selgascano
The small architectural practice founded by José Selgas (*1965) and Luísa Cano (*1965) in 1998 is located in a residential district in the north of Madrid. The two architects built their office as a single-space extension to a private house integrated at shoulder height. The roof consists of curved perspex that permits a view of the sky and also overlooks the grassed area of the garden. As with all their projects, the natural environment is the focus of the design, together with surprisingly simple details and bright colours. selgascano seek a form of beauty that can be appreciated by lay people. They became internationally known with their Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, using coloured plastic film.
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Office in the Garden: Second Home Coworking Campus in Hollywood
With Second Home Hollywood, Selgascano have designed the first non-European location of this London coworking enterprise.
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Bright yellow rooftops: Second Home Hollywood by SelgasCano
Second Home Hollywood by SelgasCano is an urban campus consisting of 60 individual studios and filled with plants.
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Sudsy Space: Second Home Holland Park by selgascano
The synthetic roof above the cafeteria of selgascano’s third Second Home project takes the principle of transient surfaces to the limit.
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Anti-Palace of Plastic: Cultural Centre in Plasencia
For the Spanish Palacio de Congressos in Plasencia, selgascano use plastic foil and building steel instead of bronze and marble. Palaces they are just the same.
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The tube: An office building in Madrid by Selgas Cano.
In London, the underground railway is known as the tube. And if you know where to look, you can find old train carriages that have been recycled to make offices. As quirky as that might seem, none are as exciting as this tube of office designed by Spanish architect, Selgas Cano
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Spanish verbena in the London fog: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
The Spanish architecture couple known as SelgasCano have given the meadow in front of the Serpentine Gallery the look of a colourful summer festival in Spain.