Orvay Wine Bar in Barcelona by Isern Serra & Sylvain Carlet.Isern Serra and Sylvain Carlet have transformed a historic site in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter into Orvay, a bar inspired by the art of winemaking. Beige, green, and pink take precedence, representing the colours of land, vine, and...
Plutarco Experimento Transforms a Small Madrid Apartment into an Office for a Graphic Designer.Oh boy, do we love the work of Madrid-based practice Plutarco around here or what? Their most recent project is a boutique office in Madrid housed in a former apartment, which features the duo’s signature approach to bizarre colour and...
HOUSE P82 in Madrid, Spain by Lucas y Hernandez-Gil.Our friends from Madrid-based architecture practice Lucas y Hernandez-Gil have sent us their latest residential project – House P82 that’s a little bit too cute note to share. Located in the city centre of the Spanish capital, the...
Kaikaya Tropical Sushi Restaurant in Valencia, Spain by Masquespacio.Kaikaya fuses traditional and methodic aspects of Japan with tropical and exotic elements of contemporary Brazil, embodying two seemingly opposing...
1960s Apartment Renovation in Vigo, Spain by Ansede Quintáns.Of all the things we do here at Yellowtrace, one of the most amusing is having to regularly use Google Translate to decipher project descriptions and/ or read through submissions in broken-English. As a non-native English speaker myself,...
Bosc d’en Pep Ferrer: House on Formentera Island, Spain by Marià Castelló Martínez.It’s a wonderful feeling when you encounter harmony between Mother Nature and the built environment. When architecture not only contemplates nature but intimately engages with it as a pivotal element of design. This quality is deeply...
Quinta da Corte: 200-Year-Old Winery in Portugal Transformed Into a Hotel by Pierre Yovanovitch.This project has all the makings of a classic French film. A wealthy winemaker finds himself wandering in the hillsides of the beautiful Valença do Douro, one of the oldest winemaking areas in Portugal. A self-proclaimed hedonist and art...
Two Cork Houses in Palafrugell, Costa Brava by López Rivera Architects.Two houses rest upon a sloping site both completely immersed in the dense woodland of Palafrugell, Spain. Wrapped in cork panels, these stealthy structures mirror the stippled texture and mottled grey tones of surrounding slender pine and...
Plywood House in Palma de Mallorca, Spain by SMS Arquitectos.Spanish studio SMS Arquitectos have delved deeply into the construction process of this terrace home in Palma de Mallorca, exploring the craft of plywood manufacturing - a traditional process of the Spanish island. The use of CNC...