1. [RUBÉNURCOLAPELÁEZ]
ARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO

2. RUBÉNURCOLAPELÁEZ
“I am a highly responsible architect, creative and initiative. I have more than 3 years
experience working in diferent countries and offices which have allowed me to see the
architecture from different points of views. My Master Degree of Architecture gave me
strong background in all facets of building desing. I have improved my skills in Design
during my profesional experience in Spain and UAE. I consider myself a proactive,
responsible and reliable person who can work well individually and in a team. I also
work well under pressure and to deadline. I have good ability in problem solving and
excellent organizational skills. I have great ability to adapt to different circumstances,
love new challenges and commit myself to what I do and the desire to learn.”
Email rubenurcolapelaez@gmail.com
Telephone +971553152195
Website www.rubenurcolapelaez.wix.com/portfolio-urcola
Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/rubenurcola
[WORK EXPERIENCE]
June 2014 - Present [15 months]
Senior BIM Architect Itech Management Consultancy (Abu Dhabi / Dubai, UAE)
September 2013 - May 2014 [9 months]
Design Trainee at LPA, Lab of Planning and Architecture (Canary Island, Spain)
February 2013 - July 2013 [6 months]
Internship at the Construction Department ULPGC (Canary Island, Spain)
September 2012 - October 2012 [2 months]
Internship at Dirsur, Urban Planning and Engineering (Cantabria, Spain)
February 2012 - July 2012 [6 months]
Junior Site Architect at Laugero Construction and Promotion (Mendoza, Argentina)
[EDUCATION]
September 2006 - June 2013
Master Degree of Architecture at the ULPGC (Spain). Mark: 8 / 10
February 2012 - July 2012
Eibes Programme, Mendoza University (Argentina)
September 2010 - June 2011
Erasmus Exchange Programme, Cracow University of Technology (Poland)
[COMPUTER SKILLS]
BIM /3D / CAD Structural Design Other
Revit CypeCad, Advance Certificate Lider, Calener and CE3+
Autocad Metal 3D Adobe CS6 [Ps,Id,Ai]
Rhinoceros Tricalc Microsoft Office
SketchUp Pro Render
Archicad Cinema 4D + VRay Operating System
Microstation Lumion Mac
Navisworks 3DS Max Windows
[LANGUAGES SKILLS]
Spanish English French Chinese
Native Advance Intermediate Basic. HSK2
[PUBLICATIONS]
Project Presentation at Red PHI. 2013
Renewal and Restoration of the Old Library “Simon Benitez Padilla”. 2013
Architecture Biennial of Lanzarote, lanzART. 2012
Architecture Biennial of the Canaries, El Confital. 2008
[COURSES]
Energy Control Sustem course. Energy Efficiency Certificate at ULPGC. 45 hours. 2013
Preservation and Revaluation of Monuments at CUT. 50 hours. 2011
Photoshop CS6. Advance. 200 hours. 2013
Autodesk Revit. Advance. 150 hours. 2013

3. WORKEXPERIENCE
June 2014 - Present [15 months]
Senior BIM Architect at Itech Management Consultancy (Dubai, UAE)
Assist the BIM Manager as a project team member, interacting with project
owners, architects, engineers, contractors and subcontractors to develop and
analyze the virtual construction process in order to maximize construction
efficiency, job cost savings, as well as enhance project documentation &
delivery. As part of the Virtual Construction Organization, the Senior BIM
Architect represents one or more discipline (Architecture/Structure/MEP) and is
responsible to coordinate the RFI process.
[ Working at ADPi office - Dubai ]
Tiara United Towers (Dubai, UAE)
Create and maintain BIM Models for project specific requirements. Develop
schematic and detailed level models including modeling structure architectural
elements and MEP systems. Identify conflicts, incomplete or ambiguous design
information. Coordinate with BIM service providers and Subcontractors. Create
new library components. Responsible as “Model Administrator” for assigned
projects. Produce quantity reports as per client requirement. Assisting full
coordination of BIM project Set-Up the project. Delivery documents for the
Concept Desing, Schematic Design and Municipal Drawings. Modeling
structural and architectural elements for the two towers, two carpark towers
and basement. Create and organize ghost and central files. Coordinate Sheet
file for Concept Design and Municipal Drawings. Rhino model for the facade
study. Responsible for the submission and final presentation.
Bahrain International Airport
BIM modeling. Modeling of the PreBoarding Bridges, Facade and Roof of the
Main Building. Modeling interior partitions for the Duty Free. Model organization.
Create new library components
Al Maktoum International Airport
Rhino Modeling + Render Production + Post Production.
[ Working at AWW office - Dubai ]
PlaySpaces, Secret Garden + Area 52 (Dubai, UAE)
BIM modeling. Set-Up the Project. Creation of Architectural and structural
models, as well as parametrical families. Creation of System Family file with
all the details of the materials. Co-Ordination between the architectural and
structural files. Update modifications for the models according to design
changes. Naviswork Renders. Manage Sketchup files and 3DS files. Creation
of Shop Drawings for both projects.
September 2013 - May 2014 [9 months]
Design Trainee at LPA, Lab of Planning and Architecture (Spain)
Part of the design team on different projects and phases, from concept de-
sign to tender drawings. Meeting with clients, proposed diverse ideas, learning
eco-design tips.
Design Proposal (Full Design) sixteen Luxury Villas in Gran Canaria, Spain
Design Proposal (Concept Design) of Tourist Resort in Girona, Spain
Analyze Azca with Breeam Urbanism metodology. BREEAM Collabaration
Design Proposal (Concept Design) of an Office in Madrid, Spain
Content preparation for the corporate web of LPA
March 2012 - July 2012 [6 months]
Junior Site Architect at Construction and Promotion at Laugero (Argentina)
Assistan of the Manager Site. Developing control of “Le Parc Center”

4. REMARKABLEPROJECTS
Master Thesis
Group of Housing
Family Housing
Tourist Hotel in Ski Resort
Collective Housing
Al Maktoum International Airport
Eco-Resort
PGA Golf Extension
Bahrein International Airport
Tiara United Towers

5. TIARAUNITEDTOWERS
This project has an important location in Dubai. It will be one of the landmarks and should follow the skyline
of the city. The design, selection of materials, layouts and sustainability of the project are the main roles .
The project consists in four independent buildings. The main buildings are two towers of fifty levels, facing
Sheikh Zayed Rd. Both Towers were previously designed as a Hotel and Office, nowadays due to the Client
requirements, the towers will be redesigned as a Residential Towers and Retailers in lower levels.
The new design for the towers includes a completely new façade and several changes in the existing
structure (already built cores until level 18 and metal bracing until level 14).
Location Dubai - UAE
Year 2015
Status Concept Design, Schematic Design, Draft Detail
Area 200.000 sqm

7. The master plan responds to the ambition of building the world’s largest airport.
Upon completion, it will offer 6 runways, an ‘Atlanta’ type terminal for handling 120 million passengers, a
cargo zone with a capacity of 12 million tons, and all the related functions. Around the airport itself will be
located a logistics site, a high-tech area, a business centre, residential areas, a golf course, and exposition
zones
Location Dubai - UAE
Year 2014
Status Concept Design
Area 140 km²
AlMaktoumInternationalAirport

9. Within the scope of the Passenger Terminal extension project at the Bahrain International Airport, ADPI has
proposed a phased solution designed to triple the air terminals existing surface area.
The concept proposed by ADPI offers a modern and innovative image while maintaining Bahrain’s warm and
welcoming spirit. The building’s shape is inspired by aerodynamic design of race cars, a subtle reference
to the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix, a major attraction in the region. With this concept, ADPI was able to
solve the customer’s capacity-related problems: in phase 1, 10 million passengers and 14 terminal gates, in
phase 2, 12 million passengers and 16 terminal gates, as well as the possibility of long-term development to
accommodate more than 15 million passengers.
Location Bahrein
Year 2014
Status Tender Drawings
Area 300.000 sqm
BAHREININT.AIRPORT

11. The existing ecological assets and their dynamics structure the land-use strategy.
This plan develops the spatial organization principles and the location’s specific uses for the new extension
of PGA Catalunya Golf. It includes a new brand hotel, 83 residential units and several leisure/sport facilities to
complement the existing two golf courses. The plan follows two strategies. The first one bets for maintaining
the site’s farming productive nature, mixing it with in the new development, including the real estate. The
second strategy consists in the restoration of the site’s ecological dynamics, that were deteriorated by its
intensive agriculture activity. The plan proposes overlapping the ecological dynamics within the mobility
strategy the functional and the leisure one. The resulting system will structure the uses’ locations and the
landscape’s identity for the whole development.
Location Girona - Spain
Year 2014
Status Concept Design
Area 70 Ha
PGA-CATALUNYAGOLF

13. NUEVANORUEGAECO-RESORT
A strategy of minimum footprint and its compensation through green roofs drives the resulting massing.
This housing complex of sixteen touristic villas is organized by a combination of two types of “living-bars”:
one housing unit contains a kitchen, a living room and a balcony and the other one accommodates two extra
bedrooms and bathroom. Each apartment is the result of the aggregation of two or more bars placed at
different levels that are completed by an “eco-box”, that articulates the vertical connexions between the bars,
making possible a permanent natural ventilation and illumination of the whole unit, even when the owner is on
leave. The open space around the housing complex, accommodates two types of landscapes and a natural
(chemical-free) swimming pool.
Location Canary Island - Spain
Year 2013
Status Concept Design, Schematic Design, Full Design
Area 5.000 sqm

15. The residential area limits are disappearing because of the location in a conflicted zone. Therefore to increase
the value of this area, it has selected an emblematic group of buildings, where many years ago people from
the neighborhood made traditional oil. It’s located in an strategic place of this district, being a link of the
different sectors.
Also, this proposal is related with the social infrastructures of the district and with elements nearby. The
public spaces generates an important role solving the principal problem of the district. Strengthening the
outdoor spaces as a link between the different parts of the city. To solve the problem of the aging population
and architectonic of La Isleta, appears a new concept of building, a place where live the handicap people.
It’s created as a solution for the inhabitants of the district that wants to live in but improving their conditions.
Location Canary Island, Spain
Year 2013
Status Final Thesis Presentation
OILFACTORYREACTIVATION

17. COMPOUNDFORWRITERS
The project involves five houses, social facilities and open spaces. The place where the writer lives it is a link
between the private life and the creative process.
The idea is to link this with a multiple features of the houses, unified in the public spaces and creating an
interesting courtyard. The houses are modules visually connected to each other and to their environment,
lining the street to the social facilities to act as a meeting point between the neighbours and the writers.
Location Mendoza, Argentina
Year 2012
Status Design Proposal

18. FAMILYHOUSINGFORARTIST
The first idea of this project is the integration of the building with the houses on the block. The movements on
the facades point out the part of the houses that connects to the neighbourhood, which in this case would be
the studio for the artist, whereas the other part is the residential area for the family.
The house is also divided into two spaces: Indoor - Outdoor. The exterior links the different spaces within the
building as well as unifies the different personalities of the inhabitants. The areas are also connected on the
second floor, so the courtyards serve as unifying points for the family.
Location Mendoza, Argentina
Year 2012
Status Design Proposal

19. TOURISTHOTELINSKIRESORT
The project is located at the top of a ski resort. This is a very nice place with stunning views of the landscape
and the city, Cracow. As the area is full of trees, the idea is to integrate nature into the building and not to
make an impact in the area, arise two different volumes connected by an organic courtyard.
This area and the outdoor square would be the new public spaces used by skiers as well as guests staying at
the hotel. These are spaces oriented towards the south, which means they can be enjoyed both in winter and
summer. It has a roof garden, so there’s a continuity between the building and the landscape. The windows
are very wide and link rooms with the landscape. Sloping roofs on the final design with different angles to
facilitate drainage of water out of the building. Most spaces have windows facing south as it is better for
inside comfort.
Location Crawow, Poland
Year 2011
Status Design Proposal

20. COLLECTIVEHOUSING
The project starts generating two volumes with different geometry but trying to find the same meaning.
The volume of the smallest building is broken in order to create a connection between indoor and outdoor
spaces. The other building has the same intentions, created by breaking the floor and creating viewpoints
throughout the house to admire the city from different perspectives. On the first floor this connection is made
by facilities which is linked to the public spaces.
Location Canary Island, Spain
Year 2010
Status Design Proposal