A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
The building consists of an elongated volume facing south, and includes a longitudinal central courtyard, with overhead lighting. Thus, it achieves a perfect control of sunlight (in winter the building can have the maximum amount of direct sunlight, and in…
Designed by Luis de Garrido, and nominated the best benchmark in residential sustainable architecture. Madrid, November 2011. The SAYAB complex has been chosen as the most sustainable residential building in Colombia, having received the Gold Medal in environmental responsibility. Recently…
[Google-transated from Spanish] The housing typology is inspired by Renaissance palaces. A small perforated flat facade to the north, and a facade with a large glazed area to the south. In the center of the housing has a oval courtyard…
[Google-translated from Spanish] The housing project has 4 heights, and are attached together, forming a set of blocks with central courtyards. These courtyards are the source of fresh air that will cover all homes, refreshing in its path. The ground…
LUIS DE GARRIDO interview for BEYOND magazine (China) about ARTIFICIAL NATURE ARCHITECTURE concept. 1. Nowadays, the world is faced with population explosion and energy crisis. Energy Consumption is increasing incredibly. Concerning the architectural design field, energy efficiency is paid more…
Undoubtedly, the most characteristic of urbanization is the provision and type of building blocks. [Google-translated from Spanish] The blocks are separated from each other at a distance such as to ensure that all households have the highest degree of sunlight…
Given the achievements in the design of “The Llum” to Manhattan, Luis de Garrido continued to explore their ideas for a new sustainable habitat, and offered the city of Valencia management an important area of the city: the area between…
The S.S.P.L.I.T. House (Sustainable Solutions Platform for Living Interaction & Tradition) is a sustainable design proposal for the ‘Broadmoor Neighborhood’ in New Orleans in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. It is ‘Small, Affordable & Green’ and proposes…
