Madrid-based architects FRPO, founded by Fernando Rodriguez and Pablo Oriol, have created an apartment building in Elcano, a street previously comprising low-rise warehouses and workshops, close to the city centre in Madrid, Spain. The building comprises 13 apartments, with storage rooms, a garden, a swimming pool and 32 underground parking places. It occupies the maximum volume allowed by the regulations, in this case, a floor plan of 22m by 12m with a 14m height.
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The Olive Grove House in Valencia, Spain by Balzar Arquitectos
Valencia-based architects, Balzar Arquitectos, have created a house in an olive grove on the outskirts of Quesa, a small town founded by Spain's Moorish community in Valencia. The building is designed with a steel frame, enabling 18-meter wide openings, and features three courtyards and a wide verandah with a pool that extends out into the olive grove. Terracotta tones are used in the facade and floors, along with Iranian travertine, brass and olive green joinery. The house has been designed to Passive house standards. Photo David Zarzoso. Balzar Arquitectos
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