Aloft Madrid Gran Vía, personality, technology and music
Neo2 magazine talks about social lounges, attractive and functional looks and roof top to enjoy Aloft Madrid Gran Vía.
Aloft Madrid, transformation and learning
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 [...]
To Guillermo and Pepe
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 [...]
Mockups and Historical models. Engineering and Construction
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 [...]
Casa Decor 2017. The power of light and colour
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 [...]
Camino de Santiago
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 [...]
Il Salone with Matimex
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 [...]
Building at the Hammada
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 [...]
Stage and scene
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. [...]
Getting to know VRF system
Last Tuesday, January 24th we tried to learn more about VRF air conditioning systems. We spent the evening at Only You Atocha Hotel as a courtesy of Panasonic. We are afraid we did not entirely understand. The complexity but we feel a lot more conscious about the space requirements for such technology. And the views [...]