In these days of quarantine at home, the importance of domestic space is even more obvious than ever. No built space is as essential as the home. That's why we wrote this article, thinking of homes that inspire us. Houses whose design solutions can teach us something during these days of quarantine at home. What small gestures we can use now or what big ideas for future … [Read more...]
Ten modern lamps that made their mark on the 20th century
With the advent of electricity in homes, lighting changed and modern lamps became uniquely important in the home. Functional devices but at the same time light sculptures, we travel through the 20th century through 10 lamps that never lost their validity. 1. Germany, 1900 The HL99 ceiling lamp was one of the first modern lamps to operate with electric bulbs. … [Read more...]
Energy efficient house renovation under EnerPHit standard
Passive 110 is a high comfort and highly energy-efficient renovation project. This apartment in a 1968 building has been refurbished in accordance with the criteria set out by the EnerPHit certification. This standard is the equivalent of the Passivhaus certification (which means passive house in German) for renovation projects. The quality standards of the Enerphit … [Read more...]
Sama’a Wafra, new proposal for vertical living
Integrating nature is one of the axes guiding AGi architects' proposal for Sama'a Wafra, a high-rise residential complex located in Hessa Al Mubarak, which will be Kuwait's first mixed-use district. In December 2018 we responded to an international competition by invitation for the design of the new building. AGi architects, which is currently developing other housing complexes … [Read more...]
Revisions of the modern kitchen. Italian radical design and German good design
In the last blog article, we examined the emergence of the modern kitchen. In the seventies and eighties, two cultural events contributed to the current understanding of the cooking space. We address them in the following post: kitchen as possibility and the kitchen for cooking. During the first half of the 20th century, the fundamental concepts of modern domestic space … [Read more...]
A tour through AGi architects’ projects in Spain
In this article we present an itinerary through the projects that AGi architects has built or is currently developing in Spain, since the completion of 'La Ascensión' Church in 2013. At the moment, we are also developing two major works to intervene in the Spanish architectonic heritage: the restoration and musealization of 18 settlements of the Bronze and Iron Ages in … [Read more...]
Designing the modern kitchen. The transformation of the kitchen in the 20th century
The kitchen is one of the most complex spaces in the house. Heart and machine of the house, it has been the testing space of modernity and a reflection of consumer society, in the form of appliances, utensils, colours and shapes. It has also been a mirror of the daily habits and cultural patterns. This article travels along two important moments in the history of the modern … [Read more...]
Mirador del Egüés. Bioclimatic dwellings in the Ecocity of Sarriguren
Valle de Egüés is a municipality located in the metropolitan area of Pamplona, north Spain, composed by several small towns. The capital of this valley is Sarriguren, a eco-friendly urban area settled in 1998. This eco-city is a pilot initiative of bioclimatic architecture and urbanism. In 2000, it was classified as "Good Practice" by the United Nations Centre for Human … [Read more...]
Life as architectural performance
The Eames: choreographing domestic life The designer couple Ray y Charles Eames lived in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, in a small, sunny home made of steel and glass and surrounded by trees. The iconic example of Modern domestic architecture, today considered a landmark of Los Angeles, began in the early 1940s. At that time, the couple of designers had just begun working on … [Read more...]
New Residential Projects
AGi architect is currently designing a new set of residential projects located in an area of great geographic scope, going from the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean Coast, to the Middle East. Landscape and climate are protagonists, to address a sustainable architecture that empowers wellbeing. Marassi Villas form a Premium Luxury development in Egypt … [Read more...]