4 flats in Madrid

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Today we received the comission to convert an open office plan of 316 sqm in Madrid into four flats. We are happy, it comes as a good start of the year, after some weeks of working with A+M architects on the furniture and equipement for Vil.la Joana. Our proposal is rather straightforward, and we have tried to simplify the distribution in order to make possible a building schedule of two months, the client is very strict with that deadline.

All the service spaces are gathered in a central longitudinal strip, so the sewage and MEP networks have a clear laying to the main drain pipes, clearing the façades for the living spaces.

Ahead of us lays the task of defining the materiality of the interiors, which shall be very minimalistic, with a parquet flooring as a base for the rest of the elements.

Our main challenge here are the deadlines, which are a must. We have three weeks to have the project ready for municipal license and those two months for the actual refurbishing.

Now the Barcelona, Mallorca and Madrid works are at full speed.

3, 2, 1…Ignition!!!

The mistery of the flying stair

Incredibly enough, we are still discussing the details of the railing for the stair at the houses in Mallorca. Since the works have been long delayed due to problems with the electric supply we have had  time for philosophy…

Our initial detailing was a simple railing with two horizontal metal tubes, emphasizing the lightness of the stair. Altough regulations for private stairs allow for that in Spain, further consideratations relating safety of users where introduced by the blacksmith, who said, “hey, this ain’t japan”, referring to those floating japanese stairs with almost no railing at all. And it ain’t. Continue reading

Restoration of Vil.la Joana

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Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer

Final touches at Vil.la Joana!!  The house-museum Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer is to be delivered to BIMSA and, finally to MUHBA, by mid December. Renovation works have been thorough and extensive, restoring the beautifil building to its original condition of Vallvidrera’s pearl. Continue reading

The flying stair

  

Headquarters for the National Institute of Technology

The video we produced after winning the architectural competition for the INTECO headquarters.

2 months of hard work for the detailed design and 10 months of site supervision would follow. A crazy working rythm awaited us, but we had all to meet it.

Weekend villa in Hamala, Kingdom of Bahrain

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A traditional arabesque indoor design contained in a clear line exterior design.

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Luxury restaurants in the Kingdom of Bahrain

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Luxury, splendid materiality and landscape integration in this design of a contemporary arabesque style restaurant building that accomodates two fine dinning restaurants and one arabic cafe on roof top terrace.  Continue reading

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Restaurant Leka in Barcelona

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Open Source, Honest food is the motto of Ivan Enriquez, the bright leader of Leka in Barcelona.

Spanish National Institute of Technology

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Social housing in Ribadeo (Lugo)

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Low cost social housing in Ribadeo, Spain

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