Ensamble Studio

We are pleased to share that our work is featured in the upcoming exhibition "RADICAL REHAB. Architecture and heritage in Spain (1975-2025)," hosted at La Casa De La Arquitectura in Madrid.

The exhibition features our work on Can Terra, to illustrate a new paradigm in architectural intervention. It embodies the experimental recovery of a building's latent capacities. By transforming a former sandstone quarry in Menorca into a space for living, the project challenges traditional dogmas of conservation, showing how the traces of the past can inspire a radical transformation that is both creative and sustainable.

The exhibition design uses these physical models as a landscape of architectures that negotiate and transform pre-existing structures, highlighting how our work treats heritage as a dynamic, living resource rather than a static monument.

You can visit the exhibition from today, 23rd of April 2026, at La Casa de la Arquitectura, Paseo de la Castellana, 67, Madrid.

We’re honored to be featured in the April 2026 issue of Domus (1111) for our ongoing collaboration with Miyake Design Studio on Paper Log.

The project investigates the architectural potential of the paper used to protect fabrics during the pleating process. Shell & Core frames this inquiry as a dual exploration: Shell, our contribution, and Core, developed by Miyake Design Studio, establish a dialogue between skin and skeleton, lightness and mass.

Shell transforms this industrial byproduct into a thin, autonomous architectural skin—a surface that envelops objects like a garment. By stabilizing ephemeral folds and wrinkles, we develop a series of lightweight yet structured furnishings, where the material’s memory becomes the catalyst for form. In parallel, Core examines the compressed interior of the paper rolls, revealing their latent density and structural potential.

Shell & Core is presented on the global stage of Milan Design Week through an immersive installation at the Issey Miyake Milan Store.

Blending intuition with scientific precision, the installation reflects on materials as an intermediate layer between the body and the environment—capable of taking on multiple forms and living multiple lives.