Bricks Decoded: The Versatility of Ceramic Facades & Screens.The options are vast when it comes to clay-based ceramic tile facade systems, holding major appeal for contemporary projects thanks to their durability, versatility, and sustainable merit. We’re exploring some of our favourite...
Luisa Bebiano & Atelier do Corvo’s Renovation of the Old Ceramic Society of Coimbra 18th Century Building.The medieval city of Coimbra in Portugal has a history or handmade ceramics due to its clay-rich soil terrain. Set in an 18th Century building, the Old Ceramic Society is one of few remaining ceramics factories in the area and has been...
‘Cal Jordi&Anna’ House Renovation in Catalonia, Spain by Hiha Studio.‘Cal Jordi&Anna’ is a minimal home in the ancient historical city of Lleida, Spain designed by Barcelona-based Hiha Studio. The original structure was stripped down to select foundations, maintaining mostly functional aspects over...
Sucede Restaurant in Valencia, Spain by Francesc Rifé Studio.Barcelona-based studio Francesc Rifé has transformed a historical site in Valencia to house an experimental restaurant Sucede, pairing artifacts with contemporary design. In designing Sucede restaurant in Valencia, Francesc Rifé...
Transforming Room For a Child Inside a Barcelona Apartment by P-M-A-A.Though mathematical and highly ‘designed’ in its puzzle-like form, P-M-A-A’s collection of furniture elements for a child's bedroom in Barcelona has an inevitably playful appeal. We can totally imagine wanting to go and hang out at...
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Vertical Configurations by Jose Dávila.Mexican artist Jose Dávila continues to demonstrate his sculptural prowess with gravity-defying, captivating forms. For his latest series, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost, Dávila explores a curated summary of materials that reoccur...
Composite Apartment in Madrid, Spain by Gonzalo del Val, Daniel Fernández Pascual & Alon Schwabe.Besides the bright yellow bathroom in this Madrid apartment, natural cork, black rubber, and pale orange living room columns provide the only tonal colour throughout the common areas of the apartment. Stark white surfaces lead all...
House in Seville, Spain by Harald Schönegger & Inmaculada González.Architects Harald Schönegger and Inmaculada González restored a historical block in Seville as a contemporary family home for themselves, built around a central courtyard. An aged steel spiral staircase winds up across all four levels,...
Rural Guesthouse in Spain by Lucas y Hernández-Gil.La Hermandad de Villalba is a picture perfect, family-run guesthouse in the semi-rural Extremadura region of Spain. Madrid-based studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil overhauled the 18th-century building while retaining key original features such...
