Tag Spain

16-01-2013

Camps-Felip: Ferreries Cultural Centre in Tortosa

The projects discovered and acknowledged by Floornature’s international Next Landmark contest include redevelopment of the market in Ferreries, a neighbourhood in Tortosa, Catalonia, by architects Josep Camps Povill and Olga Felip Ordis, which earned an honourable mention for first project. The old building was restored and converted into a cultural centre, with the addition of a new volume linking it with the square outside.

12-09-2012

J. D. Santos: Water museum in Lanjarón

The redevelopment of a disused abattoir in Lanjarón, southern Spain, is the perfect opportunity to pay homage to the element of water as a tourist attraction, in a zone full of thermal spas. Juan Domingo Santos has designed a water museum, adapting the industrial building to exhibition needs, without detracting from the testimonial value of the original architecture and construction materials.

15-08-2012

Exit: a prison becomes a cultural centre in Palencia

The high-tech idiom of the architects of Spanish studio Exit converts the old prison buildings in Palencia into a contemporary architectural project hosting an important new function for the city: the headquarters of a cultural centre, with an auditorium and a library.

04-10-2011

Barozzi Veiga: auditorium in Aguilas

Set in the harbour of Aguilas, the new auditorium and conference centre by Studio Barozzi Veiga takes on its particular character, initially appearing to fit perfectly into its setting. An exemplary work demonstrating the architects' ability to combine the starring role of the landmark with familiarity with the landscape in their formal solution.