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Baile Menduiña

Basque Pelota Museum . Pamplona

Baile Menduiña

The Basque Pelota Interpretation Centre is designed to accommodate programmes focused on the preservation and dissemination of this traditional sport’s cultural and historical heritage. Located on Aralar Street, near Pamplona’s Plaza de Toros, the building is organised into four levels: two above ground and two below ground. This layout maximises the use of the available space while minimising its impact on the surrounding urban environment and nearby historical structures. Continue reading Baile Menduiña

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GVG Estudio

GEEA Headquarters . Estella

GVG Estudio . photos: © Rubén Pérez Bescós

The promoter owns a plot of land located in a newly created industrial area within the municipality of Estella. On this plot, which is approximately 1,700 m² and measures about 25×85 meters, he wants to build a small facility to develop his activities as a geology laboratory. Continue reading GVG Estudio

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Caruso St John

Düngerbau . Uetikon am See

Caruso St John Architects . photos: © René Dürr

Built in 1896, the Düngerbau is a part of the historic Chemical Factory Uetikon that has occupied the site on the bank of Lake Zurich since the middle of the 19th century. The building formerly produced fertilisers using chemicals that were so aggressive that timber was the only material sufficiently resistant to form its elaborate structure. Continue reading Caruso St John

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Isla Architects

One Courtyard, Two Houses . Esporles

Isla Architects . photos: © Luis Díaz Díaz

The idea of renovating a mid-terrace home—tucked between a small street and an alley—changed radically when the opportunity arose to purchase the adjacent plot, a long, narrow strip measuring 25 meters long by just 2.5 meters wide, built edge to edge. This allowed for the creation of large openings onto the new courtyard, and the project transformed into an exploration of all possible ways to bring light into the homes: sliding windows flush with the wall exterior, vertical and horizontal pivoting panels, arched French doors, circular skylights, guillotine windows, and liftable panes. Continue reading Isla Architects

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