A Half-Local, Half-Global Restaurant in Madrid by Plantea Estudio.Llama Inn has nothing to do with llamas. But its character is every bit as curious. The Peruvian restaurant is spread across two floors of a classic corner building in Madrid. But it is anything but classic—and anything but Madrid. For...
BTRT Launches its Debut Lamp Collection.Carles Sala of BTRT has launched his debut collection of lamps made skillfully by hand. The Spanish industrial designer and product developer has been working on the collection of bold and playful illuminated objects using mosaic glass...
Casa Rubens in San Lorenzo del Escorial by Estudio Reciente.Oh, Ruby Blue—is that you? Estudio Reciente’s latest 120-square-metre Casa Rubens has been converted into a lovely holiday home for a family of four. Touches of bright colours that draws on summer dreams and nostalgic colours speaking...
Defying Expectations: Health Centre CAP COTET by BAAS Arquitectura.BAAS Arquitectura has designed the primary care centre CAP COTET located in the small municipality of PremiĂ de Dalt in the Maresme region north of Barcelona, Spain. The architects sought to deliver a building that defied the standard...
This Light & Sound Installation in Barcelona Exposes the Haunting Effects of the Screen.Morning alarms. One-touch Amazon hauls. Emails in the parking lot when the traffic threatens to swallow you whole. Boon or bane, there’s no denying that screens make most things possible—even at the cost of our privacy. This was the...
Emphasising the Value of Shadows: House in Barcelona by gr-os.Studio gr-os has recently completed a single-family house and studio in Barcelona for himself and his wife, artist Beatriz Dubois. Collaborating with local architects Mercè Badal and Teresa Rumeu, the monolithic grey box responds in...
Febrero Studio’s Quaint Workspace in Madrid.Maybe it's the way the sun spills in through multiple windows, or how vintage seating—including an old bench and small chair from France, and Model 84 chairs by J. L. Møller in the meeting rooms—affords a cosy, lived-in feel. Or even...
An Unexpected Jewel: House in Mallorca by Niu Architecture.Wedged between two party walls of adjacent properties, NIU Architecture’s House in Mallorca is a delicate juxtaposition that leverages its heritage context to not only celebrate itself, but also its rich context. With remnants of old...
In Continuous Transformation: Room on Fire by Lluis Alexandre Casanovas Blanco & Lys Villalba.Room on Fire is a collaborative creation between two Spanish architects Lluis Alexandre Casanovas Blanco and Lys Villalba. Developed in conjunction with Masquepalabras Collective, the interior is a space in continuous transformation as the...
