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La Posada's timeless transformation to become a dwelling-studio haven
Sep 02, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Sep 02, 2023
inN arquitectura reimagines La Posada, a centuries-old dwelling, into a harmonious blend of a residence and a studio.
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Restoration and preservation of an urban artefact from the Middle Ages in Spain
Aug 30, 2023by Afra Safa Aug 30, 2023
Spearheaded by Sevilla-based EYAC Arquitec, the renovation wall from the Middle Ages in Cabra is a combination of an urban preservation project and a tourist attraction.
Estudio Além's 1G Store recreates a medieval battlement as a modern pseudo-ruin
Aug 28, 2023by Jincy Iype Aug 28, 2023
The store features a maze of metallic grids filled with 23 tones of local granite that simulate collapsed walls of a Portuguese rampart, its features softened by a play of transparencies.
Casa del Nogal exemplifies harmonious living amidst nature's embrace
Aug 15, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Aug 15, 2023
Spanish architect Raúl Almenara creatively blurs the boundaries between inside and outside with this contemporary home in Ávila, Spain.
The organic Oratory of St. Francis Xavier in Thailand raises its cross up to the skies
Aug 14, 2023by Jincy Iype Aug 14, 2023
Spanish architect Paco García Moro speaks to STIR about his Thai chapel clad in intricate wooden latticework, its form attesting to a miracle of St. Francis.
Topway Space Design pursues the transcendental art of spatial expression
Aug 03, 2023by Aarthi Mohan Aug 03, 2023
The Spanish GOJE Slate Exhibition Hall in China transcends conventional boundaries and takes one on a journey of exploring the beauty of undefined geometry.
An erudite structure as pedagogy itself: The Reggio School in Madrid, Spain
Apr 03, 2023by Jincy Iype Apr 03, 2023
The Reggio School by Office for Political Innovation in Spain manifests as a non-conforming, self-exploratory architecture where lessons are experienced as much as they are taught.
Jorge Otero-Pailos: "Pollution comes first, then comes architecture"
Mar 23, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Mar 23, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to New York-based artist and preservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos about his approach to pollution.
Shake it up: colour and light define the Naked and Famous bar in Seville
Feb 06, 2023by Sunena V Maju Feb 06, 2023
LUCAS Y HERNÁNDEZ - GIL Arquitectos' new cocktail bar in Seville, Spain, takes shape as a design cocktail of sequenced spaces distinguished in colours and themes.
Santiago Calatrava’s church design in NY impels communal introspection and hope
Jan 25, 2023by Almas Sadique Jan 25, 2023
The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in the World Trade Center campus, destroyed during 9/11, has been rebuilt by the Spanish architect, embodying resilience and hope.
Masquespacio creates an evocative world of colours and imperfections for Lynk & Co
Jan 11, 2023by Sunena V Maju Jan 11, 2023
For Lynk & Co's new club in Barcelona, Masquespacio designs a world of utopias with different spaces, adorning different themes inspired by architecture, movies, and music.
Mendoza Partida and BAX Studio bring a Finnish sauna experience to a museum
Jan 06, 2023by STIRworld Jan 06, 2023
Named the Art Sauna, the unassuming structure comprises low-lying geometric forms, as an extension to the Gösta Serlachius Museum of Contemporary Art in Mänttä, Finland.
Project Gomila in Spain is a kaleidoscope of colours and materials
Jan 05, 2023by STIRworld Jan 05, 2023
Remodelling the neighbourhood of El Terreno, MVRDV + GRAS’s Project Gomila is a vibrant and sustainable residential hub planned around the city's Mediterranean harbour.
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos designs Villa 95 in Spain as a single continuous gesture
Jan 04, 2023by Jerry Elengical Jan 04, 2023
The home, comprising three staggered volumes that connect at their vertices to emulate a terraced walkway, carve a path that zig-zags through the landscape before it.
A social housing that wraps community life of the streets in a lattice structure
Nov 16, 2022by Sunena V Maju Nov 16, 2022
Peris+Toral Arquitectes designed a social housing with 54 dwellings in Bon Pastor, Barcelona, transforming the horizontal living of the community into a five-storey building.
FIFA Arenas: Education City Stadium by Fenwick Iribarren Architects in Al Rayyan
Nov 10, 2022by Jerry Elengical Nov 10, 2022
Completed in collaboration with BDP Pattern for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the stadium has a capacity of over 40,000, with a tessellated façade of diamond-patterned panels.
Inside Agora Valencia, the “nerve centre” of the World Design Capital 2022
Sep 23, 2022by Jincy Iype Sep 23, 2022
STIR speaks to Miguel Arraiz, project director of World Design Capital Valencia 2022, about its programme seeking to “democratise design” with its public pavilion Agora Valencia.
An erstwhile prison and school, El Roser Social Centre in Reus bares latent edifices
Aug 02, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Aug 02, 2022
Beatified as a transformation of a transformation, El Roser Social Centre by Josep Ferrando Architecture and Gallego Arquitectura revels in the revelation of its predecessor.
Santiago Calatrava’s showcase ‘Beyond Hellas’ is a curious fable of Greek Classicism
Jul 26, 2022by STIRworld Jul 26, 2022
Speaking with the exhibition curators, STIR discovers insights about the wrought iron sculptures and paintings by Santiago Calatrava, on display at the Glyptothek in Munich.
'Beyond Hellas: Santiago Calatrava' in the Glyptothek links antiquity with modernity
Jul 20, 2022by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 20, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Santiago Calatrava about The Aegineten, a series of artworks, 30 years in the making and now on display in the Glyptothek in Munich.
Light plays a key role in the connection between clay and voids at Lantern House
Jul 18, 2022by Nadezna Siganporia Jul 18, 2022
Architects Moisés Royo and Jesús Bermejo of MUKA arquitectura use light as a defining character in this Spanish suburban home made from clay lattice skin and concrete.
Body and mind: Exploring Filip Custic's 'pi(x)el' and Alex Hug's ‘Touch Again’
Jul 07, 2022by Manu Sharma Jul 07, 2022
Multidisciplinary artists Filip Custic and Alex Hug discuss their works, along with the physical and mental preoccupations that they are built upon.
Inside the Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas
Apr 04, 2022by Jincy Iype Apr 04, 2022
Fernando Menis, the Spanish architect behind the fragmented concrete volumes of the Holy Redeemer Church, discusses the role of religious architecture in bettering communities.
Habitable sculptures: The poesy of Ensamble Studio's concrete 'tent'
Mar 28, 2022by Devanshi Shah Mar 28, 2022
Painting concrete over a reinforcement cage, the Spanish studio’s Tent in Costa da Morte draws a parallel between construction and a brushstroke.
85 Social Housing Units develop as connected timber blocks around a courtyard
Mar 12, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Mar 12, 2022
A finalist for the EU Mies Award 2022, the massive residential wooden structure by Peris + Toral Arquitectes takes shape in Barcelona, proposing new paradigms in social housing.
Imagine Montessori School in Valencia is a muted symphony in terracotta and wood
Mar 04, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Mar 04, 2022
Unique wayfinding, a warm, earthy material expression, and a succinct consideration for student-friendly spaces set this school by Spanish architects Gradolí & Sanz apart.
Majoral Tissino Architects refurbishes Cruilles 2 into a light filled, collage-abode
Feb 28, 2022by Jincy Iype Feb 28, 2022
The refurbishment by Majoral Tissino Architects sits next to the clients' existing home in Cruïlles, Spain, linking both houses through their ground floors via a large vaulted hall.
Alcalá Church by Alejandro Beautell merges sacred memories of the old and new
Feb 11, 2022by Jincy Iype Feb 11, 2022
Alejandro Beautell recalls the demolished Alcalá Church in Spain with the skin of the new one, as two juxtaposed and inclined masses clad in white and clay coloured lime mortar.
Remembering postmodernist Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill (1939 – 2022)
Jan 15, 2022by Jincy Iype Jan 15, 2022
STIR revisits some of Ricardo Bofill’s most iconic works, including Walden-7 and La Muralla Roja, to celebrate one of the most influential architects of post modernism on his passing.
‘Educan’ is a multi-species school made of colourful shipping containers in Spain
Jan 12, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jan 12, 2022
A variety of materials and construction techniques have created this training centre, designed by architects Enrique Espinosa and Lys Villalba for ‘dogs, humans, and other species.’
Madrid's MO de Movimiento restaurant is built from recycled and upcycled material
Jan 11, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 11, 2022
Spanish deisgner Lucas Muñoz’s latest venture in Madrid utilises vernacular knowledge and technology to create an innovative approach to sustainable design.
Kaohsiung Pop Music Center features a tessellated skyline defining form
Jan 08, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 08, 2022
Spanish architect Manuel A. Monteserín Lahoz’s pop music destination in Taiwan’s port city Kaohsiung accommodates the spectators through small topographical gestures.
Casa DM by Horma Estudio is a canvas for geometric composition and minimalism
Dec 22, 2021by Jincy Iype Dec 22, 2021
Strategised skylights channel the sun deep into the fragmented form of DM House in Valencia, with terracotta-coloured ceramic tiles contrasting its white lime-clad skin.
In Spain, an Iberian Modern House pairs a rustic palette with designer furniture
Sep 27, 2021by Jerry Elengical Sep 27, 2021
In the municipality of Rubielos de Mora, architect Ramón Esteve and Covet House revamp a rural mansion with curated furnishings by Boca do Lobo, Brabbu, and DelightFULL.
Split into two volumes, Coimbra-Steinman House offers distant views of Lisbon
Oct 03, 2019by Jincy Iype Oct 03, 2019
The contemporary residence by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos sits firmly amid a golf course field in Lisbon, Portugal, presenting a minimal and aesthetic design.
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