Spanish architecture
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about spanish 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 pablocorrotopradillo. • Private Houses
Mediterranean House
Nestled in the Mediterranean town of Premià de Dalt, Spain, this family contemporary residence epitomizes architectural simplicity refinement.
delriobani
delriobani
A sculptural monolith, emerges from the natural backdrop of tall pines and coastal rugged terrain. The carved endemic figure is provided with a harmonious and dynamic rhythm by its voids, reclaiming the essence of Mediterranean architecture, but offering pioneering innovations in vernacular techniques and materials, making the project not just a place to live but a space to experience.
delriobani
delriobani
Articulated through segments which intertwine and connect creating a flexible living programme; with each space a new narrative unfol... More
News • News • 31 May 2024
FRPO designs green thermal power plant as architectural icon
Madrid-based architectural studio FRPO Rodríguez & Oriol has completed a green thermal power plant for the Spanish District Heating company DH Ecoenergías. Located in the Spanish city of Palencia, the small thermal power plant building is described by FRPO as “the visible part of a whole that remains hidden from view.” The studio approached the project from an architectural viewpoint, creating a building as an “icon” and a “reference” to green energy transition, its design a contrast to more mundane industrial architecture.
Luis Asín
The Palencia network is the first in a series of similar projects that aim to reduce carbon emissions across Spain’s urban conurbatio... More
News • Detail • 28 Mar 2024
Detail: sliding panels of natural pine protect a residential complex from the Mallorcan sun
Spanish architecture firm OHLAB has recently completed Paseo de Mallorca 15, a residential complex on a V-shaped corner site in its native Palma, Mallorca. The project is defined by a unique textured facade of sliding panels with a lattice of natural wooden slats. This adaptable brise soleil serves as a secondary outer layer, effectively filtering the intense Mediterranean sunlight to lessen solar heat gain on the building while preserving outward views from the apartments onto the cityscape. The design, according to the architects, draws inspiration from the pergolas and shutters peppered about the Mediterranean island.
José Hevia
Mallorca is one of the five inhabited Balearic islands located off Spain’s southeastern... More
News • News • 13 Mar 2024
Reggio School: Architecture finalist in Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024
In this Archello series, we look at each of the seven nominated projects (five architecture finalists and two emerging finalists) in the Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024.
Reggio School
José Hevia
International architectural practice Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation (OFFPOLINN) has designed a school based on the premise that “architectural environments can arouse in children a desire for exploration and inquiry.” The school’s materiality, form, and use of color work in unison to create an engaging architectural system.
José Hevia
The Reggio School on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, derives its name from the Italian city of Reggio Emilia.... More
News • News • 20 Feb 2024
Student residence reflects former industrial heritage and character of Poblenou, Barcelona
Barcelona-based architecture and urbanism firm JPAM has completed a student residence in the 22@ district of Poblenou, Barcelona. A project for student accommodation provider VITA, delivered in collaboration with Barcelona-based AVA Studio, the building’s design reflects the former industrial heritage and character of Poblenou. Known in the late 19th century as the “Catalan Manchester”, owing to the area’s sheer number of factories, Poblenou is now a hub for innovation, technology, and the creative industries.
José Hevia
José Hevia
José Hevia
The 13,583-square-meter (146,206-square-feet) residence comprises a six-story horizontal block and a 13-story tower. The buildin... More
News • News • 25 Jan 2024
taller11 creates an energy efficient house of two halves
Catalan architectural studio taller11 has created a house of two halves in Vilafranca, a center for the wine growing industry around 50 kilometers west of Barcelona. A home for a couple and their two children, the house, curiously named CASA0006, has a party wall on its south-west side and a vacant plot on its north-east side. Budget constraints and a request by the client that the home should have two or three bedrooms and several multipurpose spaces, resulted in a clever design layout.
Atzar López Vilanova
taller11
A house of two halves, taller11 placed the bedrooms and living areas in a heated volume of massive mortar block masonry. On the other side of this, the studio created a winter garden/sunroom — a... More
Project • By HGSE Arquitectos • Private Houses
House in the mountain
Design of a house in Santa María de la Alameda, Madrid
Visually dominating the territory: the procedures of architecture to build the landscape.
The positioning in height to visually dominate the territory is an ancestral trait of humanity; for this reason, when good orientation and spectacular views coincide in steep plots of land, it is appropriate to construct buildings that are elevated in their position and shaped as viewpoints for contemplation.
Both procedures, typical of architecture, take advantage of the surroundings to convert the territory into landscape, through the aesthetic appropriation of our gaze.
Located in Santa María de la Alameda, a small village in the northwest of the Community of Madrid, the... More
News • News • 6 Dec 2023
OHLAB’s Paral-lel buildings embrace Mallorcan design traditions and sustainability
In Bonanova, a quiet residential neighborhood in south-west Palma de Mallorca, Spanish multidisciplinary architectural studio OHLAB (Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab) has designed "Paral-lel". A project that consists of two independent residential blocks, Paral-lel is immediately notable for its expressive use of folding wooden slat shutters. In addition, the project integrates a number of sustainability initiatives.
José Hevia
José Hevia
The design of Paral-lel’s two buildings takes full advantage of Mallorca’s urban planning regulations, with a ground floor plus three levels. The project has twelve dwellings in total, six in each building. “The duplex dwellings are divided into six u... More
News • News • 15 Nov 2023
Delavegacanolasso designs a modular house among pine trees in Madrid
In its design approach to Fresnos (translated as Ashes), Madrid-based architectural studio Delavegacanolasso set about creating “a simple and pleasant house” surrounded by nature. The project’s scope was determined by its rugged setting: a sloping site with an abundance of pine trees and holm oaks. The studio placed the house in a natural clearing between the pines — hidden from the road but open to the forest, the development altered as little of the terrain as possible.
Paco Marín
Delavegacanolasso
Anchored on a sloping hillside, Delavegacanolasso designed a house that works as a large porch. The structure starts at the terrain’s natural height — from here, it is supported by a... More
News • News • 14 Aug 2023
A Bilbao apartment’s curved blue wall delineates daytime and night-time spaces
Bilbao-based architectural studio Tenka has completed a contemporary apartment renovation featuring an original curved wooden wall structure that winds through the space. The studio named the project “Burgatoi”, a nautical term that refers to a curved piece of wood used in ship construction.
Erlantz Biderbost
Erlantz Biderbost
Erlantz Biderbost
The apartment in Ensanche de Bilbao replaces a former office on the top floor of a 1960s building described by Tenka as having “little architectural interest.” The interior floor plan was a narrow, elongated L-shape, interrupted by vertical concrete structural elements and a disordered array of ventilation “patiejos”. Tenka’s propo... More
News • News • 2 Aug 2023
Domesticity meets art at Vasto Gallery
The relationship between architecture and art, where a building is a place in which art lives, can be witnessed in museums and galleries around the world. But what happens when this place is home to both art and people — how do they live together in harmony? In a project that considers the intersection between domesticity and art, Spanish interdisciplinary architecture studio Mesura transformed a former industrial workplace in Barcelona’s Poblenou neighborhood into a handsome residence that doubles as an art gallery.
Salva López
Salva López
Poblenou’s close proximity to the Mediterranean made it an ideal area for rapid industrialization in the 18th century. However, its status as the indust... More
News • News • 31 Jul 2023
School in Alicante ensures well-being is on a par with education
Spanish architectural studio Cor Asociados Arquitectos has completed the design and build of Doctor Calatayud School in Aspe, Alicante, Spain. This contemporary elementary and middle school’s design is one that ensures well-being is on a par with education.
David Frutos
David Frutos
In designing a school building, Cor Asociados Arquitectos worked to address and satisfy a number of proposed spatial demands. The school’s layout attends to a variety of criteria, including functionality and flexibility, light and ventilation, connection and circulation. The project sought to achieve a memorable, efficient (easily maintained), and sustainable building, promoting comfort and vitality.
David Frutos... More
News • Detail • 27 Jul 2023
Detail: A retro-futuristic duplex renovation in iconic Torres Blancas
In Madrid’s iconic Torres Blancas tower, Studio.noju has transformed a once tired duplex apartment into a colorful, retro-futuristic home. Designed by the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza (1918-2000) and built between 1964 and 1972, Torres Blancas is a notable example and radical style of organic architecture. Creating such an eye-catching interior within this brutalist concrete edifice, is just one reason why Studio.noju’s duplex design captivates the imagination.
José Hevia
José Hevia
Studio.noju was founded in 2020 by Antonio Mora and Eduardo Tazón. “Noju” (an abbreviation of “not just”) is a reference to the studio’s involvement in se... More
News • News • 14 Jul 2023
GCA Architects transforms a 19th century Barcelona factory into a light-filled office space
In Barcelona's Eixample district, Spanish architecture and design firm GCA Architects has transformed a former 19th century industrial factory into a light-filled office space. Combining architectural heritage and contemporary design, the transformation carefully maximizes the building’s aesthetic qualities and functionality, and places an emphasis on energy efficiency.
José Hevia
José Hevia
The refurbishment project provides a new home for the Fundació Bofill (Bofill Foundation), a nonprofit organization promoting and extending educational opportunities to overcome social inequalities in Catalonia. GCA Architects regards projects such as this one as “opportunities to enhance the circular... More