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New Ontinyent Hospital / Contell-Martínez Arquitectos + Manuel Vega Arquitectos

Valentina Díaz — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

The new Hospital of Ontinyent is located to the south of the municipality, in the "Casa Balones" industrial area, in a heterogeneous zone of buildings, farming areas, and some facilities.

Requena Pantheon / Belen Ilarri Studio

Valentina Díaz — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

The design of this pantheon challenges the classic structures aiming to host the eternity. Unlike the traditional pantheons in the area, this project full of meaning and coherence balances unusual materials within the traditional enclave in the Requena cemetery.

Loredo House NAVC01 / Zooco Estudio

Valentina Díaz — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Casa Loredo is the second single-family project in the series called “New Vernacular Architecture of the Cantabrian Coast” (NAVC). Located in the Cantabrian town that gives it its name, this house seeks to reinterpret the traditional techniques of the region, adapting them to contemporary needs.

Chera Castle / Belen Ilarri Studio

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

The project involves the restoration of a castle, designated as a Cultural Heritage Site, located in the Chera-Sot de Chera Natural Park, Valencia. This 12th-century structure, from the Almohad period, fell into ruin over successive historical periods and was definitively abandoned at the beginning of the 19th century.

Sornells 21 Studio / Paloma Bau Studio

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Ausiàs Pérez of T.O.T Studio and Paloma Bau open the doors to Sornells 21, their shared studio in the Valencian neighborhood of Ruzafa, transforming a former commercial unit into a creative workspace inspired by the urban imagination of Tokyo. The intervention combines a strong conceptual narrative with a carefully executed material strategy, shaping a place where design, community and creativity converge.

Estels House / ENDALT Arquitectes

Valentina Díaz — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:55:00 +0000

The traditional houses of Valencian villages—such as those in l'Horta, la Ribera, or la Safor—share a humble yet deeply meaningful architecture. With a recognizable layout —entrance for the cart, main hall, cool room, kitchen, and attic— they were conceived as places to live, work, and coexist. Their value lies in repetition, functionality, and adaptation to the environment, built with local materials such as rammed earth, lime, clay, or reed, the result of knowledge passed down through generations.

Interior Design Trends of 2025

Mohieldin Gamal — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000

As 2025 approaches its end, we look back at an eventful year in the world of interior design. Last year, designers favored reserved, modest approaches, a trend that continued from previous years. The emergence of artificial intelligence generated intense discussions on digital equity and misinformation, which continued into 2025, especially with the topic of the Venice Architecture Biennale, Intelligens. This opened the conversation to the opportunities of digital technologies, attempting a more hopeful outlook. On the other hand, completed interior design projects over the year focused more on the tangible and the pragmatic, with expressed raw materials and an appreciation of history.

Hortensia Herrero Art Center / ERRE

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000

The Hortensia Herrero Art Centre is located in the former Valeriola Palace in the city of Valencia, Spain, an emblematic Baroque-style building dating back to the 17th century that has served various purposes throughout its history, undergone various interventions, and, in recent decades, been unused and abandoned.

Prosolia Headquarters / Destudio

Paula Pintos — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000

The Prosolia offices present the challenge of creating a 1,000 m2 workspace for 70 employees in a location with low ceilings and a large number of closely spaced pillars. One of the façades of this "forest of pillars," however, offers a wide view of the Turia gardens in Valencia.

Fisherman's House in Cadaqués / Bea Portabella + Jordi Pagès

Valentina Díaz — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

History and architectural character – With over a century of history, this house has witnessed the evolution of the town. In its early days, it was the home of a local fisherman —possibly linked to the historic Confraria de Pescadors de Cadaqués—, later serving as a hostel and even housing, on its upper floor, an old barracks for the Civil Guard.

Evolving Urban Playgrounds: 5 Design Strategies and 31 Projects Around the Globe

Hadir Al Koshta — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Urban playgrounds are evolving from simple swing sets and slides into dynamic, multi-faceted urban landscapes. These new designs are more than just places to play; they are thoughtfully integrated spaces that address urban challenges, promote community, and inspire creativity. A key trend is the intentional use of color and pattern. Designers are utilizing vibrant color zones to segment different functional areas, creating a visually dynamic experience that contrasts with natural surroundings. This approach can also be used to establish a cohesive urban identity, with thoughtful color palettes that complement the existing cityscape.

Coveta Residence / NOS Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Situated in a privileged location on a hill near Alicante, this home becomes the dream of a young couple.

Pavilions in Urban Spaces: On the Experimentation, Recycling, and Reuse of Materials

Agustina Iñiguez — Thu, 15 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000

How do pavilions emerge in architecture? What role do they play in urban spaces? Beyond the multiple interpretations that exist around the world, the pavilion, as an architectural principle and typology, tends toward extroversion, often associated with a centrifugal nature and visual openness toward the horizon, which is linked to its origins as a tent offering shelter from the elements. Pavilions are usually identified as isolated and independent structures that can promote lateral openings in the urban space, panoramic or introspective views, technological reflections, and material experiments that are recognizable from the outside or once inside.

Ático Curvo / Destudio

Andreas Luco — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Curved Attic is the renovation project of a unique property in the centre of Valencia with privileged views over the old Turia riverbed. The architecture of the building itself, with a circular envelope, allows these views to extend along the house, being a characteristic of such strength that it gives its name to the project and around which the main idea of the project is developed. From a first approach to the project, the intention was to clear the interior of the house to allow views of the outside from almost every point. This involved placing the most used areas (day zone, kitchen and master bedroom) attached to the façade, as well as demolishing an overbuilt mezzanine that compressed the living area, leaving it now with a double height that underlines the sloping roof of the building.

Casa Ona / Paloma Bau Studio

Andreas Luco — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Located in the popular fishing neighborhood of Cabanyal in Valencia, Casa Ona is an ode to the Mediterranean in its textures and finishes. The Valencia-based studio of Paloma Bau has highlighted the origin and nature of this unique historic home through a very respectful rehabilitation of the architectural heritage.

Z Ø / BETA Ø

Andreas Luco — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 03:00:00 +0000

The project focuses on a creating contemporary home where the living quarters face a garden, which becomes the green heart of the home.

Casu Residence / Belen Ilarri Studio

Paula Pintos — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The project begins with the rehabilitation of a modest family winery built in the 1930s, preserving its historical essence while adapting it to the comfort and living requirements of a contemporary home. The challenge was balancing the respect for the space's original identity with the introduction of elements that would make it functional and welcoming for modern living.

Can Bau / Paloma Bau Studio + Viraje arquitectura

Valeria Silva — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Out of all the projects selected by the Architects Associations, the jury of Architecture Prizes chose Can Bau as one of the finalist projects, the summer residence that hosts three families inn, ready to stop the clock and let themselves be carried away by an eternal summer.