On the occasion of Open House Valencia, we will open the doors of our studio and the exhibition: 750 Models, 25 Years Thinking by Hand.

Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the workspace of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, as well as the area where the MArch in Architecture and Design classes are held. In addition, they will be able to visit the exhibition hall, which displays a collection of 750 handmade models that reveal the studio’s design process.

Open House Valencia 2025 thus offers the chance to experience, from the inside, one of the most renowned contemporary architecture studios, located in a place that is itself an essential part of its identity: Espai Alfaro, the former studio and workshop of sculptor Andreu Alfaro.

A tour will be available at 10:00. We look forward to seeing you!

On October 16th, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., the presentation of Absolute White will take place at Avinguda de l’Escultor Andreu Alfaro, 13, Godella, Valencia — an open event where the new color chart developed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in collaboration with Pinturas Montó will be unveiled.

The event will be an opportunity to discover the result of a technical and aesthetic research project addressing one of architecture’s timeless challenges: achieving the purest possible white. Unlike white in paper or textiles, architectural paint requires a specific formulation to optimize the reflection of both natural and artificial light.

Beyond a chromatic pursuit, the project proposes a new design tool: an absolute white that does not absorb but rather projects light, opening spatial possibilities that enhance clarity, continuity, and energy efficiency in architecture.

The presented color chart is not limited to a single tone. It includes a selection of hues conceived to integrate harmoniously with architecture and its surroundings, understanding light not merely as a physical phenomenon but as an active material of design — a proposal that unites technology, aesthetics, and architectural sensibility.

On October 16, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos will inaugurate at the Espai Alfaro the exhibition 750 Models. 25 Years of Handmade Thinking.

Working with models goes beyond the mere representation of architecture: it is a fundamental tool for conceiving it. It is a process of thinking with the hands, one that brings an additional dimension to design, engaging more senses and enriching the understanding of the project at every stage. Ultimately, the making of models allows us to reach places that drawing alone cannot.

Philip Jodidio highlights the unusual approach of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos to new designs, pointing out their special dedication to models as a primary creative tool. According to Jodidio, this method brings their work closer to that of sculptors, such as the admired Andreu Alfaro, rather than to traditional architects who rely on sketches as their main mode of expression.

From the earliest stages, the studio pursues precise results, employing materials that make it possible to develop complex geometries with simple techniques.

The selection on display represents part of the models created by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos over the past 25 years. These handmade pieces correspond to projects of different typologies, scales, and locations, serving diverse functions: from understanding volumes and their relationship with the environment to resolving and exploring spatial or constructional details.

David Cohn notes that the studio’s architecture is neither essentialist nor searching for some lost and rooted authenticity. He observes that the projects, despite their abstraction, are more about addressing the problem at hand and about how to create an environment for everyday life that elevates us beyond the ordinary, towards a more complete and awakened sensual engagement with our surroundings.

The exhibition will remain open to the public until January and can be visited by appointment via email at info@fransilvestrearquitectos.com.

On October 1, 2025, the Mercado de Colón in Valencia will host the presentation of a new outdoor kitchen design, Nedra, a creation by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in collaboration with Porcelanosa, Gandia Blasco, XTONE, Krion, and Gamadecor.

The presentation will feature a show cooking led by Ricard Camarena, the Valencian chef awarded two Michelin stars. The session will be an opportunity to experience live how design and gastronomy come together on the same stage.

The kitchen, designed to naturally integrate into contemporary outdoor spaces, combines technical precision, formal elegance, and contemporary materials in the service of design. This project emerges from the synergy between firms that understand design as more than utility: a way of creating objects with architectural identity and a sense of time.

On September 11, the first edition of El Motor de la Arquitectura took place in Madrid, a conference organized by Fearless Art Magazine in collaboration with Range Rover and Porcelanosa.

The event brought together architects, designers, technology brands, and representatives of the hospitality sector to reflect on the dialogue between architecture, automotive design, and sustainability.

Architect Fran Silvestre participated as a speaker in the panel titled “Architecture and Automotive: Icons of Style and Sustainability,” alongside Emilio Tuñón, Enrique Solís, and Carlota Perán. The conversation explored the link between architectural and automotive design, delving into how both worlds share values such as formal precision, energy efficiency, essential aesthetics, and a sense of permanence.

During the discussion, concepts such as clean geometry, visual sobriety, and functional elegance were examined as shared languages between architectural works and car design. Special emphasis was placed on how a house can engage in dialogue with its surroundings—and with the objects within it—through a coherent vision where form and function intertwine effortlessly.

Held at the Porcelanosa showroom in Madrid, the conference addressed topics such as urban planning, electric mobility, design, and hospitality, revisiting Le Corbusier’s idea of the house as a “machine for living.”

El Motor de la Arquitectura thus proposed a new cross-disciplinary perspective where architecture, automotive design, and conscious luxury come together to imagine the icons of the future.

Enjoy your summer!