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Published on Leave a comment on Splendid villa for sale in Madrid according to Feng Shui principles

5 bedrooms, Area Lot 405m2, Built area 430m2, Brand New

Exclusive luxury villa in Madrid, located in a neighborhood of homes in a quiet area with nice views and close to all amenities. Made with the highest quality, its construction as well as being consistent with the discipline of Feng Shui aims to fusion of nature indoors, using them for large windows.

Distributes 430 meters on four floors housing on magnificent plot of 405 meters nice porch, Argentinian barbecue and linear 15-meter pool with salt water and waterfall for therapeutic use. Housing with charm, good distribution and built to enjoy.

More info in the following link: spainhouses.net

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Published on 1 Comment on Eco Boulevard, Ecosistema Urbano Architectos, Madrid

This is a series of sustainable public spaces, a meeting point for those who live in the area of Vallecas, a suburb of Madrid. It is on a 500 x 50 m road, a pilot experience for the climatic adaptation of outdoor spaces, awarded in 2004 at the Eco-Boulevard competition organized by the Residential Innovation management office within the Municipal Housing Corporation of Madrid and funded by the European Union (LIFE programme). The tree of air is a light structure that is self-sufficient and can be dismantled. It consumes only what it can produce through photovoltaic solar energy collection systems. Selling this energy to the power network generates a superavit on the annual balance sheet and this is reinvested in the maintenance of the structure. “Three Pavilions, or air-trees, work as supports, open to multiple activities chosen by the users. Installed in the non-city as temporary prostheses, they will be used only until the inactivity and climatic adaptation problem is corrected.”

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Published on Leave a comment on Architecture in Spain: Atocha Monument, Madrid

This is a monumental tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks on March 11th, 2004, Madrid.

It consists out of 2 parts, intimately related: the glass cupola and the room underneath it. From this room, visitors can watch the inside of the cupola, where messages are visible, printed on the glass. These messages were written in the successive days after the bombing. The 11 m high glass cupola is formed by 2 different layers: transparent colourless glass blocks and an ETFE membrane. The blocks are glued together with acrylic glue that hardens when exposed to ultraviolet light. The glue is still transparent, but the ETFE foil contains a 97% transparency, subject to change, according to the pressure within the room. The messages will be seen through the glass skin during the day, and appear different during the night. The room is accessed directly from the main lobby of the station of Atocha. The blue coloured space is like “an empty space, in silence, with the light as a protagonist”.

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Published on 2 Comments on Outstanding Villa for Sale in Madrid

8 bedrooms, Area Lot 2,627m2, Built area 1,050m2, Second Hand
Stunning newly built villa in the best area of the Moraleja (Madrid)

Very open main floor with interconnecting voids and the garden to ease outdoor life and the possibility of meetings. Large living / dining room of 140 m2 dining room connected to the office and the kitchen (70 m2). Hallway with lift and complimentary toiletries. Departure from the kitchen to the summer dining in the garden.

On first floor - A master suite with 130 m2 living room, bedroom with large dressing room, office with sleeping and bathroom TV. Junior Suite of 70 m2 with bathroom.On the second floor are two large double bedrooms of 50 m2 with bathroom and balcony with a view to the development.

In the basement enjoys several pieces such as cinema / tv / music acoustically conditioned 50 m2 (as estimated by engineer) for optimum sound like cinema or concert hall. Delivered with 3 meter screen and pre-installation 5. 1 and 7. 1. Gymnasium. Guest room with bathroom. Service apartment for two people with kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom. Laundry room and separate plate.

Outside - Large garden with landscape designs and installation of automatic sprinklers and music. Porch 50 m2 living room with doors open to motorized. Pool with underfloor air conditioning by taking advantage of geothermal energy.

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Published on Leave a comment on ABC Museum, Illustration and Design Center, in Madrid

The new ABC Center of Drawing and Illustration, by Aranguren & Gallegos Architects, comes with a willingness to be an artistic international reference and a cultural symbol of Madrid. The installation in the old factory building in Amaniel Street has to be a suitable intervention in a historic building without sacrificing the character of expressing a contemporary center with a diverse range of cultural and artistic institutions.

The existing building has a possible dual access from two streets connecting them in an interior court. Before the intervention, one of the entrances was through a longitudinal height body that closed the courtyard. From this front we propose the principal access to the new Center ABC. To achieve this, the mentioned longitudinal body is restructured as a great “girder” of translucent glass that operates as a lintel towards the interior court. Located inside is the cafeteria, and under it, through a glass floor on which you enter the courtyard, the basement of the new center catche the light.

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Published on 2 Comments on House of the week: Amazing Villa for Rent in Madrid

6 bedrooms, Area Lot 2,508m2, Built area 1,164m2, Madrid, Spain

Luxury villa in La Florida, in gated community with 24 hour security.

Housing over 1,100 m2 built on a plot of 2,500 m2.

It has 5 main bedrooms suites, office, playroom, living in three rooms with access to a large porch and garden, guest room, kitchen with office and service area. 3 floors with elevator.

Outdoor pool 12m x 5m infinity. Spa Pavilion, an indoor pool, jacuzzi, gym and seating area. Playground area.

Garage for 4 cars. 2 storage. Great trees. Alarm and home automation. Paddle.

More info on: SpainHouses.net

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Published on Leave a comment on Madrid skyline to get a touch of nature

Argentinean architect Emilio Ambasz has decided to locate his Museum of Art, Architecture, Design and Urbanism in Madrid on the Paseo del Prado, close to the CaixaForum, the Prado, the Thyssen, and the Reina Sofía museums. The project, which will turn an abandoned lot into a 3,672-square-meter, five-floor building covered with plants that act as natural thermal control mechanisms, and with a foliage-covered roof that will collect rainwater, exemplifies Ambasz's concept of introducing greenery into the heart of the gray city. With a budget of 10 million euros, the Emilio Ambasz Foundation will take care of the design and construction as well as the running of the museum, which will include a program of grants for young architects.

Ambasz in Madrid 300x225 - Madrid skyline to get a touch of nature"I know it sounds presumptuous, but I lay claim to being the precursor of current architectural production concerned with environmental problems," says Ambasz.

From the beginning, Ambasz says he was obsessed with reconciling nature and artifice. His first built project, the Lucile Halsell Conservatory, in San Antonio, Texas, completed in 1988, is a collection of chimerical glass cones planted into earth berms like diamonds, invoking some vision of Arcadia, either ancient or futuristic, or maybe both.
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Published on Leave a comment on Architecture: El Mirador de Sanchinarro, Madrid

This 22 level building, called Mirador, is located in Sanchinarro, a residential suburb on the north east edge of Madrid surrounded by highways and with views towards the Guadarrama Mountains. The most impressive element of the building is the incredible gap of it shape, which acts as a frame for the distant landscape. The large communal plaza and lookout at 40 m above the ground is meant to be used by the neighborhood as a meeting area and playground. The Mirador contains a wide variety of compact housing types, in total 156 units. The architects created a distinctive silhouette by grouping nine blocks. The articulation of these blocks is apparent in the exterior palette, equal parts stone, concrete and tile. The strips of red indicate the corridors. The way the nine blocks are stacked and glued together, they make up a new towering impressive 'superblock' (MVRDV). Blanca Lleó asociados from Madrid were responsible for directing the works.

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Published on 2 Comments on Modern and Stylish Vacational Home in Madrid City Centre

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Built area 160m2, Area useful 150m2, Luxury property, Capacity for 6 people, Central Heating

Elegant and bright apartment, impeccably decorated in a modern style, simple lines and high qualities.  The home is Located in the very centre of Madrid, in Goya, close to Alcalá Street and the well known park of El Retiro.

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Published on Leave a comment on Puerta América Hotel, Madrid

"Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" according to the hotel's own website. As president of the Silken Hotel Group (a business venture by the companies Escampa and the Hotel Group Urvasco S.A) explained: “the Hotel Puerta America is a dream come true. A project where acclaimed architects and designers have conveyed their dreams to us. It is a homage to the world of architecture, design and to the freedom”. Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent. Each floor measures 1300 m2 and the only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and two junior suites. The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block. John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and the 12th floor with 12 luxurious suites (as an exception on the 28-room-rule).

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