Senior Associate, Head of Sustainability
BArch, MArch, MAA, ARB, LEED AP
London, UK
Carlos Bausá Martínez
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Carlos leads the Sustainability Team to achieve global carbon reduction standards and key sustainability certifications, such as LEED and BREEAM. He specialises in computational design and environmental analysis, integrating sustainability strategies to enhance energy performance while preserving design integrity. He collaborates with external consultants to maintain consistent sustainability standards across all projects.
Prior to joining ZHA, he worked as an Environmental Design Analyst in the Specialist Modelling Group at Foster + Partners for four years, where he was responsible for merging parametric design with environmental analysis studies.
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Featured Projects
From a tower orientated to maximize the views over Shenzhen Bay, to a large-scale urban regeneration project in Naples, discover highlights of Carlos's notable projects at ZHA.
Carlos received his Bachelor of Architecture with honours and his Master of Architecture from the University of Alicante in Spain. He earned his Master in Advanced Architecture at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC). Certified on sustainability in construction, his professional qualifications include LEED AP ® Building Design + Construction, Qualified UK Non-Domestic Energy Assessor, and Construction Life Cycle Specialist.
Carlos has taught at prestigious institutions, such as the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) in London, University of Monterrey in Mexico (UDEM), Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalunya (IAAC), and European Institute of Design (IED) in Barcelona. He has delivered workshops and lectures at the University of Westminster, University of Edinburgh, and University of Liverpool in the UK, as well as at the LCI School of Design and Visual Arts in Spain.
Sustainability
ZHA creates buildings of unparalleled quality and longevity. From our industry-leading Low Carbon Strategy Handbook to AI-assisted climate modelling, our commitment to sustainability is infused into every aspect of our practice.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Carlos has contributed to since joining ZHA.
Offices
The 218,000m² campus sets new benchmarks for the city in energy conservation, energy efficiency and sustainability.
Photograph by Xue Liang 薛亮
Offices
Mixed Use
Infinitus Plaza is the new global headquarters of Infinitus China. Incorporating work environments designed to nurture connectivity, creativity and entrepreneurship, the new headquarters also includes the group’s herbal medicine research facilities and safety assessment labs as well as a learning centre for conferences and exhibitions.
Render by Atchain
Culture
Mixed Use
A place of convergence and collaboration, the Yidan Center will be home to the Chen Yidan Foundation in its work to promote lifelong learning and innovation in education.
Courtesy of Brick Visual
Offices
Tall Buildings
The design of Tower C integrates the city and nature within its central green axis with the transit orientated development (TOD) of Shenzhen’s new spine, creating a ‘superscape’ that will become a tower of the future within the Super Headquarters Base.
Render by Negativ
Sports
The team comprising ZHA working with architecture, engineering consultancy Sweco and landscape architects Tredje Natur has won the competition to build the new Aarhus football stadium in Denmark.
Render by Atchain
Culture
Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province. Supported by new scientific research institutes and driven by environmental considerations, the city is becoming a centre for developing industries focusing on new energy and materials, artificial intelligence and aerospace.
Tall Buildings
Offices
Demarcating the centre of Xi’an’s business district, Daxia Tower’s gently curving silhouette is accentuated by layers of patterned glazing and dramatic atriums that bring natural light deep into its floorplates. Creating a cascade of planted interior terraces that echo mountainside waterfalls, each atrium gives panoramic views over the historic city and the growing high-tech zone.
Render by ZHA
Masterplans
The 582-acre Discovery City masterplan will be ZHA’s first project in Malaysia.
Render by Proloog
Elevation River
Culture
Designed to host local and international productions of opera, dance and drama together with large-scale symphonies and musical theatre, the Art and Culture Centre includes a 1,400-seat Grand Theatre, 500-seat Black-Box Multifunctional Hall, 2,900 sq. m Arts and Education Centre, 3,000m² Conference Centre, 7,500m² Heritage Museum and a 10,000m² Digital Art Gallery.
Mixed Use
Residential
Offices
Serving as the gateway to the Cityzen community, a new civic hub in the west of Tbilisi, Cityzen Tower is ZHA's first project in Georgia.
Transport + Infrastructure
Mixed Use
A large-scale urban regeneration project in Naples that reconnects the city’s fragmented urban fabric and incorporates the new Campania Region headquarters.
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Offices
Conceived as four interconnected towers reaching a height of 200m (42 floors), the 185,000 sq.m design incorporates two towers of flexible, open-plan spaces linked by a 20-storey vertical lobby, and two external service towers providing vertical circulation.
Culture
Heritage + Regeneration
The new Nikola Tesla Museum renovates Belgrade’s historic Milan Vapa Paper Mill into a cultural destination celebrating Tesla’s legacy while preserving the city’s architectural heritage and creating a variety of new public spaces for local residents and visitors.
Render by X-Universe
Transport + Infrastructure
Phase One of the new Bishoftu International Airport (BIA) will serve 60 million passengers a year. Further phases will serve up to 110 million passengers annually with four runways and parking for 270 aircraft.
Render by X Universe
Civic
The international competition to design Malpensa Hospital (Grande Ospedale della Malpensa) has been awarded to ZHA in partnership with RINA (team leader), Studio Plicchi, WSP, STI Engineering and BC Building Consulting.
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