A lattice facade wraps Peris+Toral Arquitectes’ residential building
Behind the lattice facade, the five-storey building located in the Bon Pastor neighbourhood in Barcelona houses 54 social light-filled and naturally ventilated apartments.
El Roser Social Centre: from historic prison to progressive social hub
Josep Ferrando Architecture and Gallego Arquitectura rehabilitated the former Reus prison to turn it into the El Roser Social Centre in Tarragona, Spain, that brings together all the city’s social services.
AIR ARIA AIRE: Catalonia in Venice explores the potential of bigdata to heal cities from pollution and the health crisis
The AIR ARIA AIRE exhibition combines bidgata research on Barcelona air pollution, a breathing multisensory installation and a polyphonic soundscape to presents an investigation into air as a common asset upon which our survival depends.
‘Can Sau – Emergency scenery’ facade project: from urban void to social plaza
The ‘Can Sau – Emergency scenery’ project by unparelld’arquitectes in Catalonia transforms the ruins of a building into a new public space for various cultural activities and social interactions.
Barcelona Mediterranean imprint shines at Milan Design Week
Terracotta hued tiles, vases made from ceramic and paper and wicker outdoor chairs. The Inspired in Barcelona Mediterranean Design exhibition brings together some of the city’s leading furniture companies and internationally renown designers.
RCR – Dream & Nature exhibition in Venice unveils RCR Arquitectes’ most intimate universe
RCR – Dream & Nature. The Catalonia Pavilion in Venice invite visitors to venture into a cave of light and reflections where a rain of magified glasses unravels RCR Arquitectes ‘ Nature-inspired creative imprint.
Front’s foldable rugs turn into furniture
Front designs modular and foldable rugs for Spanish brand GAN which makes use a Middle Eastern flat-weaving technique to create ‘jigsaw puzzle’ furniture.
Unveiling the unseen: explore Venice as blind people feel it
Catalan Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale 2017 presents La Venezia che non si vede / Unveiling the Unseen: visually impaired people share their experiences and challenges with an app, an exhibition and boat tours.
Albert Adrià and RCR Arquitectes design mysterious ENIGMA restaurant in Barcelona
Renowned chef Albert Adrià and Pritzker Prize winners RCR Arquitectes inaugurate ENIGMA restaurant which will create ever changing menus inspired by mysterious interiors developed in collaboration with Neolith® by TheSize.
Inspired in Barcelona: In and Out – Catalonia shows off at Milan Design Week
Bespoke rugs, glossy table lamps and tilting vases. The Inspired in Barcelona: In and Out exhibition brings together the true avanguarde of Catalonia designscape.
Milan Design Week: 10 big shows at Fuorisalone 2017
Nursery rhymes and a bespoke carousel, giant bugs backgrounds and a design cineforum but also Barcelona creativity, a tactile glass installation and more… Check these 10 big shows at Fuorisalone 2017.
RCR Arquitectes wins 2017 Pritzker Price as a team defeating hype and starchitecture
Unity of materials and the strength of the meeting of minds. These are the values of the founders of Catalan studio RCR Arquitectes who won 2017 Pritzker Prize by humbly avoiding international limelight.
H Arquitectes design 1014 House squishing red-bricked courtyards
H Arquitectes design 1014 House, an interstitial project alternating patios and interiors between run-down buildings near Barcelona, Catalonia – Spain.
Spain and Catalonia pavilions in Venice explore radical architecture rising from the crisis
At Venice Biennale 2016, Golden Lion-winning Spain pavilion and Catalonia pavilion show how crisis shaped architects’ radical and ingenious attitude.
Urban bird nest amplifies birds’ tweet to improve cities’ soundscapes
“Orator” urban bird nest by Katia Tolstykh features a copper trumpet-like speaker to soothe metropolitan noise with amplified chirps and tweets.
Holy sit: Andreu Carulla’s designs accomodate with sober reverence
Austerity and comfort, humble attitude and smooth design. Bernardes collection by Andreu Carulla was created when an ex-convent turned into an art gallery needed to provide a holy sit to each of their many guests.
Float Kitchen Set
MUT studio designed FLOAT, the kitchen furniture set featuring independent and movable pieces that break the borders between the living room and the kitchen for those who believe that “cooking is not an obligation, but a pleasure”.