The proposal for the Orange County Great Park transforms a former airfield into an expansive public park that integrates natural ecosystems, recreational activities, and cultural facilities. The design takes inspiration from the historic runways of the site, using their geometry as a framework to organize the park into distinct zones while reducing the monumental scale […]
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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 […]
Facing the mouth of Sandtorhafen, the Magellan Terrassen create a stepped urban square descending toward the Elbe. The topography of terraces and seating steps hosts informal gatherings, performances, and daily strolls, while the sequence of walls and ramps accommodates the tidal changes. The material grammar, brick, concrete, and wood—and the seasonal planting establish a space […]
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 […]
Based on the philosophy of the founder, Vicky Sherpa, the functional and yet joyful architecture strives to provide the children of the so-called “untouchables” in Nepalese society with the best educational environment possible. Due to the small scale of the project’s site EMBT proposed a ground floor with a big covered courtyard that serves as […]
In 1998 EMBT won the bid to design the new Edinburgh Parliament building. The proposal generated great enthusiasm due to its organic capacity to combine existing elements with new technologies through the contemporary and unique language of the Barcelona studio. The project’s development centered on reflecting the characteristics of the country and its inhabitants via […]
The University Campus of Vigo was envisioned as a transformative intervention in the natural landscape of Galicia, redefining the relationship between academic spaces and their surroundings. The project balances two key concepts: densification in the short term, almost urban in nature, and landscape regeneration in the long term, restoring the site’s natural qualities. The intervention […]