For our newest lookbook, we’ve collected 10 residences in Spain which were dropped at life utilizing ornamental tiles, from preserved Twentieth-century options to speckled modern terrazzo grout.
Identified for its abundance of vibrant tiles, Spain has many interval residences with unique particulars together with ornate archways and eclectic tiling.
The next structure and inside design studios have made probably the most of those traditions when renovating properties, which frequently concerned refreshing the properties’ interiors whereas sustaining their historical past, or including modern parts that nod to the previous.
That is the most recent in our lookbooks sequence, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes assertion carpets, pop-up outlets and houses with sliding doorways.
Yurikago Home, Barcelona, by Mas-aqui
Structure studio Mas-aqui opened up an condo in Barcelona by creating a number of ranges lined with slabs of uncovered concrete, slatted wooden and reddish ceramic tiles.
The dwelling was named Yurikago Home after the Japanese phrase for a cradle, which references the form of the timber construction that helps a part of a brand new mezzanine that was created within the renovation.
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Madrid condo by Sierra + De La Higuera
Set inside a Nineteen Forties constructing, inside areas on this Madrid condo had been delineated with vibrantly hued Moroccan zellige tiles, from daring yellow accents in the lounge to an emerald inexperienced kitchen.
The tiles are outlined by imperfect hand-moulded surfaces and have all through the house within the type of ornamental skirting in addition to flooring and cabinetry.
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Valencia condo by DG Arquitecto
Throughout the minimalist renovation of a Nineteen Twenties condo in Valencia, native studio DG Arquitecto preserved the unique mosaic parts – flooring that the agency referred to as “typical” of town.
The studio paired mid-century rattan eating chairs and delicate timber parts with the colorful tiles whereas unique mouldings and ornamental arched doorways had been additionally maintained.
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1040 Unit, Madrid, by Studio Noju
Working inside Madrid’s iconic brutalist Torres Blancas tower, rising apply Studio Noju created an condo that balances modern particulars with the constructing’s brutalist historical past.
Every of the dwelling’s three loos had been individually colour-coded with small geometric mosaics that nod to the inexperienced ceramic tiles that clad the condo’s terraces.
“The [mosaic] materials allowed us to unravel all the weather of the toilet similar to bathe areas, vanities, partitions and flooring, referencing the same materials technique used within the unique design,” studio co-founder Antonio Mora informed Dezeen.
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Barcelona condo by Narch
Eclectically organized ornamental flooring courting again to the early Twentieth century take centre stage on this Barcelona condo that was renovated by Narch structure workplace.
Referred to as encaustic tiling, which is frequent within the metropolis, every tile is created by pouring pigmented ceramics into moulds and urgent them to create a sample.
Elsewhere within the condo, doorways produced from laminated glass display screen off its bedrooms. This materials was chosen for its neutrality with the intention to emphasise the house’s ornate flooring.
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Casa Olivar, Madrid, by Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo
Casa Olivar is a two-storey condo by designers Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo, which is characterised by handmade terracotta flooring tiles that complement the house’s muted color palette.
Created as a “sensorial refuge”, the dwelling contains two massive home windows in the lounge that flood the house with pure gentle. Earthy-toned, easy supplies characteristic all through, together with textured plaster finishes.
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Barcelona condo by Parramon + Tahull
Barcelona studio Parramon + Tahull added bespoke birch plywood joinery and steady tiled flooring to an condo within the metropolis’s Gracia neighbourhood, with the intention to mix with the constructing’s unique options.
Created by Spanish producer Wow, the terracotta tiles characteristic a mismatched geometric design that covers your complete condo, together with the kitchen and the toilet.
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Laia and Biel’s Home, Barcelona, by TEd’A
Structure workplace TEd’A used crushed tiles to create playful terrazzo grout in a renovated condo that belongs to the house owners of the Mallorcan tile model Huguet.
The grout was produced from the unique terracotta tiles that lined the house earlier than its revamp, which had been crushed into tiny items to type a reddish-hued combination that was blended with present white tile grout.
“Our concept was to maintain the very best components of the previous flat we purchased,” Biel informed Dezeen, citing sustainability and honouring the condo’s unique design.
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Finish of the Roc, Barcelona, by Nook Architects
Nook Architects redesigned one other condo in Barcelona whereas sustaining its distinctive historic particulars, together with a hanging mural-style wall that’s over 40 years previous, timber beams and intricately patterned flooring tiles.
“Our method to Finish of the Roc revolved across the restoration and consolidation of the constructing’s unique character,” mentioned the structure studio.
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Casa Burés, Barcelona, by Vilablanch and TDB Arquitectura
Inside design studio Vilablanch collaborated with TBD Arquitectura to refurbish all 26 residences inside Case Burés – a Twentieth-century constructing constructed by the late architect Francesc Berenguer i Mestres.
The group chosen “silent” modern furnishings to enhance Case Burés’ unique ornamental options, similar to chrome steel geometric cabinetry that was chosen in order to not “compete with” or “imitate” the colorful tiled flooring.
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That is the most recent in our lookbooks sequence, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes assertion carpets, pop-up outlets and houses with sliding doorways.
