
Materials
Thermo-lacquered aluminium
Fabrics
Agora Liso by Tuvatextil
Agora Panama by Tuvatextil
Atlas Plain by Jover
Bora Bora by Crevin
Dolce by Crevin
Duo by Crevin
Gemini by Benecke Kaliko
Patio by Kvadrat
Silvertex by Sprandling®
Natté by Sunbrella®
Sling by Sunbrella®
Solids by Sunbrella®
Zori by Sunbrella®
Domino by Sunbrella® (only pillows)
Majestic by Sunbrella® (only pillows)
Strange Loves by Dedar Milano (only pillows)
Blau 2 Seat sofa
“The collaboration with GANDIABLASCO resulted from our shared values in terms of design and the inclusion of the company’s outdoor furniture collections in our architectural projects. We felt a great affinity with José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales from the start.”
– Fran Silvestre Arquitectos –
The BLAU outdoor 2 seat sofa adds the finishing touch to the BLAU outdoor furniture collection. The sofa is made of powder coated aluminium profiles and powder coated aluminium micro-perforated sheet.
Cushions and seat pads have removable covers that come in a range of textures and colours. Choose the perfect one for your outdoor space: from pure white to sand, cement grey, orange brown, black and wine red, among others.
Design your BLAU outdoor space on small or medium-size terraces or even spacious Contract facilities.
The BLAU 2 seat sofa is a unique design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos for GANDIABLASCO.
Awards
NYCxDESIGN in the Outdoor category
2016
XIII Spanish Architecture and Urban Planning Biennale
2016
Sizes (HxhxL)
180x82x71 cm
71x32x28 inch
Materials
Thermo-lacquered welded aluminium
Micro-perforated sheet
Polyurethane foam rubber covered with water-repellent fabric
Outdoor fabric cover

About Fran Silvestre
Fran Silvestre graduated as an architect specializing in building (First Class Honours) at the ETSA in Valencia. He also holds a First Class Honours degree, specialised in Urban Planning, from the TU/e (Eindhoven Technical University) in Holland, as well as a PhD from the Polytechnic University of Valencia as part of the programme “Proyectar desde el territorio una mirada moderna 2012-2016”(Projecting from the territory: a modern look 2012-2016. He is professor in the Architectural Plans Department at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and was deputy director of the School of Architecture between 2010-2012. He is currently director of Degree Final Projects at the European University of Valencia and director of the MArch postgraduate Architecture Expert course at the European University of Valencia.
His studio has the continuous assistance and support of other studios, such as Alfaro Hofmann in Interior Design and David Gallardo Llopis in Design and Structural Analysis.
Fran Silvestre has worked with Alvaro Siza Vieira, the Portuguese architect, winner of the Pritzker award and Doctor Honoris Causa at various universities.
He won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2013, the Buil dArchitecture Award 2015, the WIN Architecture Award and other first prizes in the peninsular contest to remodel the crypt of the Colonia Güell_Antoni Gaudí -Barcelona, the Fundacion Caja de Architectos Barcelona National Competition, a competition for the remodeling of the Prado Recoletos axis in Madrid (working with Alvaro Siza Vieira), the Granada Collegiate of Architects - Zaida Building, exhibited at MOMA-On Site - New York (working with Alvaro Siza Vieira), the Edgar Neville National Auditorium and Contemporary Art Gallery Competition in Valencia, and the restricted competition for the mall, public garden and apartment building in Bétera - Valencia.
He won the MHK first prize for his work "Casa del Atrio" (Atrium House) in Berlin, and his work “Casa en la Ladera del castillo” (House overlooked by Castle) was selected by the Fundación Caja de Arquitectos to feature in the catalogue that brought together the best works of Spanish architecture from 2008 to 2009.
He has taken part in numerous seminars and conferences in European and US universities and institutions to talk about his work. His studio projects have been exhibited at various contemporary art museums and galleries and have been published in international architecture and design journals, such as Architectural Record, Wallpaper, TC Cuadernos, Pencil, GG, GA Houses, On-Site , AV, Igloo, Interni, Architecture and Design, amongst others.