Interpreting the Sky: Madrid Apartment by Martin Pelaez.Like a refuge in the sky, this apartment by Martin Pelaez is a welcome reprieve from the hustle and bustle of Madrid's popular Plaza Mayor square below. With five windows framing the sky, the architect took inspiration from the changing...
Let There Be Light: Domingo in Barcelona by AramƩ Studio.In the Catelonian capital of Barcelona, sunshine follows you everywhere. Indoors and outdoors. Through summer and winter. From daybreak to dusk. Sometimes, even beyond. But as architects Andrea Arriola Fiol and AdriƔn Mellado MuƱoz of...
Lightning Strikes Twice: RelĆ”mpago House by H3o Architects.Very few people know about the legend of the lightning that crossed Can Cardona in Barcelona many years ago. Through h3o Architectsā renovation of the 55 square meter barn, this story has been immortalised. Three lightning-struck walls...
An Office in 1000 Pieces: ABEZ Designās Own HQ in Orihuela.Inspired by the vernacular of their hometown, ABEZ Design have transformed a former commercial space into their own office in Orihuela, Spain. The studio looked to reinterpret commonly used construction elements that had long been deemed...
Rich in Dualities: Veja Store in Madrid by Plantea.The 'sustainable', resolutely modern and minimal philosophy of the Veja brand is expressed in a complex dialogue in this Madrid retail space designed by Plantea. A place between the new and the traditional, the functional and the...
Three Pieces: Compact Madrid Apartment by Gonzalo del Val + Toni Gelabert.Sink your teeth into the zesty orange and grapefruit tones of this delightfully renovated apartment in the Spanish capital. Designed in collaboration between Gonzalo del Val and Toni Gelabert, this compact seventy-square-metre apartment is...
Chromadynamica Pool by Felipe Pantone is Transformed with Over 130,000 Mosaic Tiles.Located on the edge of a seafront home in Javea, Spain, there's almost something transcendent about this unique swimming pool designed by Argentinian-Spanish artist Filipe Pantone. While we may have seen pools tiled quite unusually in the...
A World of Surprises: Barcelona Apartment by Raul Sanchez Architects.Raul Sanchez divides this spacious and colourful Barcelona apartment into public and private zones via a long and striking walnut timber āfaƧadeā. On one side of the timber panelārunning the entire 21 metre length of the...
Volcanic Volumes: Gota in Madrid by Plantea Estudio.Madridās Justicia barrio is a glittering tapestry of swish boutiques, neoclassical buildings, nightclubs, bistros and tapas bars, of which most are remarkably modern in design. Plantea Estudioās latest project is the exception....
