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Mas-aqui gives 1910s house in Barcelona a minimalist update

June 11, 2020 India Block 0

Architecture studio Mas-aqui has renovated a 20th-century apartment in the mountains above Barcelona, creating a light-filled home. Called Akari House, a Japanese term for light, the home is now lit by a large skylight built into the roof terrace. Mas-aqui’s clients bought the property, which dates from the 1910s, in a state of disrepair, having

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Jagged MDF creates entire walls of storage for El Guateque apartments in Barcelona

May 4, 2020 Amy Frearson 0

El Guateque apartments by Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann with MDF storage walls

Kitchens, bathrooms and storage spaces are slotted behind an MDF “scenography” in these apartments designed by architects Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann. Escolano and Steegmann created the two El Guateque apartments by converting a 160-square-metre self-build house from the 1950s. A refurbishment had previously been attempted in 2007, but was abandoned due to the financial

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Impress dental clinic in Barcelona features smile-shaped timber partitions

April 8, 2020 Ali Morris 0

Impress dental clinic by Raúl Sanchez Architects

Pine-wood partition walls that curve upwards like smiles carve up the interior of this dental clinic in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Raúl Sanchez Architects. Impress is spread across the ground and basement level of a historical building at the heart of Barcelona. The clinic differentiates itself from other dentists by offering online treatments that reduce

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An Attic for David in Barcelona features a cosy interior crafted from MDF

February 21, 2020 Ali Morris 0

For David apartment designed by MH.AP Studio

Built-in furniture and storage elements made from MDF feature inside this Barcelona apartment, which has been overhauled by local architecture practice MH.AP Studio. Located in the city’s La Bordeta neighbourhood, An Attic for David features an abundance of built-in furniture, as well as carefully-positioned mirrors to make the home appear more spacious. MH.AP Studio was

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Bonell+Dòriga carries out understated overhaul of Walden 7 apartment

February 20, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Architecture studio Bonell+Dòriga has revamped an apartment in Ricardo Bofill’s Walden 7 in Barcelona, dotting its interior with colourful geometric elements that reference the building’s facade. Located just outside of Barcelona in the town of Sant Just Desvern, Walden 7 is a residential block designed by Spanish architect Ricard Bofill. It was constructed in 1975

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Bonell+Dòriga carries out understated overhaul of Walden 7 apartment

February 20, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Architecture studio Bonell+Dòriga has revamped an apartment in Ricardo Bofill’s Walden 7 in Barcelona, dotting its interior with colourful geometric elements that reference the building’s facade. Located just outside of Barcelona in the town of Sant Just Desvern, Walden 7 is a residential block designed by Spanish architect Ricard Bofill. It was constructed in 1975

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Arquitectura-G completes sunshine-yellow Barcelona apartment for “nuclear family”

February 18, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Duplex in Sant Gervasi by Arquitectura-G

Sunny yellow surfaces feature extensively throughout this duplex apartment in Barcelona, which has been refreshed by local studio Arquitectura-G. The two-floor apartment is situated in one of Barcelona’s biggest districts, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, which is populated with stately homes and high-end boutiques. Having grown tired of the home’s convoluted floor plan and shadowy living spaces, its

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Bonba Studio encases extension in Barcelona in white metal mesh

February 10, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

White metal mesh filters daylight into the terrace of this extension of a 1950s detached home in Barcelona by Bonba Studio. A large, open dining area built in the extension overlooks a patio and pool. The extension has been subtly differentiated from the original white plaster building both inside and out. “Given the structure and

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Hiha Studio breaks up linear apartment with curved corridor

January 3, 2020 Ali Morris 0

A curved corridor with full-height doors slices through Hiha Studio’s renovation of this ground floor home near Barcelona. Local architects Hiha Studio renovated the space, which previously had no outdoor space and suffered from a lack of light and ventilation, for the house’s owners. Built in 1925 and refurbished into a two-bedroom home in the 1960s, the

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Odile Decq unveils sinuous Antares tower for Barcelona

November 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Visual of Antares by Studio Odile Decq in Barcelona, Spain

Odile Decq has revealed visuals of a tower wrapped with sinuous red and white balconies in Barcelona, Spain, which will be her first residential tower. Designed by the French architect’s eponymous firm Studio Odile Decq for a site close to Santiago Calatrava’s Telefonica tower, the 28-storey Antares will contain 89 luxury apartments. Its undulating form created

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