This highly volatile mixture of the objective and the subjective, the sometimes difficult coexistence of professional responsibility and commitment to architecture as art, is precisely what lends López Rivera’s work its complex and mature character. In the Passive House in Arteaga, this translates into a project that is at once inconspicuous and idiosyncratic, equal parts happy living machine and complex artefact of unstable image.

— Jesús Vasallo

Emiliano Lopez Mónica Rivera Arquitectos

We founded our practice in Barcelona in 2001. Since then, we have focused on public projects through architectural competitions, alongside selected private commissions. With over two decades of experience, our practice is dedicated to carefully crafted work that understands architecture as a cultural endeavor deeply engaged with its environment.

We create architecture that responds thoughtfully to its context — where it is built, for whom, and by whom — while recognizing that every project ultimately belongs to future uses that remain unknown to us today. We embrace circumstances and contingencies as opportunities, paying close attention to social interactions and the ease of everyday use within buildings.

We have extensive experience in low-energy buildings and the use of low-carbon materials, working with both traditional and advanced construction techniques. Through close collaboration with industry and craftspeople, we move naturally between technology and craftsmanship.

From the outset of our professional careers, we have combined architectural practice with teaching. This approach has enabled us to establish a practice that moves between a committed engagement with the profession and academic research.