Laura is an Architect and Acoustic Designer, Co-founder at SoundScape Studio in Madrid. As an Architect specialised in Acoustics she pursues a Design career trying to merge Architecture, Acoustics, Sustainability and Research.
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With international experience in Spain, Belgium, Canada and UK she combined her degree with musical studies in order to develop as a sensitive and technical person. After finishing her degree in Architecture in Universidad San Pablo CEU and doing some internships in Architecture in Madrid (Spain) she worked as a Junior intern Architect in Vancouver (Canada) in the field of Restoration, and also in Sustainability within the firm Perkins+Will.
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When she discovered her interest in Environmental Acoustic Design in 2015 she moved to London (UK) in order to complete her studies with an MSc Environmental and Architectural Acoustics in London South Bank University, which she combined with a part time collaboration in Bridge Design international competitions within Knight Architects, participating in projects such as Kruunusilaat Bridge in Helsinki or Pont de la Salpetriere in Paris. She developed her MSc Thesis āAn acoustic sustainable design alternative to green Wallsā, aiming to achieve the best Research in Design as a link between different disciplines. She started her acoustic design career in BDP Environmental Design Studio in London, working with international projects such as Astra Zeneca New Global R&D Centre (Herzog & de Meuron).
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Since 2018 she develops her Design career in SoundScape Studio in Madrid and continues her academic experience and research within the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, as Acoustic Design Tutor and Lecturer for architectural students.
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SELECTED EXPERIENCE ā WORKPLACE
AstraZeneca New Global R&D Centre, Cambridge
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron/BDP
Acoustic Design analysis for the reception atrium and top floor open plan space of the new headquarters for AstraZeneca in Cambridge.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE -HEALTHCARE
Guyās and Saint Thomaās Hospital, London (UK)
Architect: Architects Design Partership
Cancerward inpatient relocation
Chinook Regional Hospital, Alberta (Canada)
Architect: Perkins+Will
Interior finishes selection
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SELECTED EXPERIENCE āRESTORATION
Sun Tower Building, Vancouver (Canada)
Architect: McGinn Engineering and Preservation
Developed complete conservation plan of the iconic building in Gastown
SELECTED EXPERIENCE ā EDUCATION
Central Foundation Boyās School, London
Architect: Hawkins/Brown
Acoustic Design for a Secondary school
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SELECTED EXPERIENCE āINFRASTRUCTURE
Kruunusilaat Bridge, Helsinki. (Finland)
Architect: Knight Architects
Urban furniture Design and structural design
Viaduc de la Baye de Clarens, Montreux (Switzerland)
Architect: Knight Architects
Structural Design of a railway suspension bridge
Pont de la Salpetriere, Paris (France)
Architect: Knight Architects
Competition for a urban link between Seine River and L'hĆ“pital de la PitiĆ© SalpĆŖtriĆØre
Laura es arquitecta y diseƱadora acĆŗstica, Co-fundadora en SoundScape Studio en Madrid. Como Arquitecta especializada en AcĆŗstica, persigue una carrera de diseƱo intentando fusionar Arquitectura, AcĆŗstica, Sostenibilidad e InvestigaciĆ³n.
Con experiencia internacional en EspaƱa, BĆ©lgica, CanadĆ” y Reino Unido, combinĆ³ su carrera universitaria con estudios musicales para desarrollarse como una persona sensible y tĆ©cnica al mismo tiempo. DespuĆ©s de terminar su licenciatura en Arquitectura en la Universidad San Pablo CEU y realizar algunas prĆ”cticas en Arquitectura en Madrid (EspaƱa), trabajĆ³ como Arquitecta Junior en Vancouver (CanadĆ”) en el Ć”rea de RestauraciĆ³n y tambiĆ©n en Sostenibilidad dentro de la firma Perkins + Will .
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Cuando descubriĆ³ su interĆ©s en el diseƱo acĆŗstico sostenible en 2015 se trasladĆ³ a Londres (Reino Unido) con el fin de completar sus estudios con un MSc en AcĆŗstica ArquitectĆ³nica y Medioambiental en la South Bank University de Londres, que combinĆ³ con una colaboraciĆ³n a tiempo parcial en diseƱo de puentes en concursos internacionales dentro de Knight Architects, participando en proyectos como el Puente Kruunusilaat en Helsinki o el Pont de la Salpetriere en ParĆs. DesarrollĆ³ su Tesis del Master "Una alternativa sostenible de diseƱo acĆŗstico a los muros verdes", con el objetivo de lograr la mejor InvestigaciĆ³n en DiseƱo como un enlace entre diferentes disciplinas. Tras el mĆ”ster empezĆ³ su carrera en diseƱo acĆŗstico en el departamento de DiseƱo Ambiental de BDP en Londres, colaborando en estrategias de diseƱo acĆŗstico arquitectĆ³nico de proyectos internacionales como el Centro de I+D Global de Astra Zeneca (Herzog & de Meuron)
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Desde 2018 estĆ” desarrollando su carrera de DiseƱo en SoundScape Studio en Madrid y continuando su experiencia acadĆ©mica e investigaciĆ³n dentro de la Architectural Association School of Architecture en Londres, como Tutor de DiseƱo AcĆŗstico para estudiantes de arquitectura.
EXPERIENCIA DESTACADAā OFICINAS
AstraZeneca New Global R&D Centre, Cambridge
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron/BDP
DiseƱo acĆŗstico de la recepciĆ³n de los nuevos laboratorios como sede central de Astra Zeneca en Cambridge
EXPERIENCIA DESTACADAā EDUCACIĆN
Central Foundation Boyās School, London
Architect: Hawkins/Brown
DiseƱo acĆŗstico de una escuela secundaria para chicos
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EXPERIENCIA DESTACADA -HOSPITALES
Guyās and Saint Thomaās Hospital, London (UK)
Architect: Architects Design Partership
Reforma de la secciĆ³n de oncologĆa
Chinook Regional Hospital, Alberta (Canada)
Architect: Perkins+Will
SelecciĆ³n de acabados interiores y producciĆ³n de muestrario interior
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EXPERIENCIA DESTACADA āRESTAURACIĆN
Sun Tower Building, Vancouver (Canada)
Architect: McGinn Engineering and Preservation
Desarrollo de un plan de conservaciĆ³n completo de la torre mĆ”s emblemĆ”tica en el centro de Vancouver (Gastown)
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EXPERIENCIA DESTACADAā INFRASTRUCTURA
Kruunusilaat Bridge, Helsinki. (Finland)
Architect: Knight Architects
DiseƱo de mobiliario urbano y estructural
Viaduc de la Baye de Clarens, Montreux (Switzerland)
Architect: Knight Architects
DiseƱo estructural de un puente colgante para tren
Pont de la Salpetriere, Paris (France)
Architect: Knight Architects
Concurso para un enlace urbano entre el rĆo Sena y el hospital de la PitiĆ© SalpĆŖtriĆØre.