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Transforming a Fire-Damaged House into a Vibrant Social Hub in Galicia’s Muimenta

Revitalizing a Village with Architectural Vision Perched on a high plot above the church in Muimenta, a small village in Ourense, Spain, a newly renovated social center emerges from the ruins of a fire-scarred stone house. Expertly redesigned by Firm and BASED architecture, the project breathes new life into this historic structure, transforming it into a civic space for the...

Restored house exterior with new windows, colorful walls, bright porch

Hidalgo Tané Designs Prefab Concrete Pavilion in Girona

The Prefab Pavilion designed by Jordi Hidalgo Tané in Olot, Girona, marries architectural precision with natural beauty. Constructed around a centuries-old cedar tree, this project was shaped by three compelling constraints: municipal regulations on its position and volume, a geobiological study determining its interior layout, and the time-bounded necessity for prefabricated materials. These necessities crafted an architectural marvel, rather than...

Concrete pavilion with full-width window facing cedar slump.