Canobardin is an architecture practice founded by Bárbara Bardin and Julio Cano in 2017 in Madrid, with a recognized track record in developing innovative and sustainable projects. The studio's architecture is defined by functionality, sustainability, and adaptation to the environment, proposing innovative solutions that always maintain a balance with the context and the environment.
They develop functional, sustainable architecture deeply connected to its context. Their work is based on creating projects with a strong conceptual foundation, in which functionality and design coexist naturally, always taking the site and its surroundings as their starting point.
Among their most notable projects are the Casa de Campo in Zafra de Záncara (Cuenca, 2021–2022), winner of the COACM Award, and the Mon Parnasse flower shops in Madrid and Geneva (2021–2022), which won first prize in a restricted competition. They have also developed public works such as the Bilbao Multipurpose Roof (2021) and innovative tourism projects like the Costa del Sol Glamping Village (2024). Their experience in the glamping sector led to their own tent brand, Tipitop Tents, which reflects their interest in lightweight and environmentally friendly living solutions.
Their work has been featured in numerous specialized and general-interest publications, highlighting the coherence, sensitivity, and originality of their designs.
Julio Cano was born in Madrid 1986. Graduated architect in Madrid 2013. He was always interested on traditional architecture and its relation to the local climate and materials as a way of sustainability .He was involved on several projects of rehabilitation
Since 2013 he worked at Selgascano for two and a half years, where he participated in important projects such as the Plasencia Auditorium and the Secondhome offices in Lisbon and London. In 2017, he decided to form his own studio, Canobardin, with Bárbara Bardin.
Bárbara Bardin was born in Madrid 1987. Graduated architect in ETSA Madrid in 2012. During the degree she collaborated in studios like Selgascano, Ezquiaga architects, Iñaki Carnicero, as well as investigation schollarships at the university. After her studies, she collaborated with several studios such as Selgascano, Irisarri Piñera, Ezquiaga, and Iñaki Carnicero.
For four years, since 2012, he worked with Selgascano and participated in projects such as the TN Building in Stockholm, the Serpentine Pavilion, the Secondhome offices, the Martell Pavilion, etc. In 2017, he decided to form his own studio, Canobardin, with Julio Cano.
