This minimalist work, located in Valencia, might seem like a sculpture because of its conception, but it is a family pantheon.

The architect Ramón Esteve presents this atypical pantheon, where the corten steel delimits the space by means of full and empty spaces. A single piece of granite accompanies him and serves as a tombstone to the tomb.

The selection of the material is due to its sobriety and the symbolism that for the architect has the rust of steel, eternity.
 

Description of project by Ramón Esteve Studio

The Family Pantheon has been designed as a place that evokes the memories of several generations. The building has been materialised as a sculptural structure made of two wings converging into a point, thus creating an enclosure that surrounds an area that is opened but defined by the tension generated between void and solid.

We chose austerity as our leading thread so simple forms could transmit the highest expression, where the joints of the Cor-Ten steel plates draw the sign of the cross. The sepulchre has been located underground in order to generate a wider, more open space.

The Cor-Ten steel, the crystallisation of its oxide symbolising here eternity and the passage of time, is accompanied by a large piece of granite as an opening tombstone that gives access to the sepulchre.

 

 

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Ramón Esteve
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Collaborating architects.- Anna Boscà, María Martí, María Parra. Technical architect.- Emilio Pérez
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Project.- 2017
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16,4 x 13,1 x13,1 feet
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Collaborators REE.- Nacho Poveda
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COVOP
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Ramón Esteve is an architecture studio founded in 1991 with the conviction that architecture is a global discipline. They have formed a team of professionals connected by the pursuit of a common goal: to generate creative responses in our environment by creating unique places, objects, and brands. Today, the studio is a place where architects, designers, and creatives work together to develop projects with character.

For them, architecture and design are complementary disciplines that enrich each other and, in some ways, are inseparable. They begin any project by paying attention to all its parameters to achieve a result with maximum clarity, simplicity, order, and harmony. Their identity is evident in their work. Their commitment to a job well done compels them to focus on the details and take care of the complete development of an idea. What is initially just a thought or an idea evolves with effort and perseverance to become a reality, a space, or an object.

Ramón Esteve Cambra, born in Valencia on August 25, 1964, earned his degree in architecture from the Madrid School of Architecture in 1990, and founded his studio, Ramón Esteve Estudio, the following year. In 1996, he earned his doctorate in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where he served as an associate professor from 2005 to 2018.

His studio has developed a wide range of projects, including single-family homes, public healthcare, educational, and cultural projects, as well as furniture design. His most notable works include Casa Na Xemena in Ibiza (2003), the Príncipe Felipe Research Center in Valencia (2004), and the renovation of the Bombas Gens building in Valencia (2018), for which he received the Land Rover Born Award. In the field of industrial design, he has collaborated with various firms, creating collections such as Origami for Vibia (2009) and Faz for Vondom (2010). Throughout his career, he has received multiple awards, including the ADCV Award in 2011 for the LINK collection for Vibia and the Best of Year Interior Design Award in 2015 for the Ulmm Daybed for Vondom.

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Published on: April 16, 2018
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metalocus, INÉS OÑATE
"Family Pantheon, tension of emptiness by Ramón Esteve" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/family-pantheon-tension-emptiness-ramon-esteve> ISSN 1139-6415
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