Fran Silvestre Arquitectos is a studio based in Valencia made up a multidisciplinary group of architects founded in 2005 by architect Fran Silvestre. They currently have their studio in the former workshop of the sculptor Andreu Alfaro, where the Graduate School of Architecture and Design called MArch Valenciahttps://www.marchvalencia.com/en/home/# is also located, as well as the largest industrial design collection from Europe known as Alfaro Hofmann Collection.https://www.alfarohofmann.com/en
The firm has developed projects in Spain mainly, but also in Croatia, Switzerland, Belgium, Greece, China, Brazil, El Salvador and United States. They work on residential, hotel, commercial and cultural projects.
Notable projects
Atrium House (2009) House in olive grove (2009) House on the mountainside of a castle (2010) Eolica Tower (2011) House on the cliff (2012) Aluminium House (2013) Balint House (2014) House between the Pine Forest (2016) Headquarters of the new offices ARV (2016) Hofmann House (2017) Petra Stone Atelier (2017) House of Sand (2019) Piera House (2021) Sabater House (2023)
Awards
Arquia Foundation, 2001 Remodelling of the access crypt to Colonia Guell, Gaudí, 2002 Mention COACV Award (2007, 2008, 2009) MHK Award (Berlin), 2009 Selected for the exhibit “On Site: Architecture in Spain”, at the MoMA in New York, 2009 Finalist in ArchDaily for Building of the year 2010 Nagrade Hise Award, 2011 Finalist in ArchDaily for Building of the year 2012 Red Dot Design Award, 2013 Award for Best Architecture Studio in Comunidad Valenciana, Tendencias, 2013 Nominated for the ENOR Awards, 2014 Selected for the Wan Awards, 2015 Best Residential Architect BUILD Architecture Award, 2015 Nominated for the German Design Award 2015 XIII Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism Award, 2016 German Design Award, 2021 IFI DDA Award, 2022 German Design Award, 2023
Exhibitions
2008 "New Architecture in Spain", MoMA, New York 2012 "GA Gallery: Emerging Future", Tokyo 2013 "GA Houses Project", Tokyo 2013 Aimer, Aimer, Bâtir, Villa Noailles
References
Bibliography Architectural Record April 2013 ISSN 0003-8598 GA Document 121: International Emerging Future 2012 GA Houses 127 GA Houses 125 GA Houses 121
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