Marbella Design & Art 2026 | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

Fran Silvestre, jury member at Marbella Design & Art 2026

Fran Silvestre, jury member at Marbella Design & Art 2026

30/03/2026

Fran Silvestre has participated as a member of the jury in the eighth edition of Marbella Design & Art 2026, held from March 19 to 29 in Marbella, now established as one of the most relevant events in interior design and contemporary creativity within the European context.

The event, which takes place at the Palacio de Ferias, Exposiciones y Congresos Adolfo Suárez, brings together more than fifty spaces conceived by architects, interior designers, artists, and leading studios. In this edition, the fair once again proposes an approach to design that goes beyond aesthetics, understanding spaces as experiences capable of conveying values, emotions, and new ways of living.

Alongside Fran Silvestre, the jury also included leading figures such as Isabel Margalejo, Jacobo Higuera Mata, and Ignacio Merino Rivero, forming a multidisciplinary team responsible for evaluating the most outstanding proposals of this edition.

Marbella Design & Art is thus consolidated as a platform where emerging studios and established firms coexist, allowing for an exploration of the evolution of contemporary interior design. The fair not only acts as a showcase but also as a space for encounter, exchange, and reflection on design, architecture, and art.

The awards ceremony took place on March 26 at the Hotel ME Marbella by Meliá, one of the key moments of the event, bringing together professionals, brands, and industry stakeholders in a context that reinforces Marbella’s role as a reference on the international creative map.

Marbella Design & Art 2026 | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

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Villa 18 | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

Villa 18 nominated for the ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards 2026

Villa 18 nominada al Premio Obra del Año 2026 de ArchDaily

25/03/2026

Our project Villa 18, House in La Moraleja, has been nominated for the ArchDaily en Español Building of the Year Awards 2026, a recognition that highlights the most outstanding built works in Spanish-speaking countries published over the past year.

Located in La Moraleja, Madrid, the house benefits from diagonal views towards a lake belonging to the golf course, allowing for an architectural approach that unfolds primarily on a single level. The project is organized through three volumes that shift relative to each other, generating precise spatial relationships: two of them define the daytime area, creating a protected southeast-facing terrace, while the third contains the nighttime area, offering greater privacy and its own outdoor space.

This volumetric composition also defines a north-facing प्रवेश courtyard, giving identity to the entrance sequence. Geometry not only organizes the project but also fulfills a structural role, freeing the views towards the landscape and allowing the spaces to remain open and adaptable over time.

The project is developed through a material research focused on a very specific range of whites with warm nuances. From natural Colmenar stone to ash wood, along with different types of brass and lighting temperatures close to 2700K, the aim is to achieve an integrated heterogeneity that contributes to a calm perception of domestic space.

The lower level houses wellness-related spaces such as the swimming pool and gym, illuminated through a skylight. Each volume incorporates rounded edges at strategic points, establishing a dialogue between straight lines and curves that recalls the work of Andreu Alfaro, where the gaze flows continuously from one element to another.

This continuity translates into a spatial sequence in which the pool becomes the terrace, the terrace merges into the façades of the built volumes, and the loop closes back at the pool, creating a continuous spatial cycle that emphasizes one of the essential qualities of the house: the experience of inhabiting it while simultaneously observing it.

The award, organized by ArchDaily en Español, is now in its 17th edition and is characterized by its open voting system, in which the international community plays a key role in selecting the winning projects.

The first phase of voting will be open until April 7 at 18:00 (GMT-3), and anyone can vote once per day. Community support is essential in this process. You can support the project through the following link:
https://oda.archdaily.cl/cl/2026/candidates/183291

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Villa Lago | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

Villa Lago, finalist in the Baumit Life Challenge 2026

Villa Lago, finalist in the Baumit Life Challenge 2026

25/03/2026

The list of finalists for the prestigious European façade competition Baumit Life Challenge 2026, to be held in Budapest, has now been revealed, and our project Villa Lago has been selected among the 36 best works in Europe in the Single Family House category.

This recognition places Villa Lago within an international selection that brings together some of the most outstanding proposals in contemporary architecture, where the façade is understood as a key element in defining the character of the building. In our case, the envelope is conceived as a precise expression of the relationship between architecture, light, and landscape, reinforcing a vision in which materiality and geometry construct an essential spatial experience.

The project proposes an architecture that intertwines with the garden, maximizing the perimeter of contact with the landscape and dissolving the boundaries between the built and the natural. In this Madrid setting, this relationship takes on a singular value through a strategy that deliberately avoids compact volumetry in favor of an ascending layout, generating a composition that aspires to be both geometric and organic at once.

The house is conceived through the combination of two ancestral archetypes: the pavilion, open and centrifugal, and the courtyard, more introspective and contained. Through longitudinal, permeable volumes that are juxtaposed to optimize circulation, the project generates five gardens with their own identity—almost open courtyards—that multiply visual relationships and make the exterior a constant presence.

The program is organized in section: the lower level houses the swimming pool and guest rooms; above it, the daytime living area opens towards views of the lake; and at the highest level, the night areas are arranged in a volume that acts as a bridge, creating a large shaded terrace beneath it. At the intersection of these volumes lies the circulation core, which articulates the whole and reinforces the continuity between architecture and landscape.

The Baumit Life Challenge, which since 2014 has brought together architects, planners, and builders from across Europe, has established itself as a leading platform for exploring new possibilities in façade design, promoting innovation through the use of color, textures, and materials.

The next edition, to be held in Budapest in May 2026, will gather professionals from more than 25 countries, becoming a meeting point to share ideas, establish connections, and reflect on the role of the façade in contemporary architecture.

In addition, the project can receive public support through online voting at the following link.

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Steven Holl | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

Interview with Steven Holl for TC Cuadernos

Interview with Steven Holl for TC Cuadernos

23/03/2026

Fran Silvestre has interviewed Steven Holl on the occasion of the monograph that TC is publishing on his work, in a meeting that becomes a profound reflection on the principles that have guided his architectural trajectory.

Throughout the conversation, both architects address fundamental questions such as phenomenology applied to architecture and the capacity of spaces to generate unique sensory experiences.

Holl elaborates on his interest in perception, light and materiality, explaining how these elements come together to construct atmospheres that go beyond mere functionality. Architecture, as he suggests, is not limited to solving programs, but acts as a medium to intensify human experience through the senses.

As a guiding thread of the interview, several of his most emblematic projects are analysed, used as case studies to illustrate these ideas. In them, a constant pursuit of the intangible becomes evident: the way light transforms space, how materials engage in dialogue with their surroundings, and how users perceive and inhabit architecture.

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TC Cuadernos publishes a new monograph on Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

TC Cuadernos publishes a new monograph on Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

16/03/2026

The publisher TC Cuadernos will soon release a new monograph dedicated to the work of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. Titled The Sublimation of the Everyday, the publication focuses on the residential projects developed by the studio and proposes a reading of how architecture can transform the everyday into a spatial experience.

The volume constitutes the first installment of a set of two monographs that will address different scales and fields of the studio’s work. This first issue primarily presents single-family houses, projects in which the relationship with the site, light, and materiality plays a fundamental role in the configuration of space.

The second volume, titled Large Scale, Interior Design and Systematization, will expand this perspective by incorporating larger-scale works, interior design projects, and developments related to industrialization and constructive systematization..

The publication includes prologues by Álvaro Siza, Aires Mateus and Emilio Tuñón, three key figures in contemporary architecture whose reflections accompany and contextualize the work of the studio.

This new monograph continues the editorial relationship between TC Cuadernos and Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. The previous publication dedicated to the studio was reprinted four times, reflecting the sustained interest in its work. With these two new volumes, the aim is to continue that same reception and to further share the evolution and diversity of the studio’s projects.

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Casa Cano | Alicante | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

New project finished in Alicante: Cano House

New project finished in Alicante: Cano House

09/03/2026

The project is articulated through the logic of the program and its placement along a main avenue in Alicante. The dwelling is organized into three clearly differentiated areas: the night zone, the day zone, and a space dedicated to training and sports practice.

The architecture is positioned along the western edge of the plot. This displacement allows the expansion of the outdoor space associated with the living area, intensifying its relationship with the garden and the pool. At the same time, the placement preserves the existing large-scale trees, which are complemented by new plantings intended to consolidate, over time, a denser garden. The main access occurs from the eastern side, through a quieter street, thereby reinforcing the privacy of the house.

Between the day zone and the sports area, a transitional space is arranged, oriented almost north–south, which acts as a connector and promotes cross ventilation. One of the fundamental premises is to orient the night zone toward the east, ensuring its direct relationship with the morning light. A greater clear height is also pursued in the main space. The volumetry is resolved through two lower volumes between which a larger body is inserted. This latter volume, corresponding to the living area, appears to rise slightly, emphasizing its presence and giving identity to the proposal; its deep edge reinforces this condition, allowing the volume to appear as if it levitates above the space it protects. The thickness of this body allows for the integration of a deep structural system within it, enabling the main space to span its entire width without intermediate supports. The day zone is thus conceived as a continuous environment, in direct relationship with the exterior pavement and the sheet of water, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior and reinforcing the open character of the house. Inside, the materials are resolved through a continuous and warm chromatic palette. Some vertical surfaces and furniture elements are executed in oak wood, providing texture and depth to the whole. This decision, together with the color temperature of the lighting, gives the proposal the intended domestic character.

Ultimately, this is an architecture that emerges from the place and the program, a matter as simple as it is complex to bring into reality.

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Montenegro | Proyecto | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

New project in Montenegro

New project in Montenegro

02/03/2026

The site, facing the Adriatic, does not establish a single direction. The horizon dissolves between the sea and the mountains, and the surroundings lack clear references to guide orientation. In this absence of signals, geometry becomes a form of search.

The project for this new residence in Montenegro emerges as a piece precisely placed on the terrain. When the landscape does not impose a front, the circle appears as a response capable of relating to everything without imposing itself on anything. Its trace avoids choosing a single viewpoint and allows every point along the perimeter to engage in dialogue with both the immediate and distant surroundings. The plan is conceived as a neutral support that accommodates the program without rigid hierarchies. The rooms are arranged around a central void that organizes domestic life and introduces light as an integrating element. It is light, rather than boundaries, that constructs the space. The continuous perimeter path allows the landscape to be incorporated seamlessly, offering changing views of the sea, the vegetation, and the sky.

The house adapts to the topography while minimizing earthworks. A stone base anchors the piece to the ground and establishes the necessary level to frame the horizon. Above it, the main volume is materialized through a clear and precise structure, where the continuity of materials emphasizes the unitary character of the whole.

From a distance, the house is perceived as a serene, almost abstract figure. From within, the space expands in all directions, allowing the landscape to be experienced without imposing upon it. We are interested in understanding this architecture as a silent mechanism that makes it possible to inhabit an extraordinary place without altering it, constructing a new episode in dialogue with tradition and time.

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Iraq | Nuevo Proyecto | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

New Project in Iraq | Office Tower

New Project in Iraq | Office Tower

23/02/2026

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos presents a new office tower project in Iraq, conceived as a vertical piece that explores the relationship between geometry, light, and perception.

The tower is structured around four cylindrical volumes, completed by a slender and pronounced vertical opening on one of their sides. Each of these openings is oriented in a different direction, offering specific perspectives and views from the interior. This arrangement generates a changing experience, as the building acquires a variable identity depending on the angle from which it is observed, reinforcing its dynamic presence within the urban environment.

The envelope is composed of small-format louvers that filter natural light, allowing controlled illumination to enter while ensuring interior comfort. This system acts as an intermediate layer between interior and exterior, adding depth to the façade and giving the tower a light and permeable presence.

The project proposes an architecture defined by geometric precision and the control of light, where form not only responds to formal criteria but also shapes the spatial experience and the building’s relationship with its context.

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Kengo Kuma

Lecture by Kengo Kuma at Espai Alfaro with MArch

Lecture by Kengo Kuma at Espai Alfaro with MArch

16/02/2026

We had the privilege of welcoming the renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to Espai Alfaro, in a session that allowed students from the MArch Valencia school to experience first-hand the thinking and trajectory of one of the leading international figures in contemporary architecture.

During the lecture, Kuma shared some of the most representative projects of his career, offering a direct insight into the processes, decisions, and values that have guided his work over the years. Among the presented projects, he highlighted large-scale works such as the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, as well as already iconic buildings such as Sunny Hills Minami Aoyama and the Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art. He also addressed projects closely linked to context and landscape, such as the Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum and the Yusuhara Community Library, in which architecture is understood as a natural extension of the place in which it is inserted.

Beyond these widely recognised works, Kuma placed special emphasis on small-scale projects and on research into construction and assembly systems. In this regard, he presented the Chidori system, developed for Milan, as an example of how material and constructive experimentation can open new spatial possibilities, even from seemingly simple solutions.

Throughout the lecture, the architect emphasised the importance of materiality in his architecture, as well as the need to understand each project through its integration with its surroundings. Lightness, both physical and conceptual, was another key aspect addressed, understood as a structural quality and also as an attitude towards design and the relationship with the cultural and natural context.

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Sobretaula d’arquitectes | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

Sobretaula d’Arquitectes with the Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia

Sobretaula d’Arquitectes with el Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia

09/02/2026

Last Friday, February 6, the Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia visited our studio on the occasion of the launch of a new initiative titled SOBRETAULA d’arquitectes, a series of meetings that proposes opening architecture studios across the province as spaces for conversation, exchange, and shared reflection.

The first session of this new format took place at the studio of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, located in Espai Alfaro, the former workshop of sculptor Andreu Alfaro in Godella. The gathering brought together architects and young professionals in a close, informal atmosphere, over coffee, to gain first-hand insight into the studio’s day-to-day reality and the professional moment it is currently experiencing.

SOBRETAULA d’arquitectes is conceived as a series of monthly meetings, held on the first Friday of each month, with the aim of creating spaces for collective conversation around contemporary architectural practice. Through these visits, the initiative seeks to showcase the diversity of ways of practicing the profession in Valencia, focusing on internal processes, work organization, and the real dynamics of everyday life within architectural studios.
During the session, the team at Fran Silvestre Arquitectos shared how an internationally oriented studio is structured and evolves, addressing their approach to residential, cultural, corporate, and public projects, at both small and large scales, in different contexts and locations around the world.
This first meeting marks the beginning of an initiative that is committed to strengthening the young architectural community, fostering a more conscious and plural view of the profession, and creating direct links between studios and architects in training.

An afternoon of open conversation, shared learning, and architecture experienced from the inside, inaugurating a cycle that promises to become a key meeting point for Valencian architecture.

Sobretaula d’arquitectes | FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS™

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