Where prefab efficiency creates spaces for living well Precast House is a residence on the outskirts of Madrid for a family that needed to relocate within a very tight timeframe. The project's urgency led to the adoption of a precast concrete panel construction system that reduced the building time to just six months. These panels, in addition to serving a structural function, … [Read more...]
Amber Core House
Like a structure carved from a quarry, Amber Core House looks as if it was hewn from the bedrock. Its stone-like volume collects and protects every living space of the home. This petrous solid is punctuated by an interplay of hollow spaces, cradling a main void that houses the home's core. With a very visible texture, resembling that of a quarry wall, the … [Read more...]
Openwork House
Three architectural elements articulate Openwork House, a villa situated in Kuwait. A fissure along the villa's central axis houses a three-dimensional space that contains all circulation. Within this void, stairs and corridors transform into a generous living space that communicates with every room in the house. Three light wells … [Read more...]
Nova House, between the sea and the desert
Nova House is a unique villa that orients itself between two opposing landscapes through a markedly horizontal architecture. The design of Nova House embraces the strong personality of the plot. It is located on an elongated site in Kuwait, with one side facing the sea and the other side facing the desert. The design integrates the uniqueness of the landscape … [Read more...]
The Multiplex Typology: Living in Kuwait’s Hybrid Houses
After the discovery of oil, the Kuwaiti state established a series of housing programs, the purpose of which was to redistribute wealth and improve living standards. The State allocated residential neighborhoods for Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis by introducing two main architectural typologies: the apartment and the villa. In parallel to this regulation, and in response to its … [Read more...]
Bausher Heights
Bausher Heights is a masterplan project in the metropolitan context of Greater Muscat. Our proposal weaves one of the gaps located in the surroundings of the capital with the existing urban developments. We propose an urbanism that includes the cultural values of Oman under a perspective of strong sustainability. We designed a development that combines luxury and tradition. … [Read more...]
Looking back at our 2020/21 works
As the academic year draws to a close, we take the opportunity to look back. In these exceptional months at a global level, we have won competitions in different parts of the world, as well as completed works in Kuwait and Spain. We also continue with the construction process of other projects, highlighting our participation in the Dubai World Expo 2020, where we are completing … [Read more...]
A summer house, as seen through the eyes of Modern Art
Architectural atlas What does the perfect summer house look like? How does Modern Art reflect architecture? Crossing these two questions, in this new article we write a little story about a vacation day reconstructed through the summer experiences of different artists of the twentieth century. In the US west coast, in California and near the Mediterranean, artists were … [Read more...]
Archipelago Villa
Archipelago Villa's concept is born from the idea of living the house in a different way. We organized the house in independent areas, which we called islands, each dedicated to a specific function. Every island establishes a relationship with its own garden. And at the same time, each island is connected to the others. In this way, the living spaces and gardens form a whole, … [Read more...]
5 Gems. Five villas in Marbella
5 Gems is a project consisting of five villas in Marbella, each of which is about 350 square meters in size. The houses are located on the characteristic slopes of the area. The villas, which face the sea, open up to the views of the Mediterranean Sea and the Santa Maria Golf Club which is situated nearby. Cristina Araujo, one of the architects who works on the … [Read more...]