Team
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MiAS ARCHITECTS
Director
Arch. Josep Miàs GifrePartner
Arch. Silvia BrandiProject Leaders
Arch. Adriana Porta Nobell
Arch. Maria Chiara Ziliani
Arch. Fausto Raposo
Arch. Mario Blanco
Arch. Barbara Fachada
Arch. Daniel Montes
Arch. Josep PuigdemontProject Assistants
Arch. Xavi Bas
Arch. Cristina Güemes
Arch. Diego Pastoriza
Arch. Noemí Martínez
Arch. Néstor Morro
Arch. Laia Solé
Arch. Elena Odilie Alfaro Álvarez
Arch. Pablo Varesi
Arch. Mafalda Batista Pacheco
Arch. Luciano Rotoli
Arch. Lluís A. Casanovas
Arch. Anna Mañosa
Arch. Horacio Arias
Arch. Xavi Blesa
Arch. Dimitri DavoiseTechnical Responsible
Tech. Arch. Carles Bou BañerasTechnical Assistant
Tech. Arch. Cristina PlanellModels Workshop Responsible
Federico LiciniModels Workshop Assistants
Sebastián de Iruarrizaga
Alfonso Abé
Giovanni Galdieri
Christian Giovanetti
Laura Pomesano
Gabriele Mura
Silvia Lai
Antonello Ragnedda
Valentina Dazzini
José Pedro Abé
Daniel Pastor Arellano
Graziano Brau
Federico Mannino
Marta Mató
Anna Mallén
Caroline Savin3d Models Responsible
Arch. Enric ArgemíPublication Responsible
Arch. Xavi BasLighting Project Responsible
Arch. Pablo Martínez Díez
Collaborators
Adela Framis, Catalonia
Adriano Mura, Italy
Alejandra Cortés, Chile
Alejandra Vázquez, Argentina
Aleksandra Polanska, Poland
Alicia Bramon, Catalonia
Andrés Dejanon, Colombia
Andreu Canut, Catalonia
Angélica Fernández, Spain
Angelica Riquelme, Chile
Anica Bäuchler, Germany
Anja Visini, Italy
Anna Jané, Catalonia
Anna Mallén, Catalonia
Anna Mañosa, Catalonia
Anna Trillo, Italy
Anne Mottais, France
Antonio Gregorio, Italy
Antonio Ragnedda, Italy
Baptiste Diehl, France
Baptiste Marconnet, France
Barbara Fachada, Portugal
Blanca Rieder, Switzerland
Carlota Martínez, Catalonia
Caroline Savin, France
Clara Xiol, Spain
Claudia Stolte, Germany
Claudia Villamil, Colombia
Crisant Romans, Catalonia
Cristina Cattina, Italy
Cristina Rodrigues, Brazil
Cristina Sanchez, Spain
Dafna Servadio, Israel
Daniel Arellano, Chile
Daniel Montes, Spain
Danilo Lau, Italy
David Agudo, Catalonia
David Medina, Catalonia
Davide Balestrazzi, Italy
Diego Romero, Ecuador/France
Dimitri Davoise, France
Diogo Fernandes, Portugal
Dirk Bachstadt, Germany
Donatella Marton, Italy
Eduard Rossinyol, Catalonia
Elena Alfaro, Costa Rica
Emanuela Scano, Italy
Emiliano Armani, Italy
Enzo Scicchitano, Italy
Ezequiel Cataneo, Argentina
Fausto Raposo, Portugal
Federico Mannino, Italy
Fernando Gil, Argentina
Francesca Frassetto, Italy
Francesca Viganó, Italy
François De Montgolfier, France
Gabrielle Giammelli, Italy
Gerald Kappelmann, Germany
Giorgia Cadeddu, Italy
Graziano Brau, Italy
Guillaume Burri, Switzerland
Hélène Barbot, France
Hélène Silvy-Leligois, France
Hervé Savioz, Switzerland
Horacio Arias, México
Imma Bofill, Spain
Ines Moreira, Portugal
Isabel Serra, Chile
Janine Woitoshek, Germany
Jelena Nicolic, Poland
Joan Poca, Spain
Jonathan Libermann, Uruguay
Jordi Capella, Catalonia
José Pedro Abé, Chile
José Quesada, Catalonia
José Ulloa, Argentina
Josep Bellés, Spain
Josep Puigdemont, Catalonia
Judit Segura, Spain
Juka Kankunen, Finland
Julie Nicaise, France
Lara Lupi, Switzerland
Lluís Casanovas, Catalonia
Luciano Rotoli, Italy
Luís Carballeda, Panamá
Mafalda Batista, Portugal
Mannick Eigenheer, Switzerland
Marco Chirdel, Germany
María Cecilia Kesman, Argentina
Maria José Herrero Álvarez, Argentina
Maria Tapias, Venezuela
Mariana Antia, Uruguay
Marianne Villalobos, Venezuela
Marika Leoni, Italy
Mario Blanco, Catalonia
Marta Cases, Spain
Marta Enguix, Catalonia
Marta Mato Sabat, Switzerland
Marylène Gallon, France
Mauricio Galindo, México
Nadejda Avramova, Bulgaria
Neus Caylà, Catalonia
Nina Dorici, Switzerland
Nora Araico, Spain
Nuno Marques, Portugal
Núria Codina, Catalonia
Núria Pey, Catalonia
Oliver Bals, Germany
Orlando Melo, Panamá
Pablo Varesi, Uruguay
Patrick Hitzberger, Switzerland
Pier Francesco Lisci, Italy
Piera Dore, Italy
Pilar Martinez, Argentina
Pol Agustí, Catalonia
Raul Castaño, Switzerland
Roberta Luna, Italy
Rosa Vilas Romalde, Spain
Ryu Chul, Korea
Samuel Martinez, Spain
Sebastian Corso, Italy
Silvia Garrone, Italy
Silvia Lai, Italy
Solange Dalannais, Chile
Sonia Maia, Portugal
Sophie Lambert, Belgium
Stefania Ballero, Italy
Stefania Carboni, Italy
Sven Holzgreve, Germany
Thomas Stellmach, Germany
Thomas Westerholm, Finland
Tiia Ettala, Finland
Ugo D'Ascanio, Italy
Valentina Dazzini, Italy
Victoria Ayesta, Spain
Victoria Pons, Spain
Xavi Rodríguez, Spain
Xavier Blesa, Catalonia
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Office profile
Josep Miàs + Partners | MiAS ARCHITECTS, founded in 2000 by Josep Miàs, architect, in Barcelona, is specialized in architecture, detail design, urban design and planning, city development, landscape design, interior design, product design and branding and theming. Since its foundation, the office works have won several prestigious awards.
The work in the office is intensely developed from the first drawing sketches to the design digitalization with the introduction of digital modelling and design, structural analysis and engineering in the aim of obtaining the best result. Some of the works that are better known are: Awarded Banyoles old town, Girona; Awarded Municipal Market in Barceloneta, Barcelona; Municipal Market in Rubí, Barcelona; Puppet Theatre in Tibidabo Amusement Park, Barcelona; Annexa-Joan Puigbert Primary School in Girona; Topographic House in Llavaneres, Girona; Awarded Pyrenees Club Golf in Fontanals, Girona.
Current projects
Among other works, and with different scales, these are the most important buildings that are now in execution:
· iGuzzini Illuminazione España S.A. Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona.
· Pujades 22@ Plug & Play Office Building, Barcelona.
· Single house in Besalú, Girona.
· 20-Storey housing building in Torre Baró, Barcelona.
· Pedestrian Bridge over the motorway in Palafolls, Barcelona.
· Health Centre in Arenys de Munt, Barcelona.
Philosophy
Josep Miàs + Partners | MiAS ARCHITECTS
· believes in quality of construction and surroundings as a contribution to the quality of life
· believes that ecology and energy saving are fundamental goals
· believes that equally excellence of design, successful execution and expert management are the keys for good architecture
· embraces urban planning, landscape, architecture and product design with the same philosophy
· fruitfully combines professional practice with academic activity all over the world aims architecture to be a formalization of an ambition
· uses pioneering design solution from a technological and ecological point of view
· trusts in a cosmopolitan team, working in an international network 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Methodology
Our designs and strategies always include recurring issues such as spatial context, built density, flexibility, mixed-use, phasing and transformability, which we regard as prerequisites for any sustainable approach. In order to develop tailor-made designs and strategies for a given project brief, we follow an integrative and research-based method, that reacts to the specific spatial, social, cultural, ecological and economical parameters of a given site.
This integrative approach usually departs from a quantitative and qualitative analysis and visualization of various aspects of a site, such as urban space, infrastructure, transport, open space, population, densities, programme, nature, heritage, historic development, ecology, and climate. These parameters reveal the diverse qualities and potentials of the site. From there we evaluate various design options that result in a hybrid and complete design solution.
Expert Network
MiAS ARCHITECTS collaborates closely with clients and experts in temporary or permanent collaboration. In the course of time we developed a good relationship with experts from various fields. This interdisciplinarity enables us to generate a large knowledge of innovative design solutions already in an early stage, resulting in high degree of sustainability and economic efficiency, especially in later planning and construction phases.
Thematic workshops with the client, the experts and MiAS ARCHITECTS are organized in parallel to the working process to achieve a higher degree of synergy. To avoid an isolated view, these reunions enable the analysis of project specific themes from various perspectives.