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H Arquitectes transforms 19th-century Barcelona terrace with brick extension

April 24, 2023 Katie Last 0

Spanish studio H Arquitectes has converted a small 19th-century dwelling into a spacious family home in Barcelona named House 1616. Arranged across three levels, the terraced home has been transformed from a single-storey building with two new brick levels that draw upon the building’s original design. Located on a dense street in the Spanish city, House

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Casa Dosmurs by Mesura “disappears entirely from the street’s view”

April 22, 2023 Nicole Rambla 0

Spanish studio Mesura has created a brick and concrete house that steps down a steep hill and features giant windows that frame the surrounding Mediterranean landscape. Named Casa Dosmurs, the home is designed to blend in with its site in the residential area of Alella in Catalonia, Spain, with its flat roof the only part

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Plantea Estudio creates cosy cave-like room within bar Gota

April 18, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

A red “cave” hides behind the main dining space of this wine and small plates bar in Madrid designed by interiors studio Plantea Estudio. Located on the ground floor of a neoclassical building in Madrid’s buzzy Justicia neighbourhood, Plantea Estudio designed Gota to appear “dark, stony and secluded”. Guests ring a bell to enter the 70-square-metre bar, and are then

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Emma Martí celebrates Menorca’s architectural heritage in Hevresac Hotel

April 13, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Spanish architect Emma Martí has converted an 18th-century townhouse on the Balearic island of Menorca into the intimate eight-bedroom Hevresac Hotel, taking over all of its five floors from basement to attic. The building, which originally belonged to a local merchant and privateer, is set in the historic centre of Mahón – a former trade

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Ibiza’s first hotel gets bohemian refresh from Dorothée Meilichzon

April 2, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

The 1930s Montesol hotel in Ibiza has reopened following a full overhaul of its 30 bedrooms and three suites by Dorothée Meilichzon of French interior design studio Chzon. Set in the old town of Eivissa, the newly renamed Montesol Experimental has been undergoing a multi-stage renovation since 2021, when it was bought by the Experimental

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Doublespace Photography captures Ricardo Bofill’s Muralla Roja on its 50th anniversary

March 30, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Canadian duo Doublespace Photography has released images of Spanish architect Ricardo Boffil’s iconic Muralla Roja apartment building to mark 50years since its completion. To mark the anniversary, photographers Amanda Large and Younes Bounhar of Doublespace Photography travelled to Spain to stay at an apartment in the complex for six days, in order to capture it in

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Fran Silvestre Arquitectos creates minimalist home behind historic facade in Spain

March 27, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Sparse and minimalist interiors define this home in Valencia, Spain, by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, which sits behind the historic frontage of a large 20th-century residential building. Called The Empty House, the four-bedroom dwelling was designed to be a “blank canvas” for its owners, with plain interiors that starkly contrast the traditional shell of the existing

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Energy-saving 10K House in Barcelona is a “labyrinth that multiplies perspectives”

March 17, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Spanish studio Takk took cues from snugly stacked Russian dolls for the interior renovation of this Barcelona apartment, which features rooms nestled inside each other to maximise insulation. Called 10K House, the 50-square-metre apartment was renovated by Takk using a material budget of only 10,000 euros with the aim of updating the home to be

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Auba Studio converts 1980s bakery in Spain into industrial NZ10 Apartment

March 6, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Raw materials and exposed fittings bring an industrial character to this apartment in Palma, Spain, which was converted from a former bakery by local architect Auba Studio. The 1980s bakery, which is located on the ground floor of a residential block, was stripped back by Auba Studio to reveal its high ceilings and bare structure.

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Natural Connections exhibition aims to “help people rediscover nature”

February 20, 2023 Alice Finney 0

Designers Inma Bermúdez, Moritz Krefter, Jorge Penadés and Alvaro Catalán de Ocón have created three playful wooden furniture pieces on show at Madrid Design Festival. Devised by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Natural Connections was on show in the entrance hall of the cultural building Matadero Madrid. Each of the three furniture pieces was

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