As you travel, you’re almost always surprised and delighted when, in the least likely of places, a house or an office or some form of public works stuns you with its beauty or originality. In today’s world of cookie-cutter homes and offices, we’re thankful when an art lover with money collides with designers who are not afraid to stir up some controversy. The good thing, too, is that this “perfect storm” occurs all around the globe. We’re willing to bet that you, as a Matouring reader, are one of those who seek these encounters as you travel.
In Spain’s Calpe region, Architect Ricardo Bofill‘s La Muralla Roja is a striking new photo series by Andrés Gallardo. La Muralla Roja (lit. ’the Red Wall’) is a postmodern apartment complex in Manzanera, Calpe, Spain. It is designed by the late Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill for the client Palomar S.A. in 1968[1] and fully constructed by 1973. It has been ranked among “Ricardo Bofill’s 10 Most Iconic Works.”
Read more here courtesy of Architecture Daily.
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