Concéntrico, in collaboration with Festival Cruïlla, presents the international open call Concéntrico x Cruïlla for the design of the festival’s main stages, to be held from July 8–11, 2026 at Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, within the framework of Barcelona World Capital of Architecture 2026.

The jury was composed of Benedetta Tagliabue, Xevi Bayona, Jordi Herreruela, Lluís Danés, Andrea Nabau, Claudia Costa, Irene F. Garijo, Javier Peña and Isabel Negra.

Estrella Damm Stage

After reviewing the submitted proposals and conducting the corresponding deliberations, the jury selected the winning project under the motto:

Persiana — HAUSOFCOLOR.EU (Barcelona)

Project statement:

The Mediterranean city is not only understood from the street, but also from its balconies—intermediate spaces where the domestic and the collective meet. The proposal takes the persiana (traditional shutter) as a characteristic architectural element to construct a large scenographic façade that acts as a filter between interior and exterior.

Through a system of overlapping red slats, the intervention generates depth, shade and movement, forming a living structure that responds to light, air and the rhythm of the festival. Inspired by the city’s balconies, the stage is conceived as an open house—a shared space where music is framed within an architecture connected to everyday imagery.

The repetition of the system creates a recognizable image at an urban scale while maintaining its domestic condition, producing a front that does not impose itself as an object but is perceived as part of a cultural continuity. The stage thus operates as an interface between audience and city, where architecture not only hosts the event but situates it within a shared memory.

Due to the high quality of the submitted proposals, the jury highlights the following 8 finalist projects:

CASA MEVA ÉS CASA TEVA — Paula Madrigal Velasco and Marina Urdiales Santamarta — Spain
Cel Encès — Clestudio (Anne Michelle Montilla) + WOW estudio (María José Puga, Juan Esteban Andrade) — Panama
CIUTAT CANTONADA — TRIMA — Catalonia
De cajón — Ignacio Bertola, Martín Caparroz, Juan Pablo Berbery — Argentina
LA CASA ENVUELTA — CICLORAMA STUDIO (Ariel Concha Aguilera, Loreto Peralta Carvallo, Diego Muñoz Guzmán) — Chile
The Breathing Persianas — Liu Cheng Ju, Peter Cook — Taiwan
TORNA A CASA PEL CRUÏLLA — VOLATIL STUDIO (Sergi Miquel Valentí, Riccardo Bettini, Ivan Forcadell, Joaquín Boyero Merino) — Catalonia
we are the space we share — AACM (Arch. Ing. Rodolfo Morandi, Arch. Martina Manfrinato) — Italy

Occident Stage

After reviewing the submitted proposals and conducting the corresponding deliberations, the jury selected the winning project under the motto:

Una cadira mil Cruïllas — walk. (Barcelona)

Project statement:

The proposal starts from an everyday object—the chair—as an essential element in the construction of the domestic. Transferred into the collective realm, its repetition and suspended arrangement create a scenography that transforms the stage into a place of stay, support and gathering.

Beyond its physical presence, the chair acts as a symbol of comfort and belonging, introducing the idea of home through a direct and recognizable approach. The lightweight, demountable construction system allows all elements to be reused after the festival, extending their life beyond the event.

The accumulation of identical elements builds a collective image where individuality dissolves without disappearing, reinforcing the idea of community as a sum of presences. The stage ceases to be a backdrop and becomes an active field, where each piece contributes to a shared and recognizable experience.

Due to the high quality of the submitted proposals, the jury highlights the following 8 finalist projects:

A THOUSAND ROPES — JMBAD — France
bosc en trànsit — mira arquitectes (Marga Ruiz de Arcaute, Dori Sadan, Niccolo Marini, Marc Zaragoza Cuffí) — Catalonia
CEL-ONA — IJP Arquitectes (Ivàn Costa Ramón, Juan José Rueda Carballo, Paula Llongueras Manso) — Catalonia
Home of Many Hearts — Xinyi Wang — Australia
L’orgue — Brøn Studio (Javi Barriuso Domingo) — Denmark
Refugio efímero, ciudad resiliente — Juan Ramirez, Victor Ferier — Catalonia
S’està millor al carrer (que dins de casa) — Álvaro Llera García — Catalonia
VAYA TELON! — (re) (Felipe Beroíza, Lucas Ormazábal) — Chile