Project Runway: Blow Models HQ by Isern Serra.The balmy beige walls of Blow Models HQ act as a canvas for the body of models that walk through its doors. Designed by Isern Serra, one can almost hear Spooky by Dusty Springfield bouncing against the brick battered walls, an energy...
Villain House in Barcelona by Architecture Office Claudia Raurell.On the northern slope of Barcelona’s Montjuic, the Villain House by Architecture Office Clàudia Raurell is a striking example of thoughtful design. By embracing both the old and the new, this project offers a compelling vision of...
Bajet Girame Blur the Boundaries of Conventional Family Living in This Barcelona Penthouse.Among the hip cafes and tapas bars in Barcelona’s beachside district of Poblenou sits a 50,000 square metre 1970s industrial building. On its rooftop, two small studio apartments are merged into a single penthouse atop one of the...
Curly Lab Hair Salon in Barcelona by Miriam Barrio Studio.This hair salon in Barcelona by Miriam Barrio Studio draws inspiration from its modernist exterior to deliver a space that aligns contemporary stylings with a sophisticated past. The designers subtly introduced organic curves and artisanal...
Life Imitates Art: Casa Vasto in Barcelona by Mesura.They say work-life-balance is important, and you’d be hard pressed to disagree. In the case of Vasto Gallery in Barcelona’s Poblenou, Mesura took a reductive approach to spatial separation and programming in this gallery-slash-home....
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...
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...
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...
