This is how Poles see Barcelona. A hotel full of color, art and unusual forms

Barcelona itself is a ready-made inspiration. It is a city of Gaudí, mosaics, modernist architecture, street art and Mediterranean light. However, the Polish studio Tremend decided not to copy the most obvious symbols of the Catalan capital. When designing the interiors of the Meininger Barcelona hotel, she delved deeper – into characteristic colors, textures, geometry and a casual approach to form.

The hotel opened in June 2026 and is the first Meininger brand in Spain. It offers 162 rooms and over 500 beds. The Polish studio Tremend is responsible for the interior design, which treated the local context as one of the most important elements of the entire concept.

Barcelona closed in colors and forms

The designers did not want to create an interior that would be a literal illustration of Barcelona. Instead of copying well-known motifs, they focused on capturing the atmosphere of the city.

“Barcelona does not need an additional setting. This city itself is a work of art – full of colors, textures, non-obvious connections and characteristic details. We wanted to transfer this energy into the interior, but not by literally quoting the most famous symbols of the city. We wanted to capture its atmosphere and way of thinking about space,” said Magdalena Fedorowicz-Boule, president of Tremend.

The interiors refer to modernist architecture, Catalan art, urban mosaics, local traditions and Mediterranean nature. Instead of one dominant motif, there are many associations that together build the character of the hotel.

“The City of Curved Lines”

One of the most important design elements are rounded forms. The architects paid attention to the soft lines and organic geometry typical of Barcelona, ​​translating them into the furnishings and interior details.

The concept was called “The City of Curved Lines”. Rounds are combined with strong colors, contrasts and various textures. Thanks to this, hotel spaces are more relaxed and dynamic, and their arrangement sometimes resembles the set design of a city art gallery.

This approach fits well in Barcelona, ​​where architecture and art are present almost everywhere – from modernism and Gaudí’s designs to contemporary art and street art.

Inspired by urban mosaic

The second important clue was ceramics and panot – a characteristic concrete tile used on Barcelona’s sidewalks. Its geometric pattern has become a symbol of an eclectic, creative and full of surprises city for designers.

Tremend translated this inspiration into the language of interiors. Geometry, mosaics, tiles, hexagonal forms and bold color combinations appear. The local detail was not treated solely as decoration. He became part of a larger story about Barcelona.

A hotel for diverse travelers

Meininger Barcelona has been designed to accommodate different groups of guests. The hotel can be used by people coming on business or to attend trade fairs, as well as families, groups of friends and tourists visiting the city.

There are private rooms for two, three and four people and extensive common spaces. The hotel includes, among others: lounge, bar, three terraces and a heat & eat area.

Functionality was therefore as important as the visual effect. The interiors are designed to meet the needs of travelers, but at the same time encourage them to explore the city outside the hotel walls.

The interior as the first chapter of the journey

For Tremend, hotel design does not end with creating an attractive place to stay. The interiors are supposed to be the guest’s first contact with Barcelona and introduce him to the atmosphere of the city before hitting the streets.

Colors, textures, mosaics and rounded lines create a kind of visual guide to local culture. However, it is not a literal copy of urban architecture. The designers used its characteristic features and transformed them into the modern language of hotel design.

The Meininger Barcelona project fits into the way the Tremend studio approaches the design of hotel spaces. The history and character of the place become the starting point, but the final effect remains contemporary and functional.

In Barcelona, ​​we managed to combine local identity with the needs of a modern hotel. The result is a space full of color, art and expressive forms that does not try to compete with the city. Instead, it allows guests to start their own Barcelona story before they even step foot inside the hotel.