A tree is an almost perfect construction; efficient, slender, it improves the atmosphere that surrounds it, serves as a home, shelters, and nourishes countless inhabitants.

In an area clearly marked by the existence of a large park that connects it to the urban fabric, creating a lung for Málaga, a construction of the magnitude we are dealing with could not be oblivious to it, nor to the commitment of architecture and society to sustainability and, by transitive law, to nature. 

Our proposal takes its name from an extraordinary visitor rooted in Málaga: the Ceiba. When we talk about a building, the similarity to a tree usually remains at the trunk itself, which in this case is unique, as we go much further, delving into the concepts of branches, leaves, bark, and life, ideas that define the Ceiba project.

Located in the emerging city of Malaga, the project forms part of the Parque Martiricos regeneration plan, situated adjacent to the Guadalmedina riverside, and stands as the most significant transformation to the city's skyline to date.

The inception of the project stemmed from an exhaustive exploration into the optimal fusion of residential and hotel accommodations. Frequently, residential towers are crafted with such depth that internal spaces become dimly lit and the layout labyrinthine. However, in this instance, the floor plan was meticulously devised as a direct response to achieving the pinnacle of programmatic realization. This deliberative process ultimately led to the conception of a branching architectural design, organically evolving to harmonize with its surroundings.

In the heart of the Retiro district in Madrid, the building is located on a corner parcel with urban planning conditions that allow the building to be set back. In this way, the tower and a linear element that opens onto the site and continues to form the visual perspective from c/ Astros are located on the northwest corner. 

Genesis - A play of volumes

The exercise we have proposed has a higher degree of complexity than our previous organicist projects, as we adjusted to a very rational initial fit, which lacks terraces and led us to create a static volume. The solution appeared by optimising the communication spaces, which allowed us to place terraces at the corners of the tower and thus break with the forcefulness of the building.

Benidorm is a location with a personality beyond any doubt. While some of its examples may be questioned, the reality is that it is a tremendously successful city model, where the degree of accessibility of services and points of interest are far greater than in horizontal city models. Within this slender profile, and in addition to TM's previous locations, the tower response with a fresh and commercial architecture, is almost obligatory. 

The Silhouette

Among many other things, Alvar Aalto taught us that the silhouette of buildings is very important. This is a very good exercise in the first phase of Waves and should not be lost in the second phase. Apart from making the development recognisable from near and far, it is a distinguishing mark of identity that we must take advantage of. Master Aalto did not design his silhouette in 2D, it was a changing silhouette, designed to be perceived from the walkway.

Located in a city as remarkable as Lisbon, the Distrikt project generates a new housing concept that has been designed to the maximum, giving all of them exclusive terraces with unequalled ocean views. 

Programme 

The four towers generate a complex with 219 dwellings that overfly over an open floor plan designed with amenities and free spaces. Below this, almost 2,500 square metres of commercial space are distributed, as well as the different entrances to the portals and garage.

Magnetic architecture

The river and the sea are such an important pole that they eclipse everything else, especially when they also coincide with the best solar orientation. These factors, together with the non-computability of the terraces, and the problem of solving the eternal problem of the corner houses facing north and east, led us to opt for a 45º turn of the houses, which guarantees maximum contact with the exterior of the main rooms and 100% of the houses with the best views and orientation.

Located right in the centre of Valencia, Géminis stands next to the city's town hall, with privileged views of the Sierra Calderona mountain range. The project is committed to optimising the vertical nucleus, thus obtaining a maximum number of dwellings. 

Programme

The two towers generate a complex with 128 dwellings and almost 1,000 square metres of open terraces. On the ground floor, linked to the open space, is the commercial area as well as the amenities of the residential area. 

Genesis - Air

These towers are an anomalous element in the urban landscape of Mislata due to their height, which is much higher than the surrounding buildings. In order to fit into the urban landscape of the city, the architecture has to appear light. To achieve this, we removed terraces on all the facades, blurring the terraces and achieving panoramic and unobstructed views from inside the houses. 

Life is an adventure.

"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen... Whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off—then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this."

The Shape of the Wind

Long before computers enabled Zaha Hadid's parametric architecture, before Jorn Utzon designed that orphaned unicorn known as the Sydney Opera House, ships, through their hulls and, above all, their sails, were already tracing three-dimensional curves with the shape of the wind.

Just a few meters from the beach, the project combines a new Skyline for Torrevieja, with an easement of views for the city and minimizes the environmental impact of the project.

Someone defined “The Lord of the Rings” like a lightning bolt in the middle of a sunny, cloudless sky. Similar is the Torrevieja project. In a town with 5 level buildings, our towers, of almost 100 meters, rise as Ikarus, trying to touch the Levantine sun.

The bases from which our towers started were very restrictive, with a very constrained capable volume that hardly gave us freedom of movement. Under these circumstances, we chose to develop a very subtle narrowing of the tower on its upper floors and we were willing to make a game of artifice at the base that would create the illusion of the Towers emerging from the basement.