The project arose from an invitation extended to the Seville-based architect to reflect on Mediterranean housing through a small-scale experimental house. In response, Vázquez Consuegra drew up various proposals for a dwelling of approximately 37 m² organised around courtyards, from which a version centred on three open spaces was ultimately selected: the entrance courtyard, the courtyard-garden and the lemon tree courtyard. The project was subsequently developed and constructed in timber by students of the Building Engineering and Architecture course at the University of Padua.

The structure explores some recurring themes in the work of Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra: the sequence of intermediate spaces, the importance of the courtyard as a structuring element of Mediterranean housing, the relationship between interior and exterior, and the ability of architecture to incorporate nature into the domestic space. Access is via a courtyard partially covered by a pergola, conceived as a transitory space between the city and the house, a mediating environment that gives the whole complex its identity.

The installation forms part of an exhibition dedicated to the residential architecture of Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, which brings together a selection of single-family residences and apartment building projects, alongside a wide range of the architect’s drawings and travel sketchbooks. The exhibition can be visited at Ca’ Lando until 15 July.

Located in the heart of Padua, the historic Ca’ Lando complex currently hosts cultural, academic and research activities linked to the University of Padua, serving as a meeting point for heritage, contemporary architecture and educational experimentation.

The institutional event, promoted by the City of Turin, the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, and the Fondazione Torino Musei, will be held in the Foyer del Toro of the Teatro Regio at 11:30 a.m. Later, at 5:00 p.m., the exhibition of the finalist projects will officially open at the GAM headquarters. This exhibition will showcase the various design solutions proposed for the future museum complex, and will include the proposal from Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra’s studio, which won third prize. The first prize was to MVRDV and the second to Kengo Kuma.

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This monograph has been included as number 4 in the Architectural Research series and in the Ca’Lando journals. The volume offers a review of the studio’s major residential projects, spanning from the beginning of its professional activity to its most recent proposals. The texts were written by Edoardo Narne and Yuuichi Iketami.
As a final touch, the publication presents a unique residential design exercise: the design of an experimental house for two people in a surface area of 37 square meters. This exercise will culminate in the physical realization of the project, which will soon be built at full scale (1:1).

In the first image, they are in our Architecture Studio, and in the second, they are visiting the Navigation Pavilion, built between 1989 and 1991 for the 1992 Seville Universal Exposition.

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In Madrid, the architect will participate in the selection process for the new House of Architecture project. This initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, aims to consolidate a national and international benchmark for the dissemination and prestige of Spanish architecture.

Likewise, Vázquez Consuegra will be a member of the jury for the international competition for the reinterpretation of the Monument to the Fallen and its urban surroundings. This is a project of great social and urban significance that seeks to transform the current monumental complex and the Plaza de la Libertad into a new space for remembrance and community life for the city of Pamplona.

“I like to draw while traveling as a way of learning to see, of deepening my gaze, of penetrating the life of things. Knowing how to see, Siza wrote, is the architect’s best weapon. It’s about looking where others don’t look, observing the hidden side, the unseen face, the interior of things, because things always contain more than they show. Learning to observe is key, because for an architect, erudition simply consists of continuous and attentive observation. Observation, which is the foundation of knowledge.” From EGA magazine, issue 50.

Over the past few months, the main structural work and consolidation operations have been completed, along with the restoration of significant original elements. Simultaneously, the construction of new architectural elements is progressing, reorganizing the program and improving accessibility, circulation, and overall functionality.

The project incorporates contemporary construction and technological solutions that ensure the building’s adaptation to current requirements, adding a new layer of contemporary architecture to the existing structure. The materials and systems employed respond to criteria of precision, restraint, and continuity, reinforcing the dialogue between memory and contemporaneity.

As construction progresses, the project begins to define its final spatial configuration more clearly, consolidating an architecture that, through restraint and rigor, seeks to revitalize the building and reinforce its role within the urban context of Melfi.

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