Winners of 2025 Tile of Spain Awards Announced
Castellón, Spain, December 3, 2025--ASCER has announced the winners of the 24th Tile of Spain Awards.
This latest edition includes new subcategories and acknowledges proposals ranging from modular homes to heritage restoration, as well as highly disruptive design spaces
The awards once again highlighted the versatility of Spanish ceramic tiles, featured in national and international projects.
The panel of judges awarded a total of five prizes and six special mentions in the three categories.
Last week, ASCER’s headquarters hosted the meeting of the judges for the 24th Tile of Spain Awards for Architecture, Interior Design and Master’s Thesis. Architect Julio Touza (Touza Arquitectos) presided over the panel, which was made up of the following members: Martín Lejarraga, Carmen Baselga, Antonio Jesús Luna (ROOM Diseño) and Susana Babiloni (CTAC).
The awards pay tribute to outstanding achievements in architecture, interior design and master’s theses that feature Spanish ceramic tiles. For the first time ever, this latest edition introduces subcategories in Architecture and Interior Design, reflecting ceramic tiles’ rich diversity.
Architecture category:
The judges awarded two first prizes in the new Aa and Ab subcategories.
Architecture Award, Subcategory Aa: “Marratxí House”-Casas inHAUS
The judges praised the successful integration of ceramic tiles into an industrialised construction system, where a single material - used both indoors and outdoors in standard formats - clearly reinforces the modular housing concept. The volumetric composition and the presence of ceramic tiles throughout enhance the architecture and evidence the suitability of this material in prefabrication processes.
Architecture Award, Subcategory Aa: “Interventions in the Monastery of Santa María de Sijena” – Pemán y Franco Arquitectos/Sebastián Arquitectos
In the case of this project, judges highlighted the elegant sense of silence and the meticulous approach taken in the restoration intervention, which respects and enhances the existing ensemble. The subtle use of ceramic floor tiles, featuring triangular models laid with deliberate naturalness and delicately set apart from the walls, enhances the monastery’s beauty, contributing authenticity and distinctive character to the space.
Special Mentions, Architecture: “Ferrobús Pavilion” – EOVASTUDIO
The judges particularly appreciated the versatile use of ceramic tiles on the façade lattice, which features large-format extruded stoneware slats that confer identity and expressiveness on an industrial-type building. The ceramic tiles combine aesthetic value and heat efficiency, demonstrating the material’s ability to deliver unique solutions that add a new and expressive dimension to architecture.
“La Almazara Pathway” – CARPE STUDIO / Miguel Hernández Alonso – Piano Piano Studio
The judges considered this project to be deeply rooted in the territory, and where the use of ceramic tiles – conceived as “earth in the earth” – reinforces the connection between architecture and landscape. Their use on the paths, benches and other details of the outdoor space reveals an intervention of great beauty and harmony, executed with sensitivity, humility, and a profound respect for nature.
Interior Design Award, Subcategory Ia: “Brickell Penthouse Miami” – François Guglielmina – TOGU Miami Design
The judges highlighted the neo-pop aesthetic of this project, inspired by an American urban style, as well as the degree of quality and sophistication achieved in this spectacular penthouse. Natural light is incorporated as an additional material, interacting with the large-format ceramic tiles whose mineral character amplifies the sense of luminosity in this space. A dynamic and elegant proposal in which ceramic tiles occupy a consolidated central role.
Interior Design Award, Subcategory Ib: “Boc Beach” – II Mio Design
The judges appreciated the creative approach of this project, together with the bold use of colours and textured ceramic tiles. The magnificent mix of formats adds character and coherence, dynamically integrating the interior and exterior spaces. Its strength lies in an excessive expressiveness – with a definite influence of 1960s rock ‘n roll – with ceramic tiles taking a leading role, combined with a forceful use of colour.
Special Mentions, Interior Design: “Hotel Kimpton Los Monteros” – El Equipo Creativo
The judges valued the creation of a welcoming, fresh and attractive space, where the distinctive floor tiles – featuring a bold mix of models and patterns – achieve a coherent and balanced result. They also stressed the sensitive intervention in this classic hotel, as the refined use of ceramic tiles has restored the essence that positioned it amongst the most elegant in Spain.
“Lapis Domus” – RUIZVELAZQUEZ STUDIO
The judges emphasised the unique character of this showroom, where the materials displayed mark a departure from conventional codes and are presented in a setting of considerable poetic force. Bold geometric forms and a vibrant play of colour confer an almost museum-like quality to this space, transforming it into a sensory experience that amplifies the presence of the product. The balanced interplay of architecture, interior design and emotions was also commended, as it elevates ceramic tiles to a level of maximum expression.
“Hipotels Don Juan” – Il Mio Design
The judges commended the meticulous intervention, which successfully preserves the hotel’s original character while skilfully introducing a bold, colourful palette of ceramic tiles that reinforces its historic identity. Particular praise was given to the excellent use of a variety of textures, formats and types of ceramic tiles, applied with sensitivity and coherence.
Master's Thesis First Prize: “Ceramic Hands” – Manuel Alexander Fustamante Mori (CEU San Pablo University, Madrid)
In the judges’ opinion, this project is an authentic tribute to ceramic tiles in their broadest sense, and profoundly rooted in local tradition. The proposal reveals a deep understanding of the ceramic process, which acts as a structuring element for the space and the common denominator on a journey that recovers and revitalises the empty spaces and ruins of Los Loros, a village on La Gomera. Particular recognition was given to the meticulous study of compositions and patterns, capable of creating dynamic settings, as well as to the respect shown for traditional architecture, linking together those artisan workshops where ceramic tiles form the essence of their craft.
Master's Thesis Special Mention: “Garoé” – Marta Morato Costa Madrid School of Architecture (ETSA)
The judges highlighted the interesting and necessary discourse maintained through the intervention, as well as the discrete and serene nature of this project, executed completely in tune with nature and respective the environment. A proposal imbued with lyricism and emotions, combined with a subtlety that enhances the landscape.