Arquitectura Viva 228 - Jose Sanchez, Material Atmospheres

Although Madrid is where he studied architecture and set up practice in 2006, José María Sánchez has carried out much of his oeuvre in his native Extremadura. Benefiting from a special knack for interpreting and giving form to contexts, his work shows great skill in adapting to different scales and programs, from the private realm to the public sphere, always with a simple but bold expressivity in handling materials. Buildings featured in this issue: two single-family houses – one in an urban neighbourhood, the other in a natural spot – and two interventions on historical premises: a medieval fortress and a neoclassical hospital.

80 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 30 cm, pb, Spanish/English