Small Apartment Renovation in Madrid, Spain by Elii Architects.This 34-square-metre apartment in Madrid, Spain, is a tiny little gem - a bit like a cool, unfolding childâs toy what gets rearrange to create something new. Letâs start with the way the Elii Architects have addressed the levels of...
A Table (II) in Barcelona, Spain by ESCOLANO + STEEGMANN.A table can be the malleable heart and hub of a homeâan interchangeable infrastructure thatâs so much more than a simple piece of furniture. Barcelona-based architect AdriĂ Escolano and his partner David Steegmann have used the humble...
Student Housing Apartment Renovation in Madrid by Plutarco.Spanish interior design & architecture studio Plutarco was commissioned to renovate a building in Madrid for student housing. If student housing brings to mind institutional dullness and lack of individuality, youâre not alone. In fact,...
AragĂł Street Residence in Barcelona by Miriam Barrio.This charming transformation of a 140-square-metre Barcelona apartment is the work of young Spanish architect Miriam Barrio, who has layered accents of gold with a little colour blocking, and a good helping of natural...
Bricks Decoded: From Humble Material to Sculptural Device.Over the last few decades, bricks have become art in all their wonderful simplicity, and are being seen as more than only a conventional, sturdy building material. Architects, artist and creatives from around the world have explored...
‘La Crepa’ Food Stall in Madrid by Plutarco.Housed within a neat 13 square metre shopfront, La Crepa is a little creperie and wine bar designed by Plutarco â a Madrid-based studio named after a Greek philosopher paraphrased by Shakespeare and admired by Francis...
Malababa Flagship in Madrid, Spain by Ciszak Dalmas & Matteo Ferrari.Sometimes you get the perfect symbiotic relationship between client and architect. Itâs like lucking out on your dance card. You score the perfect partner. Ciszak Dalmas and Matteo Ferrari had just such a partnership when they...
Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Vicens in Barcelona Restored by MartĂnez LapeĂąaâTorres Arquitectes & Daw Office.Like most of GaudĂâs work, this famous, first residential commission of the Catalonian architect, it is not subtle. No-one could accuse Antoni GaudĂ of being a minimalist. The striking exterior of layered brick patterns, highly...
Sweet Storage Dreams: Playful Barcelona Apartment in Born by CaSA.Colombo and Serboli Architectureâs recent apartment refurbishment in Barcelona could be filed under âstorage pornâ. Itâs a playful modification to a 65sqm flat set within a historic 13th-century building in El Born. The client, a...
