This document provides a summary of Armour Gutierrez Rivas' qualifications and experience as an architect. It outlines his education, including a Master's degree in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. It details his professional experience working for prominent firms such as BIG, MVRDV, and KPF on international projects. It also lists independent design projects that have been exhibited worldwide. The document promotes Armour Gutierrez Rivas' skills and qualifications for architectural positions.

1. ARMOR GUTIERRREZ RIVAS + CV PORTFOLIO

2. 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.
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3. WORKING AND LIVING IN THE DENSIFIED CITY
Venice Biennale 2010
GAUDI 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

4. 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
TOME 1/3 PROJET URBAIN 25
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
TOME 1/3 PROJET URBAIN 35
MVRDV
SUSTAINABLE MASTERPLAN BBN RIVERSIDE
Bordeaux 2013
BORDEAUX BN

5. MVRDV
KU.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 2013
KU.BE HOUSE

6. SKYSCRAPER IN CANARY WHARF
London 2014
1 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 ATEAM OF 6 PEOPLE AND GOINGTHROUGH ALLTHE
PHASES OF A UK PROJECT IT IS BEING AN AMAZING CHALLENGE AND
INTENSE EXPERIENCE.
KPF

7. LIVING IN THE RING OF MUNICH
Munich 2013
EUROPAN 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.

8. WASTE TO ENERGY TREATMENT PLANT
Copenhagen 2010
AMF 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

9. BALTIC JOINT MASTERPLAN
Denmark-Sweden 2010
LOOP 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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10. TABY HOUSING AND RETAIL MASTERPLAN
Stockholm 2010
TABY 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

11. SHENZHEN ENERGY GROUP HEADQUARTERS MANSION
Shenzhen 2010
SCHEMATIC 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

12. BATTERY MIX OF USES MASTERPLAN
Copenhagen 2010
THE 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

13. KTH STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY STUDENT WELCOMING BUILDING
Stockholm 2010
KTH 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

16. PHYSICAL MODELS DEVELOPED AT MADRID UNIVERSITY
Madrid 2002/2011
MODEL 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.

17. SAENZ THE OIZA 3rd PRIZE MADRID UNIVERSITY
Mexico 2006
BAMBOOSCHOOL
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.

18. 104 SOCIAL HOUSES IN VALLECAS
Madrid 2011
AUTUMN 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.

19. A PLACE WHERE PAVAROTTI CAN WORK, LIVE AND MEET
Paris 2005
A 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

20. SUSTAINABLE, SELF-MANAGED AND SELF-PRODUCED MARKET
Madrid 2011
VERTICAL 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.

21. 104 SOCIAL HOUSES IN VALLECAS
Madrid 2011
DAY AND NIGHT

22. ONE THOUSAND SUMMER HOUSES’S IN ONE BUILDING
Valencia 2006
SIKA 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

23. EVACUATION AFTER A FLOOD DISASTER AT VALENCIA SEAFRONT
Valencia 2005
INFLATABLE 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.

24. 800 HOUSES FREE CAR MASTERPLAN CONNECTING FOUR METRO STA TIONS
Fez 2006
CAMPAMENTO 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.

26. HISTORIC ARTISTIC 200 YEARS OLD HOUSE INTERVENTION
Cantabria, Spain 2011
VILLA 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.

27. OIL COLLECTION SUITE TO CLEAN AND SOCIALIZE
Cantabria, Spain 2011
OIL 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.