2017 Tile of Spain Award Winners Announced
Castellón, Spain, December 5, 2017-ASCER has announced the winners of its 16th Tile of Spain Awards.
In the architecture category, the award went to the project entitled Bodega Mont-Ras by Jorge Vidal and Víctor Rahola, characterized by the close connection between the construction of a winery and the winemaking process, both inextricably linked to experiences with the land. Fired-clay tiles were used to create vaults that allow overhead light to enter the spaces.
First prize in the interior design category was awarded to Three metro stations on Barcelona’s L9 line, a project by Garcés - de Seta - Bonet Arquitectes. Both the interior and exterior of the Mercabarna, Parc Logístic and Europa Fira stations, all on the L9 metro line, were remodeled in order to create a sense of classic timelessness, as well as guaranteeing easy maintenance and a sense of timelessness.
First Prize in degree project category went to A Landscape Garden: restoration of the area around the Zirí Wall in the El Albaicín district of Granada. A new Residents’ Centre and Tourist Information Office’ by Rafael López-Toribio Moreno, a student at the Granada School of Architecture. The judges appreciated the inclusion of a series of architectural elements in a complex outer area of the city. The project includes the sensitive use of building solutions that created a route dotted with a variety of settings and landscape perspectives. The territorial use of ceramic tiles conveys a sense of unity to the entire project.
The panel of judges comprised architects Iñaki Ábalos (Chair), Ángela García Paredes, Ricardo Bak Gordon, Víctor Navarro, Moisés Puente, Martín Azúa and Ramón Monfort.