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Catalogue no.: M-51752-2002 

Editorial 

Far-sighted projects 

There are companies that join in successful projects, whereas other 

companies, like Porcelanosa Group, generate successful and far-sighted 

projects. The Porcelanosa Interior Design Contest, and subsequently 

the award presentation to four big projects, were held in Valencia in a 

multitudinous event with a debate forum that served as a meeting point 

for the professionals from the world of design and architecture of today 

and tomorrow. The current situation of the sector was analysed, as were 

the challenges and possibilities both in the present and for the future. Also 

discussed were the new values of the industry and the need for betting 

on “the creative muscle”. It is on these occasions when a company like 

Porcelanosa Group puts forwards all its values, created and maintained 

thanks to the talent, entrepreneurial skills and teamwork of the eight 

brands that make up the Group. There are no chances in this success 

– there is solidity and devotion, and the best professionals associated to 

each project. In Porcelanosa Group, all efforts are concentrated on 

the field of innovation and the quest for new and optimal materials in 

order to strengthen the 

technology used and 

the beauty of shapes, as 

well as to pay the due 

respect to the natural 

environs and to the new 

challenges of an everevolving 

world. 

Photograph of the jury in Valencia: Fernando Salas, Mauricio Anglada, 

Isabel López, Alfaro Hofmann, Joan Lao, Cristina Colonques, Tomás Alía.

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Contents/16 

8 

We discover the new headquarters of 

Porcelanosa in Miami, Mexico, Lisbon and 

Mérida. And we enjoy Formula 1 races. 

18 

Those awarded in the 

Third Edition of Porcelanosa Interior 

Design Contest accept their prizes during 

the First Interior Design Conference 

by Porcelanosa. 

26 

Luca di Montezemolo: The soul of Ferrari. 

30 

Joaquín Torres 

shows off his architecture work. 

36 

Hotels: The latest in exterior design and 

landscaping. 

44 

Interiors & fashion: A perfect couple. 

56 

The Hotel Gasterij de Roode Schuur 

interacts with its surrounding environment. 

60 

Abu Dhabi: It is so... It’ll be so. 

68 

Alfonso Casares explains his working 

method and how a hospital is designed. 

72 

The great eight: The eight brands of 

Porcelanosa Group exhibit their novelties at 

the 17th International Ceramics, 

36 Kitchen & Bathroom Show. 

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Gamadecor wins at Milan International 

Kitchen Furniture Exhibition. 

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An urban spa in Madrid: So that you can 

care for yourself in a better way. 

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Urbatek, a brand in demand among the 

best specialists. 

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Porcelanosa in the world. 

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We’ll be talking about... 

Santiago Calatrava in New York. 

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7

Porcelanosa opens a 

new shop in Mexico City in 

the exclusive company of several outstanding 

guests: Isabel Preysler, the firm’s image for 

ABOVE (clockwise) Julio 

Iglesias Jr., Mexican actress 

Ana de la Reguera, Tamara 

Falcó, Carlos Baute, 

Isabel Preysler, Mexican 

over 25 years (she has just arrived from actor Eduardo Verástegui, 

the opening of another establishment in Genoveva Casanova and 

Miami); her children Tamara Falcó and Julio 

Iglesias Jr.; the latter’s girlfriend, Charisse; 

two renowned Mexican actors, Ana de la 

Julio’s girlfriend Charisse. 

BELOW Courtyard of the 

exclusive bankers’ club in 

which the opening was 

Reguera (who has recently starred in a celebrated. 

film along with Bruce Willis) and Eduardo OPPOSITE PAGE 

Verástegui (also a producer and singer); 

Genoveva Casanova, a Mexican too, and the 

inexhaustible singer Carlos Baute. The event, 

Mexican Eduardo 

Verástegui, Ana de la 

Reguera and Genoveva 

Casanova share a photo 

celebrated in the exclusive bankers’ club of 

the city, was also attended by executives of 

Porcelanosa Group, including its President, 

with singer Carlos Baute. 

8 Manuel Colonques, and representatives of the 

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Mexico City also 

welcomes Porcelanosa

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companies Gilsa, distributor of Porcelanosa 

in Monterrey, and Palacio de Hierro. 

The new commercial space, located in 

Colonia Valle Dorado, has an area of 17,000 

square metres, of which approximately 2,000 

will be devoted to the display and sale of the 

company’s products: from the latest trends 

in ceramic floors and coverings to the most 

current kitchens, along with elegant designs 

for floorings in wood or natural stone, and an 

exhaustive range of bathroom furniture and 

gear. This shop will consolidate the presence 

of Porcelanosa in the city, as it already 

opened to visitors another shop in Interlomas 

last year. / 

ABOVE Isabel Preysler with her 

daughter and actor Eduardo 

Verástegui. 

LEFT (clockwise) Directors 

of Gilsa, the distributor of 

Porcelanosa in Monterrey: 

Gilberto Villarreal, Adrian 

Villarreal, and Eloísa Villarreal. 

Silvestre Segarra, Porcelanosa 

advisor, and Inés del Hoyo, 

José María Blanco, José Luis 

del Hoyo and Ignacio Reynoso, 

from Palacio de Hierro. 

BELOW LEFT Manuel 

Colonques, President of 

Porcelanosa, accompanied by 

Genoveva Casanova and Ana 

de la Reguera. 

BELOW RIGHT Isabel; 

Julio Iglesias Jr.; Tamara and 

Charisse.

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Welcome to Miami 

In the Doral area, and after 

an exhaustive redecoration 

and an extension of its facilities, 

Porcelanosa has just reopened to visitors its Miami 

shop, a space with new bathroom collections and 

kitchen furniture and fittings, wardrobes and walk-in 

wardrobes. The opening had the invaluable presence 

of Isabel Preysler, elegant as ever, and her daughter 

Chábeli. This was the first of Isabel’s engagements 

in the American continent, since some days later she 

would travel to Mexico City to preside the opening of 

a new establishment of the firm. 

Thus, two new spaces have recently been added 

to the array of commercial outlets that Porcelanosa 

has opened around the world. Actually, with the 

Miami shop, first opened in 1999, the firm has a 

total of 15 shops distributed all across the United 

States, since back in 1986 it landed with its first 

establishment in Anaheim, Los Angeles. 

The Miami shop, with impressive views of the city, 

has a renewed showroom of about 1,800 square 

metres to display the brand’s products, and an office 

area of 900 square metres distributed between two 

floors. In addition, it has an extensive parking area 

for the visitors’ convenience, and an automated 

logistics centre of 7,650 square metres. 

Among the attendees to the cocktail party 

celebrating the reopening of the upgraded space, 

apart from Isabel Preysler and her elder daughter, 

were many outstanding people of the city, along with 

Porcelanosa directors and exceptional guests. / 

New headquarters in Mérida 

“The new shop is 

wonderful, and I am 

impressed!” Eugenia Martínez de 

Irujo showed this warmth during the recent 

opening of the new shop of Porcelanosa 

Group in Mérida. The establishment will replace 

the Spanish company’s old headquarters in this 

city, which has been present in the Extremadura 

Autonomous Community for more than 15 

years. With more spacious facilities – an area of 

2,500 square metres for the display and sales 

of the products from the eight brands of the 

Group – the new shop is located in one of the 

city’s best commercial areas, the Commercial 

Park Copansa. 

The opening event, attended by around 

900 guests, gathered many outstanding 

Eugenia Martínez de Irujo accompanied by former torero 

José María Manzanares and Manuel Colonques, President of 

Porcelanosa Group, who received the Duchess in the new 

headquarters of the Spanish company in Mérida. 

Isabel Preysler, in a dress from Marta Rota, 

and Chábeli Iglesias, wearing a design 

from Badgley Mischka (both sporting 

jewellery from Suárez), pose in the new 

Miami shop, surprising for its modern 

design and its views. 

ABOVE Isabel Preysler and her daughter 

with the President and directors of 

Porcelanosa. 

people from the social and entrepreneurial 

spheres, and had also the presence of wellknown 

personalities, like the famous former 

torero José María Manzanares and the 

businessman Tomás Terry, both united by a 

long-standing friendship with Porcelanosa: 

their countryside properties have many 

products from the Group, chosen for their 

great quality and innovative designs. 

The Duchess of Montoro responded 

warmly to all the affection she received 

in the opening event of the new Mérida 

shop and expressed her gratitude towards 

Porcelanosa Group, of which she 

asserted: “I really love all the materials 

they have to decorate the whole house. 

Porcelanosa is a great company.” /

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Porcelanosa 

illuminates Lisbon 

Swedish model Helen Swedin has been 

the one in charge of presenting the new shop of 

Porcelanosa Group in Lisbon, sited in Avenida Infante D. Henrique (next 

to Parque de las Naciones). An opening in which the 1,200 attendees 

had the opportunity of seeing for themselves the ample showroom in 

which all collections from the Group will be exhibited. With this new space 

– of about 2,000 m2 – Porcelanosa has already four outlets in the 

Portuguese country (the other shops are located in Port, Viseu and the 

Algarve). 

The new shop in Lisbon highlights once more the overtly international 

import of Porcelanosa Group and its strong international expansion: its 

commercial infrastructure surpasses 400 shops all over the world. More 

than 35 years of experience add to this, making it a solid corporation that 

never forgets to offer a close relationship and personalised attention to 

its customers. / 

ABOVE Helen with 

Pedro Tarouco, Managing 

Director of Porcelanosa 

Lisbon, and Héctor 

Colonques, President of 

Porcelanosa Group. 

BELOW Details of the 

showroom and guests 

during the day of the 

presentation. 

Photos: ©VICTOR FREITAS.

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A Grand-Prix 

weekend 

3 00 among the best clients of 

Porcelanosa Group, including architects, interior 

designers, installers and important European distributors, had the 

opportunity of enjoying the European Formula One Grand Prix held 

in Valencia in the most exclusive and luxurious style of all: from a 

VIP terrace reserved by Porcelanosa to witness both the official 

rehearsal and the race itself. But the attentions did not end there, as 

Porcelanosa wanted to entertain its clients with different events, such 

as the exquisite welcome cocktail party celebrated in the top terrace of 

the Butech office building (these new premises occupy 60,000 m²) and 

prepared by Gourmet Paradís. Or the supper at the Restaurant Mar de 

Bamboo, in the peculiar Veles e Vents Building, designed by architect 

David Chipperfield on the Port of Valencia and that can be found just in 

the heart of the Formula One circuit. / 

TOP A detail of the Formula 

One urban circuit in Valencia. 

ABOVE VIP terrace 

reserved by Porcelanosa. 

LEFT Cristina Colonques, 

Director of the Corporative 

Communication & 

Marketing Division of 

Porcelanosa Group, with 

Serafin Guinot, from the 

Marketing team of Butech, 

who has coordinated 

the event. Terrace of the 

Butech office building 

during the welcome 

cocktail party, in which 

Pepe Fenollosa, Managing 

Director of Butech, is 

talking with a customer.

III DESIGN CONTEST 

INTERIOR DESIGN 

For one more year, the 3rd Edition of the PORCELANOSA 

DESIGN CONTEST, whose aim is to promote the artistic 

activities of novel and future professionals, has awarded 

the creativity, functionality and viability of the projects 

entered into the contest. The ideas have been awarded 

with a cash prize of �10,000 in the Professional category, 

and �3,000 in the Student category. Moreover, on the 

occasion of this contest, PORCELANOSA GROUP 

organised a Conference on Interior Design that attracted 

leading professionals from the sector. 

THE JURY 

Seven experts made up the jury of the 3rd 

Edition of the Porcelanosa Design Contest 

– including architect Teresa Sapey, who could not 

attend (clockwise). 

Fernando Salas His teaching experience is 

as extensive as his list of prizes and mentions. 

Mauricio Inglada Although he was not part of 

the jury, the Managing Director of L’Antic Colonial 

was present the day of the award decision. 

Isabel López This interior designer came just 

after being awarded the Iplus Prize for the best 

hotel project for her Hotel EME in Sevilla. 

Alfaro Hofmann An industrial designer who 

knows a great deal more than just about daily 

objects. 

Joan Lao An icon of international design, this 

creator from Barcelona is above all things a major 

conceptual artist. 

Cristina Colonques Director of the 

Porcelanosa Group’s Communication & 

Corporative Marketing Division. 

Tomás Alía He is one of the most soughtafter 

interior architects. 

GENERATING THE FUTURE 

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THE WINNING PROFESSIONAL PROJECT HONOURABLE MENTION 

mLH3 

RIVER 

The River project, winner of the 3rd Edition 

of the Porcelanosa Design Contest, is based 

on a small separate loft of 70 m 2 built over a 

riverbed which includes a large hydraulic wheel 

that supplies energy. 

The house is divided into lounge, bedroom, 

kitchen-diner, bathroom and terrace. The kitchen 

is at 30 centimetres below the general level of 

the loft, and the bedroom 30 centimetres above, 

which also helps to adequately differentiate the 

spaces. 

The large wheel, glazed and placed inside 

the house, becomes a dominant element and 

provides the bedroom with a certain privacy from 

the rest of the house. 

The exterior facade is covered in two kinds 

of granite, sunset and coal, so as to enhance 

the different zones from the very outside. From 

bathroom to kitchen, the loft features products 

from the Group, like the shower tray made in 

Krion. 

The Honourable Mention in the Professional 

category of the 3rd Edition of Porcelanosa 

Design Contest has gone to the Project MLH3, 

an isolated single-family house-garden, although 

its rectangular shapes allow, by changing the 

position of the garden, to join it with a multi-family 

building. The control of natural light is outstanding, 

like the separation of the cleared space that turns 

translucent and allows a homogenous artificial 

lighting (a face in Krion with high content in 

retro reflective polyester). The face supports the 

furniture associated to the living room, dining 

room and kitchen; the garden is raised and 

transforms itself to shelter the house’s movable 

furniture – furniture belonging to a collection of 

regular, mobile pieces, made in Krion and teak. 

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AWARDED STUDENT PROJECT HONOURABLE MENTION 

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE 

FOUR GIANTS... 

NOHGAKU 

The project awarded in the Student category, based on the theatre 

The Honourable mention has gone to the project 

Once Upon a Time There Were Four Giants... Made 

in natural stone, four “giants” emerge in two heights. 

concept Nohgaku (contrasts), is a loft conveying a duality between the 

The central one becomes the central character of 

private and public space, but its spaces are fully connected in an open- 

the play and, through a dialogue with the other three, 

plan inherent to the loft concept. It has been projected as a big hollowed 

generates the whole project: its spaces, passages, 

out marble cube in which three wooden boxes are inserted creating the 

lighting, etc. In addition, these “giants” hold parts of the 

spaces of the Noh stage (mirror-office room, bridge-passage area and 

programme inside with no interruption of the spatial 

stage-bedroom), and its design is austere, far from flashy. The fourth space 

continuity, but responding to the need of a visual break 

(dressing room-bathroom-walk-in wardrobe) is made up by the very hollow 

and a sort of public privacy. The four “giants” made 

in the marble. The public space, Kyogen, shaped in the reverse way, is 

in natural stone are quartzite bricks whose shapes 

completely open and the only multi-purpose common space. A stage that 

vary according to the space that each occupies. The 

transforms itself by leaving room for a party, a meeting, a yoga session, or 

natural wood rounds off the atmospheres providing 

taking over the space to sit and talk on the sofas, have dinner, play table 

warmth, elegance and order to the powerful avant- 

22 football or get in shape. 

garde dialogue that is established. 

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FIRST INTERIOR DESIGN CONFERENCE AND AWARD 

VALENCIA 

7TH MAY 2010 

ABOVE Part of the jury 

– also lecturers in the 

Conference – in the first 

row, listen attentively to the 

deliveries of their peers. 

RIGHT (clockwise) 

Fernando Salas during his 

lecture The most natural 

skin; Joan Lao delivering 

his Design as a solution to 

the creation of far-sighted 

projects, and Fran Silvestre 

explaining the development 

of a project. 

RIGHT Family photograph 

in the City of Arts and 

Sciences. 

The First Porcelanosa Interior Design 

Conference, held in the City of Arts and Sciences 

in Valencia, was the occasion also chosen for the 

award presentation of the Third Edition of the 

Porcelanosa Design Contest. This forum for 

debate was attended by around 400 people and 

served as a meeting point for professionals from 

the world of design and architecture of today 

and tomorrow in order to analyse the situation 

of the sector. 

Thus, Fernando Salas surprised the public with 

an analogy between natural stone and human 

skin, and Isabel López, Vice-president of the FAD 

[Foment de les Arts Decoratives] and renowned 

interior designer, underlined the importance of 

wood as an enveloping material that provides 

atmospheres with warmth. 

In turn, designer Joan Lao referred to the current situation of the market 

and urged the industry “to focus on design”. He also evoked the time of 

splendour that the sector once experienced – which, in his opinion, made the 

companies grow lazy and lose “creative muscle”. As a solution, he proposed 

the creation of design projects starting from well-defined concepts, and 

he stressed the need for making the concept of luxury evolve towards an 

approach more oriented to health, well-being and balance or harmony. 

Finally, young architect Francisco Silvestre in his lecture Five Houses, 

One Museum and One Chair made a tour through the different stages of 

a project taking his own creations as examples. / 

ABOVE The winners in 

the Student category 

accepting their award (they 

were distinguished for their 

project Nohgaku among the 

123 projects entered in the 

contest). 

RIGHT The winners in 

the Professional category 

were presented their award 

by Joan Lao (their project 

River won against the 186 

projects competing). 

LEFT The City of Arts 

and Sciences in Valencia 

was the place chosen to 

hold the First Porcelanosa 

Interior Design Conference, 

attended by around 400 

people, where the awards 

to the winners of the Third 

Edition of the Porcelanosa 

Design Contest were 

delivered, too. This time, 

the projects had to recreate 

the interior of a loft-style 

home featuring natural 

products from L’Antic 

Colonial, and, for the first 

year, from some of the 

Group’s other companies 

that manufacture kitchen 

and bathroom equipment, 

such as Noken, Gamadecor 

and Systempool. 

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Luca di Montezemolo embodies as few people do the fi gure of the man 

born for glory. His name comes from the old family title of the Marchese di Montezemolo, a prominent family to 

which Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, appointed cardinal in 2006, belongs too. 

A born leader, brilliant in his speech and diplomatic in his manners, this OPPOSITE PAGE 

man is the most emblematic figure in Ferrari and the FIAT Group, the largest Luca di Montezemolo’s 

Text and photos: JM RUBIO. 

Italian industrial corporation, even though he decided to leave its leadership 

a few months ago. 

Seeing this 62-year-old and Law graduate from Bologna heading several 

projects at once has been a regular thing. After a brief career in the car races 

figure in the foreground. 

ABOVE An image of 

Schumacher driving 

a Formula One Ferrari in 

France’s 1997 Grand Prix. 

driving a Lancia rally car, and since he started working for Ferrari in 1973, he RIGHT Enzo Anselmo 

FERRARI 

has occupied high responsibility posts for almost his entire life, and not just 

in the field of sports: Managing Director of the Scuderia in 1974, Director of 

all the industrial group’s competition activities a year later and of the brand 

Cinzano, and also of the advertising firm Itedi, of the first Italian racing yacht 

in competing for the America’s Cup (the Azurra), and even of the Committee 

that presided Italy’s 1990 Football World Cup – almost a Renaissance man, 

able to engage in many activities, and efficiently in all of them. 

A year after the death of the founder, Enzo Ferrari, he took over the 

Presidency, and subsequently, also that of Maserati’s. He managed to set 

Ferrari, founder of the 

Scuderia and automobile 

brand Ferrari. 

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the company of the Cavallino afloat again (in sales of street cars) – it had 

been in the red – and brought the racing team, that was in full decline in 

the grid, back to the path of victory, especially after he recruited young star 

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ABOVE Original poster 

of Great Britain’s 1950 

Grand Prix. 

RIGHT Different historical 

car models of the brand. 

BELOW Ferrari 125 from 

1950, in the Donington 

Motor Museum. 

ABOVE LEFT 

Restaurant Il Cavallino, in 

Maranello, Italy. 

ABOVE Fagioli, Fangio 

and Farina, three legendary 

racing drivers. 

LEFT Fangio on an Alfetta 

in 1950. 

Emilio Botín, President of 

Banco Santander and a 

great supporter of Fernando 

Alonso, at the 2010 Bahrein 

Grand Prix. Alonso proudly 

wears the colours of Ferrari 

and Banco Santander, thanks 

to which the dream of the 

Asturian has come true. 

Michael Schumacher in 1996, now running 

for Mercedes and whom “I still miss”, as he 

has recently admitted, after conquering five 

In 2004, Montezemolo combined the 

Chairmanship of Confindustria and Fiat 

Group, just as he simultaneously directed 

ABOVE Fernando Alonso 

poses with the colours of 

Ferrari and his new helmet. 

LEFT The recruitment of 

Fernando Alonso by Ferrari 

world titles. With the German, along with 

the World Championship association of F1 

was celebrated in a grand 

Ross Brawn in the technical area and Jean 

racing teams FOTA, fiercely fighting the 

way in the city of Valencia in 

Todt as Director of the racing team, Ferrari 

had its golden era at the beginning of the 

21st century. 

FIA and Max Mosley – today out of the 

Big Circus after a huge quarrel with the 

racing teams, of which the latter came out 

November last year. Next to 

him, Luca di Montezemolo 

and Felipe Massa, the other 

driver in the racing team. 

“I have a high opinion of him, because we 

triumphant. As a consequence, the former 

have won so much together, he has given 

director of the Scuderia, the French Jean 

so much to us, that sometimes I feel that I 

Todt, is today the FIA Chairman. 

need him,” recently confessed the new boss 

Montezemolo, now critical with Bernie 

of Fernando Alonso, the racing driver bound to bring Ferrari back towards Ecclestone’s way of ruling the Formula One, is one of the most authoritative 

be enough, and he’ll have to win in the F1, too.” The arrival of the Italian who at difficult times, while other racing teams have come and gone,” he says. 

a new glorious era. “I am really happy with Alonso, both in the racing circuit voices in the championship, and has strongly supported the classic circuits 

has been the champion of motorcycle racing several times is one of the old “I insist that a Formula One without Ferrari would not be Formula One, and 

and outside it, for his determination, his optimism and his concentration,” he and the powerful racing car teams to the detriment of the latest additions, 

aspirations of Luca di Montezemolo and, of course, a revolutionary move. “At this year, there are many racing teams that should be competing in the GP2 

has recently commented. For the time being, he is among the first drivers which he classifies as GP2, a reason why he thinks that each racing team 

the end of May we will celebrate Ferrari’s 800 grand prix in Formula One Series,” he maintains. Montezemolo does not set any limiting horizon to his 

in the championship in his first season dressed in red: “This season is not should have three cars. “I wish the FIA allowed the entry of a third car in 

and the 60 years that our brand has been present in the competition. We career. In his physical and mental prime, he is, along with Frank Williams 

going badly at all. Alonso has achieved some incredible races, arriving sixth the Grand Prix. We want a third car, and I’d do my best for having Valentino 

are the only ones boasting this record,” he proudly says. “That’s a reason for and Ecclestone himself, the most veteran and experienced figure in the 

28 even when his grid position was last. Red Bull cars are not unbeatable.” Rossi with us. When he wins the MotoGP championship this year, that will 

us to be proud and greatly satisfied, as it means that Ferrari is here, even paddock. Fernando Alonso could not have a better boss. / 

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A HOUSE IN MADRID 

Night and day 

This single-family house located in the Somosaguas urban 

development, Madrid, responds to the essential traits of the spatial 

concept of the architecture studio A-cero. 

ABOVE The lounge in the 

house is a cosy and elegant 

place in which the clearobscure 

contrasts prevail, 

with some coloured strokes 

on the walls. The sofas 

with Gancedo upholstery 

and the coffee tables in 

MDF have been madeto-measure 

by the studio 

itself. 

LEFT The sculptural 

contour of the construction 

rests next to the lakes. 

30 Text: SUKEINA AALI-TALEB Photos: A-CERO 

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The studio A-cero is 

also responsible for the 

landscaping project. They 

have chosen plants that 

harmonise with the groves 

and the typical landscape 

of the area, the north sierra 

in Madrid, for the garden. 

The stairs and handrail 

(designed by A-cero) are 

hidden behind the fireplace 

and lead to the common 

space of the house. The 

steps lead directly up 

to the main lounge. The 

semi-basement has a small 

lounge in clear tones. As 

for the exterior, the two 

upper floors turn into an 

exquisite work of art made 

in rough-textured concrete 

painted in grey. A large 

window runs along the 

facade of the house. 

The sculptural volumes and formal beauty are pervading and 

Contemporary art, like in the rest of the studio projects, is the source 

distinctive hallmarks of each and every architectural project carried out 

of inspiration, but to carry out this project, Joaquín Torres and his team 

by A-cero. Architect Joaquín Torres and his partner Rafael Llamazares 

adopted greater formal freedom, taking risks with a play of curve lines 

direct this studio headquartered in Madrid. Specifically, for this project 

perfectly integrated in the environs. The construction was also adapted 

located in the town of Pozuelo de Alarcón, they went for an audacious 

to the slope in the terrain – the horizontal volumes are overlaid in layers, 

kind of architecture designed to make life more comfortable for its 

as if they sprang from the ground. 

inhabitants, with attention paid to all details. Thus, its walls contain a 

The building stands on a plot of almost 5,000 square metres. Its 

heated swimming pool, a media room, a painting workshop and a gym, 

sculptural profile has big and protruding glass faces breaking the 

among other commodities, to which the gorgeous views of the lakes and 

uniformity of straight lines. With a concrete structure, the building 

landscape of Madrid’s north mountain range are added. 

has a total area of 1,750 square metres, and the residential space is 

A-cero employs in all its projects the same working method, and it 

structured in two upper floors, to which a semi-basement has been 

has also served for this singular building. They first start with an in- 

added. In this spacious open-plan house, the modern, minimalist and 

depth study of the client’s needs. They pose the problems and consider 

really current style of the interiors is the highlight. The ground floor 

the possibilities to solve them. The materials and details are decided 

has an ample hall, a bathroom, a kitchen, a lounge and a dining room 

just as they exert their ability to imagine and design. According to A- 

opening to the terrace, with a spectacular large window 15 metres 

cero’s directors, in this process, the architecture emerges by itself. 

long. There is also the main bedroom, fitted with a walk-in wardrobe, 

Thus, architecture shows off bluntly and imaginatively in this house in 

a bathroom and a lounge. And the space is completed with an office, 

32 Madrid, as it rather seems to be conceived as a big liveable sculpture. 

a gym and a heated swimming pool. This floor has also a garage with 

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The house has an exterior 

garden and a swimming 

pool. The curved shapes of 

the fireplace are supported 

on the stairs that lead down 

to the semi-basement. 

The main door marks the 

highest point on the plot 

and opens to an ample hall 

that distributes the rooms 

in the ground floor. 

The house also boasts a 

heated swimming pool 

with several deck chairs 

designed by the studio. 

JOAQUÍN TORRES, ARCHITECT 

In 1996, the architecture and townplanning 

studio A-cero started operating, 

and it has had a very fast evolution. The 

studio has grown at an amazing pace, 

and it has doubled its staff as the work 

volume increased in recent years. Its 

origin is in the town of A Coruña, but they 

soon enlarged their offices and opened 

their central headquarters in Madrid. The 

studio, headed by the tandem of architects 

Joaquín Torres and Rafael Llamazares, 

has since its beginnings focused on an 

integral development of architectural 

projects: turnkey deliveries, all of them 

works previously designed by the architect 

team. Its architecture outstands, as it is 

very current, pondered over and neat, and 

special attention is paid to each and every 

detail. Nowadays, they maintain an office 

in A Coruña, have also facilities in Dubai 

and in the near future will open an office 

in the Dominican Republic. The key to the 

success of their many works, according 

to Joaquín Torres, lies in not losing the 

coherence of the idea all throughout the 

process. Outstanding among their projects 

are single-family houses, singular buildings, 

offices, as well as interior design and 

landscaping projects. 

capacity for eight cars, a storeroom and a junk room. As regards the 

distribution of the semi-basement, it opens onto the garden thanks 

to huge glaziers. It has four bedrooms, a guest lounge, the changingrooms 

of the exterior swimming pool, a media room and, finally, the 

rooms arranged for domestic help: bedrooms, office, drying-place, 

lounge, storerooms and facility rooms. The upper floor is reserved to 

the painting workshop, with lots of natural light. 

To attain an effect of continuity among the different spaces, the 

team of architects enhanced that feeling by paving the three floors 

with white big-format porcelain stoneware, highly resistant and durable. 

Concerning the walls, the architects chose the white colour for the 

semi-basement floor and a grey tone for the upper floors, matching 

with the facade of rough-textured concrete. Another important element 

in the conception of this house is water. From the entry door a series 

of flooded roofs visually connect with the exterior swimming pool and 

with the lake. The garden has also been designed by the landscaping 

department of A-cero. / 

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DE LUXE EXTERIORS 

GREEN 

HEART 

Exterior architecture and landscaping are gaining 

followers in the world of hotel design. PORCELANOSA 

GROUP is contributing with its products. 

Text: SUKEINA AALI-TALEB Photos: BENJAMÍN ALCÁZAR, DAVID MONFIL AND DR. 

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HOTEL BARCELÓ ASIA GARDENS & THAI SPA 

A bit of the East in the Mediterranean 

Asian reminiscences are present in the lavish 

vegetation and millenary bonsai trees 

of this architecture and landscaping project 

Located in an extraordinary spot among the 

surrounding mountains of Sierra Cortina in the 

Mediterranean coast, this hotel stands over a 

huge pine wood. Asian reminiscences are present 

in the architecture and in the landscaping project. 

The lavish vegetation has been chosen so that the 

guests have the feeling of being in the tropics. 

And the team of architects and landscapers have 

successfully achieved their objective, creating an 

idyllic Asian atmosphere. A total of 312 rooms 

surrounded by sumptuous gardens with more than 

300 different botanic species, with water as a 

central element. 

From the first moment, the team of professionals 

– architects Rodolfo Nonini and Cristian Larrain, and 

agricultural engineer and landscaper Miguel Ángel Vico – were intent in leaving clear, non-built up ABOVE Team of architects 

spaces. “This way, the swimming pools, gardens, fountains, springs, pergolas and paths are perfectly (from left to right): 

integrated and in tune with the architecture”, they claim. The building draws its inspiration from Asian Rodolfo Nonini, 

Cristian Larrain and 

design. The same can be said about the type of gardening and, of course, the presence of water, 

Miguel Angel Vico. 

a pervading element in the East. The studio approached the landscape design including tropical 

botanic species, with a range of exotic plants and millenary bonsai trees. The delicate balance 

between water and plants is visible in the swimming pools, of which there are seven, totalling an 

area of 3,500 m2. The goal was to achieve pleasant but also functional spaces. And the result 

is the creation of different atmospheres that make guests feel that they are walking through a 

unique place that has been conceived for the well-being of body and mind. The main materials 

used for this project are aged marble in a cream tone and wood in the most luxurious communal 

areas. For exteriors, marble has been combined with 

slate and black granite, and wood has also 

been used. The swimming pools 

are made in ceramic tiles in 

different formats, colours 

and finishes. 

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ABOVE Hydra, from Systempool, a mini-swimming pool that operates at 38ºC, 

with a water-jet and bubbles, expressly developed for public use. 

39

HOTEL OCEAN CORAL & TURQUESA 

The Caribbean’s wild flora 

AVOBE Thermal deck chair 

Salus from Systempool affords 

the ideal temperature for 

relaxing. It reaches 36-37ºC 

(depending on the temperature 

outside), providing a pleasant 

feeling of warmth. 

OPPOSITE PAGE The Merbau 

Wengé model 18 x 65.9 cm, 

from Porcelanosa, can be found 

all throughout the hotel. 

The Hotel Ocean Coral 

& Turquesa, belonging to 

the Catalonian hotel chain 

H10, is located right in 

front of the sea in Puerto 

Morelos, a fishing village in 

the Mayan Riviera, Mexico. 

It is outstanding for its 

extraordinary location, 

as an ample green area 

whose biodiversity has 

been respected to the 

maximum surrounds it, 

and the architecture has 

been fully integrated into 

the natural environment. 

Specifically, this project was conceived to preserve the indigenous 

flora, since it decisively contributes to the general beauty of this marvellous landscape. For this 

reason, most of the plants chosen for this landscaping project are Mexican: species that outstand 

for their high resistance and are genuine survivors, as they are able to withstand the weather 

conditions of the area, characterised for their extremeness and variability. 

The landscaping project consists of a union of its distinct spaces in a single concept: harmony, 

since it combines architecture and beach in such a way that the green spaces configure an area 

devoted to rest and relaxation, as well as to the enjoyment of the wide range of vegetation typical 

of the Caribbean. Mercedes de Rada, head of landscaping in this project, points out: “The jungle 

has been recreated in the large spaces, leaving the smaller ones for the kind of details that make 

for a very special landscape”. 

Concerning materials, those that respect the architectural style while also the natural 

environment have been chosen. Outstanding is the tropical wood, and specifically palm wood. 

Additional highlights are materials that masterly recreated stone, and also the flowerpot holders 

and urban furniture expressly designed for the hotel. Another quality of the hotel can be found in 

the views from its rooms, for they are arranged in front of an impressive white sand beach and 

look over the second largest coral reef barrier in the world. Just as indigenous vegetation has 

Architecture and beach have been united in such 

40 

been chosen for the landscaping project, the rooms have been decorated combining Mexican 

tradition with a modern interior design. Teak furniture, colourful patterns and a big wooden flower 

feature in every room in the hotel. 

a way that green spaces are devoted to rest and to the 

enjoyment of the Caribbean vegetation. 

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HOTEL EL CONVENT DE BEGUR 

Once a convent, now a retreat 

The idea was to preserve the original structure of the 

terraces, on which the founding friars would grow 

different kinds of produce for their own consumption. 

ABOVE Bench-deck chair, from Teklassic. ABOVE RIGHT In the hotel exterior and common areas, the model Manual Musgo Protegido, 

from L’Antic Colonial, has been used; in the rooms, Venice Ivory 31.6 x 59.2 cm, from Porcelanosa and White Almeria Protegido and Beige Travertino Protegido, 

This hotel is located in the charming Begur, 

the heart of the region of Bajo Ampurdán, in 

Girona, between luxuriant mountains and the 

seacoast. More specifically, it stands on Sa 

Riera Creek, one of the privileged corners 

of the Costa Brava. In the streets of this 

Catalonian location we can find buildings 

that evoke a rich historical past – like the 

imposing medieval castle that dominates 

the village, or the building of this hotel, 

that originally housed among its walls the austere rooms of a 

convent. A wonderful place perfectly integrated into the natural 

environment, and in which peace and quiet preside. The building, 

located on an exceptional spot, is surrounded by a Mediterranean 

wood of holm-oaks and pines. 

The construction was built as a convent in the year 1730 by the 

Order of the Minim friars, and the restoration and adaptation works 

to convert it into a hotel with today’s commodities began in 2001 

and were completed in 2005. It has a total of 25 rooms plus the 

restaurant Refectori, which offers refined and imaginative dishes. 

The principal idea of the landscaping project, carried out by Joseph 

M. Serra, was to preserve the original structure of the terraces, in 

which the friars who founded the convent would grow different 

kinds of produce for their own consumption. The old orchids are 

now natural terraces in which guests can enjoy reading under the 

shade of the cypresses. The materials include the stone typical of 

the region that reinforces the terrace faces, and train sleepers that 

have been used to make trellises. The garden lighting contributes to 

create a quiet and nice atmosphere thanks to low-consumption light 

columns made out of oxidized iron. As regards vegetation, native 

species have been chosen: black pines, olive trees, cypresses, fruit 

trees and ivy. The reason for this choice is they easily integrate and 

perfectly adapt to the climate of this region. All the construction 

elements are in harmony with the landscaping project and with this 

the natural character of the whole, preserving the essential concept 

42 from L’Antic Colonial, in common toilets and in some rooms. 

of the monks who founded the convent. / 

43

ashion 

ATMOSPHERE 

This New York apartment brings us back to 

contemporary luxury and exploits the liveability 

of its different spaces to the highest degree. 

PORCELANOSA GROUP, with its products of high 

technical quality and perfect beauty, offers black 

and white as the absolute stars inside an 

atmosphere in which fashion and style prevail. 

Interior decoration photographs: RICARDO FERRER 

Fashion photographs: QUENTIN DE BRIEY Production: BLANCA J. DE LA HOZ 

CHESS QUEEN 

Long dress with train 

in black velvet with jet 

embroidery on one side, 

from Andrew GN. 

ELEMENT DUALITY 

The lounge of this beautiful 

apartment has been 

designed as a large space 

in which black and white 

contrast their tonalities 

in order to enhance and 

integrate elements. Just like 

in the floor, in which White 

Arabescato 59.6 x 59.6 cm 

has been combined 

with Grey Bardiglio 

59.6 x 59.6 cm, from 

44 PORCELANOSA. 

45

FOR RELAXING 

(Above) The bright reading 

area with a chaise longue is 

perfect to relax in and 

enjoy wonderful views of 

the city. The floor 

(close to the windows) 

has been made in White 

Windmill Marmara-Black 

Marquina-Java 40.9 x 

40.9 x 1 cm, from L’ANTIC 

COLONIAL. 

(Opposite page) To 

integrate the reading area 

into the lounge, the same 

floor has been used as next 

to the White Chimenea 

Manhattan, from L’Antic 

Colonial: namely, White 

Windmill Marmara-Black 

Marquina-Java 40.9 x 

40.9 x 1 cm, from L’ANTIC 

COLONIAL. 

White Arabescato 

59.6 x 59.6 cm and Grey 

Bardiglio 59,6 x 59.6 cm, 

from PORCELANOSA. 

BETTER IN PAIRS 

She is sporting a grey 

knit jersey with a legend 

written in black, from Love 

Moschino, and straight 

trousers with black sequins, 

from Alvarno. The sandals 

with copper paillettes are 

from Miguel Palacio. 

He is wearing a brown silk 

shirt with a pattern of 

green and blue links; grey 

wool trousers; a black 

jacket and a brown leather 

belt, all from Hermès. 

The red Oxford-type 

shoes in laminated skin are 

46 In the rest of the lounge, from Hugo. 

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A CULT SPACE 

The kitchen, leading to the 

exterior terrace, has a large 

central aisle and another 

area devoted to storage and 

sink, which makes its layout 

more functional: green 

cedar/clay G445 model, 

from GAMADECOR. 

Models White Marmara 

Classic 15 x 30 x 1 cm 

and Blanco Marmara 

Classic 15 x 15 x 1 cm, 

from L’ANTIC COLONIAL, 

have been used to cover 

the walls. 

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DREAM TERRACE 

Having a terrace of this size 

in the centre of a big 

city is a privilege within 

the reach of just a few. 

Moreover, if you decorate it 

with terrace furniture from 

La Maison du Mond, like in 

this case, it is exploited to 

the best advantage. 

The wooden floor is made 

in the Ipe Iguazú model 

10 x 2.2 cm, from L’ANTIC 

COLONIAL. On the left, 

next to the plant stands, 

the technical floor 

model called Avenue Brown 

Texture 60 x 60 cm, 

from URBATEK, has 

been used. 

EXTREMELY 

STYLISH 

Grey sleeveless knitted 

T-shirt dress with a tartan 

side fringe, from McQ, 

Alexander McQueen; 

brown leather belt, from 

Love Moschino and 

Borsalino-style hat in camel 

shade, from Malìparmi. 

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A TASTE FOR ORDER 

The walk-in wardrobe 

Natura with front finish in a 

Subdued Walnut and Sand 

Tulle in its interior, from 

GAMADECOR, is perfect 

to be placed between two 

atmospheres and find your 

clothes instantly. The floor 

has been made in White 

Sheen Carrara 59.6 x 

59.6 cm and Black Sheen 

Marquina 

59.6 x 59.6 cm, 

from PORCELANOSA. 

CLASSIC 

used. From the company 

MODERNITY 

NOKEN are the horizontal 

In bathroom atmospheres Dinasty mirrors 

again black and white tones 110 x 70 cm in white 

have been combined to sheen; Dinasty wall lamp 

provide minimalism and in white sheen; Dinasty 

beauty to spaces. 

basins, 110 cm, in white, 

(Above) Outstanding are with white Dinasty stand; 

the Lounge tap gear, 

Century tap gear (3-piece 

50-cm circular mirrors and basin set); Dinasty toilet 

Giro accessories, all from seat with medium-capacity 

NOKEN. 

tank; all accessories 

The Almond bathtub 

and the free-standing 

and basins (all made in magnifying mirror are 

KRION® Stone) and the 

Vitra Screen shower screen 

are from SYSTEMPOOL. 

The wall covered in Grey 

Nacaré 33.3 x 66.6 cm 

and in White Deco Nacaré 

33.3 x 66.6 cm, from 

VENIS, contrasts with the 

dark floor in Crystal Floor 

Dark 59.6 x 59.6 cm, also 

from VENIS. 

(Right) To cover the walls 

of this bathroom, a little bit 

more classical, the model 

Maui Pearl 20 x 31.6 cm, 

Century. The floor has also 

been made in the 

Dark Crystal Floor model, 

59.6 x 59.6 cm, from 

VENIS. 

MASCULINE AND 

SINGULAR 

Blazer-like jacket in black 

leather and matching 

trousers in black leather, 

both from Calvin Klein; 

grey knit jersey, from 

Tommy Hilfiger, and black 

Oxford-style shoes 

with brown-leather toe, from 

Salvatore Ferragamo. 

52 from VENIS, has been 

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AN OPEN VISION 

The furniture of the 

Traveler Collection, from 

Colección Alexandra, are 

harmoniously integrated 

with the floor Black 

Marquina 59.6 x 59.6 cm 

and White Sheen Carrara 

59.6 x 59.6 cm, from 

PORCELANOSA; 

the bathtub Victorian Single, 

from SYSTEMPOOL, 

even though an atypical 

element for a bedroom, is 

equally integrated. 

Future tap gear, floor 

embedded from Noken. 

THE PERFECT 

NIGHT 

Black strapless dress with 

black and green feathers 

and tulle details, from 

Rafael López. 

FASHION CREDITS: 

Photography Assistant: 

Baptiste Vuerich. 

Make-up and hair: David 

Bello (Ana Prado) for 

Chanel and Kérastase. 

Models: Diana Ionele (Uno 

Models) and Adrian Barwell 

(Presumo). 

Production Assistant: 

Daniela Girod. 

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HOTEL GASTERIJ DE ROODE SCHUUR 

A curvy 

universe 

This singular hotel located in Nijkerk, 

a town in the interior of Holland, 

is a surprise for its curvy structure 

and its cosy interiors with a modern 

atmosphere thanks to the collaboration 

of Porcelanosa Group. 

ABOVE 

Text: SUKEINA AALI-TALEB 

The hotel renovation has 

successfully combined 

the modernity of design 

pieces with the rural 

environs in which it stands. 

OPPOSITE PAGE 

Noticeable on the exterior 

of the hotel is the curved 

structure of its roofs 

The hotel Gasterij De Roode Schuur, literarily urgent improvement. Thus, the architecture and the hotel bar, whose 

translated as Red Barn, outstands for its peculiar studio Van Bokhorst went to work with the walls are covered in Mosaic 

structure of curved roofs, and once the main door objective of devising a construction in tune Iris Oxide 2.5 x 2.5 cm, 

is left behind, its interiors surprise us for their with this primarily rural region. This has been 

from L’Antic Colonial. 

contemporary and fresh decoration. Located successfully achieved, and the renovated hotel 

in a rural area in Holland between the National perfectly fits with its countryside environs and, 

Park De Veluwe and the cities of the western moreover, it has become a distinctive icon of the 

part of the country, the astonishing design of this area, largely due to its original roof of rounded 

building makes a very attractive identity hallmark forms made with cane. 

for the area. 

The concept has been developed by the 

In 2009 the hotel was renovated, since the interior designer Els Willemse, the owner of 

56 original construction, built in 1992, needed Something ELS, a company specialised in 

57

CLOCKWISE 

ABOVE 

A detail of one of the 

The flooring used in 

colourful rooms; a detail 

this room, Tavola Mogano 

of one of the bathrooms, 

14.3 x 120 cm, 

with floor in Tavola Mogano 

from Venis, contrasts 

14.3 x 120 cm from 

with the colourful 

Venis; another bathroom 

decorative elements: 

atmosphere, whose 

the green carpet with a 

walls are covered in Mosaic 

flower pattern, 

Iris Dark 2.5 x 2.5 cm, 

from L’Antic Colonial, creating the brand image for hotels, restaurants, 

tangibly reflected in the use of the tones for been preserved, as is the case of the original 

the vibrant red headrest 

and the original wall 

and floor in Tavola Kenya bars and offices. For this project, Els Willemse 

the furniture chosen: green shades that evoke beams and the fireplace. Among the specialities painted in electric blue. 

14.3 x 120 cm, from Venis; took a global approach, having in mind the 

fresh grass, yellow for dandelions and lively red of the menu in the restaurant Meadows, regional 

a detail of wall and floor, 

covered in a fitted carpet 

imitating wood. 

location of the hotel, the rural surroundings 

and the local traditions and handcrafts, in 

order to incorporate it all into a contemporary 

for poppies. In harmony with this vivid environs, 

the bar space is covered in multi-coloured 

mosaic tiles from Porcelanosa Group, and 

and seasonal food outstands. 

The hotel has a total of 38 rooms and 

remarkable are the two particularly luxurious 

interior. Particularly interesting is the interior 

its lighting suggests the colours of the rainbow nuptial suites, with 50 square metres each. Els 

decoration chosen for the restaurant and bar 

that so often can be seen over the meadows Willemse has provided for different interiors, each 

Meadows, which has tables for group meals, 

after a rainy day. The traditional floor in wood of them with its own colour range. The highlights 

as well as corners reserved for more intimate 

has been made in Tavola Rovere tiles, 19.3 x are the bright carpets and the bathrooms tiles 

dinners. The name of the restaurant refers to 

120 cm, from Venis. 

from Porcelanosa Group, chosen for the 

58 the colourful meadows of the region, and is 

Some elements of the old construction have different interiors. / 

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ABU 

DHABI 

LUXURY AND DESIGN 

The capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 

comes as a surprise in the West for its buildings, the 

grandeur of their touches and the ease with which they 

imitate and surpass any known marvel. 

In less than a decade, the United Arab Emirates 

have managed to attract the attention of the rest 

of the world and position themselves as a top 

desired destination. In the case of the capital, 

Abu Dhabi, it is not a faraway place on the map 

anymore, but has become a centre devoted to 

leisure, travel, luxury and, generally, pleasure. But 

what is so special with this Emirate that it has 

even managed to bring to its arena a grand prix 

of the Formula One World Championship? 

First, and perhaps most importantly, it has 9 

and 5 per cent, respectively, of the whole planet’s 

oil and gas reserves. A wealth that, contrary to 

its neighbours, Abu Dhabi has been – and is – 

wise enough to efficiently manage: so efficiently 

that it has had to lend money to its friends in 

Dubai so that they would not go bankrupt. And 

this substantial stockpile is noticeable in all its 

buildings: from the avant-garde and modern ones 

to the most traditional, like the Grand Mosque, 

none of them spare any occasion to show off 

their luxury and eccentricity. 

In the case of the Grand Mosque, the biggest 

mosque open to non-Muslim visitors in the world, 

the marble has been imported from Italy, India 

and Greece, and some of its columns are made 

of the same kind of marble that was used for 

the Taj Mahal. With touches in gold, its interior is 

also remarkable, as it has the biggest one-piece 

carpet (weighting 38 tons) and the biggest 

lamp (decorated with Swarovski crystals) in the 

world, and its main entrance doors are made in 

Murano glass. 

ABOVE A camel market, 

near Al Ain. 

TOP A terrace in the hotel 

Yas, with state-of-the-art 

design and sited in the 

middle of the Yas Circuit 

Island (a part of the circuit 

layout even crosses it, 

buried underneath). 

LEFT The hotel Qasr Al 

distance of 200 km, is 

accessed by a road that 

goes through the desert, 

and has an area expressly 

built for the royal family. 

OPPOSITE PAGE Views of 

the Grand Mosque from the 

Hotel Shangri-La. 

60 Photos: ALEX DEL RÍO 

Sarab, in Anantara, at a 

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ABOVE RIGHT The Grand 

Mosque, built in white 

marble and gold, is the third 

biggest in the world. Its 

columns were carved of the 

same kind of marble used 

for the Taj Mahal. Inside, 

it boasts the biggest onepiece 

carpet and the biggest 

lamp – made of Swarovski 

crystals – in the world. 

ABOVE Al Ain National 

Museum, in Abu Dhabi. 

Just as this temple exudes grandiosity and 

spirituality, a more recent construction such as 

the artificial Yas Island, in the outskirts of the city, 

is really striking. Everything revolves around auto 

racing here. On the one hand, the Yas Marina 

circuit, completed two years ago, holds since last 

year the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, planned this year 

for the middle of November. The layout includes 

the best details of all Formula One circuits in 

the world, but improved: for this is Abu Dhabi, a 

city based in everything known, but whose aim 

is never failing to surpass it all. Thus, the circuit 

is surrounded by a marina with moorings for 

yachts, in the Monaco style, and the imposing 

and modern Hotel Yas stands right in the centre. 

You can enjoy the rounds of the racing cars from 

the swimming pool on its roof. 

Also in this area, although still uncompleted, is 

the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, a thematic park where 

you can find all things related 

to the Italian brand: passion, 

excellence, performance and 

technical innovation. To have 

a picture of what it will be like, 

you just have to look at its 

red roof, which extends over 

200,000 square metres and 

bears the biggest Ferrari logo 

ever created. 

Another hotel that attracts attention, although 

in this case rather for its location than for its 

structure, is the Qasr Al Sarab. An infinitely 

straight road that seems to lead nowhere 

leads to this luxury resort in Anantara at 200 

kilometres from the city. Once there, if you get 

bored of the private swimming pool of your villa, 

you will always have the possibility of riding 

through the dunes on a rented camel. But if you 

want a more exclusive experience – and have 

plenty of money – you can even rent the wing 

that was built for the royal family, several metres 

apart from the resort. 

The truth is that if you are looking for a 

luxury hotel, you are in the perfect place: in Abu 

Dhabi there are more than 20 five - or six - 

star hotels. And one of them is the emblematic 

Emirates Palace, which this year has come out 

with a surprising holiday package called “The 

one-million-dollar Saint 

Valentine’s dream”. Nothing 

to add. 

Abu Dhabi is synonymous 

with luxury and ostentation, 

but also with change and 

evolution. Right now, as I am 

writing these lines, the city 

is already different: it has 

already changed. 

CLOCKWISE A detail 

of a dagger in the Al Ain 

National Museum; an old 

photograph of the Emir 

of Abu Dhabi; one of 

the falcons in the Falcon 

Hospital – an essential 

facility in a city in which 

virtually every inhabitant 

possesses one of these 

impressive birds of prey; 

Hafeet, over 1,000 metres 

high and surrounded by the 

Mabzara Valley, an oasis 

fed from the warm springs 

from the mountainous 

range. 

62 and the mountain of Jebel 

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PORCELANOSA IN ABU DHABI 

Great projects 

Porcelanosa Group signs a joint venture in the Arab Emirates with Galaxy Building 

Material LLC, a company that is building a shop devoted exclusively to all the 

products of Porcelanosa Group in the centre of Abu Dhabi. 

As part of this cooperation agreement, Porcelanosa is contributing with its products 

to the building projects of the Gate Towers and the Shining Towers. 

BELOW 

Thanks to the 

cooperation agreement 

between Porcelanosa 

Group and Galaxy 

Building Material LLC, 

the Spanish company 

is contributing with its 

materials to the building 

of the impressive Gate 

Towers. 

OPPOSITE PAGE 

Infographic image of 

the Gate Towers from 

another angle. 

64 65

And in these ever-changing environs – most 

of the buildings now comprising Abu Dhabi’s 

skyline have proliferated in barely ten years – 

Porcelanosa Group has wanted to be present. 

For that purpose, it has signed a joint venture 

with Galaxy Building Material LLC in the Arab 

Emirates, a Capital Investment’s and Sorouh Real 

Estate’s investee company that supplies a wide 

range of materials for the construction industry. 

In addition, in one of the busiest areas of the 

centre of Abu Dhabi, Galaxy is building a shop 

exclusively devoted to Porcelanosa Group 

products. As part of this cooperation agreement, 

the products from Porcelanosa have been 

chosen for renowned projects such as those of 

the Gate Towers and the Shining Towers. 

The Gate Towers, which will provide the city 

with a new style of urban 

life in which modern comfort 

and natural lifestyle combine, 

will boast an imposing 

architecture design and with 

an unsurpassable location. 

Quality high end offices, luxurious apartments, 

and exclusive penthouses, they all will cater, in 

sum, for the most demanding needs. The project is 

divided into: Residential Tower, with 65 residential 

floors, including penthouses; Residential Arc, 

with 17 residential floors; Business Tower, with 

55 office floors, and different leasable areas. 

In turn, the Shining Towers have been 

conceived as a pair of dancers moving together 

without touching, as each of them appears to 

lean in two directions: sideways and towards 

one another. The shorter one, a concrete 

frame structure of 33 floors, holds apartments, 

and the taller one, 42 floors built with a steel 

frame, houses offices. Both buildings will be 

fully glazed. A three-floored podium and three 

basement levels – devoted to leisure facilities 

and car parking – link the 

two towers. Concrete cores 

and shear walls largely 

provide for stability. The 

building project is scheduled 

to be completed in 2012. / 

LEFT Infographic image 

portraying the future Gate 

Towers offices – they 

will occupy the Business 

Tower, with a total of 55 

floors. 

BELOW Infographic image 

of the area devoted to 

leisure and fashion in the 

Gate Towers. 

OPPOSITE PAGE, ABOVE 

Infographic image of the 

exterior of the Shining 

Towers. 

OPPOSITE PAGE, 

BELOW A panoramic 

infographic exterior image 

of the imposing Gate 

Towers. 

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Alfonso Casares, who heads 

the architecture studio Aidhos, 

explains to LifeStyle the 

universe of the construction of 

hospitals and its evolution over 

time. He also reveals the projects 

on which he is working now. 

Text: MARTA SAHELICES 

ALFONSO CASARES 

An intelligible, 

human and 

reasonable 

architecture 

Alfonso Casares asserts that he would like to make in the future a ABOVE Architect 

revision of what hospitals imply and a serious analysis of the works carried Alfonso Casares. 

out so far in the hospital field, but meanwhile he does not stop working and 

TOP General lecture 

designing big hospitals, and fully renovating these spaces that prove “so 

complicated for their close relationship to life and health”. From his studio 

room in the University of 

Alicante. 

OPPOSITE PAGE 

Aidhos, devoted to hospital architecture and engineering design and made Hospital of Calahorra, 

up of a team of 25 professionals, he talks about the constant evolution and 

immediate future of these highly systematised and also highly organised 

structures. Just one piece of information: the cost of building a hospital 

equals that of its operation during a whole year. 

How would you define the style of architecture and engineering 

La Rioja. 

68 design of hospitals that you and your team practice? 

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RIGHT Interior of the 

Hospital Puerta de Hierro 

in Majadahonda. 

FAR RIGHT Hospital 

Reina Sofía, in Córdoba. 

BELOW Exterior view 

of the University Hospital 

of Granada. 

“He who reviews the history 

of the hospitals in the last 40 

or 50 years and thinks 

that they are consolidated 

into permanent models, is 

– in my opinion – wrong” 

“What we are really 

proud of is having devoted 

ourselves throughout 

the last 30 years to the 

hospital field almost 

exclusively” 

ABOVE Hospital 

of San Juan, in Alicante. 

LEFT Exterior view 

of the Hospital of 

Montecelo, in the Galician 

province of Pontevedra. 

Hospitals are highly complex buildings, for 

systematised structure – very complex, but also 

tasks. But the Directing Plan has evolved to 

And the most innovative... 

this type of architecture is complicated by its 

very well-organised. These big structures are 

be understood rather as the representation 

We’ve built a hospital in Almansa for the 

close connection with the health and lives of 

in an ongoing process of deep change and, of 

of life inside an organization with a very fast 

Sescam (Castilla-La Mancha Health Services) 

people. We have largely endeavoured to make 

course, the health system seems to be in really 

development over time (such as a hospital 

that I believe has the value of innovating the 

these buildings intelligible, human and reasonable. We believe that a good condition (hospitals are the most important buildings in the Spanish 

is). Precisely the Directing Plan is a sort of strategic plan for a hospital understanding of a small hospital, a local hospital. And La Fe might have 

hospital should have clarity, luminosity and a comfort that is not like the Communities, as they are a social indicator). The future pursues new 

infrastructure which, besides, linked to the maintenance of hospital buildings been the one that has most allowed us to take an in-depth approach for 

one needed in a home or an office, but a more general comfort, which is hospital models. I am certain that these models are not just in our minds, but 

– very complicated – and to the tremendous deterioration suffered by them more complex structures, since it is the most exacting hospital, the most 

more complex at once. 

actually, the very nature of hospitals and their operation demands a large 

in general and, more specifically, by the equipment they have inside, it is a demanding from the organization and quality viewpoints. 

Would you rather engage in a building project for a new hospital degree of organisation. Computers and communications have already taken 

very interesting method, a discipline, a work product, to put it somehow. In Do you have any projects for the future? 

or in a large renovation? 

an extraordinary step forward in the control of the organisation: they have 

sum: how planning should face the future of an already existing hospital. We’re working on a very interesting and special collaboration project: a 

Engaging in a large renovation never fails to be really interesting work, brought about a modification of the old models. Of course, he who reviews 

Each hospital has its strategic plan and should have its functional Directing private clinic for Bilbao’s health company IMQ that we are building by the 

as it implies getting to the heart of a big organisation with many people – the history of hospitals in the last 40 or 50 years and thinks that they have 

Plan almost from the moment when it starts operating. 

Estuary together with Carlos Ferrater and his studio. We are also excited 

people who worry a great deal about their work. However, a new hospital is consolidated in permanent models, I frankly think that he is wrong. 

What projects do you feel most proud of? 

about a series of works currently underway in Portugal: the renovation of a 

something that can be more easily understood. The nature of the problems What does the Directing Plan with which Aidhos works 

We feel really happy because we have devoted ourselves almost exclusively maternity hospital in Porto (a very amusing and interesting work), and now 

is different, and it is indeed more brilliant and easier to face. Obviously, as consist of? 

to the hospital field for the last 30 years. We indeed feel proud of that. But, we are about to start building a very small local hospital. And we maintain 

an architect, I’d rather build a new hospital. 

The concept of the Directing Plan has many possible interpretations. The 

more specifically, we are now immersed in three works in which we have an uncontained excitement over the renovations of Madrid’s important 

Is there actually such a thing as a ‘new hospital model’? easiest and most primary: the group of surveys and plans to carry out a 

invested lots of time and expectations: Valencia’s Hospital La Fe; Hospital buildings of Hospital Clínico San Carlos and La Paz, in which we’ve been 

70 Yes, there is. A hospital is a building with a highly schematised, highly large renovation or an integral renovation of a hospital – basically complex 

Son Dureta in Palma de Mallorca and Granada’s University Hospital. working for a long time. / 

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Lounge floor: Bardiglio Grey 

59.6 x 59.6 cm. Par-Ker step. 

Kitchen floor: Casona Chestnut 

19.3 x 120 cm. 

Covering: Venice Mocha 

20 x 31.6 cm and Marmi Ivory 

31.6 x 90 cm. 

Kitchen model: G445 Green 

Cedar / Clay. 

72 

8THE 

GREAT 

The eight brands that make up PORCELANOSA GROUP 

present their novelties in the 17th International Ceramics, 

Kitchen & Bathroom Show. 

73

MORE THAN JUST A COVERING 

The company Porcelanosa is focused on new coverings 

that turn walls into genuine works of art, with texture, volume 

and design. 

1PORCELANOSA 

The most up-to-date walls are covered in porcelain tiles whose finishes and textures improve 

the quality of atmospheres and afford a sophistication of their own in an example of the most 

contemporary interior design. Such is the case of the new LONDON model from Porcelanosa, 

which with its pattern of coiled waves creates a feeling of beauty and motion. 

London Mother-of-Pearl confers 

volume, design and texture to walls 

LONDON MOTHER-OF-PEARL 

Grounded covering in 31.6 x 9.0 cm format; finish, sheen. 

The models included in the London series are Mother-of- 

Pearl, Sand and Anthracite. 

THE SOFT LIGHT 

The new Maui collection is 

in fact made up of mediumsize 

ceramic pieces that 

are easy to install and 

which, once in place, have 

the appearance of small 

ceramic tessellas. 

Format: 20 x 31.6 cm. 

Product type: Mono-porous 

covering. 

(Above) Metallic Maui. 

(Right) Pearl Maui. 

(Far right) A detail of the 

Maui Red model. 

2Maui: small ceramic tessellas 

that play with light 

The new ceramic range MAUI appears as a micro-mosaic of irregular hand-made forms whose 

gloss and range of tones generate a play of small reflections on the walls. There are several colours 

to choose from: Pearl, Coffee, Red, Ocean, Dark and Metallic, all of them with high chromatic value 

and a very distinctive appearance. 

74 

KENYA PULPIS 

(Right) Ston-Ker floor. Measurements: 43.5 x 65.9 cm. 

Grounded, matt, untoned. The Kenya series models are 

Graphite, Pulpis, Silver and Sand. 

75 

VENIS

3 4 

GAMADECOR SYSTEMPOOL 

Contemporary and functional walkin 

wardrobes and modular series 

GAMADECOR presents several novel elements, such as its functional walk-in wardrobes and 

modular bathroom series, with so many finishes from which to choose – from the type of wood 

to the basin design – that you can create yours à la carte. In addition, they come with different 

complements, such as shelves, towel racks, lighted mirrors and magnifying mirrors. 

NATURA WALK-IN WARDROBE 

Folding opening, front finish in Subdued Walnut and interior 

finish in Sand Tulle. 

CALA BATHROOM SERIES: 

SIENA WALNUT 

A modular series that combines different elements, including 

wood, steel, granite and Krion. Its materials present a choice 

of finishes – Ukola, Siena Walnut, Brown Walnut 

and Subdued Walnut in wood – whereas those lacquered 

have a wide range of colours, both sheen and matt. The 

basin can be made fully in Krion or with a Krion structure 

covered in granite with different finishes. 

TECHNICAL DATA 

The bathtub Almond 

measures 180 x 90 cm 

and is 60 cm high, and 

incorporates a built-in 

overflow device. Compliant 

with EU standards, it also 

conforms to the American 

norms (UPC). 

The softest and most rounded 

formal purity from Systempool 

Manufactured in Krion® Stone, the free-standing bathtub ALMOND, of soft and rounded forms, 

from the company Systempool, outstands for its formal purity. An element that adds serenity and 

cleanliness to bathroom atmospheres. In addition, the ALMOND bathtub model complies with both 

the EU and the American standards (UPC). 

76 77

L´ANTIC COLONIAL BUTECH 

5Victorian Collection bets on 

distinction and good taste 

VICTORIAN COLLECTION is a range of select products remarkable for their high quality and 

their classical appearance – they can transform a lounge wall into a genuine work of art. Natural 

stone and carved crystal mosaics, unique pieces to cover the best lounges with the most exclusive 

material and the excellent quality of L’Antic Colonial. 

IN GREAT DETAIL 

(Above) Curve White 

Marmara – Black Marquina 

is a mesh backed mosaic 

made up of small pieces 

cut in curved forms that 

are inserted and fit to 

perfection. A composition 

alternating black and white 

materials, presented in 

meshes of 40 x 40 x 1 cm. 

ATMOSPHERE 

(Left) The Diamond mosaic 

combines White Marmara 

Marble with small inlayed 

rounded crystal pieces. An 

elegant composition made 

with small triangles that 

create geometrical patterns 

and is presented on a mesh 

of 32.9 x 28.3 x 1 cm. 

ENERGY 

SAVINGS 

The energy savings is 

higher than in conventional 

heating systems: 75% as 

against electric heating, 

and 60% compared 

to natural gas systems. 

6Geothermics, an inexhaustible 

and ecological source of energy 

The company BUTECH is committed to a new system of geothermic energy exploitation: 

GEOTHERMICS, a constructive solution that respects the natural environment while being profitable 

and efficient. As this system has no combustion, it does not emit gases or odours, and does not deplete 

the ozone layer. Low-maintenance, this is the only system that generates heat, cold and SHW. 

AESTHETICS 

All the reception elements 

(probes) are buried, and 

the machinery is installed 

inside the house – 

therefore, there is no visual 

impact; no auxiliary 

support system is needed, 

since it operates day 

and night in any weather 

condition, all the year 

round: it conforms to the 

CTE HE4 [EU ordinance 

for the use of renewable 

sources of energy], which 

means that there is 

no need to install solar 

thermal panels. As it is 

considered renewable 

energy, this product has 

subsidised prices. 

78 79

NOKEN CERANCO 

7The elegance of Lounge Diamonds 

enters the bathroom space 

A new model has arrived to the LOUNGE collection: a suspended piece of furniture 120 

centimetres wide, with a frontal drawer and a finish in textured black that provides a touch of 

elegance to any space. LOUNGE DIAMONDS thus completes this series created by designer 

Simone Micheli for the Spanish firm. 

ECOLOGIC 

DESIGN 

The Lounge series 

possesses a standard 

water saving device that 

provides a maximum of 

eight litres per minute 

– that is to say, it reduces 

the water flow by 35 %. 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

A suspended module 

120 cm wide, 33 cm high 

and 45 cm deep. Textured 

front and drawer with 

soft-close mechanism. 

8Neo, the new generation of 

technical porcelain tiles 

What is the sense of manufacturing ceramic to endure for life if it is not beautiful? That is the 

question that they have asked themselves in the company CERANCO, and they have answered with 

NEO, the new technical porcelain tile model that boasts of resistance and, at once, finishes: polished 

or half-polished, natural or textured. A pure and multi-purpose product with a surprising beauty. 

A NEW 

ATMOSPHERE 

(Left) Models: Neo Coal 

Polished 60 x 60 and Neo 

Coal Texture 60 x 60. 

A TOUCH OF 

COLOUR 

(Below, from left to right) 

A detail of three technical 

porcelain tile models: 

Neo White Texture, Neo 

Coal Texture and 

Neo Black Texture. 

Neo is the first Urbatek 

collection offering polished, 

matt and textured finishes 

in the same range. 

80 81

82 

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM A general view 

of the Gamadecor booth, at Milan International Kitchen 

Furniture Exhibition: Eurocucina 2010: G680 Ukola / 

G975 Krion models, in dark tones and worktop 

in white, and G475 Matt Gypsum / Dark Grey Oak 

models. RIGHT, G580 Shine White / 

G680 Subdued Walnut models. 

EUROCUCINA 2010 / MILAN 

A success for 

Porcelanosa 

The brand of Porcelanosa Group 

specialised in kitchens, Gamadecor, 

wins in the reputed Milan International Kitchen Furniture Exhibition: 

Eurocucina 2010. A biennial rendezvous that received for the first time 

the Spanish group as an exhibitor, and that was attended by around 

330,000 visitors – 7% more than in the former edition – who had 

the privilege to see for themselves the novelties of the 144 exhibitor 

and distributor companies. In turn, Gamadecor presented its latest 

designs for this home space with innovative materials and surprising 

designs, like kitchens with fronts and work tops in Krion, a resistant 

material particularly suitable for the most demanding kitchens and 

with antibacterial properties (certified as conforming to the UNE-EN 

ISO 1186 standard) which guarantees its use in food handling, and, 

therefore, its application in work tops and any other element that may 

come into direct contact with food. /

84 

NEW SPA 

Urban health 

resort in Madrid 

Los Nogales Spa & Wellness Puerta de 

Hierro is a new urban health resort located in the northeast of 

Madrid that has an ample thermal area with all the elements needed 

for interacting with water: from bathtubs to warm beach entry pools, 

and also relaxation swimming pools at contrasting temperatures. It is 

actually divided into a leisure area (with swimming pools, saunas, Turkish 

bath and relaxation room), a treatment area (with 30 cabins in which 

to enjoy both body wraps and jet showers), and a sports area to do 

exercise. Located near Puerta de Hierro (Isla Malaíta, 10), the highlights 

are its beauty protocols for brides and its instant tanning treatment. Also 

its body treatments like mesotherapy, anti-stress, detoxifying and the 

specific treatment for tired legs. / 

Thermal area: The swimming pool 

is made in Fashion Mix B Blues 

2 x 2 cm (32.7 x 32.7 cm) and the 

column in Mosaic Crystal 

Cherry 20 x 33.3 cm, both from 

L’Antic Colonial. 

ABOVE The stairs and footbridge 

are covered in Jatoba Wengé 

Exteriors 14.4 x 120 x 1.2 cm. 

LEFT On the column, White 

Plaited Marmara 30 x 30 x 1 cm; 

on the floor, Travertine Moka Prot 

30 x 60 x 1.2 cm; 

and in the thermal deck chair, 

Mosaic Air White 30 x 30 x 1 cm. 

LEFT, ABOVE Covering in 

Travertine Mosaic Polished Perseo 

3 x 5 x 1 cm and floor in Travertine 

Moka Prot 30 x 60 x 1.2 cm. 

LEFT, BELOW Covering in Deco 

Saigon Grey 31.6 x 90 cm. All 

products are from L’Antic Colonial.

86 

NOVELTIES 

Urbatek, the 

brand to be followed 

It has already been six years since Urbatek, the line 

of technical porcelain tile, was added to the vast choices 

of Porcelanosa Group, a period in which the company has proved to be the favourite 

for architecture and interior design professionals. This is due not just to the resilience and 

technical standards of its materials, but also to the wide range of finishes and the beauty of 

its designs: in Urbatek the durability of the product is as important as its aesthetics. 

For another year, Urbatek comes brimming with novelties, from the Mosaic Avenue model, 

perfect to cover bathroom spaces, to the State White Polished flooring that gives shine to 

any room. We should not forget the model Tribeca White, simply perfect. / 

ABOVE Brick Avenue Black 

model, 30 x 30 cm. 

The Avenue collection is 

prepared to resist the most 

demanding conditions in 

any home; suitable 

for wet areas, it is designed 

to remain always like 

the first day and available in 

a wide range of colours. 

LEFT Tribeca White 

Polished 

40 x 80 cm, 80 x 80 cm 

and 20 x 80 cm. A clear 

example of Urbatek’s 

proposals for the home: 

the most accomplished 

shine finishes in the market, 

a mirror-like finish for the 

entire house. 

TOP LEFT State White 

Polished 60 x 60 cm. The 

State collection, similar 

to natural marble stone, 

has the advantages of the 

ceramic material: its water 

absorption is insignificant 

and, therefore, it is much 

more resistant to stains 

than any other natural stone. 

Made without enamels, 

only natural pigments are 

used to colour it.

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■ A CORUÑA 

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■ CANTABRIA 

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MATERIALS PIRINEU 

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PORCELANOSA 

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OMAN 

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PORCELANOSA 

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88 

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Fax 902 934 099 

GARRO 

ST. BOI DE LLOBREGAT Ctra. Sta. 

Creu de Calafell, km. 10,7. 

Tel. 936 545 952 

Fax 938 400 620 

SUMCO 

ST. PERE DE RIBES Ctra. De 

Barcelona C-246, Km 42,4. 

Tel. 938 933 016 

Fax 938 741 066 

VILLAFRANCA Pol. Ind. Domenys II. 

Avda. Tarragona 136. 

Tel. 938 933 066 

Fax 938 936 004 

JODUL 

TARRADELL Ctra. de Vic, Km 5,8. 

Tel. 938 800 800 

Fax 938 126 054 

JOAN DOT 

TORELLÓ Ter, 50. 

Tel. 938 504 646 

Fax 938 504 286 

Tel. 927 426 493 

Fax 927 426 495 

■ CÁDIZ 

PORCELANOSA 

EL PUERTO DE SANTA MARÍA 

Pol. El Palmar. Carretera Madrid-Cádiz, 

Km. 653,2. 

Tel. 956 540 083 

Fax 956 540 083 

ALGECIRAS Ctra. de Málaga, Km. 109. 

Tel. 956 635 282 

Fax 956 635 285 

CÁDIZ Avda. José León de Carranza, 

esq. Plaza Jeréz. 

Tel. 956 205 622 

Fax 956 266 362 

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA Carretera 

N-IV. Parque Empresarial, parcela D1. 


Fax 956 302 904 

SAN FERNANDO Polígono Tres 

Caminos, s/n. 

Tel. 956 592 36 

Fax 956 592 833 

GRAVIGRES S.L. 

CHICLANA Pol. Ind. Urbisur. 

Severo Ochoa, 57. 

Tel. 956 400 108 

Fax 956 400 650 

ALMECOR 

OLVERA Llana, 47. 

Tel./Fax 956 120 776 

DOCURRI 

UBRIQUE Fernando Quiñones, 1. 

Tel. 956 461 838 

Fax 956 460 384 

AZULGRIF 

VILLAMARTIN Rosario, 9. 

Tel. 956 730 687 

Fax 956 730 911 

■ CEUTA 

BAEZA 

CEUTA Ampliación muelle de 

Poniente, 96. 

Tel. 956 511 312 

Fax 956 511 309 

■ CIUDAD REAL 

PORCELANOSA 

CIUDAD REAL Ctra. de Carrión, Km. 1. 

Tel. 926 251 730 

Fax 926 255 741 

ALCAZAR DE SAN JUAN 

Corredera, 56. 

Tel./Fax 926 546 727 

TOMELLOSO Avda. de los Industriales, 

parcela 9. 

Tel. 926 259 206 

Fax 926 529 207 

■ CÓRDOBA 

PORCELANOSA 

CÓRDOBA Ctra. Nacional IV, Km. 404. 

Pol. de Torrecilla. 

Tel. 957 760 024 

Fax 957 760 123 

JOSE SÁNCHEZ CARRETERO 

CASTRO DEL RÍO Ronda Vieja 

Salud, 68. 

Tel./Fax 957 372 775 

FRAPECO DECO S.L. 

LUCENA Ejido Plaza de Toros. 

Tel. 957 509 334 

ANTONIO HIDALGO SALIDO 

MONTILLA Avda. Andalucía, 36. 

Tel. 957 651 726 

JUAN PRIETO E HIJOS S.L. 

VILLA DEL RIO Carretera 

Bujalance, s/n. 

Tel. 957 177 693 

Fax 957 177 335 

Tel. 972 423 018 

Fax 972 423 051 

CORNELLA DEL TERRI Ctra. De 

Girona a Banyoles, Km. 12,8. 

Tel. 972 594 131 

Fax 972 594 552 

FIGUERES Ctra. N-II Km. 759. 

Tel. 972 672 259 

Fax 972 672 255 

LES PRESSES Pol. Ind. Les Presses. 

Parcella 20. 

Tel. 972 694 704 

Fax 972 693 003 

PALOL D’ONYAR-QUART Ctra. 

Comarcal C-250, Km. 4,3. 

Tel. 972 468 119 

Fax 972 468 123 

BRECOR S.L. 

BLANES Ctra. Tordera, 79. 

Tel. 972 336 062 

Fax 972 358 482 

MATERIALES CREIXELL 

ESCLANYÀ-BEGUR Palafrugel 

Regencos P.I. Riera Esclanya, 1. 

Tel. 972 300 628 

Fax 972 610 772 

■ GRANADA 

TECMACER 

ARMILLA Avda. San Rafael 

(Junto Sprinter). 

Tel. 958 253 081 

Fax 958 183 367 

■ GUIPÚZCOA 

JORGE FERNÁNDEZ 

GUIPUZKOA 

SAN SEBASTIÁN Pol. Belartza. 

Fernando Múgika, 15. 

Tel. 943 376 966 

Fax 943 376 841 

Pol. Inca. 

Tel. 971 507 650 

Fax 971 507 656 

SANT ANTONI DE PORTMANY (IBIZA) 

Pol. Monte Cristo, s/n. Ctra. Ibiza. 

Tel. 971 317 292 

Fax 971 317 293 

MAGATZEM SES FORQUES 

LLUCMAJOR (MALLORCA) Doctor 

Fleming, 10. 

Tel. 971 662 114 

Fax 971 662 816 

PORCELANOSA SOLLER (CA’N 

SOLER) Calle del mar,167 

Tel. 971 630 219 

PORCELANOSA MANACOR 

(GALMES) Calle Vía Palma, 102 

Tel. 971 554 502 

MACODOR, Ctra. Calonge-Cala 

D’Or Km. 1,5 

Tel. 971 658 210 

■ JAÉN 

PORCELANOSA 

JAÉN Polígono Olivares. Carretera 

Bailén-Motril, Km 323. 

Tel./Fax 953 284 035 

HNOS. MESA QUESADA 

CAMPILLOS DE ARENAS Ctra. 

Casablanca, s/n. 

Tel. 953 309 523 

VIFERSAN S.L. 

HUELMA Virgen de la Fuensanta, 61. 

Tel. 953 391 413 

HERNÁNDEZ GÁMEZ S.L. 

LINARES Ctra. Torreblascopedro, s/n. 

Tel./Fax 953 693 423 

ÚBEDA Avda. de la Libertad, 88. 

Tel./Fax 953 735 168 

MAT. CONST. Y SAN. HIJOS 

MARTÍN SÁNCHEZ 

VILLACARRILLO José Rodero 

Mataran, 53. 


■ LA RIOJA 

RIOJACER 

LOGROÑO Avda. de Burgos, 43. 

Tel. 941 286 021 

Fax 941 202 271 

■ LAS PALMAS 

PORC. Y PAV. CANARIOS 

LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA 

Avda. Mesa y López, 63. 

Tel. 928 472 949 

Fax 928 472 944 

■ LEÓN 

PORCELANOSA 

SAN ANDRÉS DEL RABANEDO 

Ctra. León-Astorga, Km. 3,5. 

Tel. 987 801 570 

Fax 987 801 475 

■ LLEIDA 

PRETENSADOS RIBERA 

EL PONT DE SUERT Ctra. N-230, 

Km. 124,5. 

Tel. 973 690 063 

Fax 973 690 400 

LUGO Tolda de Castilla, s/n. 

Tel. 982 245 725 

■ MADRID 

PORCELANOSA 

LEGANÉS Avda. Recomba, 13. Pol. 

La Laguna. Salida 53-M50. 

Tel. 914 819 200 

Fax 916 930 292 

ALCOBENDAS Parque Río Norte. 

Tel. 916 623 232 


ALCORCÓN Ctra. N-V, Km. 15,5. 

Parque Oeste de Alcorcón. 

Tel. 916 890 172 


MADRID Ortega y Gasset, 62. Esquina 

Conde Peñalver. 

Tel. 914 448 460 

Fax 914 025 111 

Alcalá, 514. 


Fax 917 545 555 

■ MÁLAGA 

PORCELANOSA 

MÁLAGA Avda. Velázquez, 77. 

Tel. 952 241 375 

Fax 952 240 092 

ANTEQUERA Río de la Villa, 3. Pol. 

Industrial. 

Tel. 952 701 819 

Fax 952 843 751 

MARBELLA Avda. Ricardo Soriano, 65. 

Tel. 952 826 868 

Fax 952 822 880 

■ MELILLA 

MELIRIF S.L. 

MELILLA Paseo Marítimo Mir Berlanga, 

23. Edificio Athena. Local 1. 

Tel. 952 696 174 

Fax 952 696 331 

■ MURCIA 

PORCELANOSA 

MURCIA Avda. Juan de Borbón, s/n. 

Parque Comercial Thader. 

Tel. 968 879 527 

Fax 981 831 725 

CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ Avda. Ctra. 

Granada, 20. 

Tel. 968 705 647 

Fax 968 705 648 

CARTAGENA Belgrado. Parcela 81. 

Pol. Industrial Cabezo Beaza. 

Tel. 968 529 302 

Fax 968 528 362 

LORCA Ctra. de Granada, 127. 

Pol. Ind. Los Peñones. 

Tel. 968 478 130 

Fax 968 470 820 

YECLA Avda. de la Paz, 195. 

Tel./Fax 968 718 048 

■ NAVARRA 

MONTEJO CERÁMICAS 

MUTILVA BAJA Pol. Ctra. Tajonar, Calle 

2, Naves 2-4. 

Tel. 948 239 065 

Fax 948 230 503 

PALENCIA Juan Ramón Jiménez, 4-6. 

Tel. 979 706 421 

Fax 979 702 652 

■ PONTEVEDRA 

SANEAMIENTOS ROSALES 

SEIXO, MARÍN Doctor Otero Ulloa, 1. 

Tel. 986 702 041 

Fax 986 702 080 

VIGO García Barbón, 139-B. 

Tel. 986 228 806 

GREMASA 

Monte Faquiña-Tameiga. MOS. 

Tel. 986 288 041 

■ SALAMANCA 

PORCELANOSA 

SALAMANCA Pol. Villares. Ctra. 

Salamanca-Valladolid, Km. 2,5. 

Tel. 923 243 811 

Fax 923 123 414 

■ SANTA CRUZ DE 

TENERIFE 

PORC. Y PAV. CANARIOS 

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 

Avda. 3 de Mayo, 18. 

Tel. 922 209 595 

Fax 922 209 596 

SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA 

Abenguareme, 3. 

Tel. 922 412 143 

Fax 922 420 012 

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE 

Las Rosas, s/n. 

Tel. 922 461 112 

Fax 922 461 166 

■ SEGOVIA 

SEGOCER 

EL ESPINAR Ctra. Madrid- 

A Coruña, Km. 64. 

Tel. 921 172 426 

Fax 921 171 828 

SEGOVIA José Zorrilla, 134. 

Tel. 921 444 122 

■ SEVILLA 

PORCELANOSA 

SEVILLA Pol. Ind. La Negrilla. 

Tipografía s/n (Autovía A-92, 

dirección Granada). 

Tel. 954 579 595 

Fax 954 578 304 

DOS HERMANAS Parque Cial., Zona 2. 

Doctor Fleming, Sector 13, Parcela 3. 

Tel./Fax 955 661 368 

TOMARES San Roque, s/n. Polígono 

El Manchón. 

Tel. 954 152 792 

Fax 954 153 188 

HERNÁNDEZ CARBALLO S.L. 

LORA DEL RÍO Betis s/n. 

Tel. 955 800 473 

Fax 955 801 439 

■ SORIA 

MAT. CONSTRUCCIÓN 

ODORICIO S.L. 

SORIA Pol. Las Casas-II. Calles A y J, 

parcela 201. 

Tel. 975 233 228 

Fax 975 232 188 

■ TARRAGONA 

MONSERRATE ESTIL CERAMIC S.L. 

CAMBRILS Pol. Ind. Belianes nau 5. 

Ctra. Cambrils-Montbrió. 

Tel. 977 364 900 

Fax 977 364 953 

VIUDA DE ANTONIO FONT 

EL VEDRELL Valls, 12. 

Tel. 977 660 794 

Fax 977 662 217 

SEGURA DISSENY S.L. 

REUS Plz. Del Nen de les Oques, 8. 

Tel. 977 312 502 

Fax 977 317 211 

CONSTRUCCIONS CIURO 

RODA DE BARA Acceso a Roda de 

Bara, Km. 1. 

Tel. 977 802 951 

Fax 977 802 012 

RAMÓN MAGRIÑA BATALLA 

Montblanc, 14. 

Tel. 977 600 210 

Fax 977 603 302 

■ TERUEL 

GARGÓN 

TERUEL Pol. La Paz, P. 143-149. 

Tel. 978 609 661 

■ VALENCIA 

PORCELANOSA 

ALBUIXECH Avda. Mediterráneo, 

parcela 6. Pol. Ind. del Mediterráneo. 

Tel. 961 400 561 

Fax 961 401 078 

GANDÍA Camí Vell de Daimus, 

parcela 307. 

Tel. 962 965 105 

Fax 962 965 980 

PATERNA Zona Cial. Heron City, Pista 

Ademuz, S. 6-7 - Calle V-1. Parc.1 

Sec.14. 

Tel. 963 160 348 

Fax 963 160 599 

SEDAVÍ Avenida Mediterráneo, 28. 

Zona Cial. de Sedaví. 

Tel. 963 185 021 

Fax 963 180 094 

VALENCIA Colón, 56. 

Tel. 963 530 230 

Fax 963 531 688 

■ VALLADOLID 

CANTALAPIEDRA 

VALLADOLID Don Sancho, 3/5. 

Tel. 983 217 921 

Fax 983 308 292 

Ctra. de Soria A-24, Km. 5. 

Tel. 983 217 010 

Fax 983 200 921 

■ VIZCAYA 

BILBU 

AMOREBIETA Barrio Boroa, s/n. 

Tel. 946 731 158 

Fax 946 733 265 

BILBAO Iturriaga, 78. 

Tel. 944 113 018 

Fax 944 128 637 

Alameda Recalde, 39-41. 

Tel. 944 218 625 

Fax 944 218 879 

■ ZAMORA 

PORCELANOSA 

ZAMORA Avda. Cardenal Cisneros, s/n. 

Tel. 980 519 283 

Fax 980 529 404 

■ ZARAGOZA 

PORCELANOSA 

ZARAGOZA Autovía de Logroño, Km. 2. 

Tel. 976 403 131 

Fax 976 300 094 

Plataforma Logística. Taormina, 2. 

Tel. 876 269 500 

Fax 876 269 389 

Parque Comercial Puerto Venecia. 

Tel. 976 930 800 

Fax 976 930 603 

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Citluk/ Sarajevo 

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Löbnitz/ Lübeck/ Mainz/ Meschede/ 

Münster/ Munich/ Nordhausen/ 

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Eger/ Gyongyus/ Miskolc 

ICELAND Reykjavik 

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Radom/ Rzeszow/ Sopot/ Szczecin/ 

Torun/ Warsaw/ Wroclaw 

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ANDORRA Andorra la Vella 

QATAR 

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Denis/ Saint Pierre 

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Novosibirsk/ Rostov-na-Donu/ Samara/ 

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Tyumen 

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Riyadh 

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Cressier/ Geneva/ Lanquart/ Losone/ 

Lucerne/ Pura/ Schlieren 

SYRIA 

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Tainan/ Taipei 

THAILAND Bangkok/ Pattaya 

TOGO Lome 

TUNISIA Tunis/ Tunis Cedex 

TURKEY Istanbul 

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Kiev/ Odessa 

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EMIRATES Abu Dhabi 

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Bangor/ Birmingham/ Bristol/ 

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Glasgow/ Leeds/ Leicester/ London/ 

Manchester/ Newcastle/Norwich/ 

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URUGUAY Montevideo 

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USA Anaheim/ Boston/ Chicago/ 

East Brunswick/ Dallas/ Miami/ 

Paramus/ Pompano Beach/ Ramsey/ 

Riverside/ Rockville/ San José/ 

Westbury 

PORCELANOSA NYC 

New York Design Center 

200 Lexington Ave, suite 609 

New York, NY 10016 

Tel. 212 252 7370 

VENEZUELA Caracas 

VIETNAM Hanoi/ Ho Chi 

Minh City 

YEMEN 

89

90 

WE’LL BE TALKING ABOUT... 

World Trade Center 

Transportation Hub 

World Trade Center 

Transportation Hub is an 

ambitious project commissioned by the Port 

Authority of New York & New Jersey to the 

well-known architect Santiago Calatrava so as 

to replace the old transportation hub destroyed 

in the 9/11 attacks. A focus point whose 

functional objective will be to significantly 

improve the connections with Lower Manhattan: 

the PATH trains and underground lines (1, 9, N 

and R) will converge there. Besides, it will also 

serve as a nexus to link the Towers 1-4, Liberty 

Place, Memorial Site and the World Financial 

Center. 

In order to hugely simplify that which might look 

like a confused maze of underground passages, 

Calatrava has projected the transport hub so 

that it can be perceived as a series of distinct 

spaces but with unifying characteristics, such as 

colour and materials: steel, concrete, stone and 

glass prevail. Concerning lighting, the architect 

has given great importance to natural light, as a 

powerful symbol of hope and vitality. 

The World Trade Center Transportation Hub is 

scheduled to be completed at the beginning of 

2015. It will be another of the different reshaping 

projects developed at Ground Zero to promote 

again this New York district. / 

SANTIAGO CALATRAVA 

To summarize in this 

page the work of this 

Valencian architect and 

sculptor specialized in big 

structures would be virtually 

impossible. For this reason, 

we will only highlight his 

Prince of Asturias Award 

for the Arts, his National 

Architecture Award and 

his American Institute of 

Architects Gold Medal. 

Photos: SANTIAGO CALATRAVA, LLC 

RETRATO: MICHAEL FALCO

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