Conservas Ormaza
Conservas Ormaza is one of the most decisive works in the Basque and Spanish architecture of post-war rationalism. The strength of Ispizua’s execution rested on two aspects: – A brilliant compositional articulation to facilitate its integration in the street, made with the arrangement of two different twin bodies, the one on the left for offices […]
Guilt of San Pedro
Rationalism continued in Bermeo with exceptional works by Fernando Arzadun, Pedro Ispizua and Emilio Apraiz. The guilt is a very important work for Bermeo because it articulates its maritime facade in a brilliant way. The architect Arzadun correctly applied the rationalism of post-war construction, unrefined because of its late state. The aspects to emphasize are: […]
Building
The architect Apraiz, in this building on Intxausti Street, made a successful proposal for expressionist rationalism. The singular note is the treatment of the angle between Intxausti and Arresi streets with a curvilinear shape, reminiscent of the prow of a boat. Other notes of modernity are the removal of ornamentation, the mastery of continuous rows […]
Batzoki
The Batzoki is a key work of Basque, Spanish and European rationalist architecture because there are very few preserved examples of modern style political seats. The architect Ispizua applied an expressionist rationalism of great plastic strength and an impressive presence. To achieve this, he used the curved chamfer treatment and the accentuation of the angle […]
Chalet Kikunbera
The Kikunbera chalet is very transcendent because it is one of the rare buildings of Basque and Spanish architecture that modernity is applied to single-family homes. The architect Arzadun built a house-boat, an idea strongly influenced by the mechanisation of Modern movement, on a steep slope with wide views of the port of Bermeo. The […]
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
This project is a very decisive proposition for religious architecture because there are very few examples of the application of this modern register in Basque, Spanish and European architecture. The construction of the architect Ispizua is brilliant and extremely attractive. The singular element is the tower, which has been arranged in advance, with a Cubist […]
“Casa del Niño” (Kindergarten house)
The architect Anasagasti returned to the option of the local, once the gold mine of modernism was finished. His vision of neo-Basque is not the usual one to reproduce singular elements of traditional architectures, but he will understand their essence, that is to say their constructive reason. This translates into a horizontal building of clean […]
Nautical school
The architect Anasagasti returned to the option of the local, once the gold mine of modernism was finished. His vision of neo-Basque is not the usual one to reproduce singular elements of traditional architectures, but he will understand their essence, that is to say their constructive reason. This translates into a horizontal building of clean […]
Building
The architect Anasagasti, born in Bermeo, is one of the most recognized figures in contemporary Spanish architecture for his remarkable architecture and his theoretical contribution as a teacher. At Bermeo, he did an exceptional modernist job with a great personality. This building on Erremedio Kalea is a shining example of his particular modernist interpretation of […]
Villa Eustazia
This villa is a very decisive building because there are very few examples of single-family dwellings within a company that remain in the contemporary architecture of the Basque Country. This house was commissioned by José Garavilla to be built on the premises of his factory, Conservas Garavilla S.A. The factory was demolished in 2004. Videchea’s […]
Municipal cementery
That of Bermeo is the last of the remarkable necropolises built in Biscay since the end of the 19th century, like those of Bilbao, Getxo or Portugalete. The façade has an eclectic classic design with neo-medieval touches of austere treatment and without ornaments. The jewel is the chapel with a magnificent quality of execution, delicate […]
Casino
Headquarters building of the “Bermean Society” built in 1894. This work by Severino Achucarro with the appearance of a French mansion, is considered within the current of eclecticism.. As a result of the floods in 1983, its interior and part of the facades collapsed. Although it was later rebuilt, it is regrettable that some valuable […]
Psychiatric hospital
This hospital is one of the culminating works of contemporary hospital architecture in the Basque Country and it is among the most remarkable in Spain. The architect Achúcarro executed the order in a brilliant eclectic style, which perfectly met the needs of hospital architecture. The solution was the choice of brick because its simplicity and […]
