Old Town Refurbishment | Habitan Architecture

Barcelona / Spain / 2015

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A whole flat rehabilitation in a old building of the Born area. It is about transforming a small, compartmentalized floor in an open airy space.
The original distribution of the house disappears but the values of all the traditional elements of the housing in Born is preserved and kept: the mosaic floor, ceiling beams, the woodworks … Some of these elements has changed of use, such as old doors reused to transform into a bed head cabinet.
The open space becomes luminous. The original materials are revalued and contrasts with modern materials.
The kitchen occupies the central space of the house. It is designed to get away as far as possible from the idea of a traditional kitchen furniture. Lacquered furniture in white blends into the walls. The kitchen island is designed to be a central dining table floating from the floor, from wood and iron, fleeing far from the conventional image of kitchen islands.


 


Rehabilitación integral de una vivienda en un antiguo edificio en la zona del Born. Se trata de transformar un piso pequeño y compartimentado en un espacio abierto y luminoso.
La distribución original de la vivienda desaparece pero se conservan y ponen en valor todos los elementos tradicionales de las viviendas del Born: el suelo de mosaico, el techo de vigas de madera, las carpinterías de madera… Algunos de estos elementos cambian de uso, por ejemplo las puertas antiguas se reutilizan para transformarlas en un mueble cabezal de cama.
El espacio abierto se vuelve luminoso. Los materiales originales se revalorizan y contrastan con materiales modernos.
La cocina ocupa el espacio central de la vivienda. Se ha diseñado de manera a alejarse lo máximo posible de la idea de mobiliario de cocina tradicional. Los muebles de apoyo lacados en blanco desaparecen. La isla de cocina se diseña para ser una gran mesa de comedor central del piso, de madera y hierro y huyendo de la imagen convencional de isla de cocina.

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    A whole flat rehabilitation in a old building of the Born area. It is about transforming a small, compartmentalized floor in an open airy space.The original distribution of the house disappears but the values of all the traditional elements of the housing in Born is preserved and kept: the mosaic floor, ceiling beams, the woodworks … Some of these elements has changed of use, such as old doors reused to transform into a bed head cabinet.The open space becomes luminous. The original...

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