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  • Playa en Santa Cruz de la Palma

    La Palma island’s (Canary Islands) history is strongly connected with the sea and therefore with the entrance and exit of people and goods in its main city. The adequacy of the seafront and beach to the needs of the time during its history has marked the turning points of economic and city growth. The project…

  • Estadio Olímpico de Atletismo

    Athletics Centre Tenerife, CIAT Awards: 2008 1 º Prize in the Regional Award of Architecture in the Canary Islands, Manuel de Oraá 2006/07 2008 Mention for the XII Award Stone 2006 Exhibited at MOMA, NY “On Site” 1998 Competition, 1st prize. Description: This sports center was developed with the intention to host the Olympic Games one…

  • Presidencia del Gobierno de las I.Canarias

    Awards: Selected for the Arsenale in 2002 VIII Venice Biennial of Architecture 2000 1st Prize Manuel de Oraá Award 1998/99 2000 1st Prize PAD Award 2000 1986 1st prize. International Competition for Presidency announced by the Government, 1986 Description: The Presidential Building of The Government of The Canary Islands is the seat of government in…

  • Parque Cuchillitos de Tristan

    Awards: Manuel de Oraá Award, 2008 Competition for the Redaction of the Project, 2006 1st place Description:   The site stands on the boundary between various densely populated districts (Las Delicias, The Ofra estate and, to a lesser degree, el Camino del Hierro) and forms part of a pocket leisure spaces that characterize  this urban…

  • Instalación “Luz al limite”

    Biennial of Art, Architecture and Landscape in the Canary Islands The Project “Luz al Límite” (light on the edge) was part of the I Biennale of Art, Architecture and Landscape in the Canary Islands 2006 and the context was the exhibition “Especies de Espacios” (Species of Spaces) directed by Juan Gopar, artist from Lanzarote. The…

  • Jardín Botánico/Parque del Drago

    Awards: Competition_ 1er Prize Description: The Drago tree of Icod de los Vinos, is the oldest of this endemic tree species in the Canary Islands. This project achieved to release both sides of the ravine where the old road, removed in our architectural project and placed in a more appropriate place, turned. The grounds of…

  • Museo Arqueológico de Zonzamas

    Lanzarote Island Located in one of the largest sites on the island, Archaeological Museum Zonzamas will study and illustrate the culture of the early inhabitants of Lanzarote. The volume of the museum subsides in the territory beneath the fields. Cracks appear on the surface and the exhibition halls are naturally lit. In the north area…

  • 60 Viviendas de protección oficial Visocan

    A Canary Government building of 60 flats and semi-subterranean garages built very close to the motorway on a site with a considerable gradient. In order to fully exploit the topography, a building on different levels was constructed, using steps as a means of division into two blocks. The garages follow similar lines and contain low…