On a hill north of Madrid, with the sierra as backdrop in the distance, a house for Ana. Once again, we try to build the loveliest house in the world. And to capture the 360º panorama of the landscape, we propose a belvedere at the top of the house
This building, with its striking white facade looking seaward, is conceived as a continuation of the long, extensive walls of the old ‘maritime’ cemetery of Cádiz. The project works on the full volume, which mends the urban fabric within the limits m
The proposed scheme articulates the natural landscape and stresses its value. An architecture of white walls along a north-south axis offers shade in summer on the northern side and winter sun on the southern side...
The project ‘Between Cathedrals’ sought to carry out an intervention worthy of the most significant location in the history of Cadiz, the oldest city of the West: the empty space between the Old and New Cathedrals, facing the sea. The objectives were
Conceived as a ‘cascade of volumes,’ the building is staggered over four levels between the two streets to adapt to the steep site so that, from the sea, this new house is seen as just one more piece of the village...
The turégano house is the result of a competition the owners called for amongst their architect friends. The topography, midway down a hillside, the rigorous compliance with building codes, and the maximum economy of means were compositionally resolv
At the client’s insistence on absolute independence, it was decided that the solution would be an enclosed space, a hortus conclusus. The house, bordered by four walls rising 3.5 meters, is an 18x18-meter square divided into three equal parts. Only t
For an impressive spot along the Hudson River we established a plane, a platform facing the landscape spread out before us which would have the effect of enhancing it. A large box – 122 feet long, 54 wide, 12 high – was built with sturdy concrete wal
The site is a sloping plot with a far view of a landscape that is none other than Madrid’s western mountain range. It seemed logical to build a vertical house with the more public or shared spaces on top, framing stunning views to enjoy. An eye over
The volume engages in dialogue with the existing buildings via the materials, and seeks contextual continuity with a sufficient formal autonomy so that it can be read as an independent piece that completes the plan for the Plaça dels Àngels...
The Andalusian architect Pablo Millán’s project for the new center of the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption – located at Plaza de la Constitución 12 in Porcuna, a municipality in the province of Jaén – is being carried out in three phases, the fir
Scientists in the US have developed a paint significantly "whiter than the whitest paint currently available". Tests carried out by researchers at Purdue University on their "ultra-white" paint showed it reflected more than 98% of sunlight. That sugg
Después de haber ganado el Premio Ascer por su auditorio en Algueña (ver Arquitectura Viva 140) los alicantinos COR & Asociados acaban de terminar la sede de la Confederación de Empresarios de Albacete (FEDA), en la que han continuado con sus investi
Red and White
Situada en uno de los barrios más densos de Tokio, la Casa H de Sou Fujimoto juega con las exigentes ordenanzas locales para proponer un escueto paralelepípedo blanco que oculta, tras su sencillez minimalista, un singular y rico espacio interior. La
Un muro perforado acoge el conjunto de viviendas para personas mayores en Alcácer do Sal, Portugal, diseñado por los lisboetas Aires Mateus. Posado sobre un encinar cuya pendiente entierra parcialmente el programa, el edificio se pliega en torno a un
Una vivienda bien diseñada es un espacio privado que no pierde el contacto con el exterior». Esta ha sido la máxima que los madrileños Néstor Montenegro, Ignacio Borrego y Lina Toro han seguido en la Casa Syntes, construida en Pinto (Madrid). La rest
Una pareja de recién casados a punto de jubilarse desea construirse una casa en un pequeño pueblo de la provincia de Zaragoza y pide a los arquitectos dos cosas disímiles: por un lado, que la nueva vivienda siga cumpliendo las funciones de su antiguo
Concebido en continuidad con la Sede Central de Caja Granada del 2001, también obra del estudio madrileño de Alberto Campo Baeza, el Museo de la Memoria de Andalucía o MA se alza como un gran volumen prismático de hormigón, rematado por un edificio
El jurado de los Premios FAD ha entregado el premio en la categoría de Arquitectura a la Estación Biológica de Garducho en Mourão (Portugal), del joven João Maria Ventura Trindade. Levantado un metro por encima de la cota más elevada del terreno y or
«En Japón hay una caja, en la caja hay una casa, en la casa hay un rincón...». Como el ‘Nocturno’ del poeta Rafael Alberti podría explicarse el proyecto de Sou Fujimoto en la ciudad de Oita, en la isla de Kyushu, al sur del país. El arquitecto japoné
