FERUSIC ARCHITECTS is an awarded, project oriented, architectural studio established in Barcelona in 2005 by Relja Ferusic, which gathers multidisciplinary and transversal knowledge to deliver innovative, sustainable and user-oriented architecture, design and urban planning.
Since its foundation in 2005, the office has developed a wide body of work acknowledged for its quality, from urban planning and architecture to ephemeral and product design, embracing new design and fabrication technologies to responsibly bind architecture and making within its immediate ecosystem.
FERUSIC ARCHITECTS also partnered with another architects and engineers, creating a wide network of professionals capable to face challenging projects worldwide.
The studio has a remarkable portfolio focused on wine making architecture, including industry, tourism, retail and product design, as well as, residential buildings, including innovative and sustainable private residences. Since 2013, its expertise and knowledge in wine architecture have contributed to research developed by its partners, along with the AA School of Architecture in London and IAAC in Barcelona.
His founding partner Relja Ferusic has been teaching and lecturing at ETH in Zurich, AA School of Architecture in London, WSA in Cardiff, ETSAB in Barcelona, IAAC in Barcelona or ESARQ in Barcelona.
Relja Ferusic
Founder and Director / Architect MArch MSc
Relja Ferusic is a registered architect at COAC, AABiH and REG Switzerland. He graduated with Honours from the ETSAB (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) in Barcelona, where he later obtained an MSc on urban space and digital social networks.
In 2005 he founded a studio FERUSIC ARCHITECTS in Barcelona, a framework in which he currently develops his professional career, focused on architectural design, urban planning. Relja Ferusic also co-founded SALA FERUSIC Architects, a partnership association under which he developed most of his last projects and works.
In terms of research, he is currently directing BODEGA Research Group, which pursues the design and fabrication of solutions for winemaking in future scenarios, under the scope of the AA School of Architecture in London and IAAC in Barcelona. His investigation work has been acknowledged by COAC with the Architectural Innovation Award and awarded with a research grant by ‘Banc Sabadell’ Foundation.
He has taught Architectural Design at D-Arch (ETH) in Zurich, ESARQ (UIC) in Barcelona, WSA Cardiff, and ran a seminar at the Master in Advanced Architecture at IAAC in Barcelona.
Since 2015 Relja Ferusic holds a position of Associate Lecturer in Architectural Design at the ETSAB in Barcelona where he teaches at First Year and leads a Laboratory for Computational Architecture (LAC) at Fifth Year.
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PROJECT PARTNERS
Carles Sala, Arch.
Lidija Manuseva, Arch.
Edgar Ferusic, Arch.
Mario Ferusic, Arch.
Nagore Linares, Arch.
Daniel Monheim, Arch.COLLABORATORS
Pau del Campo, Arch.
Marta Carrasco, Arch.
Stephen Foley, Arch.
Maria Victòria González, Arch.
Askar Kapenov, Arch.ADVISORS
Josep Maria Estivill, Project Manager
Mercè Torrens, Project Manager
Josep Garriga Bona, Project Manager
Joan Josep Navarro, MEP Engineer
Dusko Hadzijanev, Structural Engineer
Joan Reig, Project Manager
Sergi Silguero, Enology
Albert Puignau, EnologyCONSULTANTS
SOCOTEC Engineering
AYESA Engineering
BAC Engineering
INDUS Engineering
MOST Engineering
ESTUDIENTAC Engineering
VINIC Enology
GLOMAN BCN, Project ManagementEX-INTENRNS
Alba Recio, Stud. Arch.
Lucia Pagès, Stud. Arch.
Eric Merchán, Arch.
Marta Balea, Stud. Arch.
Conchi Berenguer, Stud. Arch.
Alessandro Carlucci, Arch.
Pol Cuscó, Stud. Arch.
Andras Domokos-Hankó, Stud. Arch.
Marcos Gómara, Stud. Arch.
Andreea Iliescu, Stud. Arch.
Luca Lliteras, Stud. Arch.
Natalia López, Stud. Arch.
Stephen O’Callaghan, Stud. Arch.
Javier Sanagustín, Stud. Arch.
Arianna Tanfoni, Eng. Arch. -
Ajuntament de Barcelona
Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya
Aigües de Barcelona, AGBAR
Ajuntament d’Alfarràs
Andrés Sardá
Caixa d’Enginyers
Vintae
Mas Climent
Castell del Remei
Costers del Priorat
Domaine Lafage
Eyescream and Friends
Lagravera
Caves Llopart
Celler Can Bufí
LVMH
Mas Rodó Vitivinícola
Vins Padró
Vinska Klet Filipcic
Viñedos y Bodegas Pablo -
2025School of Architecture – University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘Fragments’, lecture on design strategies, professional work.School of Architecture – University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘The Construction of the Drawing’, lecture on geometry as a main language for architectural drawings and designSchool of Architecture – University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘LAC - Laboratory for Computational Architecture – ETSAB-UPC’, lecture on the academic work done at LAC for the last five years.School of Architecture – University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘Ten Years in the First Year, 2015-2025 – BPm ETSAB-UPC’, lecture on the academic work done at Bases pel Projecte (BPm) at First Year at ETSAB during last ten years (2015-2025).2022
Days of Architecture 2022, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fragments, lecture on professional work.2021
Blanc! Festival, Barcelona
In-Formed, lecture on professional work.2019
‘Proceed with Care’ International Conference in Šibenik, Croatia
Lecture on architecture and sustainable tourism.Lecture ‘Hybrid Space’, MArch Programme, ETSAB - UPC
Lecture Hybrid Space, hybridation between the physical and digital public space.2016
Lecture ‘Contruir el Dibuix’, ETSAB - UPC
Lecture about drawing and geometry as a main tools for architects.2015
Lecture ‘On Learning’ Eme3 Festival, ESDI Barcelona
Lecture on the approach to learning architecture.V Congreso Arte y Paisaje Vitivinícola Penedès, Barcelona
Lecture on the architecture of wineries.IWTC International Wine Tourism Conference Barcelona, Barcelona
Lecture on the architecture of wineries and wine tourism.ESDAP Deià – Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny, Barcelona
Lecture on professional work.2013
Days of Architecture 2013, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lecture on professional and academic work.IWTC International Wine Tourism Conference Zagreb, Barcelona
Lecture on the architecture of wineries and wine tourism.La Salle Arquitectura – Summer School, Universitat Ramón Llull, Barcelona
Lecture on professional and academic work.Trueques Cultural Exchange, Meetroom, Barcelona
Lecture on professional and academic work.2010
RSATART, Opening Lecture, COAC Barcelona
Lecture on modern and postmodern architecture in Sarajevo.IWTC International Wine Tourism Conference Porto, Portugal
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2020
‘Vibe Cast’ Light Installation at ‘Llum BCN 2020’ Festival in Poblenou, Barcelona
‘Vibe Cast’ installation for Llum BCN 2020.‘Processos Ceràmics’, Monographic Exhibition on the Work of Antoni Cumella in Espai Busquets – Escola Massana, Barcelona
‘Turquoise’ Façade Ceramic Component designed by Relja Ferusic and Carles Sala, and fabricated by Ceràmica Cumella2019
‘The Paper House’ Installation at ETSAB (UPC), Barcelona
’The Paper House’, WSA (Cardiff University) in collaboration with ETSAB (UPC)2017
’25,000 Pencils’ Installation, at MUHBA Oliva Artés, Barcelona
’25,000 Pencils’, WSA (Cardiff University) in collaboration with ETSAB (UPC)2016
’10,000 Pencils’ Installation, at CCCB, Barcelona
’10,000 Pencils’ , WSA (Cardiff University)2015
‘AAVS Barcelona – BODEGA’ at ETSAB (UPC), Barcelona
‘AAVS Barcelona – BODEGA’ by Relja Ferusic, Carles Sala, Edouard Cabay and AA School of Architecture2014
‘TAPAS, Spanish Design for Food’ by Acción Cultural Española and curated by Juli Capella, Tokyo
‘Less Money is More’, Lagravera Winery‘AAVS Barcelona – BODEGA’ at AA (Architectural Association) School of Architecture, London
‘AAVS Barcelona – BODEGA’ by Relja Ferusic, Carles Sala, Edouard Cabay and AA School of Architecture2013
‘XII Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo’ by CSCAE, Madrid
‘Less Money is More, Vol. 2’, Lagravera Winery Warehouse2012
‘Open Lab / Spain Lab’ at the ‘Venice Biennale’, Venice
‘Less Money is More’, Lagravera Winery2011
‘RESTART / ARCHITECTURE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 1995-2010’ at COAC, Barcelona
‘Emotivne Topografije’, Memorial Museum in Srebrenica- Potocari2010
‘Initiating Projects’ by AJAC and COAC, at Espai Carmelitas, Barcelona
‘Last Minute’, Monographic Exhibition about SALA FERUSIC Architects2009
‘3a Mostra d’Arquitectura de les Terres de Lleida’ by COAC, at Auditori Enric Granados, Lleida
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2019
‘T18 Magazine’ – number 30
‘Space8’, Sensorial Space for Wine Tasting2018
‘Urban vs. Rural’ issue – Roca Gallery Portal
‘The Vertical Winery Project: A terroir without a terrain’, Article by Carles Sala, Relja Ferusic and Edouard Cabay2017
‘Ara’ Newspaper – May 9 2017
‘Arquitectura que es beu’, Article by Antoni Ribas Tur on BODEGA Research Group‘ON diseño’, number 364
’25,000 Pencils’, Ephemeral Installation2014
‘ON diseño’ – number 350
‘Breathe’, Wine Decanter‘ON diseño’ – number 340
‘Less Money is More’, Lagravera Winery
‘Less Money is More, Vol. 2’, Lagravera Winery Warehouse‘Wine Cellar Design II’, Artpower International Publishing Co, Ltd
‘Less Money is More’, Lagravera Winery2013
‘Industrial Buildings Design’ – Hi Design International Publishings
‘Less Money is More’, Lagravera Winery
‘Less Money is More, Vol. 2’, Lagravera Winery Warehouse2012
Anuario ‘Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme’ – number 264
‘Less Money is More’, Lagravera Winery2011
‘El País’ – ‘Del Tirador a la Ciudad’
‘Bodega a Capas’, Article by Anatxu Zabalbeascoa on SALA FERUSIC Architects‘Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme’ – number 262
‘Less Money is More’, Lagravera Winery2010
‘RESTART. Architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995-2010’ by Hans Ibelings
‘Emotivne Topografije’, Memorial Museum in Srebrenica- Potocari