CONSOLAT DE MAR PENHOUSE

Location: Born Neighborhood Quarter

Area:  150m2 and 60m2 of terraces

Project:  1995

Construction: First phase 1996

Major spatial and structural changes were made in n this renovation that involved combining three apartments on the upper floors of a former merchant´s house. The building dates back to the middle ages but two floors had been added in the 18th century.Three apartments were transformed into a penthouse with 5 levels, including a small tower lookout. It is like a vertical modern house on top of the original structure, where sliding glass walls and modern elements contrast with old details..

PLAZA REAL

Location: Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter

Area:  200m2

Project Year: 2002

This renovation involved making the most out of the views and possibilities of a poorly built brick structure added to the top of a historic arcaded building during the Franco era… In the renovation project every advantage was made of the privileged panoramic views offered by the location.The entry level kitchen, living and dining rooms were reformulated. Additional windows were opened up and a metal and wood stair organizes the space. A bedroom and bath occupy the upper level, where once again windows were added.A series of terraces were developed.

NOTARIAT APARTAMENTS

Location: Barcelona’s Raval Quarter

Area:  150m2

Project Year: 2003

This renovation for a married couple, a graphic designer and a painter and their three small children,involved the transformation of a 19th century apartment in the Raval neighbourhood.The original apartment was broken down into many small rooms. In the midst of knocking down a series of these partitions, it was discovered that the apartment in fact had a not very typical metallic structure, consisting of iron columns and beams holding up a Catalan vaulted ceiling. Since none of the walls were structural the project concentrated on opening up the apartment to the maximum, while still retaining private bedrooms, and creating a bathroom of concrete work.The floor plan is a “U” with a small outside terrace and bridge.

LOFT IN POBLE SEC

Location: Poble Nou Neighborhood , Barcelona

Area:  100m2

Project Year: 2010

Construction: 2011  In process

This transformation of a ground floor commercial space with a back garden involvedstripping the apartment bare of small rooms and revealing the constructive layers, including the wood beams and Catalan vaulted ceiling, the stone walls etc.The design deals with the difference in levels of 1.50m from the street level to the garden, by creating a series of stairs and plat-forms for different activities.A mezzanine level had to removed and will be partially replaced with a bedroom level on top of the existing wooden beams.Storage elements have been designed in corten steel.