XStudio transforms abandoned bar in Gran Canaria into a workshop and apartment
Spanish architecture practice XStudio has inserted a ceramics workshop and apartment into the worn-out shell of an abandoned bar on the island of Gran Canaria. More
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Home renovation by Paloma Bau designed as "ode to the sea"
Textured tiles and exposed surfaces feature in the rehabilitation of this historic home in Valencia completed by local interior design studio Paloma Bau. More
Hidden bookcase-door conceals rooms in minimalist Barcelona apartment
Japanese design principles were combined with Mediterranean materials inside this compact apartment designed by Miriam Barrio Studio in Barcelona, Spain. More
DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site
Spanish architecture studios DataAE and Xavier Vendrell have balanced two rows of social housing on a hillside in Barcelona overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. More
Four projects by RA Architecture Prize winner Cris Ballester Parets
Economist Cris Ballester Parets has been awarded the 2024 Royal Academy Architecture Prize for her portfolio of sustainable social housing developments in the Balearic Islands. More
Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" winery in Spain
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Foster + Partners' addition to a Spanish winery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Foster + Partners expands Spanish winery with "discreet" barrel-vaulted structure
British studio Foster + Partners has added a vaulted timber hall to Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, which features an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. More
Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. More
White-washed Mondrian Ibiza hotel perches above Cala Llonga bay
Spanish studios Beades Architects and Cuarto Interior have revived a 1970s hotel property overlooking a bay in Ibiza, using local materials and mid-century furniture to transform its interiors. More
Bear Architects designs Zubitegi Park in Spain as "living infrastructure"
An open steel grid topped with green barrel-vaulted roofs frames this park in Spain, which has been completed by Bilbao studio Bear Architects. More
Gold-leaf wall divides renovated Barcelona apartment by Raúl Sánchez Architects
Architect Raúl Sánchez has renovated a flat in a typical Barcelona apartment building, adding built-in cabinetry and furnishings in hues that echo the original mosaic flooring. More
Villain House is a concrete replica of an old Barcelona townhouse
Local studio Architecture Office Claudia Raurell has replaced a dilapidated townhouse in Barcelona with a concrete home that mimics its original footprint. More
Stone ruins turned into Spanish home by H Arquitectes
The crumbling stone walls of an old farmhouse formed the starting point for Casa 1627, a house in Spain completed by local studio H Arquitectes. More
"There is a tipping point of too much exposed concrete" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Barcelona with "robust and monolithic" walls formed of tactile poured concrete completed by Spanish studio H Arquitectes. More
Textured layers of poured concrete enclose Barcelona home by H Arquitectes
Spanish studio H Arquitectes has completed Casa 1736, a house in Barcelona with "robust and monolithic" walls formed of tactile poured concrete. More
David Closes adds jagged metal entrance to museum in Catalonia
A jagged form clad in perforated aluminium marks the Baroque Museum of Catalonia entrance in Manresa, Spain, which has been updated by local architect David Closes. More
GMP Architekten tranforms Santiago Bernabéu into "sparkling" Madrid landmark
Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed its remodelling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium for Real Madrid, wrapping the exterior in sinuous metal louvres. More
Funcionable restores and updates historic home in Spain
Spanish architecture practice Funcionable has renovated a century-old home in a heritage-protected area of Toledo, making "few but radical" alterations to its historic masonry fabric. More
MIAS references spider anatomy for foyer of Spanish healthcare centre
A radial wooden structure reminiscent of the body of a spider defines this foyer for a therapeutic healthcare centre, completed by architecture studio MIAS in the hills of Catalonia. More
Núñez Ribot pairs cork with mass timber at Casa Pádel in Madrid
Spanish architects Teo Nuñez and Almudena Ribot have built the Casa Pádel apartment block in Madrid, combining a cross-laminated timber structure with cork cladding. More