Taking the slogan ‘good, nice, and affordable’ as motto, the house adapts to the steep slope – with 10 meters of difference in level –, perched as it is on the terrain in a staggered manner. The local masonry walls further integrate the volume into
Located in downtown Logroño, this public secondary school was thoroughly revaped to create sports facilities, exhibition halls, an auditorium, and a multipurpose classroom that all citizens would have access to. The original building was characterize
The rioja alta has the ideal climatic, geological, and topographic conditions for winemaking. Though its production dates back to ancient times, the arrival of the railroad in the 19th century and the interest of French winemakers in the excellent lo
The ground floor of a rural house – in a building once used for sheltering cattle – is transformed with minimal actions into a leisurely space flowing in continuity with a recovered front garden. A sinuous concrete platform is elevated over the groun
In Arnedo, a municipality in Spain’s La Rioja region, the church of the Monastery of Our Lady of Vico – inhabited by nuns of the Cistercian Order – was refurbished on the basis of a project drawn up by the local practice of Ramón Ruiz Marrodán. The i
A perimeter portico ties the edge of the site to the city, opens up the plaza, and creates a shaded space while respecting the buried archaeological elements and asserting the value of the Roman sewer. Three volumes house recreational and cultural pr
A work of the Madrid practice of Rubén Picado and María José de Blas, this venue for banquets and other events in Hotel Echaurren, in the La Rioja town of Ezcaray, takes its name from the grove (arboleda) where it is located. The design addresses the
With their proposal ‘Maridaje’ (marriage or connection), the young Madrid-based architects Isabel Rivas and Javier Ureña have won the call for ideas Landscape, Architecture & Wine, organized by Arquideas and the Compañía Vinícola del Norte de Esp
