07
Feb
'12
Work will shortly begin on the construction of the housing blocks in the Andromède district (Toulouse),
near the airport of Toulouse-Blagnac. The site is ready for construction work, which will last 18 months.
The project consists of four volumes built around a central garden that will house 104 dwellings, each
with a terrace or balcony. The four buildings share a car-parking floor, which has a waterproofing system
to prevent future leakage, as this is a wetland area.
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01
Feb
'12
On 31 January, the team from Mateo Arquitectura met planners from Bayonne City Council to present phase one of the Tête de Pont project.
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23
Jan
'12
This 26 January sees the opening of the exhibition “ARQUITECTURA ESPAÑOLA 1975-2010. 35+ CONSTRUYENDO EN DEMOCRACIA” (Spanish Architecture 1975-2010. 35+ Building in a Democracy) in the Sala Zuazo at the Arquerías de los Nuevos Ministerios in Madrid (Paseo de la Castellana, 67). The show will run till 1 April 2012.
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Posted in 2012
Tags: Architecture, Arquitectura, Building, Construyendo, Democracia, Democracy, Española, Exhibition, Exposicion, Josep Lluís Mateo, MAP Architects, MAP Arquitectes, Mateo Arquitectura, Spanish
12
Jan
'12
Phase two of remodelling work on El Ninot market in Barcelona is nearing completion.
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07
Dec
'11
The extension of the Head Office of PGGM Insurance Company in Zeist (Utrecht, Holland) receives the NAN Prize for the Best Project Abroad by a Spanish Practice.
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Posted in 2011
Tags: best project abroad, Company, Holland, Insurance, Josep Lluís Mateo, MAP Architects, MAP Arquitectes, Mateo Arquitectura, NAN, Netherlands, PGGM, Premios, Prize, Spanish practice, Zeist
30
Nov
'11
After a series of actions to remodel the main entrance and the ground and first floors, Josep Lluís Mateo is to undertake a further intervention into the Banc Sabadell tower block on Barcelona’s Diagonal.
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Posted in 2011
Tags: Banc Sabadell, Banco, Bank, Barcelona, Diagonal, Josep Lluís Mateo, MAP Architects, MAP Arquitectes, Mateo Arquitectura, Sabadell, Tower
11
Nov
'11
“[…] The main constraints of the site were the street, the inner courtyard and the adjacent elements. The site’s relation with the street suggested that the building should fold to protect the sidewalk in a very striking urban gesture: you move alongside the building and, at the same time, beneath it. It is a contemporary version of the old porches. The building provides refuge, protects you and then gently lets you go as you pass. more »
19
Oct
'11
Josep Lluís Mateo’s interventions in the entrance and on the ground floor of the Banc de Sabadell building in Barcelona are open to visitors this coming 22 October as part of year two of 48H Open House in Barcelona.
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Posted in 2011
Tags: 48, Atlantico, Banc Sabadell, Banco, Barcelona, Diagonal Tower, House, Josep Lluís Mateo, MAP Architects, MAP Arquitectes, Mateo Arquitectura, Open, Torre Diagonal
28
Sep
'11
Headquarters of the new Film Theatre of Catalonia in the Raval district of Barcelona
First prize, public competition 2004
<< About the form… The ruins mark the structure of the buildings. The Roman forum formalizes the plane of foundations and drains.
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Posted in 2011
Tags: Barcelona, Catalonia, Cataluña, Catalunya, Cinematheque, Film Library, Film Theatre, Filmoteca, Josep Lluís Mateo, MAP Architects, MAP Arquitectes, Mateo Arquitectura, Raval, Spain
