Bold checked tiles have of late been patterning every room in the house, lending a cheerful balance of order, cohesion, and punch.
Here are some standout examples in a spectrum of colors, as classic checkerboard flooring, and also as wainscoting, window frames, kitchen counters, and the liner of a splashy swimming pool. Above: A marine blue-and-white checkerboard greets visitors to Casa Cabanyal, a 1946 fisherman’s house in Valencia, Spain, newly updated by architects María Daroz and David Puerta of Viruta Lab. Photograph by David Zarzoso courtesy of Viruta Lab.
Above: Madrid designers Iñigo Aragón and Pablo López Navarro of Casa Josephine are known for their clever applications of black and white tiles. This cement-tiled window alcove is in the their own country retreat in La Losa, Spain: tour the house in our recent feature Geometry Prize. Photograph by Pablo Zamora courtesy of Casa Josephine.
Above: The blue-and-white checks continue at Cabanyal house by Viruta Lab in Valencia, Spain. Photograph by David Zarzoso courtesy of Viruta Lab.
Above: A checked hall connects this pocket home office to the kitchen in a La Rioja, Spain, house designed by architect David D. Iriondo of Diriondo Studio. Photograph by Pablo Gómez-Ogando.
Above: A marine blue-and-white checkerboard greets visitors to Casa Cabanyal, a 1946 fisherman’s house in Valencia, Spain, newly updated by architects María Daroz and David Puerta of Viruta Lab. Photograph by David Zarzoso courtesy of Viruta Lab.
