Spain

Pastel furnishings contrast against concrete walls in Seville’s Casaplata restaurant

August 2, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil looked to the subdued paintings of artist Giorgio Morandi when creating the greyscale interiors of this restaurant in Seville. Casaplata is located in the city centre, and belongs to a pair of young restaurateurs who had wanted to open a new food and cocktails spot in Seville. After sourcing a

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Fuses Viader Arquitectes converts abandoned hilltop fortress into museum and hotel

July 28, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Fuses Viader Arquitectes has transformed a 19th-century fortress near the Spanish city of Girona into a museum and hotel complex featuring concrete, glass and weathered-steel. The former fortress of Sant Julià de Ramis was deserted before its new owners, the Barcelona-based D’or Joiers jewellery company, commissioned Fuses Viader Arquitectes to oversee its renovation. Located in

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Erbalunga estudio Combines Old And New For The Design Of Le Crêpe da Pía

July 26, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Ivan Casal Nieto   Erbalunga estudio have designed Le Crêpe da Pía, a creperie in Tui, Spain, that combines original old stone and new, contemporary design elements.   Photography by Ivan Casal Nieto Located within the old medieval part of the city, the stonework from that time has been left untouched, while a […]

Benni Allan gives his old school a facelift for just £1,000

July 25, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Architect Benni Allan has used colourfully painted panels to create an all-new facade for his former school in Alicante, Spain, on a very meagre budget. The London-based Estudio B founder sourced corrugated bitumen panels and painted them in varying shades of red and pink, to create a new exterior for the 30-year-old prefabricated building where the

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Foster + Partners unveils plans for Madrid office with diamond-shaped facade

July 12, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to turn a 1970s building in Madrid, Spain, into offices, which will feature a diamond-patterned exterior and a rooftop terrace. The four-storey building, which will be named Axis Madrid, is situated at one of the city’s key intersections, perched between the main north-south artery, Paseo de la Castellana, and Génova

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Save the Children’s Madrid headquarters designed to promote “emotional attachment”

July 9, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Madrid-based Elii used unusual materials, plants and bright colours to give the interiors of this headquarters and childcare facility in Madrid a sense of personality to encourage users to interact with it affectionately. The studio, headed by Uriel Fogué Herreros, Eva Gil Lopesino and Carlos Palacios Rodriguez, was selected from an invited competition to oversee the

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Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel by Ilmiodesign is an exercise in pastel pastiche

July 6, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Guests stay in candy-coloured rooms at this art-deco-influenced hotel in Ibiza, while artists in residence are offered a transparent suite in the lobby. The Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel opened last month on the Balearic island’s northwest coast, not far from the infamous nightlife in the resort of San Antonio. Its mission is to offer an

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Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel by Ilmiodesign is an exercise in pastel pastiche

July 6, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Guests stay in candy-coloured rooms at this art-deco-influenced hotel in Ibiza, while artists in residence are offered a transparent suite in the lobby. The Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel opened last month on the Balearic island’s northwest coast, not far from the infamous nightlife in the resort of San Antonio. Its mission is to offer an

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Baking ingredients inform soft-hued interiors of Juana Limón cafe in Madrid

June 23, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Spanish architecture studio Lucas y Hernández-Gill used powdery walls and pastel-hued fixtures to reflect the sweet treats on offer in this cafe in Madrid. The Juana Limón coffee shop and bakery lies just outside of the capital’s centre, a short distance from El Retiro park. Formally a gift store, local practice Lucas y Hernández-Gill were approached

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