How to design hospitality spaces sustainably? Learn from our June Awards winner

A garage-turned-restaurant space in Madrid, Tramo orchestrates various reclaimed and upcycle materials to provide guests with a unique gastronomic experience. The SelgasCano and Andreu Carulla project is our latest FRAME Awards winner.

Initiated by restaurant group Proyectos Conscientes, Tramo is a masterclass in self-sufficient F&B spaces, powered by a series of material-forward interior and furniture interventions. Upcycling and conscious sourcing were main points of focus for architecture firm SelgasCano, who teamed up with designer Andreu Carulla to outfit the revitalized interior, which scored 7.61 in the category Restaurant. Juror Esin Karliova, founder and principal at Studio Karliova, says it’s a ‘project to get excited about,’ calling the space the ‘whole package.’

Conceived for self-sufficiency, Tramo makes full use of its existing industrial space – a notable feature being the roof structure supported by slender concrete and steel cable trusses.

SelgasCano avoided bringing in new elements as much as possible, embracing the patina collected in the garage’s interior over the years. Different levels were established to give the deep space a variety of atmospheres and functional areas, much like an amphitheatre. ‘This is an excellent example of how sustainability, taken into consideration early on, can result in a unique, creative and cosy-looking project,’ thinks fellow jury member Viktorija Valiulyte, senior designer of EMEA flagship stores at Nike. Founder of his namesake studio, Matteo Ferrari adds, ‘The low-tech approach is combined with an exquisite design and innovative solutions that enhance the space.’

Complementing the terminal's architecture by Som, Enter Projects Asia designed a biophilic departure lounge at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.

Design studio Insideout approached Ura Store in Tokyo as an outdoor landscape, blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior with mirrored surfaces and full-length LED monitors.

June’s first honourable mention is the departures lounge in Terminal 2 at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India. With interiors by Enter Project Asia, the 12,000-sq-m lounge comprises retail, hospitality and relaxation areas, built utilizing natural, soft materials for an environment that promotes wellbeing (7.59, Governmental Interior). Coming in as second runner-up is the Ura Store in Tokyo, a concept retail space for sneakers, herbal teas, perfumes and more. Design studio Insideout crafted a sleek interior that plays on the tension between stillness and motion, and natural and artificial (7.48, Single-Brand Store).

Palau Fugit retains the rusticity and charm of the site’s original architecture: features call upon the historic ‘stone façades, hidden cul-de-sacs, porticoes and stone ramparts’ of Girona’s Barri Vell district.

Developed with locally sourced raw materials, the Act Upon Locality surfaces represent a collaboration between Chinese company Dongpeng and studio Bentu Design.

A destination hotel for travellers to Spain’s Costa Brava region, the next honourable mention – Palau Fugit – assumes form thanks to architecture by Isern Associats and a design intervention by El Equipo Creativo in a disused 18th-century palace. The charming, rustic hospitality experience unfolds over two parts, with the original palace and its arched courtyard accompanied by a new annex, connected by a terrace (7.4, Hotel). The group of June honourable mentions culminates with a product, not space: Bentu Design’s Act Upon Locality series, a range of surfaces made from raw materials like mine tailings, fly ash and other solid industrial wastes, all sourced in a 100-km radius of production (7.39, Finishes).

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