Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium
I’m an architect and urban designer with over seven years of experience working across research, spatial analysis, and design. My work bridges territorial and local scales and spans the full project lifecycle — from conceptual design to the permit phase — with a strong focus on urban mobility, public space, and collaborative design processes. I graduated in 2018 with a degree in Architecture from the University of Cuenca, where I also specialized in the conservation of urban and architectural heritage. I spent two years in Ecuador, contributing to urban and mobility-related projects that combined academic research with practical application. In 2021, I completed an Advanced Master in Human Settlements at KU Leuven, focusing on urbanism and sustainable mobility. Since 2022, I’ve been part of Spatial Design Tractebel, where I contribute to multidisciplinary projects involving public space design, master planning, and infrastructure for road traffic, public transport, and cycling. I’m motivated by complex urban challenges and thrive in collaborative environments where design can drive meaningful spatial and social transformation.
Responsibilities and tasks: -Work on urban, landscape, and architectural designs of varying scale and content, from the concept phase to the tender dossier and architectural detailing. -Site supervision of projects of different scales. -Coordinate and substantively manage junior architects and urban designers for my projects. -Maintain contact with the client and report the clients' satisfaction. -Manage the projects' timing, monitor the internal budget, and report my projects' progress. -Discuss designs with other disciplines, internal and external (engineers, traffic experts, environmental experts, energy and water experts, external study or architectural firms, etc.) and ensure the multidisciplinary support of my designs. -Ensure that the projects' documentation, graphic design, and layout of all documents follow our department's standards. -Help further develop the Spatial Design team and contribute to knowledge sharing and training of junior staff.
Spatial Design Department. Responsibilities: -Work on the urban, landscape, and architectural design of different urban projects, both small and large scale. -Draw up design plans in 2D and 3D. -Prepare presentations to communicate the essence of the design proposals. -Discuss the design with other disciplines internally and externally.
Projects: Sep. 2019 – Aug. 2020. Assessment of urban pedestrian environments for the identification of safe routes to school in intermediate cities. Jun. – Aug. 2019. Mobility and everyday life: inquiring on parents’ influence in the transportation mode of school-age children in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Jul. – Dec. 2018. Modeling effect of individual and environmental factors on obesity and cardiometabolic risk in schoolchildren of the Canton Cuenca – REDU Project. Responsibilities: Literature review, collecting and processing data, applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies for spatial analysis, drawing plans and schemes, writing progress reports, conducting interviews, giving presentations.
Responsibilities: organizing, preparing, and carrying out the certification course for the use of e-MAPS.ec tool for the Municipality of Cuenca’s urban projects department.
-Carry out the urban analysis and propose design strategies in the project: Sustainable business mobility strategies, based on the analysis of mobility patterns and carbon footprint generated by workers’ displacements in the Industrial Park of Cuenca. -Contact stakeholders to gather information. -Coordinate activities and organize meetings with the team and the contractor to discuss design concepts.
Project: Transformations of domestic space and ways of living during the XX and XXI centuries in Cuenca. Responsibilities: literature review, collecting and processing data, drawing plans and 3D models, attending meetings, conducting interviews, giving presentations, writing progress reports, collaborating on scientific article writing.