Industrial revolution

When she first saw this old, derelict textile factory in the centre of Barcelona, interior designer Cristina Rodriguez wasn’t even fazed – she knew that eventually it would be her home, and how right she was…

This was once a buzzing, thriving factory where people came to work day after day to produce fabrics and textiles. The huge space could have been daunting but, instead of feeling negative about it, Cristina plunged into a whirl of ideas and thoughts about how to make this vast area into various living zones without adding partitions or walls.

Astonishing Concrete and Glass Residence

Okay, so this is not a loft, but I could not resist: concrete and glass all over the place, and actually it has even more square footage than most lofts… here we go, a unique architectural masterpiece, standing tall and proud high on a cliff in La Jolla, California.