Marta Álvarez Pastor, Iñigo García Odiaga, Jon Muniategiandikoetxea Markiegi, Javier Ubillos Pernaut. vaumm

vaumm is an architecture studio based in Donostia-San Sebastian, founded in 2002 and led by Marta Álvarez Pastor, Iñigo García Odiaga, Jon Muniategiandikoetxea Markiegi and Javier Ubillos Pernaut that combines teaching and professional practice under a common architectural vision. Since its creation, Vaumm has stood out for developing projects that integrate architectural design with the urban and landscape context, exploring how architecture can establish a dialogue with its environment and respond to the social and cultural needs of each project.

The Vaumm team also carries out intense research work, with some of its members being professors in the Department of Architectural Projects at the San Sebastian School of Architecture (ETSASS), and participates in other universities as critics and lecturers in academic and professional contexts. This connection with the academic field enriches their professional practice, allowing them to explore and share knowledge in a transversal way.

Their methodology is based on research and experimentation, carrying out an exhaustive analysis of the place, the environment and the required functions. This allows them to develop designs that, in addition to being functional, give an aesthetic and symbolic value to the spaces they intervene in. Each Vaumm project receives personalized attention, with continuous research that incorporates the notion of transformation over time.

Among their built works, the Basque Culinary Center in Donostia, the rehabilitation of the Zarautz palace in Getaria to transform it into the Elcano museum space, or the reform of the Luzuriaga industrial building in Pasajes stand out. In addition to projects in the cultural field, their work also includes the design of public spaces, social housing and rehabilitations. Their work has been recognized with numerous awards in competitions and has been selected for the Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, the Mies van der Rohe European Union Contemporary Architecture Awards and the COAVN Awards in various categories.