BARRU ARKITEKTURA is an architecture studio founded in 2003 by Xabier Barrutieta based in San Sebastian that has collaborated with several international firms in the fields of urban and landscape design, architecture and eco-technologies; teaming up with Arup and Foster+Partners among others.
The studio's main fields of work are the design of NZEB and green buildings, integrated sustainability solutions and urban transformation projects where applied innovation and careful design are the key to creating forward-looking spaces.
Xabier Barrutieta (1978) is an architect with honours and trained in Spain, Germany and Switzerland. He runs his own architectural studio and teaches in the fields of Project Design and Sustainability and has also been part of several research projects related to sustainable construction and urban design. He worked for the Department of Territorial Planning of the Basque Country and the College of Architects of the Basque Country on spatial planning and urban regeneration projects.
His work was selected for the Very Young Spanish Architects exhibition and has been awarded several prizes such as the prestigious Europan 10 Prize for Young European Architects.
