Solano & Catalán Arquitectos is an architecture and urban planning practice with over fifty years of experience. Our work spans a range of scales and building types, with particular expertise in collective housing and its role in shaping the city.
We approach each project through a close understanding of its setting, brief and the ways in which spaces will be used. Spatial quality, technical feasibility and the responsible use of resources inform our design decisions from the outset.
Our multidisciplinary team brings architecture, urban planning and construction together in a coordinated process. From the organization of the program to the choice of construction methods and the resolution of details, we develop a coherent architectural response to the ambitions and practical requirements of each commission.
With experience across Spain and other European countries, we work in diverse contexts and address evolving housing and urban challenges. We build on this experience by continually exploring how we live and how we build, creating buildings and places that remain useful, adaptable and architecturally relevant over time.
| 2026 | Castilla-La Mancha Architecture Awards. Award for professional career achievement of Javier Solano |
| 2026 | ASPRIMA Award. Best affordable housing project. Honorable Mention. 156 rental homes in Guadalajara. |
| 2026 | Castilla-La Mancha Architecture Awards. Finalist. 86 homes in El Cañaveral for EMVS |
| 2026 | CSCAE Architecture Awards. Selected. 86 homes in El Cañaveral for EMVS |
| 2023 | Uponor Award. Social housing hi! Cañaveral |
| 2022 | Castilla la Mancha Architecture Awards. Finalist. Cismigiu Building in Bucharest. |
| 2022 | CSCAE Architecture Awards. Selected. Affordable housing building in Guadalajara. |
| 2019 | EMVS. 86 units affordable housing competition in El Cañaveral, Madrid. |
| 2012 | Asprima Award. Best energy efficient building. Uponor headquarters. Móstoles, Madrid. |
| 2010 | Asprima Award. Best international development. High density district in Bucharest, Romania. |
| 2009 | 80 units housing competition in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. Project commission. |
| 2008 | Asprima Award. Best restoration project. Giralt building in Gran Vía steet, Madrid. |
| 2008 | APC Award. Best restoration project. Giralt building in Gran Vía steet, Madrid. |
| 2007 | Asprima Award. Best residential building. Mixed use building in Sto. Domingo square, Guadalajara. |
| 2006 | 62 affordable housing units in El Fuerte de San Francisco, Guadalajara. Project commission |
| 2006 | Public square and parking building competition in Guadalajara. Project commission |
| 2005 | Honour distinction from the Castilla la Mancha Architects Association, COACM. Hi! Business Center |
| 2004 | Public competition for 224 affordable housing units in Guadalajara. Project commission |
| 2004 | Public competition for housing building in Aravaca, Madrid. Project commission |
| 2001 | Honour distinction from the Castilla la Mancha Architects Association, COACM. Hotel AC |
| 2001 | Castilla la Mancha Architecture Award. Finalist. Rio Tajo sports center. |
| 1998 | Honour distinction from the Castilla la Mancha Architects Association, COACM. Book "Arquitectura e historia urbana de Guadalajara durante el franquismo" |