Last week Porcelanosa celebrated the 15th edition of the Architecture, Interior Design and Real Estate Development Awards, in a ceremony where the sustainable vision, transcendence and materiality of architecture and interior design were highlighted, and which was attended by renowned professionals from the sector at national and international level.
For this special edition, the Porcelanosa Awards have had the privilege of having a jury of exception, in charge of evaluating the participating projects and handing out some of the awards: Eva Longoria (Rockwell Group Madrid), José Martí (ERRE arquitectura), Luisa Badía (L35 Architects), Paolo di Nardo (ARX) and Víctor Legorreta (Legorreta).
At a gala hosted by Michi Primo de Rivera and Maribel Vilaplana, the following prizes were awarded: firstly, 'Best Future Design Student Section' for Cristina Gómez Cortijo and María Cristina Hidalgo; and 'Best Future Design Professional Section', which went to the proposal presented by Monica Viti and Sabrina Borgianni, of Studio MVSA Architecture (Florence, Italy).
This was followed by the 'Best Project Year 2024', a spa located in Jalisco (Guadalajara, Mexico), by VAN VAN Atelier; and the seven special mentions of the Porcelanosa Awards. The first of them: 'Best Sustainable Project' for the real estate developer AM Gestió and the architecture studio BCA for 'AURA', which was presented by Willy de Molina, partner at Deloitte. Secondly, Álvaro Uriarte, vice-president of Samsung Electronics, awarded the 'Most Innovative Project' prize to the double urban lift 'HALO', located in Vigo (Spain), which has been executed by AM2 Arquitectos, Arenas & Asociados and NOARQ.
For its part, SHA Wellness Clinic won 'Best Hotel Project' – awarded by José Enrique Pastor, territorial director of Occident – for its recent opening in Mexico, a project designed by the Sordo Madaleno architecture studio and interior designer Alejandro Escudero. Nude Project won the award for 'Best National Retail Project' for its shop in Lisbon, designed by the Valencian architecture and interior design studio El Departamento. Olga Abad, business director at Santander Spain, presented the award to the disruptive fashion firm.
Silvestre Segarra, vice-president of Porcelanosa Grupo, presented the 'Best International Retail Project' award for the change of image in the Bershka shop network to the directors of the fashion brand belonging to the Inditex Group, and to the renowned OMA studio. Subsequently, María José Soriano, CEO of Porcelanosa Grupo, presented the 'Best Residential Project' award to the Villarroel Arquitectos architectural practice and the Palo Alto development company for 'Palo Alto', the residential community located on the Costa del Sol (Málaga, Spain).
Finally, Héctor Colonques, President of Porcelanosa Group, presented David Chipperfield with the 'Honorary International Architecture Award', recognising his extensive professional career and the excellence of the projects he has executed in a multitude of countries, leading him to win the Pritzker Prize last year. In addition, the British architect received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2009, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 2011 and the Praemium Imperiale of the Japan Art Association in 2013, among other distinctions.
David Chipperfield's architecture studio has five offices located in London, Berlin, Milan, Shanghai and Santiago de Compostela. The renowned architect created in 2017 the Fundación RIA, an independent non-profit agency and think tank that works for the sustainability of the built and natural environment of Galicia, to which Porcelanosa will make a financial contribution for the development and implementation of new actions.
To close the awards ceremony, Héctor Colonques said: 'Porcelanosa rewards architecture that anticipates the problems of the future, that improves people's quality of life and minimises environmental impact'. At the same time, the president of the Spanish multinational encouraged the attendees to "continue building together, not just buildings, but legacies of creativity, sustainability and beauty".
The event held at the Rosewood Villa Magna hotel -sponsored by Banco Santander and with the collaboration of Deloitte, Occident and Samsung-, brought together leading professionals from the architecture and interior design sector, as well as numerous personalities from the business world.
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