{"id":594210,"date":"2026-08-24T06:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/594210\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T06:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:32:16","slug":"meet-solar-xyz-an-emerging-spanish-architecture-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/594210\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Solar.xyz, an emerging Spanish architecture firm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Solar.xyz, an emerging Spanish practice, joins the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios.<\/p>\n

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Who: Solar.xyz<\/p>\n

This young Spanish studio, founded in 2022, is a partnership between architects Pablo Canga and Ana Herreros. The duo\u2019s strength lies in their ability to combine professional design practices with academic, teaching and editorial work – their research project \u2018The Architectures of Repair,\u2019 for instance, looks at the intersection between research and practice and focuses on the socio-ecological transformation of pre-existing structures.<\/p>\n

\u2018We like challenging the disposable paradigm of contemporary building culture, proposing an architecture that is both historically conscious and technologically agile \u2013 an architecture that treats sustainability<\/a> as an ethical commitment rather than a mere technical upgrade,\u2019 they say.<\/p>\n

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\u2018One of the biggest influences is the text \u201cThe As Found and the Found\u201d written by Alison Smithson and Peter Smithson, central figures in postwar British architecture and members of Team 10. In this text, the Smithsons explore the idea of the \u201cas found\u201d as an attitude toward architecture and urbanism. Rather than imposing rigid, idealised designs, they advocate for engaging directly with the existing conditions of a site\u2014its materials, social patterns, and everyday realities.\u2019 They view the relationship between craftsmanship and technology in construction as more of an ecological method of designing rather than the \u2018nostalgic versus progressive\u2019 framing that the debate often gets.<\/p>\n

Having received the top gong at the Chamber of Architects Emerging Award 2024 in Spain<\/a>, among several other accolades, it is obvious the pair are going places. Their first project together, Casa Castellar, exemplifies their approach.<\/p>\n

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What: Casa Castelar<\/p>\n

Casa Castelar is a refurbishment and redesign project of a private home, part of a larger 19th-century development just outside the Spanish capital. Titled Madrid<\/a> Moderno, the scheme originally comprised ninety-six houses inspired by the notion of the garden-city, yet just fourteen of them remain as the neighbourhood went through a redevelopment phase in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

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Solar.xyz was called upon to refresh the structure, blending the old and the new to craft a 21st-century family home. Their approach centres on maintaining older features through modern interpretation, while adding bioclimatic strategies and systems to ensure the building responds to contemporary climatic needs. Thermal insulation, new joineries, aerothermal solutions, and the optimisation of cross ventilation were all carefully considered and added where necessary. The result? They reduced the house\u2019s energy consumption by over 70%.<\/p>\n

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Why: Architects Directory 2026<\/p>\n

When the Wallpaper* Architects\u2019 Directory was conceived in 2000, it was built as our bespoke international index of emerging architectural talent. Now in its 25th edition, our annual listing of promising practices from across the globe (now comprising over 500 alumni) champions the best and most promising young studios – a snapshot of talent showcasing inspiring work from all corners of the Earth with an emphasis on the residential realm.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s anniversary survey includes 30 young studios (one for each of the 30 years of Wallpaper*), from Australia<\/a>, Bahrain, Benin, Brazil<\/a>, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark<\/a>, Ecuador, Ghana, Greece<\/a>, France, Ivory Coast, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, India, Morocco<\/a>, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore<\/a>, Spain, Switzerland<\/a>, the UK, the USA, and Vietnam. Welcome to the promise, ideas and exciting architecture of the Wallpaper* Architects\u2019 Directory 2026.<\/p>\n

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