Tokyo, Japan

Plastic Surgery Clinic | Kamakura, Japan

Dohtai Apartment | Kamakura, Japan

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PERSONAL WORK

EASA | European Architecture Students Assembly During her studies, Irene was awarded with an European scholarship to attend EASA two consecutives years.Every year since 1981, hundreds of European students of architecture have gathered each summer to discuss and work with architecture, student to student. These summer schools are organised by EASA and happens in a new place and with a specific theme for each year. During the two weeks of the assembly, visions and experiments grow from workshops, tutored and arranged by architecture students. It is an important and inspiring gathering, with a scope that extends beyond the 400 participants and organisers.EASA 2003 | Sustainability | Friland, DenmarkTwo weeks camping in a bunch of orange tents, working under the hot danish sun to build the Econ Pavilion.Sustainable living, sustainable materials, sustainable construction.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | projects

ANGEL WAY RETAIL PARK | ROMFORD, UKThe principle of redeveloping this employment site for a relatively high density, residential-led mixed use scheme, providing retail and affordable housing, was supported in strategic planning terms.The project was to demolish the existing building which had small-scale retail units and three storey residential use above. This was replaced with a 16-storey building with retail at ground floor and 86 residential units above. The scheme proposed 26% of these units to be affordable. There were 36 parking spaces provided.The key elements of the scheme were:-new homes, including market, low-cost, shared ownership and affordable housing-new shops-new hotel-new community facilities-new public open spaces, including a new river square

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | projects

HERTFORD STATION | Hetford, UKThe project was the demolition and the redevelopment of existing police station and associated outbuildings to provide 133 residential units, an 80 bay hotel, 80 bay nursing home circa 2488 Sqm PCT and circa 414 Sqm of retail accomodation.The site was located to the east of Hertford town centre, bounded by Ware Road to the north, rear gardens of houses on Burleigh Road to the north-east and Stansted Road to the south. The west was a recently constructed community centre.The site comprised the police station effectively a 6 storey building of approximately 2369 Sqm, a 3 storey accomodation block, an amenities block and associated workshops, further accommodation included a 2 storey detached house, garaging and a kennel block.The area was predominantly residential in character.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | projects

WESTGATE CENTRE | London, UKThe site formed the majority of the urban block bounded by Westgate Street to the north; Bocking Street to the south; Sheep Lane to east and mainline railway to west. Currently occupied by light industrial business centre, roughly 50% site fill as single storey brick light industrial and storage units and 50% hardstanding open area.The site area was approximately 1313 Sqm.The proposal were to provide a mixed use development to include commercial at ground floor and residential on upper floors. The residential was divided into 2 component parts with flats within an L-shaped block on 2, 4 and 5 upper floors facing onto Westgate Street and Sheep Lane and a separate run of 4 and 5 bed terraced houses above ground that face onto Bocking Street at the eastern part of the site each with gardens.980 Sqm of either doctors surgery with 110 Sqm at ground. Above 14 x 1 bed flats, 9 x 2 bed flats and 5 x 3 bed flats within a flatted block and a terrace of 4 x 4 bed and 2 x 5 bed maisonettes facing onto Bocking Street. Access for the 6 maisonettes was provided via 6 individual staircases accessed off that street.All 2 and 3 bed flats were designed as either dual aspect end units or corner units with the benefit of private amenity space in the form of balconies or terraces. This resulted in 14 out of 28 flats having dual aspect; the remainder had the benefit of either direct south facing aspect or views across to London Fields.The 6 mainsonettes were "L" shape in plan and designed in 3 pairs to provide a set back to Bocking Street. The "L" shapes was designed to: maintain good daylight and reduce the perception of direct overlooking across Bocking St; and to allow south facing terraces at first floor accessible from kitchens and living areas - with the living areas designed as through spaces between the south facing courts and private gardens to the rear.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | built projects

KMM3 9 UNITS APARTMENT | Tokyo, JapanWith more than 14.000.000 people living in the same city, the layout of Tokyo is sometimes complex. Consequently, buildings and streets are always crowded.By introducing an intermediary space as a window between inside and outside, its design redefined an experience of living in a typical low-rise housing in a highly dense area of Tokyo, where scenery from room and distance among buildings are often not pleasant. The intermediary space had variation in depth to diffuse a sense of distance between interior and outdoor, thereby an occupant comfort is enriched.The interior layout of the 9 units was almost the same, only the difference of the size. The wet zones were brought together in the same area. And the open space comprised by living room and bedroom was interrupted by a light piece of wardrobe in the middle of the space, in such a way that lower than the ceiling, you could feel the room like only one space.

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KMM3

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | built projects

PIECE CHAIR | Tokyo, JapanThis project consisted in a furniture design. In collaboration with the Director of Issho Architects, Jun Vera, we developed a chair for being dismantled.The dimensions were w600 x d600 x h300 (mm)The Piece Chair is on sale at Cibone Stores in Japan.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | built projects

PLASTIC SURGERY CLINIC| Kamakura, JapanThe Clinic was a project carried out in Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, about 50 kilometres of Tokyo.The client was the well-known japanese surgeon Dr. Dohtai. He requested to turn his total Health Care Centre into a Plastic Surgery Clinic, including examination rooms, small procedure rooms, a state-of-the-art operating facility, doctor´s offices and administrative facilities.The deadline was one month so the project was executed with prefabricated materials and assembly techniques.The worked area was approximately 200 Sqm.

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Clinic

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | built projects

DOHTAI APARTMENT | Kamakura, JapanThe Dohtai apartment was a project built in Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, about 50 kilometres of Tokyo.The client had bought a new apartment in this area of Japan, but he requested to the constructor keep the interior space without walls. So the work carried out in this unit consisted in the design of the rooms, all the plumbing, gas, AC and electric installations and the interior materials work.The worked area was approximately 125 Sqm and the unit consisted in 3 bedrooms, one of them as a japanese room made with tatami, living room with open kitchen, japanese bath and toilet and wide storage spaces.

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Dohtai Apartment

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PROFESSIONAL WORK | built projects

WIND-POWER STATION | Nemuro, JapanThe wind-power station project was developed for Clean Energy Factory Co Ltd., which engages in the development of wind-power plants and sale of electric power by wind power generation.This company wanted to based its business in this area after being founded in 2000. So this project was the headquarter building of the company.They requiered a building where workers, president and directives could be accommodated during the weekdays, as well as offices and meeting rooms, and entertainment spaces as a library or japanese baths. The worked area was approximately 2300 Sqm built. And the accommodation capacity for the workers was balanced in 20 bedrooms placed in the ground floor with direct light and exit to the south terraces . The private area for the president and guest peolple was located in the first floor.

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Station building

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CV EDUCATION 2007 MSc. in Architecture School of Architecture Universidad Politécnica of Valencia, Spain 2000 Advanced Technical Degree in Construction and Building Techniques Instituto Politécnico of Valencia, Spain LANGUAGES Spanish and Catalan mother tongue English fluent Japanese basic Dutch learning SOTFWARE SKILLS Advanced lever user AutoCad, MicroStation, Sketchup, Photoshop, Office Mid level user Illustrator, CidCad Elemental level user Rhinoceros, Vectorworks, 3D Studio max
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011 August | present Architextuur | Bruges | Belgium Architect 2010 October | 2011 April Taiyo Kensetsu Arquitects | Tokyo | Japan Architect | Project manager Produced initial scheme design, working drawings, interior details and oversaw project on site, as well as regular client meetings. Key projects: - Plastic Surgery Clinic in Kamakura. - Dohtai apartment in Kamakura. - American Sports Club YC&AC in Yokohama. - Japanese garden in an apartment in Tokyo. 2010 September | October Quincy Studio Inc. | Tokyo | Japan Collaborator Architect with Hisaya Sugiyama (AIA Japan President) Scheme design proposals and full drawing production. Produced freehand sketches as well as 3D visuals and 2D using AutoCAD, Sketchup and Photoshop. Key projects: - Wind-power station in Nemuro. 2010 May | November Issho Architects | Tokyo | Japan Architect Design and detailing of main drawing package. Attended regular design team meetings and supervised work on site. Key projects: - 9 units apartment in Tokyo. - Interior furniture design. 2008 January | December GML Architects | London | UK Architect Site survey and full drawing production using MicroStation, Sketchup and Photoshop. Projects included: - Redevelopment scheme for housing, hotel and shops in Romford. - 133 residential units, an 80 bay hotel, 80 bay nursing home and retail accommodation in Hetford. - 36 residential units in London. 2006 September | 2007 June School of Architecture | Valencia | Spain Architect (internship) Supervising and attending students of architecture in computerized drawings. 2005 Mileto & Vegas Architects | Valencia | Spain Architect (internship) Design and detailing drawing packages with AutoCad. Involvement in weekly design team meetings. Projects Included: - 2 residential building in the historic downtown of Valencia. 2000 Juan + Varela Architects | Valencia | Spain Advanced Technician (internship) Working drawings using AutoCad. ADDITIONAL ITEMS 2010 June | 2011 March UNESCO Japanese Language School. Grade beginner. Tokyo, Japan. 2003 | 2004 EASA (European Architecture Students Assembly) in Aarhus (Denmark) and Lille (France) Awarded with an European scholarship to attend EASA meetings two consecutives years, with Sustainability Living (Denmark, 2003) and Metropolitain-Micropolitain (France, 2004) as main working subjects. These assemblies combine workshops with several activities focused on experience interchange between around 200 architecture students from all across Europe.
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