Max Martinez BArch Associate Director

Max Martinez qualified as an His recent projects include Earls Education, Awards & Appointments architect in Mexico City where he ran Court and White City Place, two key 2005 Honorary Research Fellow, his own architectural practice and was development sites within ’s The Bartlett, UCL a consultant on key urban design Opportunity Areas, in projects. the City of London and the Snow Hill 2005 Member, NHS Design Review Station Interchange Project in Panel Max is an Associate Director at Space .

Syntax where he leads 1996 Housing Diploma UNAM, interdisciplinary projects that range His work in the cultural and education Mexico from the development of design briefs sector includes the development of a to the strategic design of urban areas visitor circulation strategy for Natural 1994 BArch (Distinction) and buildings. History Museum in London and the Universidad Iberoamericana, Festival Wing Masterplan in London’s Mexico His particular interest is to provide South Bank. design solutions that optimise available spatial resources. Through a He is an Honorary Research Fellow at collaborative approach, he brings his the Bartlett, University College extensive project experience into the London where he lectures regularly design process helping partners and on the Spatial Design: Architecture & clients reduce the inherent risks of Cities master’s programme. design and development.

Max has a proven record of successfully delivering complex masterplanning and building projects requiring in-depth spatial analysis, design innovation and engaging in complex stakeholder negotiations.

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Max Martinez

Complex Buildings Projects

Culture and Education Netherlands, Gemini Hospital, Den Thurrock Learning Campus, Grays London, Barbican Arts Centre Spatial analysis, masterplanning and Helder Evaluation of design proposals for the design advice for the design of the Evidence-based evaluation of reconfiguration of the building layout new Thurrock Learning Campus, with circulation patterns and patient and recommendation of design Aedas architects for the LSC. environment of the existing hospital amendments to address issues of and development of design principles, wayfinding, retailing and visitor University College London for the new Gemini Hospital with enjoyment. Campus layout evaluation and YNNO for Gemini Hospital. development of masterplan strategy, London, The British Museum with MacCormac Jamieson Prichard Middlesex, Hillingdon Hospital Pilot Analysis of visitor circulation patterns, Architects, for UCL. Evaluation of ward layout for the workplace provision and strategic delivery of care, focusing on the advice on spatial layout for the British London, Victoria & Albert Museum impact of 100% single room Museum. Advise on visitor circulation patterns accommodation in hospital wards, for and capacity of circulation spaces the Department of Health and London, Chelsea Academy resulting from the new Exhibition National Patient Safety Agency. Strategic circulation advice related to Road Entrance and Gallery, with safety, security and operational Amanda Levete Architects for the The London Clinic effectiveness, with Feilden Clegg V&A. Building function study and design Bradley Studios for the Department advice for the redevelopment of The for Children, Schools and Families. London, Westminster Academy London Clinic, with Swanke Hayden Internal and external circulation Connell Architects for The London Natural History Museum advice relating to security and Clinic. Visitor Circulation Study, including the operational effectiveness, with AHMM development and assessment of Architects. Patient Dignity: Ward Design Study, strategic circulation interventions, for UK the Natural History Museum, London, Tripoli, Al Fateh University Library Evaluation of patient, staff and visitor 2013. Development of brief and design interaction patterns in a range of advice for Al Fateh central university hospital ward layout configurations, Newcastle Central Library library with Hamiltons for Al Fateh for NHS Estates Internal layout and external public University. realm design advice for the Norway, New Healthcare Buildings redevelopment of the city’s principle Evaluation of new healthcare library facility, with FaulknerBrowns buildings in Oslo and Trondheim, for Newcastle City Council. Healthcare including the Riks Hospital, with Ian Clarke of JDDK architects for NHS London, Royal Festival Hall Florence, Spaces and Rights Estates. Layout evaluation and strategic Expert advice and provision of design input with Allies & Morrison, for technical training for a Bristol, Southmead Hospital the Southbank Centre. multidisciplinary research project Assistance in the masterplanning and investigating the effect of hospital strategic design of Southmead London, Festival Wing Masterplan, layout on access to healthcare, with Hospital in Bristol, with NGM the Southbank Centre the Department of Architecture Architects for Skanska Innisfree Baseline study development and Technology and Design and the Consortium. layout evaluation of masterplan Department of Economic Law, proposals for the Queen Elizabeth University of Florence for the Tuscan Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Region Government. Gallery complex, for the Southbank Centre.

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Masterplanning Workplace Retail

London, 5 Broadgate London, 5 Broadgate Athens, AB Stores Public realm planning advice with Spatial analysis and development of Spatial and economic analysis of Make Architects for British Land. internal layout with TP Bennett for location and layout of supermarket

UBS stores for AB Vassilopoulos. Dublin, Arnotts

Design advice on the redevelopment London, Apax Headquarters London, Chelsea Design Centre of Arnotts Department Store in Evaluation of existing work Strategic design advice and analysis relation to public realm quality and environment, advice on the location of of visitor circulation, wayfinding and pedestrian comfort levels, with HKR new accommodation and concept shopping patterns for the extension of Architects for Arnotts Properties Ltd. design development for new the Chelsea Design Centre, with headquarters building, with Morrison Aukett Fitzroy Robinson and Ashford Commercial Quarter Brink Stonor architects for Apax Hamiltons for Chelsea Design Centre. Masterplan Partners Limited. Evidence-based design advice for a

590,000 ft² business district, with Berlin, BIMSB Scott Brownrigg and Capita Symonds Spatial communication strategy for for SEEDA the competition of the interdisciplinary research institute in Berlin Mitte for Broadgate Arena Masterplan Max Delbrueck Centre. Evidence-based public realm design

advice, movement forecasts, and , Social Services Buildings option evaluation with Arup Evaluation of existing accommodation, Associates for British Land. development of layout design concepts for refurbishment and London, Bishopsgate Goods Yard preparation of design briefing for new Urban Baseline Study of human buildings, for Glasgow City Council. activity patterns and urban design

characteristics at Bishopsgate and The Pinnacle, City of London masterplan proposal evaluation, with Movement forecasts and capacity and Landscape assessment of internal circulation and Projects for Hammerson UK. public areas for a 1 million ft² office building for KPF and Davies Langdon Glasgow, Buchanan Quarter

Strategic footfall assessment and London, Porchester Road forecast using a Spatial layout advice to improve Layout/Retail/Transport attraction communication patterns for Hamiltons. evaluation matrix, for Land Securities.

London, Southbank Centre Bucharest Public Realm Evaluation of proposed office layout Development of a methodology to design and development of alternative enable local authorities to objectively concepts for more effective workplace evaluate the public realm of the large communications, for the Southbank residential estates and devise Centre. intervention strategies to address

issues such as lack of appropriate London, VisitBritain Headquarters facilities for residents, social cohesion Feasibility study and fit out design and antisocial behaviour, with Space review of the new headquarters for Syntax Romania, ATU and GEA for VisitBritain and VisitEngland the Romanian Ministry of

Development.

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Croydon Ruskin Square Newcatle, East Pilgrim Street Engineering Office (LEO) and Al Public realm evaluation and Urban Baseline Study of human Mada Consultant Engineers. contribution to the masterplan design activity patterns and urban design of a major, mixed-use development in characteristics, design review and New Zealand, Takapuna CBD central , with Faulkner development proposal evaluation, Baseline study of pedestrian Browns, CZWG and Foster and with Architecture PLP for Brookfield movement patterns and spatial Partners architects for Stanhope PLC. Multiplex. character of Takapuna Central Business District, for North Shore City Reading, Chatham Place London, Hanover Square Council, New Zealand. Spatial analysis and public realm Masterplan masterplan advice for the second Evidence-based design advice and London, St Thomas’ Hospital phase of a mixed used development option evaluation for a 1.3 acre site in Public realm design and wayfinding in the west section of the town centre, the Mayfair, with Lifschutz Davidson advice, for Chelsfield Partners and with Make architects for Muse Sandilands for Great Portland Estates London and Regional Developments. London, Wandsworth Market Chester Northgate Hong Kong Waterfront Towers Evidence-based layout advice for the Strategic urban analysis and Strategic spatial framework and town centre retail development with conceptual masterplanning study for a baseline study of the Vauxhall, Nine David Leonard Architects for Land major retail, leisure and commercial Elms and Battersea Opportunity Area, Securities and ING Real Estate. development, with KPF for a private for Hamiltons. client. London, Curtain Road Strategic design advice related to Aldershot, Town Centre Masterplan ground floor permeability, pedestrian Baseline study to evaluate existing desire lines and land use distribution spatial, land use and movement for a mixed-used 82,000m² characteristics across the entire town development in Shoreditch, east and preparation of strategic London with Pringle Brandon Drew for redevelopment advice, for Hampshire Plough Yard Developments, Starprop. County Council.

London, Earls Court London, Rathbone Place Urban Baseline Study of human Urban baseline study, public realm activity patterns and urban design design advice and planning support characteristics, design review and for major mixed-use development in development proposal evaluation, London with Architecture PLP for with Terry Farrell and Partners for Royal Mail Group. Capco. Reading, Station Hill London, Urban baseline study, public realm Evidence-based analysis of the design advice and planning support cycling network in Elephant & Castle for a mixed-use 5 acres site adjoining and advice on cycling routes through Reading Station, with Allies and the masterplan, with make architects Morrison Architects for Sackville and Arup for Lend Lease. Developments Reading Limited (SDRL), a joint venture between London, Elizabeth House Benson Elliot and Stanhope PLC. Urban baseline study, public realm design advice and planning support Libya, Shahat Garden City for a mixed-use 132,100m² Spatial layout and masterplan advice development in Waterloo, London for a 1,500 hectare new town at the with David Chipperfield Architects and heart of Libya's Jabal al Akhdar region West 8 for Chelsfield Partners and - the Green Mountain, with Edward London and Regional. Cullinan Architects for the Libyan

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