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Fuente Santa Hot Spring Baths in La Palma, Spain by gpy arquitectos

Thursday, July 21st, 2016

Article source: gpy arquitectos

The raised seashore as a territorial landscape intervention strategy

In a landscape characterized by powerful natural elements and particular fragility, the new spa and public pool is configured in form of a bridge, which prevents transformations of the volcanic soil and the coastal cliff. Its implementation minimizes the interference between the building and the protected area of the lava flows originating from the last eruption of the Teneguía volcano in 1971.

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Architects: gpy arquitectos
Project: Fuente Santa Hot Spring Baths
Location: La Palma, Spain
Project Team: Juan Antonio González Pérez, Andrzej Gwizdala, Constanze Sixt, Urbano Yanes Tuña

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Piscina y Palapa Familiar in La Palma, Tabasco. Mexico by Coutinho & Ponce Architects

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

Article source: Coutinho & Ponce Architects

This small recreation area is located in a site located on the outskirts of the city of Villahermosa and is part of the buildings that comprise the complex of the “Fifth Mama Ali”. The palapa is a common space for the four families living in the complex.