It reinterprets the casbahs in an avant-garde fashion while incorporating the traditional elements like plazas (courtyards), staircases and bridges that connect all the apartments to one another.

[5] La Muralla Roja is referred to as a housing estate that has fifty apartments/ living spaces.

[6] The apartment complex is constructed based on the geometric figure of the greek cross with approximately 5 meter arms.

Despite the interior model being L-shaped, the courtyards and patios are what in the end give it the resulting shape of a cross.

This consideration of environment is a common attribute of Ricardo Bofill’s work and is especially present in his other architectural designs such as the Social Club of Manzanera and Xanadu building.

[de]", translated: Who is Stealing the Show from me?, Hosted by Joko Winterscheidt, was filmed in La Muralla Roja.

The set design in the Korean Netflix television series Squid Game was inspired by the building's architecture.