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From tiled floors via mosaiced columns to old, exposed brick walls – the surfaces that define interior spaces have a lot to communicate, with their visual and haptic texture. Innovative materials and the latest finishes may have expanded the interior architect's creative wherewithal, but age-old, if at times reengineered, surface options, can still lend projects a valuable sense of familiarity and well-being. And this never goes out of style.
Simon Keane-Cowell, Editor-in-Chief
Feature
If walls could talk: old structures reborn
Photo: Joaquín Mosquera Casares
Build the wall! Build the wall! But, hang on. What’s to stop architects retaining some of the old walls of existing structure when rebuilding or adapting it? They certainly provide visual and haptic texture, while delivering intriguing palimpsest-like narratives...
A floor isn't just for standing on. As our selection of projects shows, thoughtful and imaginative design decisions in relation to colour, materiality and form can turn it into a space-defining element.
If ever we needed a life-affirming relationship with nature, it's now. With its series of ponds and natural pools for swimming that fit seamlessly into garden design schemes, German aquatic-environment specialists OASE are inviting us to jump in. Swim gear optional.
Made entirely of plant-based raw materials, GlamPure decorates interiors with the tactility of its surfaces. The leading role is European linen, a textile fibre that breathes vibrancy into a wallcovering with a naturally irregular texture.
An apartment situated in Almagro, one of the 19th Century's most elegant neighbourhoods in Madrid; a classical building with three balconies to the street and two interior patios. The project is characterised by three words: contemporary, classical and warmth.
Leopold Banchini Architects produces works ranging from small self-built installations to large scale public space projects. It has built for a multitude of cultural institutions including the Musée du quai Branly, the Centre Pompidou, MOT Tokyo and the Centre Culturel Suisse Paris.
