{"id":219,"date":"2024-06-06T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T14:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bakpakarchitects.com\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:48:03","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bakpakarchitects.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(2013)<\/span>Bakpak is founded in Seville<\/h2>\n
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In the midst of the biggest global real estate crisis of the modern era, five dreamers in Seville found Bakpak Architects. Ambition, spirit, youth and talent come together in a small architecture office with a clear international vision.<\/p>\n

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We won our first competition in China<\/h3>\n

Our focus on the Asian market, after numerous efforts and commercial actions in China, led us to be invited to a competition to design a mixed-use building (hotel, offices and retail) in Guiyang for the metallurgical company Shougang Group. We won the competition.<\/p>\n

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We start working in Germany<\/h3>\n

Our international network of stable partners starts in Germany with the partnership between bakpak and ALN. After jointly winning the tender for the development of the master plan for the city of Germering, we started the work of adapting the urban planning information.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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(2016)<\/span>Multiple awards<\/h2>\n
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The studio has won multiple international awards for its outstanding work in sustainable architecture.<\/h3>\n

These include a mention for the Krakow National Archive in Poland, second prize ex aequo for the 104 Zero Consumption homes in Madrid, and first prize for the housing tower in Lima, Peru, among other notable awards.<\/p>\n

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(2017)<\/span>Internationalisation. Poland<\/h2>\n
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First experience: Poland<\/h2>\n

The beginning of our international trajectory was forged in Poland. <\/b>After winning 2nd Prize in the competition for the National Archive, in collaboration with the prestigious studio Guillermo V\u00e1zquez Consuegra Arquitectos, we won an architectural competition for a mixed-use project fusing hotel, residential and commercial in the vibrant city of Rzeszow. In collaboration with EOVASTUDIO, this project became a foundational milestone, consolidating one of Bakpak Architects' essential lines of work: the creation of buildings that engage in a profound dialogue with the cultural heritage of their surroundings.<\/p>\n

This project in Rzeszow was not only an architectural challenge, but also an opportunity to explore the historical and cultural richness of the city, integrating it harmoniously into the design of the building.<\/p>\n

An example of this is the incorporation of the \"Pottery Courtyard\" concept, a space that pays homage to the rich pottery tradition of southern Poland, establishing a point of connection between the past and the present. This connection became a key element, reflecting Bakpak Architects' philosophy of creating spaces that transcend their function, becoming an integral part of the urban fabric.<\/p>\n

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(2017)<\/span>Internationalisation. Estonia<\/h2>\n
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A bet: Estonia<\/h2>\n

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\"Estonia represented a strategic move for Bakpak Architects' international expansion, based on collaboration with local partners. This strategy laid the foundation for our subsequent foray into other global markets.<\/p>\n

Our first approach to the country materialised through the competition for the Kaubamaja complex, a mixed-use building that integrates offices, housing and a shopping centre. This project marked a turning point in our trajectory, consolidating our presence in a market that has brought us numerous satisfactions and recognitions. Estonia has become one of our markets of greatest interest and projection.<\/p>\n

Kaubamaja also consolidated a strong relationship with our partner DAGOPEN, a collaboration that continues to this day and has resulted in participation in many of the country's leading competitions. As a result of this alliance, we have obtained important victories, including the Kaubamaja (Hotel on the Baltic Sea) and Viljandi (the most technologically advanced hospital in the country) projects\".<\/p>\n

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