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Arquitectura-G organises minimalist Spanish house around central courtyard

December 2, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Spanish studio Arquitectura-G has completed Patio House, a minimalist white home in Costa Brava that opens onto a central courtyard through folding timber shutters. Partially sunken into a sloping site overlooking the small bay of Aiguablava, the single-storey home was designed by Arquitectura-G to have a “simple and clear” geometry, defined by a slim concrete

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Lucas y Hernández-Gil references “classical world” for Laconicum store interior

December 2, 2025 Alyn Griffiths 0

Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil has completed a cosmetics store in Madrid featuring exposed wooden pillars and a material palette intended to evoke the calming atmosphere of an ancient Roman sweating room. Laconicum, a beauty product retailer, approached Lucas y Hernández-Gil to design its first permanent physical store on Madrid’s Piamonte street. The company had

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Plastic Box store is “a brutalist art gallery disguised as a supermarket”

November 28, 2025 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture practice Minimal Studio has unveiled Plastic Box, a supermarket in Mallorca with a minimalist exposed-concrete interior and a ceiling of 1,200 plastic crates. The fully functioning store, located in Mallorca’s Port of Pollensa, was conceived by the studio as a “raw concrete envelope”. “We reduced the structure to its essence, removing all previous finishes

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Video reveals Sagrada Familia becoming tallest church in the world

November 6, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has become the world’s tallest church with the latest addition to the tower of Jesus Christ, which has been captured in this video. The footage shows the lower portion of a cross being lifted into place on the central and tallest tower, marking the start of the final phase of

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Rául Sánchez Architects creates “play of contrasts” at House in Cala Tamarit

October 30, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Spanish studio Rául Sánchez Architects has taken advantage of a sloping site in Tarragona to create a concrete home with a sunken courtyard, which opens up into a double-height living area. Named House in Cala Tamarit, the orthogonal, exposed concrete dwelling was created for two online, remote workers who wanted a home that could offer a “tangible,

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Lucas Muñoz converts 1960s office into offbeat furniture showroom

October 28, 2025 Alyn Griffiths 0

Spanish designer Lucas Muñoz has created a showroom for furniture brand Sancal in a former office building in Madrid, reusing all materials from the original space that could not be recycled. CoLab is located on the fourth floor of the O’Donnell 34 building, which was designed in 1966 by architect Antonio Lamela and is considered

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Stacked culinary hub by BIG and Bat Architecture “liberates the ground”

October 23, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Sloping walkable roof terraces stretch over GOE, a food research centre that Danish architecture studio BIG and Spanish studio Bat Architecture designed as a continuation of the landscape at San Sebastián, Spain. GOE, which stands for Gastronomy Open Ecosystem, was designed by BIG and Bat Architecture for the Basque Culinary Centre as a hub for

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Cometa Architects designs Barcelona apartment with “hand fan” layout

October 22, 2025 Cajsa Carlson 0

Local studio Cometa Architects has added a custom-made central staircase and created circular cutouts to showcase a historic brick ceiling at Éventail, a Barcelona home filled with tactile details. The project takes its name from the layout of the 162-square-metre apartment, which resembles a traditional handheld ribbed fan. “The project unfolds around the metaphor of

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Home renovation by Paloma Bau designed as “ode to the sea”

November 7, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Textured tiles and exposed surfaces feature in the rehabilitation of this historic home in Valencia completed by local interior design studio Paloma Bau. Originally built in 1925, the studio aimed to improve its dark and heavily partitioned interiors to transform the space into a modern and functional home for its young owner. Keen to preserve

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Hidden bookcase-door conceals rooms in minimalist Barcelona apartment

November 6, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Japanese design principles were combined with Mediterranean materials inside this compact apartment designed by Miriam Barrio Studio in Barcelona, Spain. Referencing themes from the Japanese design principle Kanso, which prioritises simplicity, Miriam Barrio Studio set out to create an interior scheme characterised by minimalist design and adaptable spaces. “The design of the apartment is based

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