The Studio

Corona Amaral Senning is a practice dedicated to the pursuit of quality in architectural production—from its integration into the site and the moment of intervention to the details, finishes, and equipment of projects across highly diverse scales. Antonio Corona Bosch and Arsenio Pérez Amaral are the founding partners, and Mark Senning is a partner architect.

RECENT WORKS

The “Conversion of an emblematic house into a Suite Hotel,” the “Refurbishment of a cowshed into ecotourism accommodation,” the “Las Atalayas de Abama” tourist villas, the “Renovation of the cliff house,” the “Leder House,” and the urban regeneration of the “Interior and Surroundings of the Santa Cruz ferry station” are among their most recent works. Likewise, they have designed and built the adaptation of the iconic Hotel Mencey (5-star), including the construction of a newly built spa and parking lot, as well as the renovation of the gardens and interior design; the refurbishment and equipping of the VIP pavilion (Salomé) at the Hotel Anthelia (5-star); the restoration of the historic “Puente del Cabo” bridge; and a “Villa in Playa de la Arena” situated over the sea.

Corona Amaral Senning Arquitectura

 

Background and Services

Corona Amaral Senning has its origins in 1984, the year in which architects Antonio Corona Bosch, Arsenio Pérez Amaral, and Eustaquio Martínez García began their professional activity under their first name, N. Tres Arquitectos S.L. Over the years, the firm has undergone various changes in its name and corporate structure.

Currently, Corona Amaral Senning is owned by founding architects Antonio Corona Bosch and Arsenio Pérez Amaral, alongside partner Mark Senning.

Corona Amaral Senning is characterized by the pursuit of quality in architecture based on prioritizing the use of economically controlled resources and construction solutions to provide a balanced response to the environment, the location, and the user’s requirements.

The approach to projects is carried out, especially in the initial stages, with intense client participation, working in a coordinated manner with all agents involved in the production development processes: definition of the concept, site placement strategy, development of economic and construction strategies, and comparative study of alternatives, reaching all the way to interior design and industrial furniture design.

The construction development and project execution processes are carried out by integrating into Corona Amaral Senning‘s services the management and coordination with structural and engineering specialists, manufacturers and suppliers, selection of construction companies, project management, monitoring and quality control of the construction work, and after-sales service.

The fields of work developed focus not only on building construction but also on strategic planning, urban regeneration, and landscaping.

Since 2017, Corona Amaral Senning has completely adapted to the implementation of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow, especially regarding cost control, the studio’s databases, collaborative work with specialized engineering companies, structures, and construction engineering, etc.

Throughout its professional history, Corona Amaral Senning has obtained various awards and distinctions, such as the first prize in the 5th edition of the Manuel de Oraá Architecture Prize from the Official Association of Architects of the Canary Islands, and the selection of the Jet Foil Maritime Station building for the II Biennial of Spanish Architecture; honorable mentions for various works in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 10th editions of the aforementioned Architecture Prize; as well as the Jury’s Mention for new builds dedicated to other uses between 2008 and 2017 for the Spa at the Hotel Mencey. In addition, the Tenerife North Airport project was selected for the “ON-SITE New Architecture in Spain” exhibition at the MoMA in New York in 2006, which was also exhibited in Madrid that same year.

The Urban Plan of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, an urban regeneration operation in Santa Cruz carried out between 1999 and 2001, won the “European Communities Award.” A retrospective exhibition of the works of Corona-Amaral Arquitectos organized by the Government of the Canary Islands called “Inserciones, Inmersiones” (Insertions, Immersions) was exhibited in the Canary Islands and Morocco in 2007. Since 2009, based on the studio’s experience in public space management and urban design, under the umbrella of the ADECOT Cooperation Project, strategic projects have been developed in various Moroccan cities such as Taroudant, Tiznit, Sidi Ifni, as well as in the Talborjt neighborhood of Agadir, where an urban regeneration intervention was completed with a large team of professionals from different disciplines.

Works such as the “El Médano Waterfront Promenade” (Tenerife), the refurbishment of the 18th-century “Franco de Castilla House” in La Laguna (Tenerife) to convert it into a notary’s office, or the “Jardín del Sol House” in Tacoronte (Tenerife)—published in numerous specialized magazines worldwide—form part of Corona Amaral Senning’s track record.

As local architects, Corona Amaral Senning has collaborated with other internationally prestigious architecture practices such as Herzog & de Meuron and Foster + Partners.

Awards and Distinctions

2023 Appointment of Arsenio Pérez Amaral as a Corresponding Academic member for the Architecture Section of the Royal Canary Academy of Fine Arts.
2021 Accessible Architecture Award by Sinpromi for the Conversion of an emblematic house into a Suite Hotel, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
2017 1st prize in the Master Plan Competition for the University and Technopole of Agadir (Morocco).
2014 1st prize in the Master Plan Competition for the University and Technopole of Agadir (Morocco).
2010 1st prize in the “Los Cristianos Station – Tenerife South Train” Ideas Competition.
2000 European Communities Award for Best Public Work 1999/2000. Urban Plan of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
1996 1st Prize in the Ideas Competition for the New Passengers Terminal at Tenerife North Airport. Work selected for the exhibition “ON SITE New Architecture in Spain” at MoMA New York, 2006. Honorable Mention in the XI Ed. of the Manuel de Oraá y Arcocha Regional Architecture Prize 2002-2003.
1991 1st Prize in the V Ed. of the Manuel de Oraá y Arcocha Regional Architecture Prize 1990-1991. Selected work for the II Biennial of Spanish Architecture 1990-1991: Jet Foil Maritime Station. Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Honorable Mention in the 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th editions of the Manuel de Oraá y Arcocha Regional Architecture Prize.

Lectures, Exhibitions and Activities

2023 Representative of the Official Association of Architects of Tenerife, La Gomera, and El Hierro on the Historical Heritage Commission of the Island Council of Tenerife (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2023 Representative of the RACBA on the Regional Historical Heritage Commission of the Canary Islands (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2023 Official induction ceremony of Arsenio Pérez Amaral as a corresponding academic member of the Royal Canary Academy of Fine Arts.
2023 Jury member for the “I Lanzarote Architecture Awards” of the Association of Architects of Lanzarote (Antonio Corona Bosch).
2017 Jury member for the ideas competition for the expansion of the Real Club Náutico de Tenerife.
2016 Lecture in the “Refurbishment” Series at the Academy of Fine Arts. Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Review Session at the School of Architecture, Universidad Europea. Tenerife.
Lecture “Museums and Design” as part of the Museum Lecture Series. Island Council of Tenerife.
2014 Lecture Series “Canarian-Moroccan Commercial Development. Open Commercial Areas,” Directorate General for Commerce. Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
2011 Traveling solo exhibition “Inserciones Inmersiones.” Círculo de Bellas Artes (Tenerife), Gabinete Literario (Gran Canaria), Chamber of Commerce (Agadir).
2010-2013 Representative of the COA of the Canary Islands on the Historical Heritage Commission of the Canary Islands (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2007-2008 Vice-Dean of the Official Association of Architects of the Canary Islands (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2007-2010 Member of the Heritage Commission of the Island Council of Tenerife (Antonio Corona Bosch).
President of the Tenerife, Gomera, and Hierro Branch of the Official Association of Architects of the Canary Islands (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2007 Guest Professor of the “Architectural Projects” Chair, ETSA of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2006 Exhibition and lecture “Tenerife Island City, 3 Architects of Tenerife.” School of Architecture and Spatial Design, London Metropolitan University.
Exhibition “ON SITE New Architecture in Spain,” MoMA. New York (February 2006). Villanueva Pavilion of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid (November 2006).
Lectures: Columbia University and Urban Center, New York (February 2006) and Cooper Union, New York (May 2006).
2005 Review Session at ETH Zurich, Basel location.
2003-2007 Member of the Heritage Commission of the Island Council of Tenerife (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2005 “Xornadas A arquitectura desde Canarias” (Conference on Architecture from the Canary Islands) – Consello da Cultura Galega – Santiago de Compostela.
2004-2007 Secretary of the Tenerife, Gomera, and Hierro Branch of the Official Association of Architects of the Canary Islands (Arsenio Pérez Amaral).
2002 Lecture series on Canary Architecture – La Coruña.
2000-2004 Board Member of the Tenerife, Gomera, and Hierro Branch of the Official Association of Architects of the Canary Islands.
1996 Exhibition of the II Biennial of Spanish Architecture 1996-1997. Comillas, Santander.

Featured Publications

2008 Contemporary Architecture Guide 1962-2006, Actar Ediciones. 13 featured projects included.
2007 “Inserciones, Inmersiones.” Monograph. Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands and Gabinete Literario. Actar Ediciones.
2007 I Canary Islands Biennial of Architecture, Art, and Landscape. Vice-Ministry of Culture, Government of the Canary Islands.
2006 On Site: Architecture in Spain, Today. Terence Riley, PromoMadrid.
2006 On Site: New Architecture in Spain. Terence Riley. Thames & Hudson, Ltd. London.
2006 MD International Magazine of Design. Single-family house in Tacoronte, Tenerife.
2004 Ultima arquitectura canaria (Latest Canary Architecture). José Luis Gago Vaquero. Government of the Canary Islands. Tenerife North Airport.
2003 TITSA Central Workshop and Offices. Jordi Bernadó. Ministry of Tourism and Transport, Government of the Canary Islands. Actar Ediciones.
2002 La arquitectura del sol (The Architecture of the Sun). Jordi Granell. Legi D, Architects of Catalonia.
2000 Charcos. Jordi Bernadó. Association of Architects of the Canary Islands.
1992 II Biennial of Spanish Architecture 1991-1992. High Council of the Associations of Architects of Spain.
1990 Architécti 15/16. “Spain-Generation of the 80s.”

MAGAZINES

Arquitectos No. 147, No. 128, No. 127
Arquitectura Viva No. 60, No. 51, No. 49
Periferia No. 11

COLLABORATIONS

On the international stage, Corona Amaral Senning has collaborated as local architects with Herzog & de Meuron and Foster + Partners. On the national level, they have collaborated with Alberto Campo Baeza and with Canary-based teams such as Eustaquio Martínez, Virgilio Gutiérrez, etc.

QUALITY MARKS

Between 2008 and 2019, the studio implemented the ISO 9001 quality system and the ISO 14001 environmental quality system. Since 2017, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) system has been integrated into the work processes.

TEAM

Equipo Corona Amaral Senning

Antonio Corona Bosch

Founding Architect

Arsenio Pérez Amaral

Founding Architect

Mark Senning

Partner Architect

Teresa Garvayo de Lara

Management