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Eat, Drink and be Merry: Christmas 2018.

Christmas markets began in the High Middle Ages to fulfil the food provisioning for the coming harsh winter. Nowadays, winter is a wonderful time to visit the most inspiring Christmas markets, such as: Cologne The Cologne Christmas market is among the most beautiful in Germany. No less than seven markets can be found in the…

Architecture and experience: the environment.

In our last post, we delved into the relationship between individuals and architecture, analyzing how the height of a space determines our experience in it. Today we will turn to another factor to take into account when considering our relationship to architecture: the environment. Research has found that a building’s views affect its occupants’ ability…

Article I: Relation between architecture and human necessities.

In 1950, certain scientists began to study how spaces affect people’s behaviour. Several research groups analyzed how the design of hospitals, particularly psychiatric buildings, had an influence on the behaviour of patients. As a result, the patterns that directly affect the individual were deepened and, for example, residences for elderly people are now designed in…

Well organized space, greater efficiency.

Acknowledgement: Michela Mezzavilla, architect and lighting designer. Founding partner of Remm. michela@remm.es David Regales, Manager in Unifurniture. david@unifurniture.net

Trends and keywords in 2018

A hotel is a mirror of the world. We live in contradictory times, and hotels have embraced that contradiction. These are the trends that will stay and gain strength in 2018: RESURRECTION: Hotels can give a second life to long-standing buildings, such as old silos, churches, convents or museum buildings. LEGENDS: The older the better, especially when…

A dream evening on our terrace at the hotel K + K.

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…

Urban greenhouse based on the new Blue Economy

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.

The new sustainable architecture or the “green washing” of the buildings

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.

Barcelona will convert the Dog Track into a space of innovation and culture

Among the San Andreu and Sagrera districts, near the Meridiana Avenue, is the former Meridiana dog track (which is called Canódromo Meridiana), an emblematic rationalist building of the sixties, designed by the architect Antonio Bonet Castellana, one of the most influential architects in the rationalist architecture of our country.

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Eat, Drink and be Merry: Christmas 2018.

Architecture and experience: the environment.

Article I: Relation between architecture and human necessities.

Well organized space, greater efficiency.

Trends and keywords in 2018

A dream evening on our terrace at the hotel K + K.

Urban greenhouse based on the new Blue Economy

The new sustainable architecture or the “green washing” of the buildings

How to install a large glass window of 900 kg?

Barcelona will convert the Dog Track into a space of innovation and culture

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