Sinèrgics Social Co-working Space in Barcelona by Colombo and Serboli Architecture.This social co-working space by CaSA aims to reactivate the local Barcelona neighbourhood known for it’s high unemployment rate and scarce economic...
Stories On Design // Built Into Nature.Today we take a world wide tour of seriously incredible examples of architecture that not only address their context and interact with their surrounds, the sites they occupy form the key ingredient that architects have used in the overall...
Raval Hideaway in Barcelona by Mariana de Delás + Marcos Duffo.It started out life as a motorcycle workshop, then abandoned, it became home to the local Barcelonian squatters. Now the 55sqm space is both a hideaway and a living studio for a young, world-travelling, entrepreneur. Architects...
Stories On Design // Old Meets New: Architecture of Renewal.We are extremely lucky to have a world filled with creative geniuses that appropriate spaces which are built in one era and transform them into a space that harmoniously incorporate a contemporary one. Be that by planning, use of...
The Hidden Pavilion in Madrid, Spain by Penelas Architects.Peeking through the dense forest in the outskirts of Madrid is Hidden Pavilion by Penelas Architects. Its rusted steel structure and red protruding lightwells may be distinguishable from the greenery but the small dwelling is otherwise...
Goroka Office in Barcelona by Isern Serra & Sylvain Carlet.Goroka, an audiovisual creative producer, have opened their headquarters in the Poblenou district of Barcelona. They wanted their new HQ to be a place you wanted to come to work. But what they really wanted was a unique space, a space that...
Charming Unfinished Character of Sala Beckett in Barcelona Refurbished by Flores & Prats.The Sala Beckett theatre transformation has been a resounding success taking an old dame gracefully into a new era whilst keeping the integrity and character of the original building. Sala Beckett is a place were the most renowned...
House Built Over a Former City Water Tank in Madrid by Valdivieso Arquitectos.A former water cistern in Madrid is transformed into a stunning home by Valdivieso Arquitectos. After a series of alterations and uses overtime, the two-level cistern reached its final incarnation in 1955. Dubbed Casa Aljibe, the...
Stories On Design // Cunning Cantilevers.The soaring cantilever is a daring thing of beauty. Cantilever speaks of ambition, inspiration, unconventionality and an aversion for doing things the easy way. It’s the extreme sport of architecture as it defies gravity and screams...
