Thread: Spain is got the Architecture game on lock!

Man they're killin it over there right now!

Barcelona Biomedical Research Park / Manel Brullet & Albert de Pineda | Arch Daily





Architects: Manel Brullet & Albert de Pineda
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Project year: 2006
Client: Grup Agrupació Mutua, Ajuntament de Barcelona y el Consorci (Zona Franca de Barcelona)
Structural Engineer: Manuel Arguijo, Arq.
Artists: $42,35M Euro (US $54M)
Constructed Area: 55,000 sqm


Vital Building / Mozas Aguirre arquitectos | Arch Daily





Architects: Mozas Aguirre arquitectos - Javier Mozas & Eduardo Aguirre
Location: Madrid, Spain
Project year: 2005
Construction year: 2007
Client: Local Savings Bank: Caja Vital Kutxa Headquarters
Structural Engineer: NB 35, Madrid
Artists: Javier Perez: two walls and ceiling of the main hall / Miguel Gonzalez de San Román: paintings on the basement
Site Area: 11,042 sqm
Constructed Area: 16,578 sqm
Photographs: Cesar San Millan



Terrace with a House / Arteks Arquitectura | Arch Daily





Architect: ARTEKS Arquitectura
Location: Lleida, Spain
Architects in charge: Gerard Veciana Membrado & Elisabet Faura Pavia
Arteks Collaborators: Carlos Cobreros, Gemma Roca, Andrea Furlan
External Collaborators: Casa O_David Tapias & Nuria Salvador
Constructed Area: 270 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Structural Engineering: Pascual Sandalinas
Facilities Engineering: Ateci_enginyeria installations
Photographs: Arteks Arquitectura

The first one could be greatly improved. I liked the interior design but the exterior is lacking.

IMO, they've gotten weird just for the sake of being weird. They come up with crazy designs then justify them with vague functional elements.

That said, I don't think that form always needs to follow function, but being nuts for the sake of being nuts is no good today.

Very cool concepts... although the first reminds of a decaying building.



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Stunning view from that balcony.

That balcony is ridiculous. Love it. I'll post some of the things I've been sketching recently for my architecture class, my main project would flow with these buildings well.

Architecture over there has been cutting edge and controversial for yrs. This complex in valencia is one of my fav spots...consequently its booked for a yr in advance for photoshoots by all sorts of companies and OEM car makers I dont recall the name of the designer these days but he was one of my favorites that I followed at the time when I was last there 8yrs ago when finishing college got in the way of int'l travel lol

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