A renovation brings light and order to a Spanish flat, maintaining its standout ceilings.

The 1,399-square-foot apartment maintains original details dating back to 1900, including shallow-arched, brick barrel vaults...

Terra-cotta and wood tones preserve the authentic character of this revamped city oasis.

While barrel vaulting adds height and drama to any space, the lasting brilliance of the form lies in its simple structure and...

The original apartment, located in the Gràcia district, was dark and disjointed.

Two formerly separate levels are linked and combined into a double-height volume in this 1,464-square-foot apartment in...

Architect Fernanda Canales’s self-sufficient vacation home blends into a wild and remote landscape in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.

Though small in size, this cozy little renovated apartment for two in Barcelona’s beachside neighborhood of La Barceloneta has a...

In the heart of Poblenou, a neighborhood in Barcelona that was once the epicenter of industry in the 19th century, rising real...

Outside Milwaukee, this 1960 residence features an “upside-down” floor plan with an airy communal area upstairs.

Allaround Lab completely revamps an 800-square-foot apartment, uncovering original barrel-vaulted ceilings and installing custom...

Layer by layer, a crumbling 18th-century flat in the middle of Barcelona finds new life at the hands of architect Benedetta...

When Cecilia Tham and Yoel Karaso of Habitan Architects bought their first-floor apartment in an 1894 block of the Fort Pienc...

At an apartment set above a storefront, Mira Architecture creates an arrangement of three units and peels back layers of ’70s...

In China, concrete reinforcements and box windows waterproof a captain's home and cement its connection to the water.

Sir Victor is a brand new, design-forward boutique hotel that draws inspiration from the people, culture, and landscape of...

A new home on the island of Formentera fuses Mediterranean craft with the lay of the land.

Concrete, aluminum, and skylights create architectural alchemy in this breezy residence in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.

A updated apartment reveals its Catalan roots.

A triangular-shaped penthouse in the city center becomes a bright home that wonderfully connects with the outdoors.

Architect Benedetta Tagliabue, a force in Barcelona’s design scene for decades who has watched the city evolve, gives us her...

As a bridge between indoors and outdoors, floor-to-ceiling windows introduce light, views, and a contemporary touch to homes of...

This renovated apartment in Lisbon counteracts an outdated 19th-century floor plan with simple, but clever interventions.

A Victorian terrace house in York gains an addition that playfully pits traditional, handmade brick against modern concrete and...

The midcentury home in Dobbs Ferry, New York, features arched cedar ceilings built by a Norwegian shipbuilder.

Four of the less-intelligent trends in home automation.

A turn-of-the-century apartment receives a stylish revamp that highlights gorgeous floor tiles and exposed brick throughout.

The design team combined a Japanese sensibility and Spanish details with pine finishes and a red tile floor.

Cadaval & Solà-Morales converts a 19th-century theater into a lofty live/work space with an industrial edge.

In search of a home, a Barcelona couple sense a chance for something more.

A Barcelona architect applies his studio’s signature style to his own renovated residence.

Historic mosaic tiles inspired this modern renovation by Anna and Eugeni Bach.

Modus Development elevates a Highland Park dwelling with daylighting, archways, and a rooftop deck.

The founder of Raúl Sánchez Architects restyles his dated corner unit behind a chamfered facade in Barcelona’s Poblenou area.

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