The architecture studio A-cero presents an interior renovation of an apartment located in Ferrol. The house is set in a single plant, which located two bedrooms with bathrooms, living/dining room, kitchen, laundry, toilets and outdoor terrace. The total areas of the plant are 155m2 and 150m2 of terraces.

The hall-dealer accessed from the main entrance of the house. Linking two distinct areas (day area and night area) for an imaginary north-south axis. The lounge / dining room, kitchen and laundry room is located east of the axis, while the sleeping area (bedroom) is the West. Thus, both the room as the master bedroom, but occupy their own space within the zoning forth above, enjoy the same south facing views, this being an important priority for the property and enjoyment of the dwelling.

The terrace offers relaxation areas and seating. Dominated south to enjoy the sun and views, and north used to link this area with the kitchen to have a barbecue area and outdoor dining. The master bedroom suite designed with a dressing room with a total of 40m2.

It has sought, with the proposal, the smooth functioning of housing in relation to the needs of the property as possible to adapt the packaging pre-existing formal and turning the main rooms to the south, looking for a better use of the views of light and heat. The elevations sorted according to a harmonic modulation of the gaps, trying to maximize light and views mentioned above. The living – dining room, has an area of 38m2. Read the rest of this entry »

It has been almost a week since Wednesday 11 May two earthquakes struck the town of Lorca with tragic consequences. Nine people were killed and more than a hundred are still recovering from the wounds caused by landslides, while almost all the buildings have been affected to a greater or lesser degree, so much of the population still lives in makeshift camps or the homes of friends and family.

Although the city will take much longer to recover from the disaster, is a good time to take stock of how the earthquake affected buildings and, above all, try to answer the question many you’ll be asking: How safe are your homes against an earthquake?

The answer to the question may surprise you: In my opinion, the existing buildings are safe from an earthquake, provided they meet the current rules of course, something that has been demonstrated by the earthquake of 5.1 on the scale degree Richter to hit the town of Murcia.

In our country there is a mandatory seismic regulations from the 70′s, now called NCSE, which is revised frequently and whose current version dates from 2002. The purpose of the rule is no more than “avoid the loss of lives and reduce damage and economic costs that could cause future earthquakes, and focuses exclusively on building structure and not on walls, partitions or ornaments. Read the rest of this entry »

Having a big company is very difficult especially in managing the equipments to support the activity. It is a must for your factory to have equipments as complete as it can so the workers can do their job well and faster. How about if the factory needs to be supported by more equipments? Actually, if you have a job to by new equipment for your factory you may try to use internet service.

For your information, there are several websites which will help you to get the factory equipment you need most. Let say, your factory is related with oilfield and you need to buy new oilfield equipment to support the activity. In this case, you can just buy it online so you can get the equipment faster and sometimes cheaper. The most important thing is that you know whether the online store is considered as a reputable online store or not.

Of course, it is necessary for you to get the detail of the store so you can make sure that you will get a good quality of equipment. The key is finding the equipment selectively. You can start to find the equipment based on the manufacture or category. It is a must for you to ask something if you still confuse about the equipment you want to buy.

The A-cero architecture studio, directed by Joaquin Torres, presents you an interesting reform project, located in Ribadeo, in the Lugo coast between Lugo and Asturias, where it joins the river that bears his name. This is a place that stands out for its architecture. The reform to make it on an old building that originally was an office.

Today the building structure was defined by a perimeter of walls in front plus a longitudinal centerline axis of the building. This bay is formed by a load bearing wall made of masonry that is seriously damaged by water intrusion and other atmospheric agents through the cover, in addition to presenting apparent crashes. Because of the above, its bearing capacity has been greatly reduced and not suitable for use as load bearing wall to support new floors.

The proposed action was intended to replace the existing wall with a new one to exactly the same position and held at the same factory as the current minimally reducing its thickness to suit the current circumstances and allow better use of interior spaces. This solution maintains the structural type and you can use the new wall to support the floors replaced. Read the rest of this entry »

All the ships that were in the old slaughterhouse of Madrid, together with some adjoining land, began in 2006 to rehabilitate reliza “change” …. to become a great cultural center that finally culminated in the 2011.

A single space characterized by being directed to any movement of cultural expression and / or artistic, home inside a different audience. Has evolved to become a place for the training of designers, as well as the production of works, exhibition, aimed at the more experimental side beyond our borders, at international level.

Located in the Paseo de La Chopera 12 (Madrid), has a total area 148.300m2. This great location allows for all the fine arts, from literature, film, performing arts, architecture, design, music, visual arts.

Inside you can enjoy relaxing moments in its restaurants, shops, cafes or even visit the wonderful greenhouse or in the classroom dedicated to the environment.

“The Slaughterhouse is definitely a place steeped in the best expression of experimental art, the best alternative space in Madrid,” says the architect Joaquín Torres. Read the rest of this entry »