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A Barcelona language school injects energy into education with culture and colour

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El Departamento balanced preserving the building's layered history with reimagining it as an engaging learning environment where students can celebrate Spanish culture and traditions. - Miguel Fernández-Galiano
Every window, door, moulding and ornament have been carefully restored, while vaulted ceilings and wooden beams have been retained to celebrate its characteristic features and preserve the building’s passage of time. - Miguel Fernández-Galiano
Local culture inspires the spatial layout and flow of the building, with common areas devoted to socializing named ‘Tapas’ – referencing the Spanish tradition of conversing around the table – versus relaxation zones denoted ‘Siesta Spaces’. - Miguel Fernández-Galiano

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El Departamento transformed Barcelona’s historic Casa Degli Italiani building into a vibrant new home for the Expanish language school. 

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