Structure Type: built works - dwellings -public accommodations - hotels

Designers: Gehry Partners, LLP (firm); Frank Owen Gehry (architect)

Dates: constructed 2006

3 stories

1 Calle Torrea
Elciego, Álava Spain 01340

OpenStreetMap (new tab)
Google Map (new tab)
click to view google map
Google Streetview (new tab)
click to view google map

In 2011, this hotel was Gehry's second building in Spain, the first being the famous Bilbao Guggenheim (1997). The establishment, set in the Rioja wine region, was small and luxurious, having 43 guest rooms of which 11 were suites. The hotel also included a 132-seat restaurant. Design Partner: Frank O. Gehry Design partner, Project Designer: Edwin Chan; Project Partner: Terry Bell; Project Architect: Andy Liu. Gehry Partners collaborated with Executive Architect, IDOM, a Spanish firm that also served as the structural and mechanical/electrical engineers.

The Hotel Marques de Rascal was part of Starwood Hotel's Luxury Collection; it was completed in 09/2006. Building area: 3,000 square meters; Annex size: 4,000 square meters. Phone: (34)(945) 180880.

PCAD id: 2797