Welcome to EG arquitectura urbana.

Toyo Ito once said that “architecture is not much more than a tree”,

surely remembering our own Antonio Gaudí, who stated that “that tree there is my mentor”.

Mies van der Rohe was convinced that “less is more”,

and Alberto Campo Baeza added that “light is more”.

Manuel de Solà-Morales wondered “should urbanism be understood as a way of ‘educating’ people?”.

Ricardo Legorreta would have agreed, since he believed that “a city is like a human being”.

Perhaps Carlos Raúl Villanueva summarises all these thoughts; he believed that “architecture is a social act par excellence,

a utilitarian art, like a projection of life itself, connected to social and economic issues, and not merely to aesthetic norms (…)”.

And thought that “the architect must be a humanist”.

Aphorisms such as these move us to perform the work of architecture, urban planning and design with curiosity, that curiosity which helps us understand what our contribution to society must be.

This is what we are working on...

EG arquitectura urbana is a team of young professionals that specialises in architecture, design and urban planning. We are passionate about the idea of facing, every day, the challenge to analyze and solve each project in a particular and suitable way depending on its circumstances, without forgetting design, sustainability, efficiency and functionality, which are the foundations of our work. This is our philosophy.

In the field of architecture, we conceive each project as a series of decisions that, based on a thorough analysis of the context, programmatic needs, urban constraints and technical requirements, result in a building that is beautiful, fully functional, sustainable and integrated into the setting that serves as support and for which it must interact. In the field of design, our aim is to reflect and reinforce the identity of people, spaces and businesses. And lastly, from our knowledge and experience in the field of urban planning, we seek to support the relationship between places and activities, source of interesting urban and territorial proposals. We are convinced that all the above points are closely interrelated, and that an optimal final result can only be obtained through the balanced and combined application of all of them together.

Our enthusiastic team is led by Antonia Bocanegra Iglesias, senior architect and urban planner, urban planning technician (advanced course in territorial studies and urban planning), who holds a master in territorial planning, urban development and the property market, and Juan Luis Bocanegra Iglesias, senior architectural technician who holds a degree in science and technology of construction and a master in structures. They collaborate with José Manuel García Hiraldo, industrial engineer, Miguel Valle Valle, a technical engineer who holds a degree in telecommunications, Francisco Germán Fuentes Bocanegra, certified technician specialising in urban planning and topographical surveys, Sergio Gutiérrez Camarena, archaeologist with a degree in geography and history, and Francisco Roldán Salas, veterinarian. They also work with London based practice MRG Studioon landscape projects, and Manuel Ignacio Rubio Díaz on the design of buildings with timbrel vaults.

Look our service portfolio and our curriculum vitae up.

EG arquitectura urbana is a team of young professionals that specialises in architecture, design and urban planning. We are passionate about the idea of facing, every day, the challenge to analyze and solve each project in a particular and suitable way depending on its circumstances, without forgetting design, sustainability, efficiency and functionality, which are the foundations of our work. This is our philosophy.

architecture

At EG arquitectura urbana we design all our works as unique. We conceive each project as a series of decisions that, based on a thorough analysis of the context, programmatic needs, urban constraints and technical requirements, result in a building that is beautiful, fully functional, sustainable and integrated into the setting that serves as support and for which it must interact.

The use of BIM systems throughout the entire process of conception and development of the project allows us to produce a building information model covering the geometry, spatial relationships, geographic information and quantity and quality of its components. This procedure enables the building to be controlled from a technical and design standpoint, resulting in the optimization of resources, increased reliability and greater efficiency at all levels, which translate into higher quality and lower costs at the time of execution.

During this dynamic process, a virtual tour of the building can be done in order to appreciate its spatial appearance, brightness (sunlight throughout the day) and aesthetics (specific elements can be changed, such as materials and colours, profile types, etc)... All this, combined with an ongoing assessment, will achieve the ideal outcome of the project.

design

EG arquitectura urbana develops different areas within design itself, primarily those that are closely related to architecture, such as street furniture design, urban outdoor sculpture design and also graphic design for advertising poster, corporate image... The goal is always to reflect and reinforce the identity of each space, business or setting by providing them with value that is added to the differentiating elements in each case.

urban planning

EG arquitectura urbana employs professionals with extensive knowledge and experience in urban planning. We create urban planning and management documents at an urban and territorial level, strategic planning and construction on undeveloped land.

EG arquitectura urbana's management and planning work system is based on the use of new technologies, particularly GIS systems, the integration of hardware, software and geographic data to capture, store, manipulate, analyse and display geographically referenced information, enabling the solution of complex urban and geographical planning issues, interactive consultation (general public and administrations), the analysis of spatial information, etc. It is an essential tool for achieving excellent results in planning, subsequent planning management and ongoing interaction and public consultation.

EG arquitectura urbana is always committed to sustainable planning. The crisis of the model that has been developing to now highlights the need for a change in the conception of a planning method, based on a new concept of urban planning that begins with the study of the context and setting and ends with the welfare of people. A team specialising in this topic, supported by the working method described above, will be able to naturally and coherently incorporate the concept of sustainability with the planning exercise, leading to an urban and/or territorial model with the best environmental, social, cultural and economic results.

EG arquitectura urbana is committed to implementing, within the framework of municipal and supra-municipal management, strategic planning as most effective system for drawing up an organizational chart defining the objectives (of any kind) to be achieved and pointing out the ways and means to do so. This is where the practice’s expertise comes into its own, both in terms of drafting the document and in the advice it gives on managing it.

EG arquitectura urbana specialises in building on undeveloped land, with extensive experience and numerous examples of instances carried to fruition thanks to in-depth knowledge of both the planning legislation at regional and local level, as well as the administrative legal procedures.

contact details

EG arquitectura urbana

956 123 877 | estudio@grupo-eg.com | www.grupo-eg.com

head technicians

antonia bocanegra iglesias

senior architect | specialty construction | higher technical school of architecture of seville, 2002

senior architect | specialty urban planning | higher technical school of architecture of seville, 2002

urban planning technician. advanced course in urban planning and territorial studies I and II | national institute of public administration | madrid, 2010-2011

master’s in territorial planning, urban planning and property market | andalusia business school foundation | seville, 2002-2003

juan luis bocanegra iglesias

senior architectural technician | university school of technical architecture of seville, 2003

degree in science and technology of construction | higher technical school of building engineering of seville, 2014

master’s in building structures | zigurat global institute of technology | madrid-barcelona, 2009-2010| madrid-barcelona, 2009-2010

specialization

urban planning

course in "sustainable city: social metabolism, gender and ecological footprint" | council of environment and land-use planning of the junta de andalusia | seville, 2017

course in "ecological urbanism: the recovery of urban spaces" | council of environment and land-use planning of the junta de andalusia | seville, 2017

architecture

course in "pathology in construction: inspection, analysis and technical assessment of buildings” | university extension | seville, 2002

course in "application of new technologies to the consolidation and rehabilitation of buildings” | oficial college of architects of cadiz | cadiz, 2009

course in "latest generation woodworking for historic centers” | oficial college of architects of cadiz | cadiz, 2009

course in "natural hydraulic lime in rehabilitation” | oficial college of architects of cadiz | cadiz, 2011

course in "wood structures” | oficial college of architects of cadiz | cadiz, 2005

course in "masonry structures” | oficial college of architects of cadiz | cadiz, 2010

course on "ten masters of contemporary architecture" | menéndez pelayo international university | santander, 2000

research

urban planning

research thesis on "building on undeveloped land under andalusia's urban legislation" | national institute of public administration | madrid, 2011

research thesis on "foundations for moving towards sustainable urban development and territorial planning" | national institute of public administration | madrid, 2010

architecture

tesis de investigación “edificación en suelo no urbanizable en la legislación urbanística andaluza” | instituto nacional de administración pública| madrid, 2011

research work on "traditional materials and systems in architecture of sierra de cadiz” | oficial college of architects of cadiz | cadiz, 2006

EG arquitectura urbana

956123877

estudio@grupo-eg.com

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