Juan Domingo Santos   Spain   The christian conquest of the Alhambra in 1492 led to the transformation of some of its buildings into private houses. In the case of the Baño de la Mezquita (Bath of the Mosque), the Islamic construction was radically converted into a courtyard hous

Juan Domingo Santos   Spain   Because of the scarce means available, this project in a town of Granada consists in recycling and reusing elements from the environment. The slaughterhouse sheds become a museum, and the water courses have been kept with a system of interconnected l

Juan Domingo Santos   Spain   Located close to Granada and on a slope dotted with almond trees, on a uneven site next to Sierra Nevada, this house reflects a lifestyle in close relationship with the land and views surrounding it. A careful study of the plot led to the chosen desi

Juan Domingo Santos   Spain   La calidad del paisaje asociado al campo y la comodidad de la vida urbana se funden en una topografía artificial sobre la que se extiende un huerto de cerezos. Se distinguen tres cuerpos a diferentes niveles: en la cota del huerto, el salón y el estu

Juan Domingo Santos   Spain   The San Isidro plant is one of the sugar factories that was erected just outside Granada in the 19th century. Situated close to an irrigation ditch and surrounded by railway tracks, its sheds speak of the production sequence, with a chain of silos, p

Juan Domingo Santos   Spain   El interés municipal por recuperar el barrio histórico de San Matías, en el centro de Granada, ha hecho posible intervenir sobre una pequeña casa con planta en forma de L, rodeada de cinco muros medianeros y de una estrecha calle que, por su proporci

Una pieza silente que evoca los juegos de luces, sombras y agua de los jardines nazaríes. Así ha definido Álvaro Siza su propuesta para el edificio de acceso a la Alhambra —diseñada junto al granadino Juan Domingo Santos— que ha resultado ganadora de

Situado en el acceso al Parque Natural de Sierra Nevada, en Granada, junto al río Lanjarón, el Museo del Agua de Juan Domingo Santos adapta como museo las naves del antiguo matadero e incorpora láminas de agua conectadas y abastecidas por la acequia

The tower of a former sugar refinery, converted into his own studio, is an example of one of the ‘discoveries’ that seem to lie behind every project of Juan Domingo Santos (1961). A graduate of Seville’s architecture school and a professor in Granada