Textures that tell stories: the new skin of architecture
How emotional materiality redefines contemporary spaces
Author · Architect and Founding Partner
Julián Benegasi
Official Association of Architects of Madrid (COAM), reg. no. 22.005
Architect (Universidad Camilo José Cela) and building engineer (University of Seville), with an official master’s degree in Renewable Energy from Universidad CEU San Pablo. He co-founded Cabana with Esteban R. Ruiz. In real estate consultancy he has been project lead on shopping centres such as La Vaguada, Bonaire, ParqueAstur, Plenilunio and El Faro.
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- Retail
- Shopping centres
- Hotels
- Project management
- Renewable energy
- Urban regeneration
Credentials and track record
- Architect and Founding Partner in the Estudio Cabana team
- Official Association of Architects of Madrid (COAM), reg. no. 22.005 · Verify on coam.org ↗
- Architect · Universidad Camilo José Cela
- Official Master’s Degree in Renewable Energy · Universidad CEU San Pablo
- Building Engineer · University of Seville
- Construye, rehabilita y decora (El Mundo) (2019) · «La labor del arquitecto actual no se puede entender sin el afán investigador» ↗
- Observatorio Inmobiliario (2023) · «Ciudades inteligentes: los retos de la regeneración urbana» ↗
- 43 articles published in the Editorial since
- Works from the Madrid studio · Av. de Manoteras 38, D012, 28050 Madrid
- Estudio Cabana on LinkedIn ↗ · Instagram ↗
Writes about
Publications by Julián Benegasi
Materials of the future: how innovation is redefining contemporary construction
Material innovation and advanced sustainability for more efficient, expressive, and responsible architecture.
From marble to microcement: the materials that define the new luxury
How the evolution of materials is transforming the aesthetics of contemporary luxury towards the tactile, the sensory, and the timeless.
The return of elegant brutalism: concrete, light, and sophistication
From institutional weight to sensory delicacy: brutalism returns reinvented, as a manifesto of authenticity in the face of digital and ornamental excess.
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The price per square meter of construction is calculated by dividing the total cost of the project (construction, installations, finishes, licenses, fees,…
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