Spanish Facades and Streetscapes
7 Must-See Street-level Commerical Façades in Spain
Designers have only moments to grab the attention of busy passersby with commercial façades. They provide an opportunity to visually display the client’s brand identity and create a connection with the product or service offered. Façades should lure customers to enter and, ideally, after the experience, want to return. These seven commercial façades in Spain…
Read MoreEl Môderne Hotel in Gijon Preserves its Zigzag Moderne Art Deco Splendour
El Môderne Hotel is a spectacular 47-room 4-star boutique hotel in Gijón. Designed by architects Manuel and Juan del Busto, it opened in 1931 during a time of economic and social prosperity. It is one of the few remaining examples of the Zigzag Moderne Art Deco style in Gijon, a subset of art deco whose…
Read MoreEl Equipo Creates Urban Retreat for Travelers and Locals in the Kimpton Vividora Barcelona
The Barcelona -based studio, El Equipo Creativo, designed several spaces in the Kimpton Vividora Barcelona hotel, part of the Kimpton hotel group. They sought to create a dialogue between the boutique hotel and the surrounding neighborhood, the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona, with its narrow streets that lead to unexpected plazas and patios. A curated selection of contemporary furniture…
Read MoreGijón Science and Technology Park Scientific Marries Innovation and Design
The Gijón Scientific and Technological Park (Parque Científico Tecnológico de Gijón) is an industrial park in the enclave of Cabueñes in Gijon, a city in the north of Spain. Managed by the municipality, Gijón Impulsa, the objective of the development is to provide space and services to support new science and technology companies and, in turn,…
Read MoreInspiration: Taberna Ángel Sierra Chueca, Madrid
The iconic Taberna Ángel Sierra in the Chueca neighbourhood of Madrid.
Read MoreMonteNuño Residential Complex, Oviedo, Spain
Asturias-based photographer Érika Anes shot these images of the spectacular MonteNuño residential complex in Oviedo, Asturias exclusively for Spain for Design. Completed in 2010, the MonteNuño was a collaborative project. Renowned Spanish architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo, head of the architecture office responsible for this urban development, worked with lead architect Pablo González-Bootello who, at the…
Read MoreCongress Center in Oviedo, Spain by Santiago Calatrava
Asturias for Architecture
Asturias has no shortage of architecturally significant buildings and monuments, including the most complete collection of late medieval architecture in Western Europe. Dating from the ninth and early tenth centuries, they are unparalleled for their quality and preservation in their original state. Asturias is known for pre-Romanesque architecture, six of which have UNESCO World Heritage status, one…
Read MoreOliva Old Town, Valencia
Memories of July 2019.
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