About

Who we are and why we work?

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300.000 Km/s is an urban planning agency founded in Barcelona aimed at making cities the most livable places on the planet. We are a team of architects, urban planners, data scientists and programmers who explore the potentials of big data and new computing paradigms to improve urban analysis, strategic planning and decision-making.

We work with a variety of urban agents, including public administrations, companies providing urban services, scientific institutions, universities, non-profit organizations and citizens’ groups to offer responses to today’s challenges that intertwine a range of different specialized fields of knowledge.

We apply our experience, derived from collaborating with leading public authorities and urban stakeholders across Europe, to evaluating and innovating in the diagnosis process and the development of data-informed policy. We offer strategic consulting services, analysis of geographic data for urban and territorial diagnosis, the development and management of planning processes, data visualization and interactive mapping, digital platforms and elements of digital narrative.

Our pioneering work in the field of urbanism has been recognized for its innovative quality and its impact on social transformation by the European Commission (S+T+ARTS Prize 2019), the Premio de Urbanismo Español 2019 and the Premi Catalunya d’Urbanisme 2020, among others. Over the past 10 years, we have maintained ongoing relationships with various Spanish Universities, including the Barcelona School of Architecture, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and the UPC Foundation.

We have taught classes and given lectures at prestigious academic institutions across Europe (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, TU Braunschweig, Welsh School of Architecture, among others), as well as participating regularly in debates and conferences of significance in the sector. Our work has been exhibited at international cultural institutions, including BOZAR Bruxelles (2020), the Festival Ars Electronica (2019), the Chicago Arts Institute (2015) or the CCCB in Barcelona (2013). We have developed material for events such as the Venice Architecture Biennale (2021, 2016).

300.000 Km/s was co-founded in 2014 by Pablo Martínez and Mar Santamaria, co-directors.

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Where are we?

Carrer Pallars 85, 6, 1 / 08008 Barcelona

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All our projects

Year Title Topics Toolbox Services Client
2023Atlas of novel social and urban vulnerability in Spain

Inequality

Mobility

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Policy assesment

Fundación COTEC

2023Master plan of first-mile delivery activities in Barcelona

Commerce

Mobility

Public space

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Policy drafting

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2023Cities, data and narratives

Territories

Cartography

Data visualization

Spatial observatories

UPV Universitat Politècnica de València

2023Gender Atlas of Bologna

Inequality

Data analysis

Cartography

Policy assesment

Comune di Bologna

European Investment Bank

2022Unscrambling Madrid

The commons

Cartography

Spatial observatories

Ayuntamiento de Madrid

2022Diagnosis of Culture in Barcelona

The commons

Data visualization

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2022Urban Agenda Santa Coloma de Gramenet

Housing

Inequality

Mobility

Public space

Commerce

Health

Data analysis

Cartography

Policy assesment

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Santa Coloma de Gramenet

2022Partimap

Inequality

Livability

Collaborative methodologies

Tool development

Data platforms

300.000 Km/s

2022The Architecture and Building Barometer CSCAE

Data publication

Data visualization

Data platforms

CSCAE

2022Volveremos App Report

Commerce

Data analysis

Data publication

Data visualization

Tool development

Data platforms

Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza

2022The Affordable Housing Atlas

Housing

Tool development

Data visualization

Data publication

Data platforms

CSCAE

UIA

2022Urban Citizen Learning

Livability

The commons

Health

Public space

Collaborative methodologies

Integrated diagnosis

Policy assesment

300.000 Km/s

2022System of Housing Indicators in Campo Grande

Housing

Inequality

Tool development

Policy assesment

Integrated diagnosis

Inter-American Development Bank

2022Census of Informal Settlements in Campo Grande

Housing

Cartography

Data analysis

Spatial observatories

Inter-American Development Bank

2022Proximity Centralities in Barcelona

Mobility

Commerce

Cartography

Tool development

Data platforms

Policy assesment

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2022Design of a System of Indicators to Inform Urban Regeneration Policies

Heritage

Tool development

Data platforms

Diputació de Barcelona

2022Plana de Lleida: Strategic Analysis of XL Plots and Cutting-edge Economies

Territories

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Incasòl

2022Integral diagnosis of El Vendrell

Housing

Inequality

Mobility

Public space

Commerce

Health

Cartography

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament del Vendrell

2021Urban density in Copenhagen

The commons

Public space

Cartography

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Spatial observatories

Københavns Kommunes

Royal Danish School of Architecture

2021Revitalization Plan for the Historic Center of Manresa

Heritage

Housing

Public space

Commerce

Cartography

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Policy assesment

Ajuntament de Manresa

2021New emerging economical activities

Innovation

Data analysis

Cartography

Spatial observatories

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2021Report on The Impact of Tourist Housing and Strategies for the Promotion of Affordable Housing in Malgrat de Mar

Tourism

Housing

Data analysis

Data visualization

Integrated diagnosis

Policy assesment

Diputació de Barcelona

2021Digital Divide Report in Barcelona 2020

Inequality

Tool development

Data analysis

Data visualization

Data platforms

Integrated diagnosis

Mobile World Capital Barcelona

2021Study of Dimensions, Uses and Regulations Applicable to Ground Floors of the Neighborhood of Congrés, and Their Potentials of Change

Commerce

Data analysis

Data visualization

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2021Diagnosis Implementation for a “Last Mile” Service in Tomelloso

Commerce

Mobility

Data analysis

Data publication

Integrated diagnosis

Ayuntamiento de Tomelloso

2021Strategies of Urban Regeneration in Barcelona

Housing

Data visualization

Data analysis

Policy assesment

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2021Bosque Metropolitano de Madrid

Livability

The commons

Cartography

Data analysis

Spatial observatories

Ayuntamiento de Madrid

2021Regional Planning Plan for the Territory of Cantabria

Livability

Territories

The commons

Cartography

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Policy assesment

Gobierno de Cantabria

Tragsatec

2020Air / Aria / Aire

Health

The commons

Public space

Livability

Mobility

Inequality

Cartography

Data analysis

Data publication

Data visualization

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2020Mercè

Livability

Collaborative methodologies

Data analysis

Data visualization

Tool development

Collaborative methodologies

Data platforms

Spatial observatories

300.000 Km/s

2020Lockdown Geographies

Health

Inequality

Housing

Data analysis

Data visualization

Integrated diagnosis

300.000 Km/s

2020Report: the impact of the Superblocks 2020-30 program

Livability

Commerce

Mobility

Health

Cartography

Data analysis

Spatial observatories

Integrated diagnosis

Policy assesment

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2020Local Housing Observatory of the Barcelona Provincial Council

Housing

Tool development

Data visualization

Data platforms

Integrated diagnosis

Diputació de Barcelona

2019Nocturnal Landscapes: Urban Flows of Global Metropolises

Night-time

Data visualization

Data publication

Data analysis

Spatial observatories

300.000 Km/s

2019Report on the Barcelona Commercial Census

Commerce

Data visualization

Spatial observatories

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2019Characterization of Logistics Parks

Territories

Data analysis

Data publication

Cartography

Spatial observatories

CIMALSA

2019Carrer de Girona Land-use Plan

Commerce

Health

Housing

Livability

Public space

Data analysis

Policy drafting

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2019Traces

Heritage

Data analysis

Tool development

Data platforms

300.000 Km/s

2019Last-mile Logistics

Mobility

Data analysis

Cartography

Integrated diagnosis

Spatial observatories

Ajuntament de Barcelona

Ferrovial

DataCity Lab

2019Map of Electricity Consumption in Rubí

Inequality

Housing

Data platforms

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Rubí

2019Citizen Datafication Toolbox

The commons

Data analysis

Tool development

Data platforms

300.000 Km/s

2019BCN_NYC Affordable Housing Challenge

Housing

Inequality

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

300.000 Km/s

2019Historical Nomenclature of Ciutat Vella

Heritage

Cartography

Data visualization

Tool development

Spatial observatories

Data platforms

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2019Architecture in the Classroom 5.0

The commons

Data platforms

Col·legi d’arquitectes de Catalunya

2019Report on the Impact of Terraces in the Eixample

Commerce

Livability

Public space

Cartography

Data publication

Policy assesment

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2018Ciutat Vella Land Use Plan

Commerce

Health

Livability

Night-time

Cartography

Data analysis

Collaborative methodologies

Integrated diagnosis

Policy drafting

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2018Report on Barcelona’s Nightscape

Night-time

Public space

Cartography

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Policy assesment

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2018Montjuïc Park Action Plan

Heritage

Mobility

Public space

Tourism

Cartography

Collaborative methodologies

Integrated diagnosis

Policy drafting

Policy assesment

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2018Arturo

Livability

Tool development

Collaborative methodologies

Data publication

Data platforms

Spatial observatories

Fundación COTEC

2018Carrer Gran de Sant Andreu Land Use Plan

Commerce

Health

Livability

Public space

Cartography

Data analysis

Policy drafting

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2018Atlas of Data from the Eixample District

Night-time

Public space

Tourism

Commerce

Cartography

Data analysis

Policy assesment

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2018Tabacalera’s Cultural Ecosystem

The commons

Collaborative methodologies

Cartography

Data publication

Data analysis

Data visualization

Spatial observatories

Data platforms

Policy assesment

Integrated diagnosis

Ministerio de Arte, Cultura y Deporte

2018Diagnosis for the Paral·lel Land Use Plan

Commerce

Livability

Night-time

Public space

Tourism

Cartography

Data analysis

Data publication

Policy assesment

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2017Barcelona’s Innovation Ecosystem

Innovation

Territories

Cartography

Data publication

Data analysis

Policy assesment

Areas Metropolitana de Barcelona

2017Touristification

Collaborative methodologies

Tourism

Livability

Housing

Inequality

Cartography

Data analysis

Data visualization

Data publication

Integrated diagnosis

La Casa Encendida

2017General Theory of Urbanization

The commons

Data visualization

Cartography

Tool development

Data platforms

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

2017Diagnosis of Barcelona’s Urban Model

Housing

Mobility

Livability

Tourism

The commons

Data publication

Data analysis

Policy assesment

Spatial observatories

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2017Morphologies of Tourism

Tourism

Housing

Inequality

Data analysis

Data publication

Data visualization

Spatial observatories

Data platforms

Foment de les Arts i del Disseny

2016Visualization of the Municipal Action Plan

The commons

Data visualization

Data platforms

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2016Digital Divide Report in Barcelona 2016

Inequality

Data analysis

Tool development

Data visualization

Data platforms

Spatial observatories

Mobile World Capital Barcelona

2016Data War

Territories

The commons

Cartography

Spatial observatories

Izolyatsia Foundation

2016Pedestrian Mobility Patterns on Pere IV

The commons

Public space

Livability

Mobility

Data visualization

Cartography

Tool development

Spatial observatories

Associació de veïns de l’Eix Pere IV

2015Historical Charter of Barcelona – Carta Històrica de Barcelona

Heritage

Cartography

Tool development

Data platforms

Museum of the History of Barcelona (MUHBA)

2015Open Papers

Housing

Public space

Inequality

Cartography

Tool development

Collaborative methodologies

Spatial observatories

300.000 Km/s

2015Analyisis of Tourism Patterns

Commerce

Tourism

Cartography

Data visualization

Data analysis

Spatial observatories

BBVA Data & Analytics

2015Analysis of Gender Patterns

Inequality

Commerce

Cartography

Data analysis

Data visualization

Spatial observatories

BBVA Data & Analytics

2015Analysis of Local Commercial Networks

Commerce

Tourism

Data analysis

Data visualization

Spatial observatories

BBVA Data & Analytics

2014Big Time Bcn

Heritage

Data platforms

300.000 Km/s

2014Metropolitan Mobility Networks and Flows

Territories

Mobility

Cartography

Data analysis

Integrated diagnosis

Areas Metropolitana de Barcelona

2014Barcelona’s Innovation Ecosystem

Innovation

Data platforms

Integrated diagnosis

Ajuntament de Barcelona

2014Barcelona’s Connectivity with the World

Territories

Mobility

Cartography

Data visualization

Integrated diagnosis

Areas Metropolitana de Barcelona

2014The Metropolitan Metabolism

The commons

Territories

Integrated diagnosis

Areas Metropolitana de Barcelona

2014Bcn Dynamics

Housing

Commerce

Territories

Cartography

Data visualization

Data publication

Integrated diagnosis

Data platforms

Areas Metropolitana de Barcelona

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Night-time

The commons

Public space

Mobility

Cartography

Data visualization

Integrated diagnosis

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