Borrell Jover is an architectural practice established in Barcelona in 2015, triggered by a second generational change, following the incorporation of Maria Borrell in 2006 and Jorge Jover in 2008.
I. Overview
Our desire is to use architecture as a means to respond to specific issues, to bring us closer to the community and to satisfy the requirements of our clients, identifying their needs and expectations, and taking on board their suggestions and expectations.
We carry out our work combining work of different types and scale, which allows us to work on work that follow different construction processes and methodologies, enriching the practice’s culture.
Aware that our staff are the firm’s most important asset we aim to have a highly-motivated and competent team, conscious of the practice’s philosophy, vision and policy. Therefore, we invest in further training, encouraging our staff to make proposals for the on-going improvement of the practice.
II. Sustainability
Through the understanding and analysis of key legal and environmental aspects that apply to our projects, we adopt the most suitable measures to minimize any environmental pollution that our buildings may generate. We believe in the importance of design as a process to ensure that the uses of our buildings are flexible;
we focus on sustainability in construction, adjusting our designs to the most innovative and environmentally friendly criteria, aware of the lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure design, as well as the environmental impacts that may be generated during all their phases. We find solutions supported by new technology without overlooking the value of craftsmanship and local expertise.
III. Team
1996/2002
Studies Architecture at ESARQ/UIC, Barcelona
2002
Member of Col·legi Oficial d’Arquitectes de Catalunya
2002/2003
Assistant professor at ESARQ/UIC, Barcelona
2003/2004
Works at ESA Architects in London
2003
Gets a scholarship from “Fundació La Caixa”
2004/2005
Studies a MSAAD at, GSAPP. Columbia University, NY
2005/2006
Works at SOM in New York
2006/2014
Works at Estudi Borrell in Barcelona
2015
Establishes “Borrell Jover” together with Jorge Jover
1997/2002
Studies Architecture at ESARQ/UIC, Barcelona
2000/2001
ERASMUS scholarship at the University of Oulu, Finland
2002
Member of Col·legi Oficial d’Arquitectes de Catalunya
2002/2004
Works at b720 Arquitectos in Barcelona
2004/2005
Works at Hopkins&Partners in London
2005/2006
Works at Lifschutz Davidson Architects in London
2006/2008
Works at Richard Rogers Partnership in London
2009/2014
Works at Estudi Borrell in Barcelona
2015
Establishes “Borrell Jover” together with Maria Borrell
Borrell Jover is built by a team of dedicated professionals. Our current team includes Beatriz Borrell, Rafael Belloto, MªÁngeles Monserrat, Gemma Rojas, Gontzal Núñez, Diego Costanzo, Niccolò Dipaola and Teresa Sumerakin. Former collaborators are: Julia Salman, Guillem Arcas, Riccardo Squarcina, Belén Solano, Ana Retuerto, Mariana Gomes de Alburquerque, Cristina Fullana, Santiago Garcés, Adrián Montero, Laura Vila, Anna Tucholska, Irene Monserrat, Victor Garrido, Arnau Marimón and Clara Lobo.
IV. Background
In 1935, after training as an architect at Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB), Agustín Borrell Sensat (Barcelona, 1910-1970) began his professional career in Barcelona. He designed several projects, such as the Bar Association building in Barcelona (1950), Banco Rural y Mediterráneo (1953), Hotel Manila (1953), Radio Liberty (Pals, 1958), as well as several educational facilities and industrial buildings. [Fig. 1]
In 1971, his sons, Agustín and Carlos Borrell Calonge, took over the practice, leading the design and management of various Work. They were responsible, among other Work, for the design of Consorcio de la Zona Franca, Hospital General de Catalunya, Torre Catalunya in Sants, Rotary Press for La Vanguardia, and other hotel and residential buildings in Barcelona and its surroundings. [Fig. 2]
V. Contact
Borrell Jover, arquitectura
Bisbe Sivilla, 22-30 local 4
08022 Barcelona
mail@borrell-jover.com
(+34) 93 487 61 62
If you are interested in working or interning with us, please send us your application via email together with your CV and a selection of work (no more than 1MB). We regret that we cannot respond to all applications.