Renovating for soul: how a Barcelona hotel's new F&B areas marry time and place

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Design
Architecture
ARQ Socis
Client
Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Lighting
MMaslighing
Engineering
PGI Engineering
Construction
Martinez Otero
Plants
Bossvi
Suppliers
FAGOR, Matimex, Marazzi, Cumella, Art Antic, Güell LaMadrid, Pedrali, Expormim, Kettal, Point, TM Leader Contract, Ondarreta, Casadesus, Andreu World, LedsC4
El Equipo Creativo took on the ground-floor renovation of Barcelona’s Hotel Plaza, designing a magnetic space for gastronomy and culture.
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