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  • Instituto de Educación Rafael Arozarena

    In the limits of the historic center of the town of La Orotava, attention is being paid to the integration of this large proportions construction in relation to the urban life, its incorporation to the topography and the visuals of the historic buildings nearby. Its execution has entailed a step forward in the quality of…

  • Edificio Aliseo

    Each project is an investigation, a search for new ideas that obey to a rational development in order to become reality, until reaching a convincing rational expressiveness that defines each project. For the design of Muvisa’s public housing building “Alisio” the trade winds, (alisios) which constantly whip the area of the Project, were taken into…

  • Estudio Urbanístico para Johanesburgo

    Architects: Fernando Menis Location: Johanesburg. South Africa Use: Urbanism Status: Competition The proposal for Anglo American strove to solve the problem of a urban campus that had outgrown itself. The redesign of the buildings was essential in creating a cohesive readability and connection of the five buildings for the Anglo American company. Their campus exists…

  • Frente Marítimo de Cabo Verde

    Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde Archipelago, Africa Description: The Master plan refers to a part of the seashore in Boavista, one of the 10 volcanic islands in Cabo Verde. The island is almost desertic which leads one to sensations almost disappeared in any other part of the planet. The project aims the complete integration of…

  • Orquesta Sinfónica de Varsovia

    Architects: Fernando Martin Menis Location: Warsaw, Poland Use: Cultural, headquarters of the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra Structure: Reinforced Concrete Materials: Local stone, concrete, glass rocks Status: Project 2010 Client: City Hall of Warsaw The project site was created by and for the existing environment and not only urban because it also has a strong social aspect.…

  • Apartamentos Turísticos en La Restinga

    El Hierro The tourist development in La Restinga rise from the black ground of El Hierro island and reveal itself as a scratch in the black rocky mountain. In the interior, as a contrast, the houses are painted in bright cozy white, and lit by the light of the patio that goes through the rooms.…

  • Concurso de arquitectura para la Plaza de España

    Prize in Competition announced by Port Authority The existing urban space between the city and the sea offered a poor image of the territory; city-port and sea coexisted without apparent connection. The city seemed to turn his back to the sea. The architecture seeks to reconcile the Earth and sea energy. The main objective of…