Fab 40: Recycling centre by Hidalgo Hartmann
Jordi Hidalgo and Daniela Hartmann work on architecture and interiors respectively. In partnership since 1996, Hidalgo and Hartmann's Barcelona studio is a crucible of contemporary Spanish design (although Hartmann was born in Germany), creating residences and cultural buildings that share a grounded sensibility. Both architects combine academia with practice, and are professors at ELISAVA's Interior Design department in Barcelona.
The Casa Bianna in La Garrotxa, completed in 2006, is an L-shaped pavilion that projects out across its valley site. The monolithic concrete walls fold up and around the living space, leaving large areas of glazing to look back across the countryside. 'The living room is treated as a porch that's open to the landscape,' the architects say.
The studio's award-winning public work expands their focus on space that flows inside and outside, with each building fully integrated into the public realm through artfully composed hard landscaping. Ongoing work includes a football academy in Malgrat de Mar.
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A high-design boutique hotel, Consolacion sits atop a rocky ravine in North East Spain
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Studio House Acoran II, by Gyp Arquitectos
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Recycling centre by Hidalgo Hartmann architects
Recycling Centre, Barcelona by Hidalgo Hartmann
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Hotel Ferrero, Valencia
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Villa Julia Playhouse, by Javier Mariscal
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Valdermorillo House, by Padilla Nicas
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Women's Institute Mostoles, by Nodo
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One of the 2009 Pamplona Festival's high-colour posters
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Muralla by Ricardo Bofill Architects
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Dior Couture, by Ricardo Fumanal
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Simil Jesus by Ricardo Fumnal
Work for GIles Deacon by Ricardo Fumnal
Artwork for Mango by RIcardo Fumnal
The Lab Room Spa, Madrid
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Trestle table by Spanish designer, Tomas Alonso
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Erotic publishing from Spanish creative, Luis Venegas
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Wind farms help keep things running at the Aire de Bardenas Hotel
Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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Book: ‘Design Talks: Contemporary Creatives on Architecture and Design’ by Massimo de Conti
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New York conference celebrates depth and diversity in architecture practice today
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Beyond buildings: the expanded vision of the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial
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Tallinn Architecture Biennale explores why beauty matters
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Indiana’s Exhibit Columbus festival promises to celebrate women in architecture
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop retrospective to open at London's Royal Academy of Arts
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Palm Springs Modernism Week 2018 preview
Palm Springs Modernism Week, which runs from 15–25 February 2018, has announced its 11-day programme of mid-century modern architecture, interiors, culture, parties and plenty of opportunities to knock back a martini. Explore what this microcosm of mid-century modernism has to offer in its most exciting week of the year, below.