MARCELA NAVARRO
Barcelona, Spain
Spatial & Interior Design · EINA
mnavarro@eina.cat
Instagram - marcelanavarroo


Designer working across spatial design, interiors and visual projects. Interested in atmosphere, identity and the details that give each project its own character.

I like exploring ideas across different scales and formats, allowing each project to find its own way of being.




Education
EINA Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona 
2023 - 2027

Institut Alexandre Satorras 
Batxillerat Artístic
2021 - 2023





Skills
SOFTWARE
AutoCAD
3ds Max
V-Ray
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere
After Effects
SketchUp

DESIGN
Spatial Design
Interior Design
3D Modelling
3D Rendering
Technical Drawing
Material & Colour Research
Concept Development
Visual Communication




Languages
Spanish - Native
Catalan - Native
English - Upper-Intermediate
French  - Basic














There are things we keep without knowing exactly why.
An image, a colour, a song, a place, a story.
Over time, these little things start to become something.



This portfolio is a collection of them




1. Horus Rest Hotel (2025)
    · Cairo, Egypt
 Horus Rest Hotel is a contemporary hotel concept located in Cairo, inspired by the relationship between light, privacy and local materiality.

The interior combines natural oak, textured plaster, stone, linen and woven fibres with filtered light and translucent surfaces. The use of slatted wooden screens reinterprets the traditional idea of the mashrabiya, creating privacy while allowing sunlight to enter and generate changing patterns throughout the space.

The bedroom is conceived as a warm and tactile retreat, where integrated furniture, natural materials and filtered light create a connection between contemporary design and the architectural character of Cairo.








2. MA (間) (2026) 
    · Provença, Barcelona
MA is a Japanese-inspired bar located in Barcelona, exploring the meeting point between European and Asian cultures. The project takes Japanese spatial principles and reinterprets them within a Mediterranean context, creating a dialogue between two different ways of understanding space.

Through natural materials, warm tones, controlled lighting and intimate spaces, the design combines the simplicity and calm associated with Japanese interiors with the character and social atmosphere of Barcelona. The result is a contemporary space where both cultures coexist without one trying to imitate the other.





3. Single-family housing (2024)
A single-family home designed around warmth, simplicity and timelessness. Natural wood and a palette of warm beige tones create a welcoming atmosphere while keeping the space refined and understated. Soft textures, natural light and clean forms bring together comfort and sophistication.




4. C O D A (2025)
   
   Team
    · Sergi Graupera
    · Beatriz Boca
    · Marcela Navarro

    Competition
    Premis Habitàcola
CODA transforms the auditorium of the Institut Français into a flexible space through a modular seating system. Inspired by Coderch’s architecture, three adaptable pieces allow the room to shift between different configurations, from concerts and theatre to meetings and catering. Oregon pine and steel combine warmth and structure, while the modules can be stored within one another to maintain an ordered space when not in use.





5. Alineo Studio (2026)
    · Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona

    Team
    · Sergi Graupera
    · Marcela Navarro Bringing a digital identity into physical space.
Alineo Studio is a digital brand without a physical store. This project explores how its identity can be translated into a tangible retail environment, creating a space that reflects the character and visual language of the brand.

Through materials, colour, furniture and spatial composition, the store becomes an extension of Alineo Studio’s identity. The aim was to create a physical experience that feels coherent with the brand while giving its online presence a space of its own.





6. Café, Maquetas y Caos (2025)

 Café, Maquetas y Caos is a photographic journal about life at EINA. The project captures the everyday moments behind studying design, the workshops, the library, the people, the materials, the unfinished ideas and the constant process of creating. Rather than documenting the university as a place, the photographs tell the story of what it feels like to live and work there.





7. Pls don’t fall (2025)
    · Mataró, Barcelona
A home where gravity is only a suggestion.

Inspired by the atmosphere of Harry’s House, this project explores the home as a space between reality and imagination. Familiar domestic elements are displaced from their usual position, creating a world where furniture climbs the walls, gravity loses its rules and the everyday becomes surreal.

Warm materials, muted tones and soft light reinforce the feeling of intimacy and nostalgia, transforming the house into a kind of inhabitable dream.

Pls Don’t Fall is an invitation to let go of the conventional idea of home and simply trust that everything will stay where it belongs.





8. L’Hivernacle · FGC (2025)
    · Sarrià, Barcelona

    Team
     · Sergi Graupera
     · Marcela Navarro
 An urban pause between nature and architecture.

L’Hivernacle is a proposal for FGC workers, transforming an unused space between two existing buildings into a place to rest, disconnect and reconnect with nature. The existing skylights become the starting point of the project, bringing natural light into the interior and strengthening the relationship with the vegetation.

The space combines greenery, natural materials and areas for rest and interaction, creating a warm and calm atmosphere within an otherwise functional environment. The project explores how an overlooked space can become a small refuge within the working day.