Built over different periods starting in the 15th century, the Paredes-Saavedra House is a small-size urban fortress within the walled area of the city of Cáceres. The building is organized on three floors around a small asymmetrical interior atrium and with a rear courtyard, and is the result of the concatenation of spaces, built in…
DetailsSurrounded by rocky outcrops that dot the landscape, the São Lourenço do Barrocal estate in Alentejo grew during the 19th century until it became a small farm village, with cattle, cereals, vegetables, and wine to support a community of up to fifty families. The project to transform this old agricultural estate into a contemporary tourist…
DetailsThe former St. Vincenz hospital, situated in the medieval town center of Paderborn, has been converted by the firm of David Chipperfield into a new headquarters for the company Jacoby Studios. Originally a 17th-century Capuchin monastery, the ensemble was used as a hospital from 1841 onwards, and severely damaged during World War II. Subsequently the…
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DetailsThe Royal Collections Museum extends the base of the Royal Palace, building a linear space that follows the palace’s outlines, drawn in the 18th century by Giovanni Battista Sacchetti, and contributes to rounding out the natural-artificial historical landscape of Madrid’s western edge. The Gallery is a new text on top of what was already written.…
DetailsThe newly designed Modular Research Centre with KOMA Modular, a Czech module manufacturer, is located in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The 170 m2 research center acts as a think-tank – an innovative space to challenge and expand on existing notions of modular construction. Situated at the edge of the KOMA complex, the new research center carefully…
DetailsCabezabellosa, Cáceres province, whose environmental qualities turn the landscape into the main character of the intervention. Under this approach, it was a matter of preserving, consolidating, and ultimately, valuing the natural space and landscape essence. For this reason, the intervention always revealed itself from the minimum aggressiveness and maximum efficiency. Aiming to enhance this powerful…
DetailsThe building is situated in the privileged environment between West Park – with its renowned Debod Temple – and the Royal Palace and its wonderful gardens. Our goal was to provide views to those two points of interest to as many units as possible. The specialty of this building are the spectacular views that extend…
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