An angular roof folds over this business centre for startups in western Spain, which Seville-based NGNP Arquitectos has split into two blocks by a narrow courtyard.

The 789-square-metre Centro Integral de Desarrollo, or Integral Development Centre, acts as an incubator for entrepreneurs and is set on the outskirts of the small town of Calamonte in Spain's Badajoz province.

NGNP Arquitectos separated the one-storey building into two wings and angled the roof to create four peaks as a reference to nearby hills.

"The roof emerges as the fundamental element of the design," said the architects.
"Seen from afar, the building completes its compact presence thanks to it, dialoguing with the landscape of hills surrounding the place."
The varying heights of the peaks are designed to suit the different spaces inside the building. Its tallest point creates a high ceiling over the assembly hall, while the lower peaks cover the office spaces.

The varying roof heights provide a "dynamism and special character to interior environment", according to the architects.
The concrete and steel roof structure, and the brick walls are rendered uniformly with a white liquid polyurethane, which provides a protective waterproof layer while also enhancing the unusual geometric form.

On the western side, the volume is rectangular, while the end of the other volume is slightly angled outwards to open up to the narrow patio that cuts through the centre.
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