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 […]
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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 […]
This project involved the comprehensive urban redevelopment of Avinguda Meritxell, a major commercial and civic avenue in Andorra la Vella. The intervention focused on enhancing pedestrian accessibility and commercial vitality while respecting the symbolic and spatial roles of the avenue within the city. By eliminating traditional curbs and unifying vehicular and pedestrian levels, the design […]
OPEN SPACE IN HAFENCITY, HAMBURG GERMANY The open spaces of the western part of Hafencity are central components of the processes of transformation of the former harbor zone south of the historical Speicherstadt (waterhouse district) bordering on the inner city. This area has changed continuously throughout its history, in keeping with various harbor and industrial […]