"It is an honor that your colleagues value you."

Study from A Coruña sinaldaba, formed by the architects Susana Vazquez and Ignacio Regada, was one of the winners of the COAG awards delivered today at the Sargadelos factory, in Cervo, by the Colexio de Arquitectos de Galicia. the Cambre hardware store by Sinaldaba, award-winning Interior Design WorksAnd It is the only project in the metropolitan area of A Coruña that has been awarded. The Sinaldaba studio is also the only one in the region to receive an award with Creos and Carrasco, who won the project Slope – French road access to Santiago.

Sinaldaba had two works out of four finalists in this Interior Design category, this hardware store in Cambre created for the Malasa collection and a gym in Oleiros, Will Street Training Centre. However, the award took them by surprise and comes after a few days of many “nerves” to find out the result of the college members’ vote. As Reigada and Vázquez tell us from the car, when returning from A Mariña in Lugo, the best part of the award is being recognized by your colleagues: “It’s a source of pride that your colleagues appreciate you,” they say. fifteen thousand.

The architects highlight that this time more works than ever before were submitted for these bi-annual awards from the Galician College of Architects. Another third project, but not a finalist, Sinaldaba, a joint rehabilitation of three buildings on San Juan Avenue in A Coruña, was selected in the Rehabilitation category. But they had certain hopes that one of their final interior design projects would win the prize, which it finally did: “It’s one of the most prestigious architecture awards in Galicia, and we’re very grateful.” the couple He established his studio in 2010, and at first they combined their venture with giving private lessons to pay the bills. Just over a decade later, they have achieved one of the greatest recognitions for architecture in Galicia.

Rehabilitation, housing and a school in Uganda

In terms of the future, this study is working on several projects, although some of them cannot be counted yet. In addition to several renovations and single-family homes in Galicia, Sinaldaba is currently working on a project for an NGO from A Coruña. Horizon experiences in Uganda. It’s a promoted kindergarten Through the Solidarity Travel Organization from A Coruña, which collaborates with Sinaldaba to make it a reality.

“Atypical hardware store” made with a lot of freedom

The Sinaldaba studio has a proven track record of more than thirteen years with work all over Galicia, including notable works such as the NOA boutique hotel in Oleiros, the restaurant at the Hilton in A Coruña or the renovation of the Baladrón building in Vigo. The COAG Prize is for an interior project and an unusual business such as a hardware store, and is the first prize awarded at the Colexio de Arquitectos de Galicia Awards. According to what Sinaldaba told the outlet, they thank Malasa for having the “total freedom and confidence” to unleash their creativity with this venue located in such a busy place in the A Coruña metropolitan area.

It is an “atypical and quirky hardware store” that caught the attention of the jury, all Galician architects. The Malasa hardware store is located in Cambre, in the Cuesta de la Tapiawhich is a small stretch of the road that connects O Burgo with San Pedro de Nós, passes through O Temple and catches all cars arriving from the AP-9 exit.