A Peek Inside Barcelona’s Sardenya Apartment by Raul Sanchez Architects
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Spanish firm Raul Sanchez Architects has overhauled Sardenya Apartment in Barcelona to make it compatible with the requirements of its new owner.The new design features two L-shaped elements — a first L-shape partition oriented towards the access houses thA Peek Inside Barcelona’s Sardenya Apartment by Raul Sanchez Architects
Spanish firm Raul Sanchez Architects has overhauled Sardenya Apartment in Barcelona to make it compatible with the requirements of its new owner.The new design features two L-shaped elements — a first L-shape partition oriented towards the access houses the kitchen area; and a second L-shape partition houses the bedroom spaces with bathroom en suite. “The rest of the space is intended to flow freely inside, to maximize the sense of space and abolish the boundaries between romos: for example, both the bedroom and the guest bathroom are closed with large oversized pivoting doors, from floor to ceiling, with no perimeter frames. This means that the partitions are not only interrupted when arriving at the doors gaps(there are no lintels), but when they open, the communication is total and the space sneaks through, extending the common spaces to these rooms whose use is expected to be occasional, thus avoiding that they remain closed and residual,” writes Raul Sanchez Architects.This spatial treatment of blurring the boundaries continues in the two L-shaped elements. The kitchen is focused towards the entrance, but at the same time it is separated from it with an independent partition, cladded with a large mirror that blurs the narrowest passage to the kitchen; and simultaneously it opens into the living room through an island that exceeds its limits. Likewise, the bedroom has been undone in several rooms; the anteroom of the same is the study area, communicated with the bed area (separated by the sliding glass doors but communicated by the top of them), and the bathroom is accessed from the bed area, this space is more secluded and private, as described by Raul Sanchez Architects.The predominant color used in the kitchen is black, with a hint of golden details in brass (used in the faucet, the sink), which sit in contrast with the black surfaces. The large pivoting doors of the guest rooms are also lacquered in black, and their handles again in brass, highlighting the interruption of the white walls. The bathroom suite is completely black — a mix of ceramic, granite, microcement, and black varnish — with taps, sinks and other accessories also in black. The guest bathroom, on the contrary, has the opposite treatment. The granite, the microcement, and the varnish are all white, although the wash basin and faucets are kept in black. The interplay of black and white continues in the lighting fixtures, the furniture, and flooring.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the apartment.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more