Atic Aribau Apartment Renovation in Barcelona by Raúl Sánchez Architects.Raúl Sánchez Architects have renovated a Barcelona apartment for a young creative couple, incorporating an unexpected combination of materials and colours. The moody main bathroom is perhaps the most striking feature of the entire...
Colvin Florist in Barcelona by Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge.Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge converted a former bank office in Barcelona’s Eixample district into a fresh looking florist for Spanish online flower start-up Colvin. Reinterpreting a field of flowers with shaded paths winding beneath...
Menorca Experimental Hotel in Spain by Dorothee Meilichzon.The Menorca Experimental Hotel sits on 30 hectares of green, tranquil land, within a revamped 19th century ‘finca’, or agricultural estate. The whitewashed compound was carefully restored by a team of local craftsmen, under the...
Dá Licença Boutique Hotel in Estremoz, Portugal.Set in an eco-reserve outside of the historic city of Estremoz, Portugal, Dá Licença Hotel owners Vitor Borges and Franck Laigneau were hunting for their own personal holiday home when they came across a grand property. Enlisting the...
Can Lis: Jørn Utzon’s Family Summer House in Mallorca.On an island that has changed dramatically through commercialization and tourism over the course of the last decades, Jørn Utzon’s Can Lis embodies a stoic sense of permanence, appearing in total harmony with its environment; as if it...
Interview: Portuguese Architectural Photographer Rui Cardoso.A trained architect, Portuguese photographer Rui Cardoso worked with the lauded architect Manuel Aires Mateus at his Lisbon atelier for four years. During this period he found himself increasingly drawn to photography before deciding to...
The House of Curtains (Casa de las Cortinas) in Granada, Spain by GRX Arquitectos.GRX Arquitectos looked to Granada’s El Bañuelo 11th century Arab baths as a point of reference for House of Curtains in Granada, implementing multiple skylights inspired by the many star-shaped windows at the baths. In order to...
Carla Cascales Alimbau’s ‘Closer Than They Appear’ Geometric Sculptures.Spanish artist Cara Cascales embraces the irregularities of timber, stone, glass and metal in her latest sculptural series and first solo exhibition ‘Closer than they appear’, on show at WE COLLECT gallery in Madrid. ‘Closer than...
Renovation of a “Loft-not-Loft” in Barcelona by H3O.Built across two deep, narrow bays that typify the architecture of Barcelona’s Eixample district, ‘Loft-not-Loft’ apartment by H3O is defined by multi-functional moveable furnishing and delicious retro vibes. The timber...
