A Lasting Impression: Armesto Hotel in Madrid by Febrero Studio.Armesto Rooms is a vibrant newcomer to Madrid’s traditional landscape. Formerly a modest hostel in the 1970s, the space has undergone a remarkable renovation by Febrero Studio. Drawing back the curtain and stepping inside, the striking...
Sculptural Austerity: Neutrale Flagship in Barcelona by Estudio DIIR.Designed by Estudio DIIR, this Barcelona flagship is defined by two sculptural brick elements. Materials amplify the austerity of the space with sleek steel and sinuous curtains layered on top, in a dialogue between warmth and...
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 Aramé 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 Adrián Mellado Muñoz of...
Lightning Strikes Twice: Relámpago 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 Architects’ renovation of the 55 square meter barn, this story has been immortalised. Three lightning-struck walls...
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 ‘façade’. On one side of the timber panel—running the entire 21 metre length of the...
Good Enough to Eat: A Cake-Inspired Barcelona Apartment by AMOO.If you cut up a Battenberg cake and then arranged the slices in the shape of a house, you’d get something very similar to the insides of Barcelona-based design studio AMOO’s latest apartment project. Characterised by strawberry pink...
