Regional Development

Smart Regional's approach seeks to revitalize regions worldwide by showcasing their unique characteristics and attracting remote workers and tourists. We aim to create a sustainable ecosystem that benefits the local communities and their economies by providing necessary infrastructure such as high-speed internet connectivity and coworking spaces. The reactivation of existing infrastructural systems or the establishment of new ones will play a key role in facilitating access to these regions.

Lower Dream State
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Lower Dream State

Lower Dream State explores the development patterns, construction methods, and resiliency strategies already in place, to understand the impacts of urban -and tourism- related growth. Seeking a systems approach, we documented the interconnected relationships of people and places.

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Smart Regional Alcañiz

Smart-Regional reactivates rural territories in Spain by restoring old railways and bringing commercial activity to increase accessibility and combat depopulation. This includes territorial research, a program set, and an architectural concept for implementation.

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LAIA Architecture

Smart Regional Alcañiz

Smart-Regional reactivates rural territories in Spain by restoring old railways and bringing commercial activity to increase accessibility and combat depopulation. This includes territorial research, a program set, and an architectural concept for implementation.

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Sovereignty on Stilts
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Sovereignty on Stilts

Sovereignty on Stilts shows how coastal vernacular culture, rich in solutions for challenges of sustainability and resiliency, is hindered from reaching international acclaim by its poorly representation in the public media.

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Sinking Cities

Sinking Cities aims to counteract the effects of underground water extraction in cities that contribute to land compaction, causing instability and damage to infrastructure in cities around the world.

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LAIA Architecture

Sinking Cities

Sinking Cities aims to counteract the effects of underground water extraction in cities that contribute to land compaction, causing instability and damage to infrastructure in cities around the world.

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Arcadia Cloud
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Arcadia Cloud

Arcadia Cloud is a masterplan in China focused on creating a new type of urbanism that enhances natural cycles and productivity while preserving rural identity. It uses traditional practices and modern technology to provide an alternative workforce for food production, avoiding massive rural migrations and contributing to solving China's water constraints.

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