HOTEL MARKET

Comte Borrell 68, Barcelona.
Located opposite the iconic San Antoni market, the first covered market in Barcelona to be built outside the old city walls, the Market Hotel and Restaurant has touched a nostalgic nerve in the city’s hotel’s culture. Like the famous food market, the boutique hotel’s building is modernista (or art nouveau) in style but been given a chic, east-meets-west makeover in the hands of Lázaro Rosa-Violán, fusing period European architecture with calm-inducing oriental elements. The colonial-inspired Bar Rosso, which was installed quite recently, adds another dimension to the project, providing a hotel-restaurant-bar combination that has proved to be a winner on city’s hospitality scene.

Left: A simple arrangement of white plates at the restaurant entrance denotes fresh, market cuisine.
Right: Original modern art by Lázaro Rosa-Violán is juxtaposed with 18^th century furniture.

Natural wood floor and fittings are juxtaposed with a chandelier, adding a touch of grandeur.

Original modernista details have been kept intact and enhanced with chic, modern elements.

Left: Low lighting and a monochrome palette create a Zen-like ambiance in the rooms.
Right: An Asian-style decor extends to the bathrooms.

Leather chairs and marble top tables create a cosy, colonial feel.

Chinese red fittings add contrast in the hotel’s Bar Rosso.

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HOTEL TRIAS

Founded in 1900, the Hotel Trias was the first hotel on the Costa Brava, one of Catalonia’s most desirable destinations. Taking inspiration from the hotel’s sea-facing the location, its makeover, carried out in 2005, is rich in Mediterranean style. Particularly in the rooms, foam-white permeates the decor, in the crisp white linen, nautical-inspired window coverings and simple furniture. Downstairs in the commons areas a warmer ambiance has been achieved using rattan chairs, stripped wood fittings and some striking wall art and textiles. All in all, a chic, modern design makeover for one of Catalonia’s most historic hotels.

Elegant and simple, the decor does not compete with the sea views.

Striped curtains, white furniture and natural light evoke the Mediterranean.

Blonde wood and rattan chairs lend the lobby a comfortable, colonial air.

Cards tables, a library and rich textiles have created a cosy common area.

The hotel’s bathed-in-white restaurant features original light installations.

A cloud-like light fixture adds a modern touch to a classic setting.

Abstract art and oriental pieces make a striking entrance

Original design features have been retained in the exterior.

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HOTEL LA MALCONTENTA

Located in Catalonia’s bucolic Empordá region, the Hotel La Malcontenta was once a private masia (or country home), famous throughout the Empordá for the punctiliousness of its proprietor (to be malcontenta means to be unsatisfied). Taking this demand for detail as a base and classical Mediterranean villa architecture as inspiration, the conversion of La Malcontenta from home to upmarket rural hotel has resulted in a work where its graceful, historical character has not been sacrificed to modern design, but rather enriched by period-inspired furniture, simple textures, a palette of warm, neutral colours and an abundance of feminine touches.

A relaxed atmosphere has been achieved through natural materials.

The focal point of the restaurant is a romantic wall mural.

Organic textiles further add to the hotel’s Mediterranean ambiance.

Original stone features have been incorporated into the new design.

Organic textiles further add to the hotel’s Mediterranean ambiance.

The deliberately simple decor does not to detract from exterior views.

Luxurious marble bathroom fittings make full use of available space.

A feminine, floral motif has been employed throughout the hotel.

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HOTEL PULITZER BARCELONA

Calle Bergara 8, Barcelona
Opened in XX, the Hotel Pulitzer has remained one of Barcelona’s most  successful Design Hotels. Natural light invades all floors through exterior windows and an enormous skylight illuminates the common areas. On the ground floor, a serene interior garden connects the restaurant and lobby, a composed space that is popular for gatherings and informal meetings on the art deco-inspired, leather sofas. A dramatic lacquer red Imperial Chinese cabinet dominates the bar area, and dark hardwood floors add to the east-meets-west ambiance. Throughout the hotel, bold abstract art, book-lined shelves and the intimate configuration of the furniture lend a sense of privacy and comfort.

The lobby bar’s focal point is a lacquer-red Chinese cabinet.

The Pulitzer Hotel’s reception desk reflects its European sensibility.

The interior design of this boutique hotel’s lobby invites lingering.

Bold decoration in natural materials features in the rooms.

Rooms have been designed for maximum use of space.

A skylight illuminates the ground-floor restaurant.

The interior garden-courtyard restaurant is an urban oasis

Left: Bookshelves in the lobby create a lived-in ambiance.
Right: Carefully-placed mirrors reflect natural light throughout the hotel.

Eclectic contemporary pieces feature in the interiors.

The roof top terrace is an oasis in the city centre.

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