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Fragata House / Estudio Galera

June 21, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

Fragata House was designed in 2017 and built between that year and 2021 in Alamos neighborhood, northwest Pinamar. During the pandemic, the house was the only one on the block in a neighborhood that was developing at a lethargic pace but which was shortly surrounded by several works -some even inhabited before Fragata House. This area continues to date to be the fastest growing sector of the city, creating a constantly changing urban landscape.

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Sandra and Mario’s House / NUA Arquitectures

June 20, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

The origin of Vila-seca, in the 12th century, occurred during the repopulation of Tarragona after a long period of abandonment, being a frontier land between al-Andalus and the county of Barcelona. Essentially, the origin of the population can be understood fundamentally as an intersection of roads between the axis that connected Cambrils with La Canonja, with the axis that connected Reus with the sea.

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Zarcillo Residence / estudio ar

June 19, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

Quinta Zarcillo is a project located on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Designed by architect Agustin Rocha, Zarcillo is a project open to the landscape and materially made up mainly of red brick obtained from the nearby area with a finish derived from a mixture of sills blocks which provides visual warmth and envelops in a natural environment.

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CR House / Estudio Aloras

June 18, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

Oxymoronic. “In the crowded moor, the silent noise of your quiet step echoed like a sigh and unchangeably altered the anarchic peace of my foreign and intimate existential dreams. From its adjacent distance, someone rebelled meekly and closed their eyes contemplating the absent scene with a diabolical beatitude that only she (or I) could try in vain, achieving it. That night you had returned without leaving and the day before you killed me with natural death.”

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(FL)oratori Installation / Eric Moya + Sílvia Prujà

June 18, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

Under the shelter of Girona Temps de Flors, a well-known festival that for over half a century has adorned the city with floral displays, “(FL)oratori” emerges. This ephemeral creation is located in a privileged enclave, tangentially situated to the majestic Girona Cathedral, in addition to enjoying a peripheral view, occupying one of the highest points of the old town.

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Oaxaca Gastronomic Center / ROOTSTUDIO

June 14, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

ROOTSTUDIO merges the architectural and gastronomic legacies of Oaxaca in its latest project. The viceregal architecture of the former convent of Carmen Alto is transformed to house the Gastronomic Center of Oaxaca, an educational and multidisciplinary space where culinary traditions and sustainability create a sensory experience.

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La Carbonería Renovation / Office for Strategic Spaces

June 14, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

The rehabilitation of La Carbonería owes its form to the diversity of intertwined stories over a century and a half. Integrating this intangible legacy into the design has been as relevant as attention paid to its structure, spaces, and energy efficiency. A modest residential building constructed in 1864, it gained notoriety in 2008 when it was occupied and two large murals were painted on its facade. Its forced evacuation in 2014 made La Carbonería a graphic and political icon of Barcelona.