Author: cristo

  • HOTEL IN IRANDUBA, MANAUS, BRAZIL

    HOTEL IN IRANDUBA, MANAUS, BRAZIL

    Manuel Cabrera is developing a hotel and resort complex in the town of Iranduba, Manaus Province, Brazil. The complex will consist of a five-star hotel (Hotel Farol da Amazônia) and a section with tourist apartments, parking, outdoor pools, terraces, gardens, and a sports area. Located on the banks of the Amazon River, the entire complex boasts spectacular views of both the rainforest and the river.

    The hotel has 28 floors, including service floors. A notable feature is the interior courtyard in the guest room area, and the building is crowned with a glass dome that, at night, will project the interior light like a real lighthouse. The building will also feature a panoramic observation deck, the “Mirador” level, which will house a restaurant, bar, and chill-out area.

    The lower levels and semi-basements will house themed restaurants, a spa area, a gym, retail spaces, terraces, and outdoor pools. Above the main lobby level is the convention floor, designed as a multifunctional space, not only for conferences and conventions but also for family celebrations.

  • GREEN ARCHITECTURE

    GREEN ARCHITECTURE

    Manuel Cabrera is working to build social housing in Algeria using an industrialized tunnel formwork system, in partnership with two companies from the Marina Baja region specializing in this type of construction.

    The tunnel formwork system allows for the construction of one floor of reinforced concrete load-bearing walls per day.

    The Algerian government’s program for the coming years aims to build 3 million homes.

    Manuel Cabrera has experience building this type of housing, having used this system during the housing boom of the 1960s and 70s in the large commuter towns around Madrid and Barcelona.

  • GREEN ARCHITECTURE

    GREEN ARCHITECTURE

    In our studio, we are adapting construction systems, primarily for building services and structural work, to green building principles in order to reduce CO2 emissions, lower energy costs for heating, cooling, ventilation, and cooking, and simultaneously incorporate alternative and renewable energy sources.

    Specifically, one of the systems being studied and offered to clients is geothermal energy.