Our firm has consolidated its leadership position by once again being recognized as number one in Spain in Architizer’s prestigious annual ranking. This recognition not only revalidates the excellence of our recent trajectory but also positions us as a benchmark of continuity and solidity within contemporary architecture, highlighting our ability to evolve in a highly competitive and demanding global environment.

Headquartered in New York, Architizer remains one of the most impactful digital platforms in the industry, annually connecting a community of over 100 million professionals, including architects, designers, and developers. The ranking, with its most recent update on May 8, 2026, employs rigorous metrics based on technical innovation, the social impact of projects, and recognition in international awards. Thus, the platform serves as a precision barometer that helps global institutions and clients identify the teams defining new standards of habitability and sustainability.

In the case of Spain, the analysis is framed within a culturally rich landscape where Christian, Muslim, and Jewish iconographies converge, alongside a global influence dating back to the 16th century that persists today through the Spanish Revival style. This tradition of ornamentation and detail is evident from 19th-century Catalan Modernism—led by Antoni Gaudí and iconic works like the Sagrada Família—to the rise of modern urbanism born in Barcelona. Following the democratic transition in 1975, Spain positioned itself at the center of global architectural debate with figures like Oriol Bohigas and Rafael Moneo; a relevance that continues today through the analysis of the “Bilbao Effect” and the legacy of architects like Ricardo Bofill, elements that continue to dominate contemporary design conversations worldwide.

The project Mas Cadalt has been internationally recognized after being selected as a finalist in the Premio Internacional de Restauración y Conservación de Domus Fassa Bortolo, within the Built Projects category.

This award, promoted by Fassa Bortolo together with the Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara, has become a key international reference in the field of architectural restoration. Its aim is to recognize projects that understand conservation as a cultural act, capable of activating historical preexistences through a conscious and contemporary design approach.

Is it possible to restore a way of life? Can it be done with the same care used to recover an ancient object? Mas Cadalt originates from this reflection: first understanding, and then intervening only where necessary. Located in the Serrat de la Cadalt landscape, the project addresses the recovery of a former farmhouse that had been abandoned, adapting it to contemporary needs without altering its essence.

Through a reinterpretation of tradition, the original volume and typology are preserved, transforming only what is strictly necessary. Each existing space finds its correspondence within the new program, maintaining its dimensions and relationships. On the access level, the kitchen incorporates the triple-height space of the existing tower, alongside the living room oriented towards the views of the mountain range. The upper floor contains two bedrooms, while the lower level reinterprets the former animal quarters as a multipurpose space. The adjacent volume, once used for agricultural storage, is repurposed as a garage and, above, a studio from which the designer Terence Woodgate develops his work.

The intervention is based on the original construction system of load-bearing limestone masonry walls, which have been restored and complemented with contemporary solutions such as cork-based thermal insulation. A secondary inner layer enhances thermal performance, integrates building systems, and increases natural light, establishing a precise dialogue between the existing structure and the new additions.

The interior is conceived as a space suspended between architecture and product design. Decisions are reduced to the essential: elements meet at a single point, installations are flush-integrated, and material coherence avoids any superfluous gesture.

The house achieves a high degree of energy and water self-sufficiency through photovoltaic systems and specially designed water reservoirs, one of which is transformed into a small pool. The surrounding productive landscape completes this way of living, where architecture and territory operate as a unified whole.
Being selected as a finalist in this international award recognizes an approach to working with existing structures based on precision, sustainability, and respect—understanding architecture not as imposition, but as continuity.

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The Villa 18 project in La Moraleja has received international recognition after being awarded in the Excellent Architecture category at the German Design Awards 2026.

This prize, granted by the German Design Council, represents one of the most significant recognitions in the field of design at an international level. Its aim is to identify and highlight proposals that bring innovation and define new directions across different disciplines.

The project features diagonal views towards a lake belonging to the La Moraleja golf course in Madrid. Given the generous dimensions of the site, the proposal is for a dwelling that is developed primarily on a single level.

The daytime area is organised into two volumes of different heights that shift relative to each other to create a protected terrace overlooking the landscape, oriented դեպի the southeast. The main volume reaches a height of nearly one and a half storeys. A third volume contains the nighttime area, positioned in such a way that it enjoys its own more private outdoor space. The movement of the three built volumes shapes an प्रवेश courtyard, oriented to the north, which gives identity to the entrance sequence. The geometry has a structural function and allows the views towards the landscape to remain free of supports, enabling the spaces to be adaptable in the future for new uses and users.

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