ASCER (The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association) has announced the winners of the 23rd edition of the Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture and Interior Design – a long-established programme aiming to highlight national and international projects that make important and innovative use of ceramic tiles manufactured in Spain.
Chaired by renowned architect Rafael de La-Hoz, the judging panel was made up of experts from the fields of architecture and design including: architect José González Gallegos (Aranguren + Gallegos); Jonathan Arnabat and Jordi Ayala-Bril (Arquitectura G); David Quesada, editor-in-chief of Arquitectura y Diseños magazine; and Susana Babiloni, architect and president of the Architects Association of Castellón.
An urban space that combines extruded pieces with porcelain stoneware, the Architecture prize was unanimously awarded to “A Circular Viewpoint” by Javier López Bautista, whilst the Interior Design category winner was “Hill House” by studioNOLET, a complete renovation of a house with ceramic flooring as the protagonist. In addition to the winners, the judging panel also awarded several special mentions to projects covering various types and uses of ceramics, including façades, homes, museums and restaurants.
Creating a sense of communion between human beings and the earth beneath our feet, the jury praised the way in which tile materials forged more direct ties with the surroundings in Javier López Bautista’s “A Circular Viewpoint”. The layout of materials evokes the panoramic vantage point, looking out across the landscape.
In studioNOLET’s winning “Hill House”, the jury singled out the expressive geometrical and chromatic interplay. Tiles were not only used to clad surfaces, but also to create fixed items of furniture.
Special mentions within the Architecture category included “Dosmurs House” by Mesura Arquitectura and “Camino de baldosas amarillas” (“Yellow brick road”) by La Errería.
In the Interior Design category, special mentions were awarded to “A home in Guardamar del Segura” by Bernardo Cerrato Hernández and “Home 9/3” by CAVAA Arquitectes.
The awards offer a total prize fund of €35,000 and are divided into three categories. The two main categories, Architecture and Interior Design, are awarded €15,000 each, while the third category, Final Degree Project, encourages entries from architecture students and is worth €5,000.
The Awards are sponsored by the Port Authority of Valencia, Torrecid and PwC Spain, and have the support of the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Public Administration of the Generalitat Valenciana.
The purpose of the Ceramic Awards is to promote the use of Spanish ceramics in architectural and interior design works (both within Spain and abroad). The Ceramic Awards have a solid track record and are highly recognised among professionals in the field of architecture.
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