Tagged Madrid

Every day we’re becoming increasingly aware of the need to improve our habits for the sake of our environment, although nonetheless our cities—gigantic and vast—are often far from reflecting this change o...

Located on a characteristic street in Madrid's Barrio de Salamanca, the Penthouse H by Spanish studio Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos forms part of the seventh floor of a typical bourgeoisie twentieth- century bu...

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Plaza Mayor, the City of Madrid has commissioned American artist Janet Echelman to create one of her striking hand-knitted installations. Titled "1.78 Madrid," the pi...

Spanish architect Andrés Jaque has recently transformed a former 1946 garage in Madrid into the new Ròmola restaurant and café. While the original volume and structure remain intact, the experimental restau...

Spanish practice ELII Architects has refurbished this micro-apartment in Madrid adopting a series of smart solution for storage spaces. A dual strategy has been applied to this project: firstly, the floor plan ...

A large old flat in Madrid has been recently converted by local architect Manuel Ocaña into three luxury apartments as part of an investment real estate operation. This would usually mean that creativity is o...

As the name of this restaurant and cocktail bar in Barcelona suggests – El Mama & La Papa – local studio El Equipo Creativo worked for a client who wanted to create a space which played upon duality and...

Last June, Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus has installed a labyrinth of plastic waste within Madrid’s Plaza Mayor. In such unique setting, the artists conceived a piece that had something to do with thi...

Set in San Sebastián de los Reyes, a town located just north of Madrid, Desert City by local  firm Garcia German Arquitectos is one of the most significant cactus centers in Europe. Desert City is a celebrat...

Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil has refurbished a 190 smq apartment set inside a 19th-century building in Madrid, that features a series of balconies that overlook the close Retiro Park. Conceived for ...

Spanish designer and artist Jaime Hayon has converted one of the Madrid's most iconic buildings into an avant-garde luxury hotel, the new Barceló Torre de Madrid. Torre de Madrid is an emblem of the city ...

Behind the new facade of raw steel of an old bank in Madrid, Spanish studio i! arquitectura has designed the CLUB XII boutique gym. Idoia Otegui, founder of i! arquitectura, has combined together elements and ...

Surrounded by gardens with big trees within the metropolis of Madrid, Spain, the Aluminium House by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features a roof terrace that spans the entire width of the monolithic building and ...

Spanish firm Abiboo Architects have realized this 14,000 sq feet residence named ‘House H’ for a well-know international sportsman in Madrid. In the residence, growth occurs in a non-hierarchical order, eac...

Bocadillo de Jamón y Champan takes up a space of 90 square meters in a building of the late nineteenth century in Malasaña, in the very center of Madrid. Following the gastronomic concept of the brand, local ...

The first Spanish network of urban lockers Lock&be free makes his launching in Madrid. A 360° project in which local-based studio Wanna One has develop its branding, communication, interior design and crea...

Architect Lina Toro has transformed an existing car wash named "Burbucar" to reveal the cleaning processes to its customers. Located at Costa Rica street in Madrid, the car wash occupies the ground floor o...

Architecture studio z4z4 has completed the construction of Casa Tobogán for a family who wanted a home that reflected their trips around the world. Located in Madrid, the project juxtaposes two houses and a v...

Located right on Madrid’s Gran Via, the Vincci The Mint hotel offers the guest an innovative, avant-garde concept with the signature of the renowned interior designer Jaime Beriestain, who has respected the b...

The best of the countryside in the best part of the city. They say we cannot have it all and that we always desire what we don’t have. But sometimes it happens, sometimes the bell rings and you encounter a ro...

The digital camera is a technological revolution that, in addition to fomenting the secularisation, democratisation and trivialisation of photography, has led to a radical shift in how we express ourselves, sha...