Iberdrola

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UX-UI Design + Data & CRO + CRO

Catalonia

User-centric design: how we reinvented Catalonia Hotels’ digital experience

IKEA

Designing the present and future of a global brand, from the inside out

UX-UI Design + Data & CRO + CRO
Catalonia

Catalonia

User-centric design: how we reinvented Catalonia Hotels’ digital experience

Catalonia
Catalonia

Industry

Hospitality

Services

Research

Product Design

Service Design

UX-UI

Web

Starting point

From a static website to a strategic channel: a site designed to move and convert

Two years ago, Catalonia Hotels asked us for help rethinking their main business channel: the website. Beyond being close to technological obsolescence, the site had become a rigid environment, hard to update, and visually misaligned with their upcoming corporate rebrand.
More than redesigning an interface, the real challenge was to rethink how Catalonia presents itself, persuades, and converts through its digital channel. And to do it through a user-centric approach focused on emotional design, brand value, and user decision-making.
The challenge

Challenge 1

The need to turn the website into a profitable, flexible, business-aligned direct channel.

Challenge 1

An inability to communicate updates, promotions, or personalised messages.

Challenge 3

A rigid visual experience, far from the company’s new brand identity.

Challenge 4

A platform built on outdated technology, with no support.

Our approach

Scaling conversion by focusing on what truly matters

Our approach was simple: give users the materials they need to make the right decisions at the right time. We achieved this through collaboration across our three core areas:

Design & Research

Reframing and designing Catalonia’s digital experience.

Technology

Bringing the new design system to life through solid, robust front-end development.

Data

Providing valuable insights into the user experience both before and after launch, analysing patterns, defining metrics, and building automated reporting.

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenge 3

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Project phases

1. Diagnosis and expectation alignment

We reviewed the platform’s current state together with our data and technology teams, assessing technical limitations, friction points, and the misalignment between brand, product, and business.

2. Concept and experience design

We explored different directions that met the strategic guidelines, and aligned with the client to find the one that fit best. By applying the learnings from the workshops, we went beyond aesthetics and built an experience designed to consistently deliver the information users need.

3. Strategic workshops

We ran two working sessions with the client. In the first one, we reviewed design patterns and principles aimed at building decision-driven experiences. In the second one, we defined which resources best activated conversion without sacrificing clarity or user experience.

4. Concept refinement and iteration

Starting from the initial concept, we went through more than 10 iterations until we reached a mature, sensitive, and effective proposal. This refinement phase helped align with brand stakeholders and set the foundations for the build phase, using clear guidelines that streamline decision-making.

How we did it

Breakdown of all user stories.

Definition of an MVP through backlog prioritisation.

Agile sprint framework.

Review sessions in every sprint, both internal and with the client.

Active participation in the ongoing analytics loop for the live site.

Key solutions
Conclusion

This project wasn’t a redesign. It was an emotional re-engineering.

A transformation that moved from visual to experiential, from aesthetic to strategic. And it left us with a key learning:

Good design isn’t just about making something look beautiful. It’s about making it convert, making it meaningful, at the right moment, for the right person.

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