The Gas Natural Company decided in 1999 to build a representative building in the same site where it started its activities more than 100 years before. The site is a very complex piece of Barcelona., positioned among the fast way, the railway and the different city grids of La Barceloneta, the Olympic and the old […]
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A project that lasts a long time is special, it becomes something that accompanies your life, it is built slowly… like yourself… The English architect Peter Smithson commented that the fact that the Igualada Cemetery was built little by little made it more intense, gave it that air full of things that made everyone fascinated. […]
The delicacy and richness of the Korean landscape painting was the reference for our Yeouido Park proposal from the beginning. The lines and interactions of our Park should have the same strength as the brushstrokes that produced by those paintings. We see the interventions and the development of Yeouido Park as the continuation and interpretation […]
Nen is a sculptural wooden chair designed by Enric Miralles in collaboration with Benedetta Tagliabue. Conceived as a functional yet poetic piece of furniture, the chair reflects Miralles’s distinctive architectural language, characterized by expressive, organic forms and an intrinsic relationship between structure and motion. Its dynamic shape and seemingly gravity-defying posture exemplify the fusion of […]
The Arcelor Pavilion, designed for the 100th anniversary of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, is a symbolic structure that celebrates the historical connection between the city and the steel industry. Developed as both an exhibition space and a future cultural venue, the pavilion serves as a dynamic gathering place for residents and visitors. Inspired by the imagery of […]
The Rectorate Building of the University of Vigo is part of the master plan designed by EMBT for the As Lagoas-Marcosende Campus. Located at one of the campus’s highest points, the building follows the contours of the terrain, integrating itself into the natural landscape while maintaining a strong institutional presence. The project is characterized by […]
Part of the development of HafenCity Public Spaces in Hamburg, Germany. After winning the competition in 2002. See full project HERE.
We chose an architecture that links the building with the environment for inspiration and design motifs between images that are taken from the surroundings. A study led to search for images of geology and vegetation, as well as related literature to surfing in Biarritz, we have studied the character of the Baron de l’Espee and […]
A competition was opened to restore the Santa Caterina city market located in the old quarter of Barcelona in 1997. EMBT won the bid with a proposal that aimed at incorporating the extreme complexity of the setting itself by creating a commercial market complemented by a residential zone and public spaces that integrated all the […]