He didn't want his Catalonia house to be a cookie-cutter apartment or a traditional country finca. So Dirk Ruttens transformed a 200-year-old chocolate factory into a contemporary vacation home.

TikTok user @Urbex.Notts shared a short clip detailing his trip to a run-down factory building. Upon entering the front door, he was immediately confronted by crumbling walls and a staircase in a ...