Los Arquillos

During this period the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz was extended, giving rise to what is known today as the Ensanche. This great work taken on by Vitoria architect Olaguíbel, reflects the rationalist character of the time. The town planning solutions contributed by Olaguíbel to the design of the new city show his deep knowledge of it.

Plaza de España

The Paseo de Los Arquillos, for example, is designed to counteract the pronounced drop of the southern face of the hill on which the old part of the city rests. The Plaza de España, in neo-classical style, is a space designed on a human scale, with clean lines prevailing in contrast with the grandiosity and details of previous eras.

Olaguíbel was skilful enough to know how to combine the curves with which the hill of the original city obliged him to work, with the grid layout typical of the "ensanches" (town extensions) of the time.