https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2434 en-us Born-and-bred granadinos, Javier Castellano Pulido, 41, and Tomás García Píriz, 38, first met in the early 2000s while studying at the Escuela Téchnica Superior de Arquitectura de Granada.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12052 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12052-design-vanguard-2016-cuac-arquitectura CUAC Arquitectura Photo © CUAC Arquitectura Gabba Hey CUAC Arquitectura renovated an industrial building in Granada on a shoestring budget to create a music school named after the Ramones’ punk rock catchphrase “gabba gabba hey!” The designers inserted a concrete box into the raw interior, creating an acoustically isolated recording studio. Photo © Fernando Alda San Jerónimo 17 CUAC moved into their new offices, which they share with a graphic designer and videographer, earlier this year, bringing a tall metal wall panel from their old studio and repurposing it as a long conference table. Only after completing construction of their new space did the architects realize the colors and materials echo those in a painting by Hendrick van Steenwijck the Younger of Saint Jerome in His Study that they frequently show to students during lectures. Photo © Fernando Alda San Jerónimo 17 CUAC moved into their new offices, which they share with a graphic designer and videographer, earlier this year, bringing a tall metal wall panel from their old studio and repurposing it as a long conference table. Only after completing construction of their new space did the architects realize the colors and materials echo those in a painting by Hendrick van Steenwijck the Younger of Saint Jerome in His Study that they frequently show to students during lectures. Harvest House Working with Javier Moreno del Ojo, CUAC designed the Harvest House in Granada for a retired couple who had owned the property—and cultivated gardens there—for three decades. The architects built a low-lying structure that hugs the slope of the site, and added a green roof and pool reminiscent of an agricultural water reservoir. Photo © Javier Callejas Magdalena’s Fountain CUAC collaborated with architects Rubens Cortés Cano and Noelia Martínez Martínez to renovate a fountain in the historic district of Jaen, Spain. A below-grade blue-glass-walled chamber offers visitors a unique perspective up through the clear bottom of the water tank. Photo © Javier Castellano