Volcanic Volumes: Gota in Madrid by Plantea Estudio.Madrid’s Justicia barrio is a glittering tapestry of swish boutiques, neoclassical buildings, nightclubs, bistros and tapas bars, of which most are remarkably modern in design. Plantea Estudio’s latest project is the exception....
An Infinite Recycling Loop: Fake Realness by Palma and Nula Studio.For Madrid’s popular Urvanity Art Fair, Mexican architects Palma paired up with Madrid-based Nula Studio to present Fake Realness, an installation that explores the limits of reality and material fiction. Together, the two studios...
70s Come Alive in this 40-square-metre Madrid Apartment by Puntofilipino.The petite home in the Spanish capital presents one curiosity after another, as evidenced by the PP225 armchair—an original Hans J. Wegner design since edited by PP Møbler—perched casually by the fireplace. With a stainless steel...
Folklore Meets Contemporary: Verbena Lounge by HANGHAR and Estudio DIIR.Hanghar collaborated with Estudio DIIR on the Guest Lounge at the ARCO Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid. The two local practices blended Spanish folklore with the contemporary in a bold installation. With a large red marquee overhead, the...
Protecting Madrid’s Industrial Heritage: MRT Project by BURR Studio.Burr Studio has transformed this obsolete Madrid warehouse into a hybrid live/work space. The architects divided the tenant requirements into a programmatic grid, leading to a completely fragmented volume, totally opposed to the original...
Dance Meets Design: A Spiral Apartment in Madrid by Raúl Almenara.Raúl Almenara isn’t just an architect. He’s also an artist and innovator and choreographer—if his latest project in Madrid’s El Rastro neighbourhood is anything to go by. Designed like a spiral monospace, the home revels in...
A Half-Local, Half-Global Restaurant in Madrid by Plantea Estudio.Llama Inn has nothing to do with llamas. But its character is every bit as curious. The Peruvian restaurant is spread across two floors of a classic corner building in Madrid. But it is anything but classic—and anything but Madrid. For...
Febrero Studio’s Quaint Workspace in Madrid.Maybe it's the way the sun spills in through multiple windows, or how vintage seating—including an old bench and small chair from France, and Model 84 chairs by J. L. Møller in the meeting rooms—affords a cosy, lived-in feel. Or even...
In Continuous Transformation: Room on Fire by Lluis Alexandre Casanovas Blanco & Lys Villalba.Room on Fire is a collaborative creation between two Spanish architects Lluis Alexandre Casanovas Blanco and Lys Villalba. Developed in conjunction with Masquepalabras Collective, the interior is a space in continuous transformation as the...
