2016 Tile of Spain Awards, Architecture-Interior Design Prize, Buildings, Images
Winners of the 2016 Tile of Spain Awards
International Architectural Prizes
9 Dec 2016
2016 Tile of Spain Awards
First prize in the Architecture category has been awarded to two Oropesa homes which utilised ceramic tiles with outstanding precision to give these heritage properties a unique appearance.
First prize in the Interior Design category has been achieved by the TABA Espazioa gastro space where the floors and bars have been innovatively covered with tiles in the style of rugs.
The panel of judges comprised: Gonçalo Byrne (Chair), Elisa Valero, Iñaqui Carnicero, Nuno Brandão Costa, Ricardo Sánchez Lampreave, José M. Milá and Ramón Monfort
Two homes in Oropesa by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph: Luis Asin
First prize – Architecture
The judges for the Tile of Spain Awards for Architecture and Interior Design, chaired by architect Gonçalo Byrne, have chosen ?Two homes in Oropesa? (Toledo) by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos to receive top honours in the prestigious Architecture category.
Embedded in a historical structure, created to link Oropesa?s castle and its church, a pair of small asymmetrical houses were fragmented and in ruins. As part of an extensive renovation by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos, ceramic tiles are used not merely as a finish, but as a way of enveloping the project and making sense of its divisions. The panel of judges highlighted the outstanding prec...