Canary Islands architecture
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about Canary Islands architecture
Project • By Equipo Olivares Arquitectos • Museums
Casa CARTA
The Casa de Carta, current site of theMuseum of History and Anthropology of Tenerife, has been declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Cultural interest Asset) because it is considered one of the exemplary buildings of the great historical rural estates of Tenerife, as well as a notable example of the stately homes built in the Canary Islands in the 18th century. Thus, the Project involved designing a fence in accordance with the protection level of the building, and creating universal accessibility to the Museum from a public road.
Flavio Dorta
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In general terms, the Project aims to respond to the stimulating references of the locallandscape, drawing inspiration from the agricultural use of the... More
Project • By HENRIQUEZ Y LOPEZ • Private Houses
CASA EN EL PUERTO DE LAS NIEVES
The house is located in Agaete, in the picturesque fishing community of NuestraSeñora de las Nieves, located in the west of the island of Gran Canaria. Thissmall fishing neighborhood, made of white constructions with blue windows anddoors, offers stunning views of the dock and the imposing topography of theisland and, behind it, the Atlantic Ocean with magical sunsets.
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The first line of white and blue buildings, where the house sits, erects as acontinuous wall of different heights, where, occasionally, the boundariesbetween one building and the other cannot be accurately appreciated. Thehouse is intended to be part of this continuity. In its rear elevation, it assumesthe alignments given by the adjoining constructions,... More
News • News • 21 Jan 2022
New Alcalá church by Beautell Arquitectos takes a new approach to the traditional architecture of the Canary Islands
Since the 2011 demolition of the old Alcalá Church for security reasons, locals of the Canary Island neighbourhood have sought out the reconstruction of the lost temple which was under the invocation of the Virgin of Candelaria. In recent years, the Parish of Candelaria, the Bishopric of Tenerife, the Government of the Canary Islands and the City Council of Guía de Isora, joined forces to realize a new temple for Alcalá.
Flavio Dorta
Designed by Beautell Arquitectos, the new church has a total built area of 1,1000 m2 over two levels. The semi-basement floor includes parish rooms for multiple uses, garage, warehouse, facilities rooms and toilets. Above these rooms, with access from the square, is the Church a... More