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Madrid's Flatiron - 280 sqm on a triangular floor plan, a Verde Alpi marble fireplace, and Greek-style steel columns in Barrio de Salamanca

Madrid's ABAG Studio turned a triangular footprint into an open luxury duplex. White-painted steel, dark wood, rounded furniture, light oak...

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Nuria Roca Poured Her Entire Planeta Prize Into a House in Ávila - and the Architect Mixes Ceramic, Oxidised Steel and an African Bed from the 1950s

Inside it's a fusion of the '70s and the future. Old railway sleepers turned into benches. A mid-20th-century African bed...

20 May 2026 Read more →

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A house in the village is not a house in the city: three mistakes and three truths of rural architecture

The architects who do this for a living know it: you start on Pinterest, you end up with a house...

18 May 2026 Read more →

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Maria Sole Torlonia at Home: The Roman Agnelli-Torlonia Estate, With a 1956 Architect and Stables Among the Finest in the World

Discreet aristocratic living with no pretensions - doors from a Sicilian sacristy, porcelain from the late 18th century, and BLAZÉ...

17 May 2026 Read more →

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El Lerele - Lola Flores's La Moraleja Estate Where a Whole Spanish Century of Music Ended

626 sqm house, 2,000 sqm grounds, five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a wooden cabin for her son Antonio. Sold for 2...

16 May 2026 Read more →

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A Greek Villa on Skiathos - Architecture for Silence, Not Instagram, on the Mamma Mia Island

Studio 3H Architects lays down an infinity pool, a minimalist kitchen, four bedrooms with garden access and a lounge with...

15 May 2026 Read more →

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Biophilic Design: The Modern Name for What Our Grandmothers Always Had at Home

From Edward O. Wilson's 1980s theory to the main trend in post-pandemic interiors. Live greenery, natural materials, and the original...

14 May 2026 Read more →

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Architect Lists Ten Questions Before You Knock Down That Wall: Open Concept Is Not a Magic Cure

Spanish architect Paloma Ibara dismantles the myth of the European wall-free flat. Even 5% of the budget for unexpected costs...

13 May 2026 Read more →

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Banderas and Kimpel in Malaga: A Penthouse That Sidesteps the Hype, and a Luxury That Doesn't Shout

Arab alcazaba versus infinity pool. Microcement, the LAR sculpture and a refusal of catalogue ornaments. Architecture that lives off light.

11 May 2026 Read more →

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Vinyl Floors in 2026: As Realistic as Wood, As Waterproof as Ceramic, Cheaper Than Either - For Renovations Without the Heavy Lifting

LVT, WPC, SPC - three types for different needs. An expert explains what makes a quality vinyl, and why both...

10 May 2026 Read more →

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Bathroom 2026: Eleven Trends That Promote It Into the Fifth Room of the House

Sage green, burgundy, wallpaper in the bathroom, dark wood cladding, freestanding tub. For anyone renovating a family house - don't...

09 May 2026 Read more →

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An Empty Wall Is the Lowest Design Standard: Ten Techniques for 2026 That Turn It Into the Focus of the Room

Exposed stone, Japanese murals, textured panels, lit niches, bold colour plus triptych - ten decisions to make a wall part...

08 May 2026 Read more →