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Awards | Bulthaup contest
Our studio has won the second prize in the seventh edition of the bulthaup competition: kitchen as a living space. The aim of this competition is to recognize those projects by architects and designers from Spain, Portugal and Andorra that have a bulthaup kitchen as the protagonist and that reflect the values of the brand: creativity, quality of details and aesthetic conception. You can find more information about this contest here.
Publications | Diseño Interior
Our project Pati Blau has been published in the special issue for the 30th anniversary of the best Design of the Diseño Interior magazine. It was in the Muslim era when the so-called farmhouses were concentrating the population of the Ribera Alta, although some of these settlements had an Iberian origin. Over time these population centers have become places connected to the big city in a simple way and with an enviable quality of life.
New project finished | House of sand
The house is located in front of the Mediterranean, in a place where an imposing dune protects the coast from storms. This starting point defines the configuration of the project. The house is materialized with two volumes arranged perpendicular to each other. In order to have views of the sea, the program of uses of the house is inverted as opposed to the traditional scheme...
Happy New Year | Best wishes
Best wishes for the New Year Els millors desitjos per a l’any vinent Die besten architekten wünsche für das neue jahr 新年快乐 Tanti auguri di buon anno 新年のご多幸を祈る Os melhores desejos para o ano novo Les meilleurs architectes voeux pour la nouvelle annéeSzczęśliwego nowego roku Τισ καλυτερεσ ευχεσ μου για το νεο ετοσ WATCH VIDEO
Lecture | Designwire
Next Monday, December 21, Fran Silvestre will give a Master Class for the Chinese platform Designwire. Designwire, supports and enhances the development of young architects, driving the interior design industry forward. The platform highlights Chinese interior design works to the world while showcasing international masterpieces to China and they are searching for excellent projects to be published in their website and Wechat account, which is going to be published in English and Chinese, covering 5 million monthly page views and 20,000 post views.
Publications | Arquitectura y Diseño
One of the latest projects completed by the studio, Casa del Silencio, has been published in Arquitectura y Diseño, one of the most widely read magazines in the sector. The project consists of making a musician’s studio coexist with his home. Located in a residential area near Valencia, where neighboring houses are very close to each other, it is decided to generate a semi-buried volume on the ground floor that configures the recording studio.
Lecture | Universidad Católica de Colombia
Next Friday, November 27th at 3:00 p.m. (Spain) and 9:00 a.m. (Colombia), the architect and studio member Pablo Camarasa will give an online lecture about the work and the most relevant projects of our studio for the Design faculty and Architecture Program of the Catholic University of Colombia. To attend the online lecture, send us an email to media@fransilvestrearquitectos.com
Publications | Las Provincias
Las Provincias newspaper in its edition of Sunday, November 15th, shows the projects that from the Fran Silvestre Arquitectos studio, we are developing in different locations in China. Large-scale projects are included, such as the 165,000-square-meter residential complex in Qingdao, as well as small-scale projects, such as the intervention of interior design of all a plant of 600 square meters in the SoHo building in Beijing designed by Zaha Hadid.
Interview | Desfici Magazine for World Design Capital Valencia 2022
Desfici Magazine together with the organization of World Design Capital Valencia 2022 have interviewed Fran Silvestre to learn about one of the latest projects completed by the studio, Topaz of Braye. This project has consisted of completely redesigning a 20-meter long Turkish schooner that was originally owned by a renowned British musical promoter and which is located in the Marina of Valencia
New project finished | House of Silence
The project consists of making a musician's studio coexist with his home. It is located in a residential area near Valencia, where neighboring houses are very close to each other. It is decided to generate a semi-buried volume on the ground floor that configures the recording studio. A concrete enclosure, within another concrete enclosure, with highly studied acoustics. You can find more information about this project in our website and on our Facebook,
Moderator | VII arquia Festival / next 2020
This week, within the Arquia Próxima Forum will be the seventh edition of the Arquia Festival. In it, a series of debates will be held that will deal with architecture and the new challenges. Also, the projects carried out by the selected emerging studies will be presented. On Thursday September 22, Fran Silvestre will act as moderator in a round table of the VII Festival arquia / next 2020. All the presentations, tables and debates will also be...
Architecture Visit | Open House Valencia 2020
Our studio will participate one more year in the Open House Valencia architecture and city festival, opening the doors of our offices and showing a guided tour of Espai Alfaro, a place of artistic tradition, located near Valencia, where art, design and architecture converge. A 7,000m2 space that was born as a studio of the valencian sculptor Andreu Alfaro and now has the academic space MArch, the interior design...
Jury | Exposición Arquitectura Reciente de Valencia 2017-2019
Fran Silvestre has recently been selected as a jury by direct choice of the participants for the vote of the Exposición Arquitectura Reciente de Valencia 2017-2018-2019, organized by the Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia. Ana Ábalos Ramos, Israel Alba Ramis, Ivan Cabrera i Fausto and Inés García Clariana have also participated as members of the jury, as well as the members of the CTAV Governing...
Publications | Arquitectura y diseño
"Fran Silvestre's architecture is a distillation of the Mediterranean landscape and way of life: open, white, bright and refined spaces. This concept that inspires to live outdoors and enjoy the mild Levant climate cannot find a better translation outside of mainland than in the design of...
Monograph presentation | Aires Mateus Architecture 2003-2020
Next Thursday, September 24th at 7:30 p.m., the presentation of the Aires Mateus monograph: Architecture 2003-2020 edited by TC Cuadernos will take place in the IVAM, Valencia. During the presentation, there will be a colloquium between Manuel Aires Mateus and Fran Silvestre...
New project finished | Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
The project consists of completely redesigning a sailboat. This is a 20-meter long Turkish schooner that was originally owned by a renowned British music promoter. It has two masts slightly inclined towards the stern. This type of boat was used for fishing and as a cargo ship, but later they were also used in regattas. The first one carried out in 1851 was won by the schooner America...
Under construction | Water mirror house
The relaxing power of a sheet of water when it is silhouetted against the sea is fascinating. A world of colors, reflections and textures appears in constant change that produces an enigmatic attraction. Sometimes this effect acquires a dimension that makes the rest of the elements that constitute a project are dispensable or accessory.
Exhibition | Alfaro a Xàtiva: Diàleg amb la història
Next Friday, September 18th at 8 p.m., in the old convent of San Doménec in Xàtiva, will take place the inaguration of the exhibition Alfaro a Xàtiva: Diàleg amb la història, where some of the most recognized works by the Valencian artist will be distributed in the most representative enclaves of the historic center of the city, seeking to establish a dialogue between...
Photoshooting | House of Silence
Recently, the photoshooting of one of the latest projects finished by our studio took place: House of Silence. For photography we had the collaboration of Fernando Guerra. You can find more information about this project soon on our website and on our Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin and Pinterest profiles.
Lecture | Cátedra Jorge Montes 2020
Next Thursday, August 27, at 17:00 in Spain and 09:00 in Guatemala, there will be a conference by Fran Silvestre for the Cátedra Jorge Montes 2020, where they will talk about Designing from the utopian to making it tangible. The Cátedra Jorge Montes is an event held by students of Architecture and Interior Specialty of the Faculty of Architecture and Design...
Lecture | ConArq2020 in Argentina
Today, Saturday, August 15, the lecture of Fran Silvestre for ConArq2020 will take place at 7:00 p.m. in Spain and at 2:00 p.m. in Argentina. ConArq is the first National Architecture Congress organized by students from Argentina. It arises from the concern to listen and propose architecture among the different Faculties of the country...
Nominated | German Design Awards
The project Pati Blau has been nominated by the German Design Awards. The project proposal consists of designing a building that aspires to have the ability to go through time and not become obsolete, adapting to physical conditions and making the most of them in order to present the situation...
Enjoy your summer
Enjoy your summer! Project: Topaz of Braye Photography: Jesús Orrico
New project | House of the Sun
A place located in the city of Marbella, on a plot of great slope and at an elevated level that provides fantastic views. We propose to embrace with a circle a space open to the sky and the horizon, and simultaneously protected from the gaze of others and the powerful winds of the area.
Photoshooting | Topaz of Braye
Recently, the photoshooting of one of the latest interior design projects finished by our studio took place: Topaz of Braye. For photography and the video we had the collaboration of Jesús Orrico. You can find more information about this project soon on our website and on our
Publications | Arquitectura y Diseño
"A great prefab house designed by a great Spanish architect." Our design for the new models that the Valencian modular house company InHaus will offer to its future clients, has been published in the magazine Arquitectura y Diseño. You can find the article here and know more about this project soon...
Photoshooting | New project finished
This week, the photoshooting of one of the latest projects finished by our studio took place: House of Sand. For photography we had the collaboration of Diego Opazo. You can find more information about this project soon on our website and on our...
New project finished | Àtic Blanc
New finished project: Àtic Blanc. Located in the center of the city, the typology of this kind of house is reinterpreted. Looking for the feeling of being in an isolated house, the terrace is understood as a patio open to the sky and from which to contemplate the city of Valencia.
Publications | Minimalissimo
One of the recent projects completed by the studio, Pati Blau, has been published in Minimalissimo, a print and digital magazine focused on minimalism in design that shows some of the best examples in architecture, interiors, furniture and home furnishings. You can see the publication here and find out more details about the project on our website
New project finished | House of Silence
House of Silence. The project seeks to respond to a house and a studio for a musician. The working area is partially buried in the lower part, responding to the acoustic needs. The upper floor is designed closed to the immediate environment due to the proximity to the next houses and projecting
Under construction | Sabater house
The execution process of the Sabater House, a project located on the coast of Alicante, has begun. You can know more about it in the projects section of the website and soon on our and on our Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin and Pinterest profiles.
Pati Blau | Architizer
Pati Blau, one of the studio's recent completed projects, has been chosen by the Architizer platform as project of the week. Architizer is one of the platforms in the architecture sector with the most influence on social networks. You can see the post here and know more about the project on our website and on our Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin and Pinterest profiles
Publications | Architectural Digest
"This two-floor apartment in the Alicante town, Altea, could be perfectly defined as a blank canvas. After its refurbishment, in the interior prevail the neutral colors, the first-class materials such as Carrara marble, and an obsession with organization that borders on perfection." One of our recent completed projects,
New project finished | Pati Blau
It was in the Muslim era when the so-called farmhouses were concentrating the population of the Ribera Alta, although some of these settlements had an Iberian origin. Over time these population centers have become places connected to the big city in a simple way and with an enviable quality of life. With all the good...
Winners | German Design Awards
The project Kouros Tower has been declared as winner of the prestigious German Design Awards in the category Excellent Architecture. German Design Awards are the official design awards in Germany granted by the Ministry of Economy and Technology of the country and it focuses on the outstanding achievements...
In house of Fran Silvestre & Vicent Molins | Lifestyle of Porcelanosa
Last April 15th, a live discussion between Fran Silvestre and Vicent Molins took place on the Porcelanosa Lifestyle instagram profile, to talk about the future of Valencia, how the paradigm of living in houses will change after now and a
New project | Can Ras, Mallorca
Made to disappear. This is how the concept for this house on the island of Mallorca is presented, a few meters from the shore of the Mediterranean sea. The house is made up of a set of pieces that move in one direction, offering exterior spaces as patios between the various volumes...
Live on Instagram | Arquitectura y Diseño
The Wednesday April 8, Fran Silvestre spoke about what means, from the point of view of our studio, The Efficient Beauty. It took place on the Instagram account of the magazine Arquitectura y Diseño where, in addition, he was able to answer questions and deal with very interesting topics.
Publications | designboom
The latest project released by our studio, Compluvium house, has been published in the prestigious international magazine designboom . Based in Milan, Beijing and New York, designboom is a web magazine with more than 3 million readers and a great impact on social networks, publishing daily
New project | Compluvium house
The Greeks, as well as the Etruscans and the Romans used compluvium in aristocratic dwellings to lead rainwater to the impluvium. This opening, which was made in the center of the domus, was initially used to vent the smoke from the fires made in the homes.
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