For our newest lookbook, we have rounded up 10 residences in Spain which have been delivered to life utilizing ornamental tiles, from 20th-century salvaged components to modern variegated terrazzo grout.
Identified for its abundance of colourful tiles, Spain has many interval residences with authentic particulars, together with ornate arches and eclectic tiling.
The next structure and inside design studios made essentially the most of those traditions in house renovations, which regularly concerned refreshing house interiors whereas preserving their historical past, or including modern components that nod to the previous.
That is the most recent in our sequence of lookbooks, providing visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration, see previous lookbooks that includes distinctive rugs, pop-up retailers and sliding door properties.
Casa Yurikago, Barcelona, by Mas-aqui
Structure studio Mas-aqui has opened an house in Barcelona creating a number of ranges lined with uncovered concrete slabs, wooden and reddish ceramic tiles.
The residence was named Home Yurikago after the Japanese phrase for a swing, which refers back to the form of the wood construction that helps a part of a brand new mezzanine that was created within the renovation.
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Condo Madrid de la Sierra + De La Higuera
Set in a 1940s constructing, the inside areas on this Madrid house have been lined with Moroccan zellige tiles in vibrant hues, from daring yellow accents in the lounge to an emerald inexperienced kitchen.
Tiles are outlined by hand-turned imperfect surfaces and have all through the house as ornamental baseboards, in addition to flooring and cabinetry.
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Condo Valencia by DG Arquitecto
Through the minimalist renovation of a 1920s house in Valencia, native studio DG Arquitecto stored the unique mosaic components – flooring that the agency known as “typical” of town.
The studio mixed mid-century rattan eating chairs and delicate wood components with the colourful tiles, whereas the unique moldings and ornamental arched doorways had been additionally maintained.
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Unit 1040, Madrid, by Studio Noju
Working in Madrid’s iconic brutalist Torres Blancas tower, studio Noju created an house that balances modern particulars with the constructing’s brutalist historical past.
Every of the house’s three bogs has been individually color-coded, with small geometric mosaics that nod to the inexperienced ceramic tiles that lined the house’s terraces.
“The one [mosaic] the fabric allowed us to deal with all components of the toilet, similar to bathe areas, sinks, partitions and flooring, referencing the same materials technique used within the authentic design,” studio co-founder Antonio Mora advised Dezeen.
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Condo Barcelona from Narch
Eclectically organized ornamental flooring courting from the early 20th century take heart stage on this Barcelona house, which was renovated by Narch structure workplace.
Generally known as encaustic faience, which is frequent within the metropolis, every tile is created by pouring pigmented ceramics into molds and urgent them to create a sample.
Elsewhere within the house, the laminated glass doorways on the bedrooms. This materials was chosen for its neutrality to emphasise the ornate flooring of the house.
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Casa Olivar, Madrid, by Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo
Casa Olivar is a two-story house by designers Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo that options handmade terracotta tiles that complement the house’s subdued colour palette.
Created as a “sensory refuge”, the house contains two massive home windows in the lounge that flood the house with pure mild. Easy, earth-toned supplies are current all through, together with textured plaster finishes.
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Barcelona house from Parramon + Tahull
Barcelona studio Parramon + Tahull added birch plywood joinery and steady tiled flooring to an house within the metropolis’s Gracia district to mix in with the constructing’s authentic options.
Created by Spanish producer Wow, the terracotta tiles function a mismatched geometric design that covers all the house, together with the kitchen and toilet.
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Home of Laia and Biel, Barcelona, by TEd’A
Structure workplace TEd’A used crushed tiles to create playful terrazzo grout in a renovated house belonging to the house owners of Mallorcan tile model Huguet.
The grout was made out of the unique terracotta tiles that lined the home previous to its renovation, which had been crushed into small items to kind a reddish-hued mixture that was combined with the prevailing white tile grout.
“Our thought was to maintain one of the best components of the previous house we purchased,” Biel advised Dezeen, citing sustainability and honoring the house’s authentic design.
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Finish of the Roc, Barcelona, by Nook Architects
Nook Architects redesigned one other house in Barcelona whereas retaining distinctive historic particulars, together with a surprising mural-style wall that’s over 40 years previous, wood beams and intricately patterned tiles.
“Our method to Finish of the Roc revolved round restoring and enhancing the constructing’s authentic character,” mentioned the structure studio.
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Casa Burés, Barcelona, de Vilablanch and TDB Structure
Inside design studio Vilablanch collaborated with TBD Arquitectura to renovate all 26 residences in Case Burés – a 20th-century constructing constructed by the late architect Francesc Berenguer i Mestres.
The group chosen ‘silent’ modern furnishings to enrich the unique ornamental options of Case Burés, such because the geometric stainless-steel cabinets which had been chosen in order to not ‘compete’ or ‘mimic’ the coloured tiled ground.
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That is the most recent in our sequence of lookbooks, providing visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration, see previous lookbooks that includes distinctive carpets, pop-up retailers and sliding door properties.