Articles Tagged with ''Spain''

With this modern rammed-earth house, the architect’s aim was to ignite the community’s interest in a sustainable building typology characteristic of the region. 

From the founding of their namesake monastery in 1145, the clerics of Santa María de Retuerta pursued Roman Catholic values of work, peace, and hospitality. Although monks have not occupied this corner of Spain’s Sardon del Duero area since 1931, contemporary visitors to their former abbey subscribe to the same principles, but in the reverse order.

Entering a door on a narrow street in Seville, Spain, reveals a transparent, verdant world within.

"Everything I do is aimed at dynamizing my work,” Carme Pinós declares, “because dynamism communicates lightness.”

Situated in a shady coastal enclave, the residence needed to satisfy the clients' desire for panoramic views while capturing as much sunlight as possible to illuminate and warm the structure.

A striking mix of glossy black walls and white light, the Vegamar Selección, a wine boutique on an exclusive shopping street in Valencia, Spain, was given the black-tie treatment by architect Fran Silvestre and interior designer Andrés Alfaro Hofmann to meet the client's ambition to achieve an image of sophistication and quality.