Proyectos Archive - Fetdeterra

social housing 38 aparments. Mallorca

30/07/2024 by

1st PRIZE
SOCIAL HOUSING 38 APARTMENTS IN PALMA DE MALLORCA.
VIVAS ARCHITECTS
Promoter: IBAVI

The jury considers that the two sites are resolved with a high level of quality.
The structural system and the facade of the building are made with prefabricated earth blocks, Tapialblock from Fetdeterra. As a result, the IBAVI ideas competition becomes the trigger to introduce a technological innovation with low environmental impact in the Balearic industry, since the team is committed to manufacturing the product on the island.

In both projects the distribution is orderly and the ability to resolve the corner naturally has been assessed, without causing distortions either to the floor or to the facades. The chamfer goes unnoticed and the distribution produces a very clean piece, with ordered elevations and with a single-window module that facilitates and speeds up the execution.
The houses have living rooms-kitchen-dining rooms with two galleries, one in each orientation, which guarantee passive air renewal in winter

nordest rupia

20/09/2023 by

House in Rupià

Walls made with prefabricated earth blocks Tapialblock® 8/100/15 and lattice with Tapialblock® 15/100/15

Architects: Nordest arquitectura

13/06/2023 by

Fetdeterra develops the technical prescriptions for the executive project of the in-situ earth walls, with earth reuse.

We define the construction details, technical characteristics of materials and equipment, the formwork system and the quality control program.

Laboratory tests necessary for the characterization of available earth and formulation of material for use in the earth walls.

https://www.fetdeterra.com/en/proyecto/1415/

restaurant bosco de lobos

12/05/2023 by

@boscodelobos_grupotragaluz restaurant https://www.instagram.com/grupotragaluz/

Diagonal 605 (interior). Barcelona
Rammed earth Blocks, Tapialblock® from @fetdeterra, 1 meter long and 15 cm high, for interior and exterior walls, for the reception bar, and the large open kitchen, creating pleasant spaces with a cosmopolitan atmosphere where you can enjoy Italian cuisine.

CASAVELLS ESTUDIO

22/02/2023 by

Project @casavells_estudio

Architects @jacobovalenti y @carbeloa

Prefabricated earth blocks Tapialblock® from @fetdeterra, structural blocks, large format 40x100x15 cm. Blocks seen from the outside and inside

SALVADOR T

22/02/2023 by

Casa Artiga (under construction)
Location: El Vallès, Barcelona.
Architects: Atheleia Arquitectura
Photos: @atheleia_arquitectura

Large format prefabricated earth blocks from fetdeterra
Tapialblock® 15/100/15cm for facade, with break-joint, and Tapialblock® 8/100/15cm for interior walls, with coinciding vertical joint.
Joint finishes are raked horitzontal joint and flushed vertical joint

NORA

24/01/2023 by

La Casa dels vents. House in Sa Pobla. Mallorca
Architects: Nora studio
Photographs: Ricardo Lopez

Facades with precast earthen blocks Tapialblock® 8/100/15 cm

moredesign

16/11/2022 by

Finca in Mallorca.
Project for @the_creationroom
Architects: @moredesign.es
Structural walls for the façade with prefabricated blocks of earth Tapialblock® 20/100/15 and Tapialblock® 40/100/15 for exterior path. All made in Mallorca with the earth of the island, to minimize the environmental impact and increase the landscape integration of the work.

gras architects

03/11/2022 by

Housing building. Gomila
Palma de Mallorca
Architects: MVRDV + GRAS Reynés Arquitectos

Fetdeterra products used in the construction site.
Tapialblock® 8/100/15 prefabricated earthen blocks for the two facades of the building, 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm earthen tiles for terraces, community entrances and stairs, and earthen paint for the walls.

panaderia Santander

29/04/2022 by

Panista Bakery
Architects: Zooco Estudio
Location: Santander, Spain
Year: 2022
Photography: Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán + Rocío Romero)

Materials used from Fetdeterra
Large size prefabricated rammedearth block Tapialblock® 8x100x15cm
Small size prefabricated rammedearth block Tapialblock® 10x20x12cm
Earth painting

alcoy

14/03/2022 by

1st Prize competition

“48 a Repartir” Social housing pilot project in Alcoy
Architects @estudi_biga @martisarda.arquitectes @arqbag
Image @araustudio
Structural earthen walls with Tapialblock®

ALFACS

14/02/2022 by

Outdoor Pavilions in Camping els Alfacs in Alcanar. Tarragona 2021.

Architects: Bajetgirame
Co-authors with Jaas architects
Built by Fabrapaga
Photos by Joan Guillamat

Three new and old pavilions around a garden—built with rammed earth blocks Tapialblock® 100 x 20 x 15 cm, water-blasted concrete pillars and traditional renderings—contain renewed outdoor camping facilities.

Nordest

23/11/2021 by

HOUSE 1931
Architects: NordEst arquitectura

Tapialblock 10 x 20 x 10 cm

ALIVE EARTHBLOCK

23/11/2021 by

INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE AND MATERIAL FOR THE RESTORATION OF EARTH WALLS WITH ALIVE EARTHBLOCK BY FETDETERRA
Precast block of raw earth with controlled erosion

AUTHORS
Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Architect
Macari De Torres Mestres. Geologist engineer
Co-founders of Fetdeterra SL. Accredited advisers in Eco-innovation, product design and technological development.

IVARS

23/11/2021 by

REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE NEW CITY COUNCIL. IVARS D’URGELL

AUTHORS
MAITE SAINZ DE LA MAZA BENET. Architect
MACARI DE TORRES MESTRES. Geologist engineer
Co-founders of fetdeterra SL. Accredited advisers in eco-innovation, product design and technological development.

INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE AND MATERIAL FOR THE RESTORATION OF EARTH WALLS WITH ALIVE EARTHBLOCK BY FETDETERRA
EROSION CONTROLLED RAW EARTH PREFABRICATED BLOCK

munarq

23/11/2021 by

CA S’ALOU. Mallorca
Architects: Munarq

Earth paint Fetdeterra®

morestudio

23/10/2021 by

THE HOUSE OF THE GROWING ROOM
(Before Villa Isabel – 1928) 2017-2020, Sevilla.
Architects: @more_studio_arquitecturas | Daniel Espada (@daniojen) and Fernando Moral.
Technical architect: Juan Manuel Navarro.
Collaborators: Fabiola Visedo and Emilio Ferrín
Structures Consultant: @calconsa
Photographs: @daniojen
Construction company: Area Tecnica.2 SL, construction management.

dezain architects

27/04/2021 by

Project: “La casa de la Ruina”
Architects: Dezain architects
Image: Pere Font

casa Mercè Bosch

02/10/2020 by

Single family house in Balaguer

Architect: Mercè Bosch Roma

Parc del Nord

02/09/2020 by

Drafting of technical requirements for the executive project for onsite earth walls, with earth reuse. We defined the construction details, technical characteristics of materials and equipment, formwork system, quality control program and budget.

The project P.A.R.C presented by INLANDSIS with Adria Escolano and David Steegmann won the competition del Parc del Nord de Sabadell has been selected for 1st prize among 33 proposals. The proposed design aims to recover the ancient Torrent del Capellà, today occupied by residual anthropic constructions, as the natural corridor for water and biodiversity in the north of Sabadell. The regenerated landscape, is grounded in a topographic reconfiguration whereby depressions are designed for water retention and are outlined by a woodland landscape. This sunken area frames the park’s central path and creates the core space for recreation and activities. Raised areas at the interface with the urban realm include Mediterranean woodland planting which borders the entrances to the neighborhoods in proximity to the park. At the intersections between the central promenade and the perpendicular connecting paths, agenesis of minimal architectures will assemble the park’s activities. These evolving structures are designed to be able to grow and incorporate technological advances according to park users demands now and into the future.

http://www.inlandsis.space/news/2019/1/4/parc-wins-first-prize-parc-del-nord-sabadell

43 SOCIAL HOUSING

11/07/2020 by

43 SOCIAL HOUSING

ARCHITECTS. Marta Peris, José Toral
CLIENT. Balearic Institute of Habitat.IBAVI
LOCATION. Calle 18, Ibiza
SURFACE. 3,863.75 m2
Photography: Jesús Granada

All structural walls and interior divisions are made with TAPIALBLOCK ® 10/20/10 precast blocks. The building breaks down into three aggregate units of three to four homes per landing. All types have double orientation and the interior patios are covered by a solar atrium.

Structure: The structure is made with the Tapialblock® System 10/20/10, joined with the Fetdeterra base lime mortar
The thickness of the structural walls is 20 cm placed according to the Flemish rigging. The locking walls are 20 cm in case of separation between dwellings, thus guaranteeing, through their mass, the requirements of CTE_HR, and 10 cm in case of separation of interior spaces within the same dwelling, both made with Tapialblock ®.

Facades: The exterior facades are formed by the bearing walls of the Tapialblock ® System, viewed from the inside and covered with exterior insulation for the facade with natural cork and natural lime mortar finish

Reduced heating demand: Heat collection is increased by direct solar radiation from the collector galleries. The air renewal system will be through the collector atriums that use the air preheated by the greenhouse effect, increasing the internal temperature by convection. Both the external insulation and the inertia of the load-bearing walls made with the TAPIALBLOCK ® system allow, by conduction, to conserve the comfort temperature.

Reduced demand for refrigeration: The houses have cross ventilation in the direction of the prevailing winds and a constant airflow generated by the solar chimney of the patios. Inertia allows cooling the earth’s walls at night. The use of materials with good hygrothermal behavior, such as compacted earth, helps to regulate the humidity in the home, improving the thermal sensation.

Energy impact of materials: Materials with low incorporated energy are used, which can be reduced, recycled and reused in order to increase the closing of cycles of the materials. They are materials, like earth, that contribute to maximum hygrothermal comfort. Global CO emissions are reduced by 58%.

pukas

30/01/2020 by

NEW HEADQUARTERS OF PUKAS SURF
Architects: BetaØ architecture office

Drafting of technical requirements for the executive project of in-situ earth walls, with earth reuse. We defined the construction details, technical characteristics of materials and equipment, formwork system, quality control program and budget.
Laboratory tests necessary for the characterization of available earth and formulation of material for use in earth walls.

CENTRE DE YOGA

23/10/2019 by

MIBI yoga center
C/ d’Hereter 31, Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona)

Architect: Elisabetta Carnevale
Technical architect: David Pradas Ruiz
Construction company: COECO coop
Photographer: André Roseira Costa

Zest architects

23/10/2019 by

PASSIVE HOUSE IN MATARRAÑA. Teruel
Architects: Zest architecture

The location is in Matarraña, a beautiful natural area in Aragon. The clients found an exceptional place with beautiful views where they are authorized to build a house of 300 square meters.
The house will be completely self-sufficient, with photovoltaic panels in a separate building for the garage, with a geothermal installation for underfloor heating and cooling, and will have a saltwater pool. Thick rammed earth walls in the building provide thermal mass and create excellent comfort conditions all the year. These walls will be built with the earth from the excavations of the house and the pool.
Fetdeterra develops the technical prescriptions for the executive project of the in-situ earth walls, with earth reuse. We define the construction details, technical characteristics of materials and equipment, the formwork system and the quality control program. Laboratory tests necessary for the characterization of available earth and formulation of material for use in the earth walls.

curset amics de l’arquitectura popular

04/10/2019 by

20è curset d’arquitectura popular
September 28th and 29th. 2019

The course focuses on the rehabilitation of the rammed earth walls, with a theoretical part and another practice by the professors of Fetdeterra, Maite Sainz de la Maza and Macari de Torres.
The methodology used in this restoration, consisted of the characterization of the earth and the formulation of the new material, and the development of a Erodible Tapialblock, where controlled erosion was applied until have the same texture as the original wall, with a total integration of the material into the wall, which allows the elimination of materials introduced in old restorations, such as ceramic blocks or cement mortars , to avoid possible pathologies and recover the original image and aesthetics of the rammed earth walls.

Workshop Bruseles

04/10/2019 by

ADVANCED RAMMED EARTH WORKSHOP
BC architectsandstudies. BC materials
5-9 August. 2019
Brussels

Castell del Remei

04/10/2019 by

Rammed earth walls refurbish Castell del Remei
Architect: Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Fetdeterra
Geological engineer: Macari de Torres. Fetdeterra

Renovation wineries Castell del Remei with the new ERODIBLE TAPIALBLOCK, controlled erosion earth block to get full integration with the texture of the existing rammed earth wall.

The methodology used in this restoration, consisted of the characterization of the earth and the formulation of the new material, and the development of an Erodible Tapialblock, where controlled erosion was applied until having the same texture as the original wall, with total integration of the material into the wall, which allows the elimination of materials introduced in old restorations, such as ceramic blocks or cement mortars, to avoid possible pathologies and recover the original image and aesthetics of the rammed earth walls.

sala bill viola

24/09/2019 by

Bill Viola Museum.

Location: La Plana del Corb. Balaguer
Promoter: Sorigué Foundation

Date: 2018

Bill Viola. Ocean Without a Shore

This piece from the internationally renowned pioneer in video art lands in Spain for the first time and has been installed defitively in PLANTA, making it the first permanent installation of this innovative project from Sorigué

The work is installed inside a completely renovated building. The interior space that houses the installation has been built with materials from the Sorigué gravel pit, with an innovative System based on the circular economy.

The artist said “Ocean Without a Shore deals with the presence of the dead in our lives. In a dark room, the three altars on which the screens are placed become portals for the passage of dead to and from our world”

To recreate the work, a specific room has been built to accommodate it. This structure is the result of research project developed between Sorigué and the FETDETERRA architecture study, under criteria of sustainability, innovation and circular economy.

Nubo Hotel Barcelona

24/09/2019 by

Nobu Hotel Barcelona
Architects: Rockwell Group

Landscape Architecture: Aeland

Date: 2019

Location: Sants square. Barcelona

Products: Tapialblock MC + mortero base

The hotel is located close to the charming neighbourhood of Eixample giving guests a genuinely Catalan feel of the city. Located near Plaza de España and just a mere stroll away from high-speed rail links and conference center Fira de Barcelona.

Naturally organic materials blended with refined Japanese nuances craft your urban respite while capturing the vibrant energy and colorful character of Barcelona.

ITEC-FETDETERRA

15/05/2019 by

Promoter: ITEC. Construction Technology Institute
Prototype development: Fetdeterra

Bloc-replastic is a project led by the Construction Technology Institute of Catalonia (ITeC) and subsidized by the Catalonia Waste Agency (ARC), with the participation of Eurecat and Fetdeterra, within the call for aid for the projects execution that promote the circular economy.

Plastic waste represents approximately a total of 0.3 million tons per year in Catalonia and 25.1 million tons per year in Europe. Some of these residues can be valued to improve the thermal behavior of some products and reduce the environmental impact. In this line, the Bloc-replastic project will reach the market to reduce and value plastic waste as building materials.

Fetdeterra Construmat 2017 Stand

20/01/2018 by

Project: Fetdeterra Construmat 2017 stand
Developer: Fetdeterra
Architect: Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Fetdeterra
Engineering geologist: Macari de Torres. Fetdeterra
Date and location: May 2017. Barcelona

Products: Tapialblock LC
Photography: Ariel Ramírez

GLS Prefabricados

18/01/2018 by

Accredited Consultants: Fetdeterra
Awards:
1st Prize: Construmat – 2017
1st Prize: Bioarquitectura del Mediterrani – BAM – 2017
Finalists for the Catalunya d’Ecodisseny Award – 2017
Finalists for the NAN Architecture and Construction Award – 2017

“Cupons a l’ecoinnovació” Program. Research Project subsidized by ACCIO (Business Competitiveness Agency) and the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Manufacturing, curing, and palletizing of a prefabricated earth block of large dimensions.

The final aim of the research is to develop a prefabricated earth block of large dimensions in order to provide a viable alternative to the construction of traditional rammed earth walls, improving performance and quality control.

The study focuses on the manufacturing, curing, and palletizing of a prefabricated earth block measuring 100 x 40 x 15 cm – a product that is natural and sustainable and that can be 100% recycled and reused without generating waste, while minimizing CO2 emissions to the atmosphere during the manufacturing process.

Bill Viola Hall

18/01/2018 by

Project: Bill Viola Hall
Promoter: Sorigué Foundation

Study and development of an earth construction system.
We understand the project as something unique and extraordinary, with specific objectives to be reached:

SUSTAINABILITY
Earth as a building material: A natural, ecological resource that is both elegant and unique. Earth helps to create a healthy and comfortable indoor environment in which the material’s presence can always be felt.

It allows for air to filter and purify.
It has high thermal inertia, which minimizes the building’s energy cost.
It regulates indoor humidity.
It absorbs electromagnetic waves.
It provides excellent acoustic insulation.
It has resounding aesthetics

Earth is a material of proximity that does not generate waste or toxic byproducts. It reduces long-term emissions of CO2 and is recyclable in its entirety, guaranteeing a building that is sustainable for the environment and a type of architecture born out of –and rooted in– the local territory itself, fully integrated into the existing landscape.

ECO-INNOVATION
A project tied to an idea of the company’s progress and constant improvement, contributing to the process of adapting to a changing world, increasing competitiveness and generating new and successful solutions that add value.

Innovating with earth allows us to strengthen the project’s desired capabilities; to “surprise and excite” with a material that is harmonious with its environment, placing value on the hidden virtues of the landscape or context.

To innovate with earth is to once again value an age-old technique with modern-day means.

CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Circularity in materials: Use of natural materials that are recyclable and that do not generate waste. Possibility of recycling and recovering waste and foreign substances, such as sludge from aggregate washing processes and construction and demolition waste (CDW) brought about through the company’s business activities.

Circularity of means: adaptation, optimization, and capitalization of the company’s own means from the research and material preparation stages to the construction of the building itself.

Circularity in terms of technology: the project brings about a technological legacy for the company that can be reused in other projects, generating new lines of business.

Bill Viola Hall

18/01/2018 by

Project: Bill Viola Hall
Promoter: Sorigué Foundation

The aim of the research project is to use earth and, in particular, the sludge from aggregate washing at the local quarry, for the construction of the Bill Viola Exhibition Hall at the Sorigué Foundation.

By reusing the sludge, we get to do something with a material that is normally considered to be quarry waste – giving it a new use and minimizing the economic costs for the purchase of materials, transport, as well as the costs related with waste management. This all brings about significant financial and environmental benefits.

Likewise, the re-use of earth for the construction of walls guarantees full integration of the landscape, as the materials are extracted from the site itself.

A preliminary study of the area to be excavated is performed in which samples are taken for laboratory testing. The tests are basically aimed at profiling the material. They are interpreted and their results are evaluated in order to apply the necessary corrective measures – along with the evaluation of proposed solutions.

Bill Viola Hall

18/01/2018 by

Project: Bill Viola Hall
Prototype Design: Fetdeterra

Casa Terral

17/01/2018 by

Project: Casa Terral
Developer: Carmen Moreno Lamota
Architect: Sandra Martin-Lara
Date and location: March 2017. Calafell

Products: Tapialblock LC + mortero base

Restoration of a rural construction

17/01/2018 by

Project: Restoration of a rural construction
Developer: Mercè Nabau
Architect: Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Fetdeterra
Engineering geologist: Macari de Torres. Fetdeterra
Date and location: December 2016. Mollerussa

The construction is located in a rustic land that has not been developed, where the volume of the building is respected, consolidated and rehabilitated. It is thermally improved by adding insulation on the roof, and the enclosure walls are cleaned, replacing the portland cement mortar with a lime mortar and silicate paints, compatible with the earth walls. A new access to the upper floor is made through a ladder of folded sheet metal floating and anchored to the wall.

EarthBox

17/01/2018 by

Project: EarthBox
Developer: Suelo Vivo
Architect: Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Fetdeterra
Engineering geologist: Macari de Torres. Fetdeterra

EarthBox is a concept of sustainable minimum, healthy and affordable construction that adapts to different uses: housing, work and leisure. A simple module offers 27 m² of living space and 35 m² of built space.

For the construction of the EarthBox, only two earth and wood materials are used. Using earth provides positive qualities to the indoor environment, regulating humidity and temperature, as well as being a material that transpires, isolates electromagnetic waves and unwanted external noises.

We study the lifespan of the materials that we are going to use, from their extraction to reuse or recycling. The earth incorporates recycled aggregates from previous constructions. Untreated pine wood strips of 450 x 20 x 5 cm are used for the formwork of the earth walls. They are reused within the work itself, for the floor, pavement, carpentry and furniture.

La Gramanosa Winery

18/01/2009 by

Project: La Gramanosa Winery
Architects: Fermín Vázquez. B720 Architects.

La Gramanosa Winery

18/01/2008 by

Project: La Gramanosa Winery
Architects: Fermín Vázquez. B720 Architects.

“Cupons a la Eco-Innovació” Program. Research Project subsidized by ACCIÓ (Business Competitiveness Agency) and the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Earth study and correction for re-use of earth on the jobsite itself.

The aim of the research project is to close the material life cycle, in this case we are talking about the life cycle of the earth that is generated through the jobsite’s excavation so that it may be reused for the construction of walls, thus taking maximum advantage of the process and minimizing environmental impact.

By reusing the earth, we get to do something with a surplus from the jobsite itself that is normally considered waste – giving it a new use and minimizing the economic costs for the purchase of materials, transport, as well as the costs related with waste treatment plant fees. This all brings about significant financial and environmental benefits.

Likewise, the re-use of the earth for the construction of walls guarantees full integration of the landscape into the project, as the materials are extracted from the site itself.

A preliminary study of the area to be excavated is performed in which samples are taken for laboratory testing. These tests are basically aimed at profiling the material. They are interpreted and their results are evaluated in order to apply the necessary corrective measures – along with the evaluation of proposed solutions.

Interpretation centre of the rural world

18/01/2007 by

Project: Interpretation centre of the rural world
Developer: Alcarràs City Council
Architect: Oscar Masot
Date and location: October 2017. Alcarràs

Products: Tapialblock LC + mortero base

GLS Prefabricados

18/01/2006 by

Company: GLS Prefabricados
Accredited Consultants: Fetdeterra

“Cupons a l’ecoinnovació” (“Coupons for Eco-Innovation”) Program. Research project subsidized by ACCIO (Business Competitiveness Agency) and the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Study of the earth as a base material, as well as laboratory tests.

To reuse and adapt existing masonry infrastructure to generate a new line of high-quality, natural products for bioconstruction and for the restoration of existing buildings by using earth.

Thermal improvement for single-family housing

18/01/2005 by

Project: Thermal improvement for single-family housing
Developer: Fetdeterra
Architect: Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Fetdeterra
Engineering geologist: Macari de Torres. Fetdeterra
Date and location: October 2017 Bell-lloc d’Urgell

Products: Tapialblock MC + mortero base

Housing restoration between dividing rammed earth wall

18/01/2004 by

Work: Housing restoration between dividing rammed earth wall
Developer: Dolors Tehas Capell
Architect: Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Fetdeterra
Engineering geologist: Macari de Torres. Fetdeterra
Date and location: Under construction. Torregrossa

The construction to be restored is comprised of the union of two buildings clearly delimited and separated by rammed earth walls, with thicknesses of 60/70 cm and 10 meters of height at the highest point. For the restoration work, we carried out an analysis of the constructive and structural system, together with the pathologies presented by the building, identifying the causes to rectify or eliminate them. We could verify how the deterioration of the earth walls was only a superficial pathology, which we rehabilitated and restored conserving all the properties of the earth, using compatible materials and guaranteeing the uniformity of the material in the whole wall. We used Tapialblock SC in the areas where there had been a considerable loss of material and we lined the walls with lime base mortar.

Productos: Tapialblock SC + mortero base

Restoration of the Castle of Les

18/01/2003 by

Project: Restoration of the Castle of Les
Developer: Lleida Provincial Council / Les City Council, Val d’Aran
Architects:
Maite Sainz de la Maza Benet. Fetdeterra
Melitó Camprubí Puig. Architect of the Architecture Service of the Lleida Provincial Council
Partners:
Macari de Torres. Engineering geologist
Joan Ramon Salvadó Clarisó, Technical Engineer Topographer of the Lleida Provincial Council
Date and location: September 2017. Les

VALUES OF PATRIMONIAL ARCHITECTURE
Before establishing the restoration criteria that will guide the intervention, we must bear in mind that there is a series of general values typical of historical monument architecture, such as historical, cultural, artistic, landscape or traditional values, among others, that must be respected and maintained.
It is an architecture linked to the landscape, the result of the resources and materials that they had in their territory, and conditioned by the climatic environment. These specific values are what convert the existing building into a sustainable construction that is environmentally friendly.

GENERAL INTERVENTION CRITERIA
The goal of the restoration is to respect, preserve and highlight the building’s own values. The basic criteria that we will follow in the project are as follows:

CONSERVING AUTHENTICITY AND SYMBIOSIS WITH THE LANDSCAPE
We consider the building as a historical document that we must preserve, define and preserve its authenticity, which we can find in the materials, in the construction system and in the space.

MINIMUM INTERVENTION
The minimum intervention to guarantee conserving the building, without the need to execute any work that is not strictly necessary.

REVERSIBILITY
The possibility of reversibility of the added intervention must be taken into account, as long as it does not destabilize the structure and consolidation of the building.

COMPATIBILITY
We must ensure the compatibility of our intervention with the old building, from the structural and material point of view, so that no further pathologies occur on the existing construction.

INTERVENTION
The creation of an access to the tower taking advantage of the topography of the environment and minimizing the visual impact of the intervention.
Consolidation of the structure of the wall and conditioning of the access area with archaeological remains.
Restoration of the wrought iron and roof, after the study and verification of documentation and existing remains.

Mas Martinet Viticultors Vine Growers

18/01/2002 by

Company: Mas Martinet Viticultors Vine Growers
Accredited Consultants: Fetdeterra

“Cupons a l’ecoinnovació” Program. Research Project subsidized by ACCIO (Business Competitiveness Agency) and the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Earthenware bottle for organic wine.

The purpose of the research project is to:

Promote the product’s image.
Find harmony between the container and its content. Convey a strong message about the product, so that the consumer clearly and concisely perceives the values and the essence that the product and the brand wish to transmit.

Sell a sensory experience.
We use the five senses to enjoy unique moments; not only is the content important but also the container. Transmit love towards all those small things that make us feel good, the sense of returning to what’s authentic, handmade, artisanal, the sense of touch… all this awakens that ancestral instinct that we have etched, deep down, in our DNA. Everyday objects with simple shapes and textures and sober, natural colors – designed for utility and everyday use. Objects that we pick up with our own hands and experience those unique feelings that are so hard to explain with words.

Sustainable eco-design.
A current, refreshing design with simple and clear lines, yet at the same time a design that is elegant and attractive for customers / consumers, aligned with the criteria of sustainability from its creation in the conceptual stage to the product’s re-use – aiming to minimize the environmental impact by generating local social and economic benefits.

Promote the image of the eco-innovative company.
Develop and promote the proposed values –something which is conducive to the company’s differentiation from the competition– while likewise facilitating access to new, more demanding markets.

Josep Bunyesc Palacín

18/01/2001 by

Architect: Josep Bunyesc Palacín
Product: Tapialblock SC

Development of a sustainable closure panel for the construction and rehabilitation of buildings under bioclimatic parameters.

The project’s motivation lies in the need to develop a type of architecture that is more sustainable, healthy, affordable, and energy efficient by improving building envelopes to take advantage of solar radiation.

Thermal imaging in which the earth’s thermal capacity for heat accumulation can be verified, conducted by Josep Bunyesc.

Product: Tapialblock SC

Patrona COAC Lleida

18/01/2000 by

Project: Patrona COAC Lleida
Developer: Association of Architects of Catalonia. Demarcation of Lleida
Date and location: May 2017. El Molí (mill) del Duc. Corbins

Products: Tapialblock LC + mortero base