Description
BETA 0 IS AN AWARD-WINNING ARCHITECTURE FIRM BASED IN MADRID THAT SPECIALISES IN ARCHITECTURE, URBAN PLANNING, LANDSCAPE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN.
SINCE INCEPTION, BETA.Ø HAS UNDERTAKEN PROJECTS OF VARYING SCALES, CONSTRUCTING CLEAN BUILDINGS AND INTERIORS WITH THE UTMOST DELICACY, STRUCTURES WITH UNIQUE IDENTITIES CAPABLE OF EVOKING ONE-OF-A-KIND ATMOSPHERES.
WE VIEW OUR WORK AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE NATURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT. WE BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT EACH JOB, REGARDLESS OF SCALE, IS A CHANCE TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO ENTRUST US WITH THEIR PROJECTS.
TO THAT END, WE APPROACH EACH JOB MINDFULLY, ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS THROUGH EXHAUSTIVE ANALYSIS THAT DELVES INTO THE STRATEGIC FACTORS OF THE PROJECT. WE DISREGARD TRENDS, ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, AND FORM IN FAVOUR OF THE ESSENCE OF EACH PROJECT.
LOCATION, CULTURE, PLANNING, FUNCTION, CLIENT, AND BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS FORM THE BASIS OF OUR FRAMEWORK, AND WE PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE WE TRUST.
BECAUSE WE VALUE HUMAN INTERACTION, WE USE COLLABORATION AND DIALOGUE AS A MEANS OF INVOLVING CLIENTS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH OUR TEAM THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TO ENSURE WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
NATURE AND THE CONTEXT IN WHICH WE LIVE ARE CONSTANT, INEXHAUSTIBLE SOURCES OF INSPIRATION; WE FIXATE ON CONTEXT, LOCATION, CLIMATE, THE INDIVIDUAL, AND THE WAY IN WHICH EACH PROJECT CAN RELATE TO THEM.
IN THIS RESPECT, EACH OF OUR BUILDINGS AND SPACES ARE CHARACTERISED BY THEIR DELICATE MATERIALITY, CONSTRUCTION PRECISION, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND EFFECTIVE USE OF MATERIALS WITHOUT LOSING SIGHT OF THE CONTEXT, THE PLAN, OR THE USER FOR WHOM IT IS DESIGNED.
WE SEEK EFFICIENT, ECONOMICAL, NATURAL TECHNICAL/BUILDING SOLUTIONS TO MINIMISE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, UNDER THE CONVICTION THAT ECO-FRIENDLY ARCHITECTURE CANNOT BE DIVORCED FROM THE WELLBEING AND ENJOYMENT OF THE BUILDING’S USERS.
Borja Peña
bp@beta0.eu
Xabier Ortega
xo@beta0.euBorja Peña Founder & Partner architect
He studied at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid and the Technische Universität de Darmstadt from 1992 to 2000. He subsequently received an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa and a PhD from the Department of Architectural Projects at ETSAM.
He was an Assistant Professor in the Architectural Projects Department at ETSAM from 2001-2004. He also served as visiting professor at Universidad Camilo José Cela and Universidad San Pablo CEU in Madrid.
His extensive training and experience, the result of years of collaborating with reputable architecture studios (including Rafael Moneo), have enabled him to establish a highly professional practice and receive numerous national and international awards.
His projects have appeared in various trade publications and books, in addition to architecture blogs.
Xabier Ortega Partner Architect
He studied at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura at the Universidad de Navarra from 2006 to 2012, receiving an Honours distinction on his senior thesis.
After working at various architecture offices and participating in several design collabs in the fields of architecture, fashion and visual arts, he joined BETA Ø in 2013.
His projects have appeared in various trade publications and books, in addition to architecture blogs, and his work has garnered numerous national and international awards.
Collaborators
Andreas Benéitez, Álvaro Yanes, Lucía Carvajal, Samuel Olivares, María de Aguilar, Tatiana Salinas, Conchita Ferreiro, Luisa Artero, Virginia Laínez, Sandra Rodríguez, Fleur Agier, Puy Alonso, Gaizka Altuna, Carla Arranz, Marta Basaglia, Carmen Cabrera, Almudena Cano, María Carnero, Clara Castañeda, Alicia Cibrián, Carlos Covisa, Pablo Dacal, Luis Escudero, Laura Fernández, Miguel Figueira, María García, Alia García-Germán, Cristina Gómez, María González de la Obra, Julio Gótor, Alberto Hueso, Álvaro Hueso, Eva Jurado, Álvaro Landete, Cristina Lorenzo, Inés Lozano, Isabel Moneo, Manuel Montalvo, Ignacio Muinelo, Javier Muñoz, David Parra, Adrián Paterna, Lucía Pérez, Amaya Pérez, Eva Puertolas, Pablo Rodríguez, Alberto Rubial, Beatriz Ruiz, Cristina Sánchez, Ernesto Sierra, Silvia Sordi, Pablo Toribio, Nagore Urrutia, Regina Valle, Genny Valleta, Pilar Vidal y Mar Videira.
Year
Title
2025- Address
Maestro Ripoll, 3
28006 Madrid
- Phone
- 0034 913 914 145
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