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Nacho Monereo | Robotic Architect

NACHO
FUENTES-CANTILLANA
MONEREO


Architect | Computational Designer | Specialist in Robotic Fabrication & Biomaterials

📍 Barcelona, Spain
🌐 nachomonereo.com
📧 nachomonereo@gmail.com

// INTRODUCTION

I am an architect and computational designer with a strong focus on robotics, geometry, and material systems. Driven by curiosity and experimentation, I have built my path working between architecture, fabrication, and design research.

Over the last decade, I have collaborated with artists, architects, and craftsmen across Taiwan, Mexico, and Spain, developing projects that blend computational processes with material exploration. My work emphasizes robotic fabrication, non-standard toolpaths, and adaptive construction systems, always seeking the balance between creative thinking and technical precision.

// EDUCATION

  • Master’s in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC1)IAAC, Barcelona (2024–2025)
  • Master’s Degree in Architecture with HonorsETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid (2021)
  • Degree in ArchitectureETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid (2012–2020)
  • Study AbroadNational Taiwan University NTU & NTUST (2016–2017)

// DIGITAL TOOLKIT

  • Parametric Design & Geometry: Rhino, Grasshopper, Autocad, Blender (Geometry Nodes), Meshmixer
  • Programming & Scripting: Python, C#, Processing, Arduino, G-code scripting
  • Robotic Fabrication: KUKA|prc, ROS, CNC machining, robotic arms (ABB, KUKA), non-planar 3D printing
  • Visualization: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Unreal Engine
  • Other Tools: QGIS, TouchDesigner (basic), GitHub (workflow management)
  • Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Fluent)

// PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024–Present

  • GFRC facade panel design for a hospitality project in Cancún (collaboration with Modeco).
  • Krion facade panels for National Geographic Headquarters in Washington (with Javier Fuentes).
  • Interior parametric design consulting for Enrique Barrera.
  • Research and fabrication at IAAC for Venice Biennale 2025 and Mobile World Congress.
  • Support in robotic fabrication workshops: 3D printing and chainsaw sculpting.

2022–2024 – ROTH Architecture

  • Led the Computational Design Department, overseeing international hospitality projects.
  • Implemented workflows using 6-axis robots, CNC machining, WT, and 3D printing.
  • Advised over 40 architects on parametric and computational design methods.
  • Collaborated with ceramists, weavers, and digital artisans at Azulik Tulum.

2022

  • Parametric furniture design and CNC supervision for Omeraki Restaurant.
  • Sustainable 5G antenna design for Vantage, integrating R&D textiles and digital fabrication.
  • Professor – Basic Grasshopper Course at ETSAM UPM.
  • Professor – Integrated Computational Design at IED Madrid (Interior and Product Design Degree).
  • Urban furniture design with biomaterials at the Vierzon Biennale (with Maria Mallo).

2021

  • Full Professor – Computational Design for an acoustic installation at IED Madrid.
  • Construction of "Cyclic" installation with Maria Mallo – digital fabrication and design execution.

2020

  • Assistant Professor – Master of Ephemeral Architecture, ETSAM UPM (with Maria Mallo).
  • Professor – Basic Grasshopper Course at ETSAM UPM (March–June).
  • Parametric pergola design using active bending strategies (with Maria Mallo).

2019

  • 3D Modeler at SMTP – architectural visualizations and renders (V-Ray).
  • Professor – Basic Grasshopper Course at ETSAM UPM (July).
  • Playground construction in DarocaFast Wood Fest (architecture contest winner).
  • Junior ArchitectEstrella Galicia Branch Office with Arturo Franco – Computational Design & Space Syntax.
  • Professor – Grasshopper at ETSAM and IED Fashion Futures Program (coding & fabrication support).
  • Medialab Prado – Digital Fabrication and Ways of Life: biomaterials incubator for Fungy-House project.

2018

  • Beti Jai Competition – 3D design assistant for Paula Montoya; Rural Housing Design.
  • Installation Design with Maria MalloRabat Biennale 2019: biofabrication research with mycelium (Published in AV).

2017

  • InternWaths Design Studio (Alfred Wang), Taiwan.
  • Urban illustration for "Magic Carpet" with Ming Jay (Taipei & Hong Kong studies).
  • Illustrator for "Urban Settlements" (Ming Jay, Taiwan).
  • Exhibition of field sketches – Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

2016

  • WinnerMinimal Housing Construction Competition (New Taipei, Taiwan).
  • Research Team – Event spaces at ARCO (ETSAM UPM).

2014

  • IFAC FestivalSelf-Building Tutor; supported winners and built a hydroponic greenhouse.




 NACHO  

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