Architect · Co-founder of Klic Arquitectos
Ruth Buján Varela, architect and co-founder of Klic Arquitectos
Ruth Buján Varela is a Spanish architect, co-founder of Klic Arquitectos, an architecture studio based in Torremolinos (Málaga, Spain), and a partner in the studio since 2010. Registered with the Official College of Architects of Málaga (COA Málaga, no. 1,333), she leads the studio’s technical direction and site management, and signs the design and site management of its projects together with Juan Goñi Uriarte.
From design to site
At Klic Arquitectos, Ruth Buján Varela is the architect who makes sure that what is drawn gets built exactly as intended. She leads technical direction and site management: she adapts each design to the real conditions of the plot, coordinates consultants and the contractor, and resolves on site the details that decide the final quality of a building.
To that technical eye she adds a sensitivity for design and interiors: the choice of materials, light and how they meet, in housing, full refurbishments and hotel projects in Málaga and on the Costa del Sol.
Registration
- Registered architect no. 1,333 with the Official College of Architects of Málaga.
- Partner at Klic Arquitectos (Klicstudio Arquitectura y Diseño) since 2010.
Areas of expertise
Site management
Technical direction and site management of homes, refurbishments and hotels, with control of quality, timing and budget.
Design and interiors
Materials, light and detail in full refurbishments with interior design.
Multi-family housing
New-build residential developments, from design to handover.
Hotels
Hotel refurbishments and extensions on the Costa del Sol.
Selected projects
Pintor Sorolla 15-17
An 11-home residential building in Limonar Bajo (Málaga), completed in 2023. Co-author of the design and site management, with Juan Goñi Uriarte and Rafael de Lacour Jiménez. Commendation at the 2024 Málaga Architecture Awards.
Hotel Smy Costa del Sol
Co-author of the full refurbishment of a 1973 hotel complex in Torremolinos: 35,161 m² and 340 rooms.
Beach Club, Hotel Puente Real
A hotel extension facing the Torremolinos seafront (2017–2019).
Recognition
- Commendation (accésit) at the 2024 Málaga Architecture Awards, new multi-family housing category, for Pintor Sorolla 15-17 (with Juan Goñi Uriarte and Rafael de Lacour Jiménez).
- AJE Málaga 2019 Award for business track record, granted to the studio (then Klicstudio Arquitectura y Diseño).
Let’s talk about your project
At Klic, the partners look after every project from start to finish. Tell us about your idea, meet the rest of the team and Juan Goñi Uriarte.