Aura 2017

AURA Barcelona, 2017 Project: Aura.  Client: Alkimia. Location: Alkimia Restaurant, Barcelona, Spain.  Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla & Chu Uroz.  Team: Stuart Maggs.  Aura was born in the sea along with other natural forms of life. She comes from the Mediterranean reefs, although she easily adapts to different environments. However, she seeks to be human, as her skeleton was purposefully […]

Citadelle, Lebanon | 2017

CITADELLE Beirut, 2017 Project: Citadelle. Client: Private Client. Location: Beirut, Lebanon. Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla & BAD Architects; Ali Basbous.  Team: Javier Alascio, Stefano Fontolan, Sebastian Amorelli.  This exclusive hotel welcomes its guests with sensual stone: we reimagined XXI century luxury with the use of digital instruments that allow us to sculpt stone as if it were soft drapery. […]

El Mato Restaurant, Barcelona 2017

EL MATO RESTAURANT Barcelona, 2017 Project: El Mató Restaurant. Client: Jordi Vilà.  Location: Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain.  Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla & Chu Uroz.  Team: Javier Alascio, Francesco Sacconi, Sebastian Amorelli.  El Mató Restaurant embodies the reinvention of classical style with a new interpretation. As a historically protected landmark, the building itself is an emblem of the surrounding community, creating […]

Meteorite, Milan 2017

METEORITE Italy, 2017 Project: Meteorite.  Client: – Location: Venice & Milan, Italy.  Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla.  Team: Iacopo Neri, Francesco Sacconi, Stefano Fontolan.  Scientists all around the world have set 2030 as the deadline for a human mission on Mars, and, among all the technical challenges presented by this ambitious plan, oxygen production represents one of the biggest. Since […]

Alkimia, Barcelona | 2016

ALKIMIA RESTAURANT Barcelona, 2016 Project: Alkimia Restaurant.  Client: Jordi Vilà Location: Barcelona, Spain.  Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla, Nacho Toribio & Chu Uroz.  Team: Stuart Maggs, Elena Mitrofanova, Pierfrancesco Nicotra, Daniela De Luca.  Collaborators: Oxido Studio, Onion Lab, Josep Civit.  Photographers: Adrià Goula, and External Reference.  Awards: First Prize | International Architecture & Design Award for designer bars Category, restaurants, and hotels, […]

24 Kilates The Vault, Bangkok | 2016

24 KILATES – THE VAULT Bangkok, 2016 Project: 24 Kilates ”The Vault”. Client: 24 Kilates. Location: Bangkok, Thailand. Author: External Reference, Carmelo Zappulla, Nacho Toribio & Chu Uroz.  Team: – Awards: Nomination Award | Shenzhen Global Design Award. When conceiving exclusive retail stores, it is necessary to understand what is the shopping experience that a particular brand wants its customers to […]

Gigamesh, Barcelona | 2016

GIGAMESH Barcelona, 2016 Project: Gigamesh.  Client: – Location: Barcelona, Spain.  Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla.  Team: –  BACK TO PROJECTS

Sky Venture, Lopburi 2016

SKY VENTURE Lopburi, 2016 Project: Sky Venture. Client: – Location: Lopburi, Thailand. Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla, Nacho Toribio. Team: Francisco Sacconi, Javier Alascio, Sebastian Amorelli, Stefano Fontolan. Sky Venture is designed to illustrate the interaction between solid bodies and the air that flows through and around it. Designed like it was shaped by wind flow, the building welcomes the […]

Sky Aero, Lopburi 2016

SKY AERO Lopburi, 2016 Project: Sky Aero.  Client: – Location: Lopburi, Thailand.  Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla, Nacho Toribio.  Team: – Sky Ventura Thailand is designed as the experiential and aero-spatial branch of the company presenting the visitor with the opportunity to live the unique experience of floating in the air in a uniquely designed wind tunnel. Aerodynamically shaped in […]

Ham On Wheels, Barcelona | 2015

HAM ON WHEELS Barcelona, 2015 Project: Ham on Wheels. Client: Ham on Wheels. Location: Barcelona, Spain. Author: External Reference; Carmelo Zappulla, Nacho Toribio, and Manuel Ateca, and Chu Uroz.  Team: –  Corporate Identity and Graphic Design: Forma & Co.  Marketing Concept: Albert Castellón.  Photographer: Lorenzo Patuzzo.  The project decomposes the basic ‘ingredients’ of the concept reassembling them into a new spatial experience: 1.The […]