We are about to finish the restoration works for a residential building located at Calle Zorrilla in Madrid. The building was listed by the Heritage Department, the heritage protection included the façade, the timber structure protection and some elements like the main staircase. The briefing was to design luxury apartments, but we have also tried [...]
Neo2 magazine talks about social lounges, attractive and functional looks and roof top to enjoy Aloft Madrid Gran Vía.
Aloft Madrid opened on June 1st. We were commission with the refurbishment and transformation of this offices building back in the end of 2015. We have learned a lot during these years both from successes and errors. The views from the terrace are so spectacular than most people tend to shoot towards Madrid. One [...]
One year ago we started the structural consolidation works of a building located at Carrera de San Jeronimo, in Madrid. We have had four months to analyze the structure, which showed a serious decay and had suffered several collapses. Within two weeks from now we shall complete this job, which with no hesitation has been [...]
Sol Station. Madrid NOTES ON A VISIT From the last 7th of June to the 17th of September, Conde Duque in Madrid host an exhibition of mockups and historical models that reflects the engineering and construction of 33 examples. Location and lighting on mockup exhibition contribute to a correct display of the building muscle from [...]
If you are an enthusiastic of interior design and you like following the trendy alternatives, “Casa Decor” must be one of your annual visits. This year is the 25th Anniversary in Madrid, renovating an historical building in Calle Antonio Maura 8, within Jerónimos neighbourhood, just behind “Museo del Prado”. Its exceptional location, architectural characteristics and [...]
We have recently visited Galicia in a different way, walking the “Camino de Santiago”. Despite the effort that the way means, it is worth to enjoy the very well preserved traditional architecture in the area within an amazing natural environment. It should be pointed the “hórreos” (typical raised granary ) and the use of granite [...]
We have been invited by Matimex to visit Porcelaingres factory at Maranello and the Salone del Mobile at Milano. We were very impressed with the production system at the factory and the quality control of the pieces, as well as the sustainability policy. This is our first visit to the Salone and, as everybody has [...]
We have been to the Algerian Hammada, at the Sahrawi refugee camps. Hammada is a type of desert landscape consisting of high, largely barren, hard, rocky plateaus, with very little sand. Hamadas are produced by the wind removing the fine products of weathering: an aeolian process known as deflation. The finer-grained products are taken away [...]
Transformation has lately become one of our Client’s demands and expectations. Years ago the buildings transformation was the result of a necessity and therefore it only happened due to a change of use or an adaptation to new and different living or working systems. Now the capacity to change is part of the building program. [...]
