Marina Apartment, Barcelona by Cometa Architects
Situated near Barcelona’s Olympic Marina, this apartment pays direct tribute to its seaport context. Cometa architects´ Faidra Matziaraki & Victor Gonzalez Martí reconfigure this 56 sqm apartment …
Cometa Architects
About Cometa Architects
Established by Faidra Matziaraki & Víctor Gonzalez Martí in 2012, Cometa Architects is a Barcelona based practice of exciting, energetic & dedicated architects committed to the creativity of designing and the process of construction.
Cometa’s experience extends from interiors and product design to cooperation and sustainability and focuses on delivering exceptional design from innovative concept to project management and construction.
The work is based on the responsive relationships built with the clients, collaborators and staff, which evolves through a process of continuous production and feedback. Part of the office’s work is dedicated to research, bespoke design making and prototyping.
Cometa’s approach to architecture ties together the up-to-date craftsmanship, materials and new sustainable technologies with the physical economic and social qualities of the given site, always reflecting the client’s budgets, needs and desires.
Víctor González Martí (Barcelona, Spain) studied Architecture at University Polytechnic Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona, where he graduated with Distinction, in 2010. His final year Thesis was presented in various national exhibitions and he won a scholarship at Barcelona Glass Foundation.
Faidra Andriana Matziaraki (Athens, Greece) studied Architecture in University of Manchester, UK (BA Honors), University of Edinburgh, UK (March) 2004, where she graduated with Distinction. She won several student awards & honors. She completed her Masters Degree in Emergency Sustainable Architecture at International University of Catalonia, Spain in 2011.
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain
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