KAL A is an architecture studio founded in Madrid in 2017, it is currently directed by Miguel Sotos Fernández-Zúñiga and Sofía Romeo Gurrea-Nozaleda.
KAL A combines the practice of architecture with carpentry, focused on providing solutions through a slow process, collaborating with small local industries, artisans and a wide production of details and furniture handcrafted in its own workshop. They believe that architecture is revealed through the connections we make between landscape, culture, heritage and materiality. KAL A is working on major projects, developing his practice through private commissions in housing, office and mixed-use projects. Actively participates in publishing projects through Calmo Editions, an independent publisher founded in 2020.
Awards
KAL A combines the practice of architecture with carpentry, focused on providing solutions through a slow process, collaborating with small local industries, artisans and a wide production of details and furniture handcrafted in its own workshop. They believe that architecture is revealed through the connections we make between landscape, culture, heritage and materiality. KAL A is working on major projects, developing his practice through private commissions in housing, office and mixed-use projects. Actively participates in publishing projects through Calmo Editions, an independent publisher founded in 2020.
Awards
First Prize International Design Competition for the Construction of a Nursery in Bohinj with ARREA Arhitektura, Ana Jerman, Janja Susnjar, Studio AKKA, Slovenia. 2020.
Second Prize in the International Design Competition for the future network of Interpretation and Tourist Experience Centers in the Canary Islands with Adrián Paterna, Spain. 2022.
Third Prize in the International Design Competition for the Rehabilitation and Extension of the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome with Francisco Pol, Jorge Palomero, Gonzalo Peña and Adrián Paterna. Rome Italy. 2022.
Third Prize Competition for the rehabilitation of the old Aranjuez Matadero as a cultural institution with Gonzalo Peña and Adrián Paterna. Aranjuez, Spain. 2022.
Third Prize Competition for the rehabilitation of the General Archive of Ceuta with FRADE Arquitectos + Gonzalo Peña. Ceuta, Spain. 2020.
Honorable Mention Competition for the curatorial project and exhibition design of the Spanish Pavilion at the 18th Venice Biennale 2023, Spain. 2022.
Special Mention Competition for the rehabilitation of the Montealto Market in A Coruña with Miguel Betrán de Lis. To Coruña, Spain. 2017.
Special Mention Competition for the rehabilitation of the Plaza de Armas of Ferrol with Marta Sánchez García-Matres and Blanca Escrigas, Ferrol, Spain. 2017.
Second Prize in the International Design Competition for the future network of Interpretation and Tourist Experience Centers in the Canary Islands with Adrián Paterna, Spain. 2022.
Third Prize in the International Design Competition for the Rehabilitation and Extension of the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome with Francisco Pol, Jorge Palomero, Gonzalo Peña and Adrián Paterna. Rome Italy. 2022.
Third Prize Competition for the rehabilitation of the old Aranjuez Matadero as a cultural institution with Gonzalo Peña and Adrián Paterna. Aranjuez, Spain. 2022.
Third Prize Competition for the rehabilitation of the General Archive of Ceuta with FRADE Arquitectos + Gonzalo Peña. Ceuta, Spain. 2020.
Honorable Mention Competition for the curatorial project and exhibition design of the Spanish Pavilion at the 18th Venice Biennale 2023, Spain. 2022.
Special Mention Competition for the rehabilitation of the Montealto Market in A Coruña with Miguel Betrán de Lis. To Coruña, Spain. 2017.
Special Mention Competition for the rehabilitation of the Plaza de Armas of Ferrol with Marta Sánchez García-Matres and Blanca Escrigas, Ferrol, Spain. 2017.
