ÓSKAR VÉLEZ CARRASCO
(Eibar, Basque Country-Spain, 1974)09/1992-09/1999.
Studied Architecture at the UN-Universidad de Navarra, in Pamplona (Navarra).06/1999-02/2000.
Worked as intern at OAB Carles Ferrater Architecture Office, in Barcelona. Projects: Real Club de Golf El Prat. Terrassa-Barcelona. Collaboration on design of nursery, pool and changing areas as independent-from-main building units.02/2000-01/2001.
Final Project at UN-Universidad de Navarra.04/2001-05/2005.
Worked as registered architect at BIG (Bonell i Gil) Architecture Office. Projects: Edificios de Oficinas en el antiguo Campo de Fútbol del Espanyol. Barrio de Sarriá, Barcelona. Office Building. Executive Project development and building works carrying out. Dwelling housing and commercial complex in Tilburg. The Netherlands. Executive Project development. Hospital de Sant Pau. New Building. Barcelona. Executive Project development and building works carrying out.05/2005
Started as independent professional.
HOUSE ON SA RIERA BAY, BEGUR
This project shows how much can be made out of an old house. The original house was a very simple construction with two floors and a tile roof, leaning on three main walls, built up on bare ground, without a proper foundation. The ground floor was a semi-basement with no use and had to be dug out if wanted to be turned into a livable space. Final solution involved providing old structure with proper foundation, digging basement out to provide space for the sleeping area, rearranging whole upper floor layout, turned into an only-space living area with a newly attached kitchen volume, and substituting old tile roof for a magnificent terrace roof with views of Sa Riera bay. All window gaps were enlarged and new black stone cladding was used on every new volume added to the original structure, to avoid aesthetical restrictions at council.
I would like to thank my clients for their support, hints and ideas without which final result would be lacking that "tailoring" feature every villa should have.
