La Colada Café is a cozy, sustainable space where doing laundry turns into a community experience. Enjoy eco-friendly washing, locally sourced coffee, and cultural events—all in one place. Designed for connection and sustainability, we promote textile recycling, local art, and workshops on circular living. Whether you're grabbing a coffee or repairing clothes, La Colada Café invites everyone to relax, connect, and create a greener, more inclusive future.
MULTIFUNCTIONAL CULTURE - CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER
AR Placemaker is an innovative mobile application that utilises augmented reality (AR) technology to facilitate inclusive, immersive and collaborative urban design experiences. With just a smartphone, everyone can visualize design ideas in a real surroundings, share feedback, and collaborate directly in creating vibrant, inclusive, and climate-resilient urban environments—this interactive approach encourages collaborative place-making that reflects diverse voices and local identities.
Monteagudo de las Vicarías is transforming into Spain’s first Art Town, where art, culture, and sustainability come together to revitalize a historic village. Through mural art, artist residencies, and creative tourism, this project turns depopulation into an opportunity, attracting artists, visitors, and new residents. Monteagudo is not just preserving its heritage—it’s redefining the future of rural innovation through art, col
PrimeBud is dedicated to redefining urban living through a seamless blend of cutting-edge design, cultural enrichment, and superior quality. Our project embodies a commitment to aesthetics, sustainability, and the enhancement of everyday experiences, ensuring that each space we create fosters a sense of harmony, well-being, and community connection.
The globalization process is a key factor shaping contemporary social structures, intensifying mobility and strengthening transcultural integration. The project explores social, architectural, and social dialogue.. The challenge lies in integrating these layers while creating a space that fosters dialogue. Basing on social research, architectural studies, and philosophical reflections the architecture itself becomes an active participant in the social dialogue it aims to create.
A steel bench with padded inserts covered with UN_SKIN, an experimental composite biomaterial created by combining mycelium and bacterial cellulose (BC). Mycelium improves BC’s stability and water resistance. Developed through Material Driven Design and DIY approaches, UN_SKIN resembles leather and finds applications in upholstered furniture. The project explores scenarios for sustainable design with modular solutions and a unique aesthetic that challenges traditional materials.
+1.4°C is a research project led by textile designer Shéryl Blauvac, exploring the use of two flexible materials in architecture as protection against global warming. On one hand, she repurposes advertising tarpaulins, and on the other, she studies and weaves sisal fiber. These two distinct approaches engage and question different work axes, material treatments, collaborations, and application contexts.
ImPulse revolutionizes pediatric cardiac surgery training with high-fidelity, 3D-printed simulation modules and Extended Reality (XR) overlays. Designed for ethical, cost-effective, and scalable hands-on practice, ImPulse accelerates surgical training while eliminating reliance on live patients and animal testing. By merging physical realism with future digital guidance, ImPulse ensures the next generation of surgeons can train safely, efficiently, and globally.
Espai Local is a creative laboratory where art, design, science and philosophy transform the city. Through our Creative Club and Project Incubator, we promote urban biotechnology, experimental fashion, visual and plastic arts and sound. Located next to an abandoned amphitheatre and surrounded by cultural and social centres such as the IVAM, the CCCC and the Carmen sports centre, we work to regenerate the environment and activate the community through creativity.
