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ZHA revitalizes El Bulto: A new vision for sustainable urban living in Malaga, Spain
Spain Architecture News - Aug 11, 2025 - 06:35 223 views
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for El Bulto, the transormation of the city's industrial port into a new residential neighborhood with cultural and recreational amenities.
The new complex, developed by Marbella-based Sierra Blanca Estates (SBE), will be accessible to Malaga's citizens of all ages.
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In response to the city's increasing demand for housing, SBE's plans include 80 subsidised housing units (VPO) for long-term residents of the El Bulto neighborhood in addition to up to 153 residential flats in a 21-story skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
A number of neighboring heritage buildings, including the Cottolengo Diocesan Residence, will also be relocated and preserved as part of this project.
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El Bulto's plans will be the first in Andalusia to be implemented under the urban development initiative, which offers a framework for joint administration of the city's spaces and guarantees the sustainable achievement of Malaga's social and urban development objectives.
Beyond building new residences for the city's citizens, SBE's plans also include the construction of public squares, sheltered courtyards, and landscaped gardens, in addition to new sports and recreational facilities. These features are intended to improve the standard of civic spaces for both locals and tourists in Malaga and to make the city more accessible.
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Malaga's goals as a city that looks to the future while remembering its past and the welfare of its citizens are met by Sierra Blanca Estates' proposal, which demonstrates their dedication to development by fusing social integration and an improved quality of life with high standards of sustainability and innovation.
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Recently, Zaha Hadid Architects was announced as the winner of the international architectural competition to design Vilnius Airport's new arrivals terminal.
In addition, Zaha Hadid Architects began construction on Asaan, the Misk Heritage Museum in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Moreover, ZHA opened a new science and technology museum with layered form and glazed façade in Shenzhen, China.
Project facts
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Design: Patrik Schumacher
ZHA Project Director: Manuela Gatto
ZHA Project Team: Alicia Hidalgo, Armando Bussey, Jessica Wang, Jose Pareja Gomez, Laizhen Wu, Massimo Napoleoni, Thomas Bagnoli, Veronica Erspamer
ZHA Sustainability Team: Carlos Bausa Martinez, Aditya Ambare, Aleksander Mastalski, Bahaa Alnassrallah, Disha Shetty, Shibani Choudhury
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