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On November 2, the Colonial real estate company officially presented the Méndez Álvaro Campus in Madrid, named Madnum. José Luis Martínez-Almeida Navasqüés, Madrid’s mayor, Juan José Bruguera, president of Colonial, Pere Viñolas Serra, CEO of Colonial, Alberto Alcober Teixidó, operations director, and Carlos Lamela, the project architect, took part. #Madnum... View Article

The 40,000-sqm building, which directly connects Tijuana’s General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (TIJ) and the US, was built by Serrano Monjaraz + WSP México (Mexico) based on the project carried out by Estudio Lamela and LAM Arcquitectos. The 40,000-sqm expansion increases the total area by 83% and makes Tijuana the... View Article

The Andalusian Government formalizes the award of the construction project for the Third Hospital of Málaga to Malaka NHM, the joint venture formed by Estudio Lamela, AIDHOS Arquitec, SENER, and ARCS Estudios. The chosen project stands out for the development of corrective measures against the noise condition and its impact,... View Article

Open House is an international architecture festival that takes place one weekend a year in more than 40 cities around the world. Open House Madrid has been held since 2015. Every year, architecture becomes the protagonist of the Madrid urban scene on the last weekend of September, proving that architectural... View Article

Centro Canalejas Madrid, an architectural complex designed by Estudio Lamela, has obtained one of the highest energy efficiency certifications. The work carried out to recover and transform the seven historic buildings that make up this complex of a hotel, apartments, and retail area has granted Centro Canalejas Madrid the international... View Article

Canalejas 360 is the very first electric mobile charging station in Madrid and Spain’s largest. It’s an underground infrastructure of 5,500 m2 with 12 charging units and 28 spaces for shared vehicles. The project is part of the Madrid 360 Environmental Sustainability Strategy (la Estrategia de Sostenibilidad Ambiental Madrid 360) and... View Article

Estudio Lamela presents “Healthcare: for health and well-being“, which includes five Spanish and international projects related to healthcare. The brochure presents the Reina Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, a multidisciplinary building for outpatients located in Vallecas which was completed in 2006, and the Luis Chicho Fábrega Hospital (2015) located in Veraguas,... View Article

KALAM, the company that was in charge of restoring the façades in Centro Canalejas interviews Carlos Lamela in the building itself by Llanos Gómez González. They talk about the details of the project and its enormous complexity. Centro Canalejas is a complex urban operation in the heart of Madrid, which... View Article

The objective of these awards is to recognize excellence across the whole range of industry sectors and maintain the highest standards in the property industry worldwide. The jury highlights: “After a thorough research process, Estudio Lamela Arquitectos has been distinguished as one of the best in this market. Their impeccable... View Article

Today, the Galería Canalejas (Canalejas Gallery) in Madrid opens its doors, a commercial area of 15,000 m2 distributed over three floors, of which 4,000 m2 is already occupied by 13 restaurants. The rest of the space is destined for boutiques of some famous international brands of fashion, beauty, and accessories.... View Article

PORCELANOSA has awarded the Prize for the ‘Best Corporate Office, Flexible Office, Residential and Retail Complex’ to the Méndez Álvaro Campus that we’ve designed for Colonial. The ceremony took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in the Canalejas Center. It’s a great honor for us. Thank you, Porcelanosa! The Campus... View Article

The new Transit Processing Building, designed by Lam Arquitectos and Estudio Lamela México, directly links Tijuana’s General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (TIJ) and the US and allows international passengers arriving at TIJ to make their way directly to US Customs and Border Protection without first going through Customs and... View Article

It’s been an honor for Estudio Lamela to participate, alongside Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos and ARCVS, in the international competition for the design of a new concert hall for the Belgrade Philharmonic. The project is in the new urban area that emerged in the fifties, known as New Belgrade, in the Ušće... View Article

The residential complex, located in the Sanchinarro expansion area, blends in with its surroundings and takes advantage of the exceptional characteristics of the plot by achieving maximum luminosity, excellent orientations, and a staggered configuration with large terraces. It’s been designed as two sensibly symmetrical buildings that open towards the south.... View Article

It’s been an honor and a pleasure to have competed, alongside our partners Cruz y Ortiz and Szántó és Mikó, in the NEW BUDAPEST NYUGATI TRAIN STATION competition with the best architecture teams in the world, and to have represented Spanish architecture with dignity. We extend our heartiest congratulations to... View Article

The seven buildings that form Canalejas Center are framed by ten façades, built at different times from 1882 to 1974 with different styles and unique elements. The intention was to establish a unifying criterion without losing the unique characteristics of each façade. Therefore, an integrated lighting scheme was designed to... View Article

In this video, we show who we are, what we think, what we do, and how we work. The presentation lasts 3.5 minutes and shows the building’s exterior and moves into our headquarters in Madrid. Throughout the video, we present images of the studio and some of our projects, and... View Article

For the preparation of this list, four fundamental criteria have been taken into account: Sustainability (with special attention to whether reusable and local materials have been used and whether the project has one of the best energy efficiency certificates); Quality of the project and excellence of its finishes; Location (facilities,... View Article

Estudio Lamela publishes the hotel brochure, which includes its 18 main hotel projects, from the historical ones carried out by Antonio Lamela (1927-2017), such as the mythical Hotel Hidalgo (Valdepeñas, 1959), the unfortunately demolished Tres Carabelas (Málaga, 1961), and the unmistakable Meliá Princesa of Madrid (1967). It also includes, among... View Article

The soon-to-be headquarters of Generali on Calle Orense is in construction, of which the first phase is scheduled to finish in 2023. The renovation comprises the façade as well as the buildings’ interiors and is governed by the highest standards of sustainability and energy efficiency. Also, the project enables the... View Article

The Four Seasons Hotel Madrid, located in Canalejas Center Madrid, has been selected as one of the best three hotels in Europe (parallel to Benedikt Bolza and Herzog & de Meuron) within the Prix Versailles 2021 awards. Their recognitions are considered as some of the main awards in the world... View Article

The Royal Suite is located on the first floor, on the chamfered corner between Alcalá and Sevilla streets. Centro Canalejas (2021) is one of the most significant urban development projects undertaken in Europe in recent decades. It encompasses the restoration of seven historic buildings with the aim of creating a... View Article

Coinciding with 5 October—World Architecture Day—the firm Consentino Group inaugurated at the Consentino City Madrid headquarters the photography exhibition Manos de la Arquitectura (Hands of Architecture), curated by the photography magazine Fearless and conceptualised by the Asturian artist Juan Carlos Vega. The show is designed as an itinerant discourse featuring... View Article

On the World’s Architecture Day, the ABC newspaper proposes an interesting journey through the 15 best built spaces in this country during the 21st century. The selection has been made by Fredy Massad, architect and architecture critic, author of the blog “La viga en el ojo” in the above mentioned Spanish newspaper. The... View Article

Yesterday was the official presentation of the Preliminary Design of the new Hospital of Málaga, by Estudio Lamela, Aidhos, Sener and ARCS. The Mayor of Málaga, Francisco De la Torre, and the President of the Andalusian Regional Government, Juan Manuel Moreno, among other officials, attended the event. The complex consists... View Article

Construction has begun on Sanabria I, a development designed by Estudio Lamela. These are single-family homes in Villanueva del Pardillo (Madrid), characterized by their clean and forceful volumes. Strategically located on the middle course of the Guadarrama River, with views of the Madrid mountains, they respond to the increasingly demanded... View Article

Last Friday I had the pleasure of celebrating with my colleagues of Estudio Lamela the fulfillment of my 40 years as architect (it began exactly on July 10, back in 1981). Estudio Lamela was founded in 1954 by my father, Antonio Lamela. We have tried to preserve a constant “editorial... View Article

After 30 months of works, today will be officially inaugurated “Futura”, the corporate headquarters of Airbus Spain in Getafe (Madrid), which spans over 51,200 square meters of land-. The basis of the design is the creation of a series of buildings with a very similar and coherent aesthetic that respond... View Article

Happy ending for a jewel by Antonio Lamela. On March 5, the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA), completed the registration of the Ciudad de Melilla 33 building, erecting in the malagueta neighborhood, in the General Catalog of Andalusian Historical Heritage. In this way, the property is protected... View Article

It is always a good time to remember Antonio Lamela (1926-2017), founder of Estudio Lamela and one of the great Spanish architects of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. Precisely in the week that marked the fourth anniversary of his passed away (April... View Article

The College/Institute of Civil, Channels and Ports Engineers has granted the Prize for the Best Construction Work to Centro Canalejas, designed by Estudio Lamela, in the 13th edition of its prestigious awards.  The jury valued “the architectural challenge that involved integrating modern architecture into a historical complex”. Almost a decade... View Article

The famous Mallorcan landmark, a meeting spot for princes, actors, statesmen and writers in the 20th and 21st centuries, will maintain its hallmark: “A white line in the landscape”, and will be adapted to the current needs of sustainability and energy efficiency. The goal is to turn the Hotel Formentor... View Article

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the first flight departing from Terminal 4 (T4), IB2640, which covered the route between Madrid and Barcelona on February 5, 2006. This terminal, designed by Estudio Lamela and Richard Rogers, not only significantly expanded the capacity of the Madrid-Barajas airport, but also created a... View Article

The jury of the renowned international real estate awards Asprima-Sima 2020 has awarded Estudio Lamela in two categories in its 17th edition. The Canalejas Center has won the award in the category of Best Non-Residential Real Estate Performance “for its great technical complexity”, and the Madrid homes of Modesto Lafuente,... View Article

The building of Amador de los Ríos 5 in Madrid already has a license for its transformation. It is an action on an existing building and consists of the partial restructuring of the ground, basement and fourth floors, with the replacement of facades and general conditioning of the spaces for... View Article

“The first large hotel opened in Madrid in almost half a century has more than enough to recommend it to even the most discerning and demanding visitor”. With this sentence the British newspaper opens their article, signed by Sam Jones, the newspaper’s correspondent in the Spanish capital, he describes his... View Article

One of the most exclusive buildings in the Chamberí neighborhood (Madrid) has already been completed. It is a project conceived by Estudio Lamela for the British real estate group Grosvenor, which has radically transformed an office building that was underused. Estudio Lamela’s proposal is the comprehensive rehabilitation of the building,... View Article

After more than eight years of work, the Gran Hotel de Lujo Four Season Madrid opens its doors tomorrow at the Centro Canalejas, which also houses an exclusive retail area of 15.000 ms, 22 luxury homes managed by the hotel chain itself and a parking garage for 400 spaces. There... View Article

The United State newspaper The New York Times, the most influential media outlet in the world, has visited Centro Canalejas for several hours. The visit, guided through the explanations of Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, the office responsible for the project, has served to show the American newspaper the... View Article

Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, visits the Centro Canalejas Madrid together with the Financial Times newspaper. The British media highlights the more than eight years of work involved in the construction of a building destined to change and improve the center of Madrid. “It will transform him completely”, says... View Article

The cultural supplement of the ABC newspaper exclusively presents some of the responses about residential architecture in which Estudio Lamela has been working on over the past weeks. Faced with the extreme confinement that the coronavirus has forced upon us, the Studio has deeply reflected on the current housing design... View Article

Among great changes and modifications by good sense and historical teaching of architecture, Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, shares his thoughts in the newspaper ‘El Norte de Castilla’ alongside colleagues and professionals such as architect Juan Herreros; José María Ezquiaga, former dean of the Madrid College of Architects (COAM);... View Article

Commitment and solidarity spread faster than any virus. The Canalejas Center Madrid, designed by Estudio Lamela, was scheduled to open in May. It will no longer be possible due to Covid-19, but is still active. In their kitchen, chef Dani García’s team prepares 1,000 meals a day for vulnerable families... View Article

Confinement has revealed that thousands of houses were not prepared for us to live, work and enjoy leisure in. Interior apartments, closed terraces, lack of ventilation and sunlight, sanitation, impractical accesses … the list of reproaches goes on and on. Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, explains his vision in... View Article

In these complicated, new, and uncertain days, architecture has asserted its value. Simultaneously, man’s fragility has been revealed. Inattention with profound consequences. “The human being, and even more so the urban one, had come to internalize an excessive level of self-esteem and complacency, believing himself almost invincible and with the... View Article

The ICON magazine, edited by the newspaper EL PAÍS, collects the opinion of 13 prominent architects on the responses that their practiced discipline can give to the Covid-19 crisis. Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, proposes a trip back in time to understand how architecture, for centuries, has taught the value... View Article

Carlos Lamela, the president of Estudio Lamela, reflects, through an extensive interview with the economic newspaper Cinco Días, some of the essential aspects that affect the studio in particular and architecture in general as a profession. At the bedrock of the conversation is the inauguration of Canalejas Center Madrid, undoubtedly... View Article

Everything has a beginning. Along with his former partner, Alfonso García Noreña, Antonio Lamela took his first step in architecture with a residential building on number 10 along Calle Segovia in Madrid. Signed in 1954, it was a project of all-round architecture where Lamela himself was not only an architect... View Article

We’ve received great news published by Jesús Hinojosa of the Diario de Málaga newspaper: The Regional Government of Andalusia is in the process of protecting a building built in 1971 in La Malagueta (Málaga) by Antonio Lamela for its architectural values. The resolution states: “The property sets forth a residential... View Article

Estudio Lamela continues expanding and recently opened its first office in Seville. The Hispanic office is located in the Nervión neighborhood, one of the busiest business districts of the city. It will be directed by architect Juan Antonio García and will take over all of Estudio Lamela’s projects in the... View Article

Carlos Lamela, the president of Estudio Lamela, has been awarded the Fuera de Serie 2019 Architecture Award by the Fuera de Serie magazine, edited by the El Mundo newspaper. The recognition acknowledges the work of an architecture studio founded over 60 years ago by Antonio Lamela (1926-2017), one of the greatest architects... View Article

The Teatro Fernán Gómez (Centro Cultural de la Villa) in Madrid has decided to extend the Torres Colón (1969-2019) Exhibition until the 8th of December which showcases the fifty-year construction of the Torres Colón (Columbus Towers). The exhibition, which was launched on the 11th of April, is extended for another... View Article

The prestigious newspaper The Guardian has selected the T4 of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport as one of the 25 greatest architectural works of the 21st century. Designed by Richard Rogers and Estudio Lamela in 2005, it has become a worldwide benchmark in architecture of the last decades. The British publishing... View Article

A great announce: coinciding with the Architecture Week, the Historical Heritage Commission has agreed to protect the portal of the building of the Paseo marítimo Ciudad de Melilla no. 23 of Málaga, designed by Antonio Lamela, which the homeowners’ community had approved to demolish and wished to replace. Estudio Lamela... View Article

The Fuera de Serie magazine, edited by the El Mundo newspaper, interviews Carlos Lamela, the president of Estudio Lamela. He shares some details of one of the most complex projects undertaken by the architecture studio thus far: Centro Canalejas (Madrid). It concerns a difficult assignment over 75,000 square meters that... View Article

“It’s the best project that has been presented in the history of Malaga.” This was the reflection of Pedro Rodríguez, founder and president of the developer Sierra Blanca, during the presentation of Málaga Towers. Three large towers, 213 luxury residences that will transform the city. The towers, designed by Estudio... View Article

Estudio Lamela has just published Drafting the Future. A journey through pages, images and words that talks about technology, innovation, sustainability, internationalization and social commitment. These pages are an invitation to tour some of Estudio Lamela’s latest activities, a journey that talks about technology, innovation, sustainability, internationalization and social commitment.... View Article

The digital newspaper El Confidencial and the promoter Aedas Home have addressed the future of the construction sector. In this environment of rising costs and scarce labor, the industrialization of the residential area is essential for the market to recover its strength. Building residences in series contributes precision, sustainability and... View Article

Discovery Building, a building of new construction completed in 2017, has been granted the Asprima-Sima 2019 Award under the category “best energy efficiency initiative in real estate projects”. Developed for Colonial Group and located in the main business district in Madrid, it is LEED Platinum-NC certified which guarantees it’s been... View Article

Porcelanosa Group has awarded Estudio Lamela for its architectural work. The Spanish giant of tiles and ceramics set between tradition and innovation, in its 12th Porcelanosa Awards has acknowledged the Studio for its 70 years of work and its commitment to sustainability, quality, and the environment. The award was received... View Article

The ABC newspaper draws a report that unites the historical story of the Torres Colón with their political and bureaucratic vicissitudes. It tells of not only the architecture, but also of the life and the events that happened to a unique  building. The Madrid newspaper covers half a century of... View Article

A time-travelling journey through one of the works that define Spanish architecture of the last half of the 20th century. The Torres Colón 1969-2019 exhibition, which can be visited between the 11th of April and 16th of July in Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa (Madrid), showcases the history... View Article

“There’s no reason for houses not to be built in factories such as it is with cars. What is surprising is that it’s taking so long in being standardized,” Carlos Lamela shares with the economic newspaper Expansión in a lengthy article about the relation of architecture with industrialized construction. For... View Article

The ABC newspaper publishes a tribune signed by Carlos Lamela, executive president of Estudio Lamela, which, under the distinct title of: Torres Colón, architectural legacy of the 20th century, claims the imperative protection of one of the emblematic works of Spanish architecture of the last hundred years. The Torres Colón,... View Article

Residential architecture is one of the essential sectors of Estudio Lamela to which it has been committed for over six decades. This publication compiles some of its most recent projects that are most representative in Spain and abroad. Some worth mentioning are the Canalejas Center (Madrid), Torre del Río (Málaga)... View Article

The Criminal Court No. 16 of Madrid has acquitted, with all favourable statements, Architect Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, as responsible for an alleged crime against the Historical Heritage for his performance in the buildings of Calle Alcalá no. 14 and Plaza de Canalejas no. 1. These developments are... View Article

After the year upon completion of the Premium Velázquez Lounge at Terminal 4 Satellite at Madrid-Barajas Airport, the Dalí Lounge at Terminal 4 just opened its doors to the public. It’s a privileged space for a couple of reasons: one, it’s located right next to the Security Checkpoint, and two,... View Article

Located in one of the fastest growing areas of Madrid in the last decade, and with a continuously growing population density, these apartments designed for Ebrosa are all about finding the perfect fit. The project, titled CUBIK, tries to define a residential ensemble that responds to its surroundings while enhancing... View Article

Last week, our partners of the EAN (European Architects Network), european association founded in 2001,  visited our headquarters in Madrid to gather in one of our biannual summits. We shared our insights on the European market, talked about new projects within every firm, and discussed future business opportunities. The firms that... View Article

The project, titled Málaga  Towers, is an apartment complex distributed through three towers of 21 floors each with a total area of 58,368 sqm. They’ll create a new urban landscape that signal the city’s border to the Southeast. The towers are characterized by prioritizing views and orientations to the sea.... View Article

Estudio Lamela will oversee the complete refurbishment of the residential building located on Calle Modesto Lafuente 26, in the neighborhood of Chamberí (Madrid). After the refurbishment, the property, developed by the British Grosvenor group, will consist of 7 floors aboveground (2,100 m2) and 3 floors underground (890 m2). A total... View Article

The Studio designs an ambitious residential complex in Majadahonda. Estudio Lamela has taken on one of the most awaited residential developments on the outskirts of Madrid. In the Majadahonda Community, 210 apartments have been planned in an exceptional location. The proposed design establishes a conversation with its surroundings with the... View Article

Located in one of the central axes of the capital’s business district, is a unique space defined by diaphanous and flexible levels where light management is the true protagonist. The building, of 10,000 m2, has been tailored to the specific needs of an environment that demands offices of superior quality... View Article

Estudio Lamela designs a residential-and-office complex in Madrid that spans 110,000 m2. Estudio Lamela designs a residential-and-office complex in Madrid that spans 110,000 m2. It’s the largest office complex in Madrid since the Four Towers were built. Estudio Lamela will design two huge plots in Méndez Álvaro. Situated between the... View Article

One of the sectors that stand out from Estudio Lamela’s work is that of transportation. It has developed close to 90 transportation and infrastructure projects that surpass over 1.6 million square metres where 150 million passengers pass through annually. The publication release Transport: World in Motion compiles some of the... View Article