Barcelona

Revamped Barcelona house features herringbone floors and a covert dining area

August 11, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Spanish architect Raúl Sánchez has overhauled a five-bedroom house in Barcelona so it can function as either a weekend retreat for its owners or as a rental home for tourists. With his renovation of House 106, Sánchez aimed to make the 170-square-metre property more versatile. He felt that, by removing some of the old walls and replacing

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RCR Arquitectes uses Neolith sintered stone to create watercolour surfaces for Albert Adrià’s new restaurant

July 20, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Dezeen promotion: Pritzker Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes worked with Neolith sintered stone to create the colour-washed walls and surfaces inside the new restaurant of former elBulli head chef Albert Adrià. RCR Arquitectes teamed up with architect Pau Llimona to create the watercolour-patterned interior of Enigma, which opened earlier this year in Barcelona. The brief from Adrià was to create a space that

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Bespoke storage creates room for bicycles in renovated Barcelona flat

June 14, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Colombo and Serboli Architecture has revamped a Barcelona apartment, opening up the partitions to create a large living space with a bespoke, wall-mounted bicycle rack. Called CaSA for short, the Barcelona studio renovated the previously dark, compartmentalised apartment, to suit the client – a cycling and sports enthusiast. By the entrance to the apartment, called Sant Antoni, three

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Bespoke storage creates room for bicycles in renovated Barcelona flat

June 14, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Colombo and Serboli Architecture has revamped a Barcelona apartment, opening up the partitions to create a large living space with a bespoke, wall-mounted bicycle rack. Called CaSA for short, the Barcelona studio renovated the previously dark, compartmentalised apartment, to suit the client – a cycling and sports enthusiast. By the entrance to the apartment, called Sant Antoni, three

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Rediscovered attic space makes room for mezzanine level in Barcelona apartment

June 10, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Ras Studio has overhauled an apartment in Barcelona, uncovering a hidden gabled ceiling where it could fit a polycarbonate-walled mezzanine level. The Barcelona-based studio peeled back the existing ceiling slabs, revealing the attic area and enabling the architects to expand the single-level apartment – named La Dominique – into a two-storey loft with a bedroom on

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Rediscovered attic space makes room for mezzanine level in Barcelona apartment

June 10, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Ras Studio has overhauled an apartment in Barcelona, uncovering a hidden gabled ceiling where it could fit a polycarbonate-walled mezzanine level. The Barcelona-based studio peeled back the existing ceiling slabs, revealing the attic area and enabling the architects to expand the single-level apartment – named La Dominique – into a two-storey loft with a bedroom on

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Nook Architects uncovers original tiles and timber beams inside Barcelona flat

June 4, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Colourful restored tile flooring and wooden ceiling beams add character to this Barcelona apartment refurbished by local studio Nook Architects. Completed this year, the 273-square-metre apartment occupies an entire floor of a building in the city’s Raval quarter, just a few metres from La Rambla. While the apartment’s front facade looks out across Boqueria market, a stepped 68-square-metre

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“Smart furniture” creates valuable storage space in 25-square-metre flat by Naimi Architecture

May 22, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

A piece of furniture that combines a bed, a wardrobe and a washing machine is among the space-saving solutions that Naimi Architecture has created inside this tiny Barcelona apartment. The Barcelona- and Tel Aviv-based studio was tasked with making the 25-square-metre flat into a comfortable home for a single occupant. The solution involved sinking storage areas into the walls

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Patricia Urquiola’s showroom interior for Kettal celebrates Mediterranean outdoor living

May 14, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Patricia Urquiola has redesigned the Barcelona showroom of Spanish outdoor furniture brand Kettal, giving it a patio-like feel. Describing the revamped showroom as “a space where the Mediterranean outdoor living is celebrated”, Kettal wanted the new interior to emphasise the showroom’s unique architectural features while also expressing the character of the brand. Housed in a double-height

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