A water treatment plant can also be a unique architectural feature that blends seamlessly into its surroundings. Achieving this was the challenge presented to padilla nicás arcquitectos with their projects in Monteporreiro, San Claudio, and Villa Perez.
We analyse the significance of 18 years of The Sims, the simulator of real life that allows players to develop their ability to create architectural spaces.
Picado de Blas Arquitectos conceive the drawing, the sketch and the draft as prior elements to the plasmation of a space and essential part of the final project. We take advantage of Espacio y Materia, within the series organized by Tectónica at Finsa21, to talk with them about their creative process.
Modular houses are trendy. Together with the speed of construction and its lower cost, the commitment for an attractive design and the energy efficiency gave them the little push they needed to attract a younger audience concerned both about the aesthetics and the environment.
Geodesic houses break the idea of household not only at an aesthetic level, but also in its architectonical and environmental conception. Will we stop living in blocks of flats to bend our homes? The advantages point to yes.
Wooden skyscrapers are fashionable. Efficient, environmental and resistant, wood emerges as the material of the future, with projects such as the Oakland Tower in London, above 300 meters, but also of the present, with buildings above 50 meters.
If you saw a field of poppies every morning from your window, would you get tired? The importance of color in the arquitectural space goes beyond decoration. Many studies show the positive effects of color in people's emotions.
Izaskun Chinchilla is an atypical architect. In her early 40s, she resigned and now she manages her own studio. She bet on her ideas and now encourages her students to do so. We talk with Izaskun Chinchilla about her passion, architecture.