What about an unforgettable evening with live music and sea views? We know just the right place: the rooftop terrace of the K+K Hotel, located on Paseo Picasso in Barcelona. After the refurbishment works by the Wortmann Architects team, the new space has become a design spot from which to enjoy stunning views. While…
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A Japanese garden can be read topographically, from the landscape; it creates an archipelago that rises from rocks. Together with other elements – water, pavilions, trees – it establishes a balance that delights the senses. As its individual architectural objects are integrated within an ensemble, we have taken inspiration from its foundations in order to…
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“It is urgent to reconnect the architect with the philosopher …” Interview with Alfons Puigarnau, Professor of thinking at the UIC School of Architecture in Barcelona Alfons was born in Barcelona (1968) to a family of entrepreneurs. He studied at UAB and began his Bachelor of Science and medicine, but after six months decided to…
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The idea of using the roofs of buildings as urban cultivation spaces is not new, in fact, nowadays it is considered as one of the necessary transformations on the path to the Smart Cities. The increase in population that will double its number in 2050, is calling into question our ability to generate resources to supply our increasingly overcrowded cities and taking advantage of covers seems to be one of the more immediate solutions to promote self-sufficiency and cooperation between citizens reaching a sustainable city model.
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We have recently discovered a new term which is trying to name a common trend in today’s worldwide architecture. It is the “greenwashing” of new constructed buildings and as the name suggests it consists on emphasizing those “green” elements or systems in the building to offer a sustainable appearance by hiding the real design which is often conventionally made. In many cases energy efficiency systems do not work or they have just been introduced in the design to comply with green construction regulations. But any mean is allowed if it helps to elaborate -a posteriori- colorful climatic operational schemes which will illustrate the pages of the last “green buildings” publication -of course printed on non recycled paper from non sustainably certified forests.
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