We are an international architecture firm based in Spain founded by Lorenzo Barrionuevo

Lorenzo Barrionuevo Architect from Barcelona (Spain) graduated in 1995 in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (ETSAB-UPC, Spain), General Management Program (PDG) from IESE Business School.

Partner and Co-Founder of ARQTEL BARCELONA worldwide Architectural, Urban Planning, Interior Design and Engineering company, that works in China since 2003.
Partner and Co-Founder of CITIES IN MOTION International urban management network and knowledge center, composed by the best urban management experts and innovators worldwide focus in Smart Cities.

Visiting Professor in different Universities in China since 2006 to teach about the Green and Sustainable Architecture, Green Urban Planning, Smart Cities and Heritage:

  • School of Architecture of Tianjin University
  • Department of Architecture in Zhejiang University
  • Institute of Civil Engineering & Architecture of Wuhan University of Technology
  • School of Architecture and Urban Planning Chongqing University
    Gold Mantis School of Architecture and Urban Environment Soochow University
  • Architecture School of Harbin Institute of Technology
  • College of Architecture and Art of Hefei University of Technology or Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Speaker in international Congress, Conferences and Universities around the world
about, Green and Sustainable Architecture, Green Urban Planning and Smart Cities, Heritage Preservation.
I have had the honor of being involved in some very interesting projects in different countries and cultures around the world for municipalities, public institutions and private companies.

Culture

Commitment.

We are committed to achievement of the goals and objectives of our clients.

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Leadership.

We are expert leaders and trusted advisors to our clients.

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Innovation.

We are inspired by challenges creative and provide solutions that satisfy our customers.

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Results.

We achieved: 90% customer repeat business.

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Sustainability.

Concerned about the Environment. A building can also be
sustainable.
Consumption reduction 50%.
C02 emission reduction 40%

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Business Units

01.
Architecture & Urban Planning

The new Architecture of the 21st century stages the complex network of relationships that arise between the client and the author advocating for adaptation of purposes, turning the project into an act of mutual interrelation, seeking to establish a compromise between form and function, between aesthetics and pragmatic and seeking a harmonious balance between all the conditions of the project. The plurality, heterogeneity and vitality of the Architecture of the moment facing the same theme demonstrates that the architectural fact remains alive and in constant evolution throughout the creation process. The purpose of all creation is defining appropriate environments for the function that is going to be developed, adopting positions of awareness regarding the needs of the client and the society depending on the case, applying all technological advances to them. This takes
ARQTEL to carry out market studies on the viability of projects to different clients. Carrying out preliminary studies and preliminary projects. Drafting of basic and executive projects of a wide building typology such as homes, offices, supermarkets, parking lots, industrial warehouses and others, as well as well as carrying out projects for the conditioning, rehabilitation and reforms of all types of buildings. Optional construction management. Executive construction management, emphasizing aspects of previous comparative studies of the different offers, monitoring compliance with planning and cost control.

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Engineering

The incorporation of materials, techniques and mechanisms into engineering most innovative constitutes one of the most revolutionary creative processes, changing the rules within the field, leading to a variety of responses facing the problem raised. This gives rise to the use of materials such as fibers and resins in the structural solution of the building, to the use of modern home automation to create spaces where all facility parameters are controllable, achieving bioclimatic and environmentally friendly realizations. In this field, ARQTEL distinguishes three areas of action. A first intended to the design and structural calculation of different structural typologies applied to the building, as well as structural rehabilitation projects. In this field of action is collaborated from the preliminary project to the end of execution, carrying out the Project Management of the implementation. A second would cover the functions of Technical Building Control Office, which allows us to collaborate with numerous clients carrying out the technical control of the execution, as well as with insurance companies that need to carry out necessary controls to contract the ten-year insurance of the works. A third area of ​​expertise would be in Installation Engineering, which allows us to design and calculate the systems for air conditioning, water, electricity, security, gas, fire protection, home automation, and new technologies in all types of buildings, collaborating from preliminary studies to construction management and commissioning verification.

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Telecommunications

The new stage initiated with the process of liberalization of telecommunications, with the incorporation of new operators and new technologies, represents a constant challenge for all actors in the sector. The competition framework, the continuous demand for new services and solutions, with a continuous search for the greatest professionalism and agility in responses, the need to deploy innovative infrastructures in the shortest terms, maximizing investment, is leading the different companies in the market to strengthen their image and position strategic in the face of new challenges and opportunities that arise. ARQTEL provides telecommunications operators with deep knowledge to solve your needs in the most varied building access projects, deployment of infrastructure (fixed and mobile) or the creation of specialized centers for content hosting or management platforms. Thus, a first area of action focuses on the development of infrastructure projects Telecommunications of new and rehabilitated buildings. Another field of action would be the realization of the design and dimensioning of towers telecommunications for different operators. Finally a field of realization of projects and development of buildings for Internet Data Center. Furthermore, it perform network deployment analysis (alternatives, alliances, contracts, planning, budgets, etc.) as well as the subsequent control of implementation of the deployment.

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Environment

Awareness of the need to preserve the environment environment represents a new challenge when proposing a project in relation to the environment in which it is implemented. ARQTEL carries out energy and development studies of renewable energies, environmental protection, reduction of noise and atmospheric pollution, and environmental and waste management systems.
Another field of action is environmental impact studies and measures corrective actions in different sectors of activity such as urban plans, building, transport infrastructure, energy infrastructure, works maritime, urban waste treatment facilities.

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Project Management

Our management model allows our clients to reduce the risk of acquiring direct control over detailed planning and budgeting of the project, the two areas in which total control and transparency are essential.
We offer individual Project management services, pre-production services construction, construction management and construction supervision retail, office, residential, hotel, shopping and leisure center projects.
Our total management ensures the continuity of the different project phases from pre-design, design, bidding and awarding of the work and supervision of the costs and deadlines to guarantee the highest quality of the final product.