Guiding Architects, article: In harmony with Nature in Catalonia: Les Cols, a restaurant and hotel by RCR (Fig. 1)

At ‘Les Cols’, all the main furniture is transparent, in order to assure a minimal interference with its green surroundings. © Hisao Suzuki

Combining tradition and avant-garde, the 2017 Pritzker Prize winners RCR Arquitectes remodeled an old farmhouse at Olot, in Girona, Catalonia, to accommodate a restaurant with two Michelin stars. By blurring the boundaries between inside and outside, the adjoining pavilions offer a unique way to spend the night in close contact with Nature.

Guiding Architects, article: In harmony with Nature in Catalonia: Les Cols, a restaurant and hotel by RCR (Fig. 2)

All lines and textures at Les Cols (which is Catalan for “the sprouts”) aim to evoke life in the open air. © Hisao Suzuki