Lecture at “Architectural-Industrial Duets”
We had the opportunity to present the studio’s trajectory at REBUILD – IFEMA Madrid in the session “Duets Architect-Industrial”. Jordi Fernández Río, co-founder of ON-A, spoke about the importance for the studio of collaborating with companies that are committed to innovation and that have a collaborative and proactive attitude towards architects.

From our first project in 2005 until today, we have had the good fortune to collaborate with many pioneering companies in the sector that work and take risks every day to offer us construction solutions, systems, and innovative materials that make our designs possible.

We were able to show some projects carried out with companies present at this fair that are committed to the industrialisation and digitalisation of the sector, such as AEDAS homes, ARQUIMA, CONSTRUCIA and TEST JG, but, above all, it was the place to present our first major international project. A facade for a mixed-use tower in Taipei (Taiwan). An envelope of complex geometry made by KRION and developed by the fantastic team at BUTECH. Thanks to its material and properties and the technical team, we have been able to develop the project and a 1:1 scale mock-up that has served to convince the client.

We would like to thank and congratulate the session moderator Enrique Nadales from Tylko advisors, as well as the other speakers Manuel Marrama from STALART, Joaquin Vazquez from THERMOCHIP, and Miguel Ángel Santos Callejo from PRECON for the interesting debate that was generated during the talk and especially before and after it. We are also grateful for the commitment of each of their companies to digitalisation, industrialisation, and collaborative work with architects and technicians.