Xavier Vancells Arquitectura XVA (est. 2006) is a practicing contemporary architecture and design office based in Barcelona.
XVA's work includes a wide range of scales from small to urban scale. The office is composed by a team of six architects working in close collaboration with external expert consultants.
XVA's recently completed projects include the New ATHC Clubhouse (2009), the Huarte Art Center in Navarra (2007) and the Sant Cugat City Hall in Barcelona (2007).
The work of Xavier Vancells has received several awards and has been recently exhibited in in the Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine in Paris (2009), the ArchitekturZentrum in Vienna (2009), and in the Deutsches ArchitekturMuseum in Frankfurt (2007).
Xavier Vancells Guérin
1968 Born in Terrassa, Barcelona
1996 Graduated in Architecture from the
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
1997-1999 Master degree from Universitat Politècnica
de Catalunya: "La Gran Escala.
L'arquitectura dels nous entorns".
1997-2000 Professor at University Pompeu Fabra,
Elisava Design School, Barcelona.
2000 DEA (Diploma d’Estudis Avançats)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2000- Professor Architectural Projects Department,
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,
at Vallès School of Architecture.
2000-2006 Cofounded FFPV arquitectura with Franc
Fernández and Carles Puig.
2006 Founded Xavier Vancells Arquitectura XVA
Awards
2009 Nomination 5th Biennal of Architecture Vallès for
the Sant Cugat City Hall.
2007 Nomination FAD Awards of Architecture 2007 for 14
Social Dwellings in Terrassa.
2007 First Prize 4th Biennal of Architecture Vallés,
Regeneration Category, for the ATHC Grandstand.
2007 First Prize 4th Biennal of Architecture Vallés, Public
Architecture Category, for the 14 Social Dwellings
in Terrassa, Barcelona
2003 Nomination FAD Awards of Architecture 2002, for
the Temporary adaptation of the "Palau d'Esports"
of Barcelona as a Musical Theatre
2003 First Prize 2nd Biennal of Architecture Vallés for the
House in Bellaterra
2000 First Prize Forum 2004 Internacional Competition
for the 44 social dwellings Fòrum 2004 Area in
Barcelona
1995 First Prize Du Pont Benedictus Award for a Cultural
Center in Yokohama, Japan.
Exhibitions
2009 Collective exhibition “Architecture Catalane
2004-2009 portrait d'epoque", Cité
d’Architecture & du Patrimoine, Paris.
2009 Collective exhibition Wonderland for Architecture
"Deadline Today! 99 stories on making
architectural competitions",
Architekturzentrum Wien.
2008 ARQCAT, Catalan Architecture Overview 2004-05,
Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya, Barcelona
2007 Collective exhibition “Patent Constructions, New
Architecture Made in Catalonia”, Deutsches
ArchitekturMuseum, Frankfurt.
2005 Collective exhibition “Catalan Architecture Abroad”,
Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya, Barcelona
2000 Collective exhibition “Vínculos al Cuerpo y a los
Objetos”.Young spanish architecture. Dirección
General de la Vivienda la Arquitectura y el
Urbanismo. Ministerio de Fomento. Madrid.
Office
Xavier Vancells, architect
Anna Bullich, architect
David Brufau, architect
Manu Pagès, architect
Jordi Ubach, architect
Antonio Vagace, architect
Consultants:
BOMA S.L. Structure engineering
Base Dos S.L. Structure engineering
Grupo GJ SA Consulting engineering
RC Enginyers SL Consulting engineering
Toledo & Villarreal SL Budget
Josep Malgosa/Salvador Navarro Budget
CiSol/Torsten Masseck Enviroment consulting
Fpaisatge/Manel Colominas Agronomist engineering