From the Mediterranean to Morocco

Striking silhouettes and colour trends in Barcelona, Madrid and Rabat

This month in ColourDesign Library, we travel to Spain to explore the colour trends influencing architecture in Madrid and Barcelona. We also venture across the Strait of Gibraltar to Rabat in Morocco, where we explore an emblematic high-rise silhouette and facade.?

RAFAEL DE LA-HOZ Arquitectos in Madrid

Madrid, situated in the heart of the Iberian peninsula, is renowned for its elevated position and its year-round blue skies. Architect Jesús Román, from Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos, shares his insights into Madrid’s architectural influences and how the firm embraces natural materials and colours in their designs.

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Letters from a city: Barcelona

We catch up with Barcelona-based Mercè Berengueras , EMEA Specifications Manager at Axalta, to explore how Spain’s climate and rich history shapes colour choices in architecture, thus providing unique regional identities.

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Highrise architecture in modern Morocco?

Featured on the new Moroccan 200 Dirham banknote is the unmistakable silhouette of Mohammed VI Tower in Rabat. Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos tell us about the rationale behind the design of the tower’s striking silhouette and ever-changing facade.

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