A lofting almugavers

Egue and Seta give the concept a spin open plan that for years has characterized many houses and gives light to A lofting almugavers.

The interior designers responsible for the project, Daniel Pérez and Felipe Araujo, commented that «When we thought the open plan was everything and we'd never build walls again, a sensible couple comes along and asks us to separate what God has joined.

The intervention involves reconfiguring a recently converted loft apartment in Barcelona into a more ‘conventional’ apartment. The completely open space was one of the most popular real estate trends of recent years. However, this project turns it on its head: without sacrificing visual permeability, it combines zoning by use with versatility and a strong open-plan character.

Industrial and compartmentalized

With the objective of re-equipping the apartment with a private area differentiated from a more outgoing one, the project undoes the entire process that had previously converted the dwelling into a loft. In it, Egue y Seta questions this typology through a style where industrial aesthetics do not clash with spatial compartmentalization. Material honesty and natural finishes coexist with a colorful textile and plant backdrop.

With 83 square meters, the house is organized into two distinct zones, perpendicular to the facade. One is a large open space for the common areas, and the other is more compartmentalized, housing the sleeping area. The three balconies opening onto the street and the patio on the opposite facade promote cross-ventilation.

Lobby

A lobby flooded with greenery welcomes the visitor. Mid-height glass walls, with black industrial-style frames, allow a glimpse of the kitchen-dining-living room, which also houses a study area.

In the kitchen, a hydraulic-look porcelain stoneware tile from Vives breaks up the continuity of the wood-effect vinyl plank flooring from Glerflor that covers the rest of the space. On the vertical surfaces, white paint has been combined with old-style subway tiles.

Made of oak wood, the TV stand and the desk have been custom-made for the project. Vegetation emerges from them, becoming one of the protagonists of the space.

A nod to the old loft

Behind the desk, and accessed through a sliding door, is the main bedroom. With an open layout, reminiscent of an old loft, the walk-in closet separates the bed from the bathroom. The wall lamps above the headboard are Marset's model #8. A planted flowerbed with a mullioned window visually connects this room with the open-plan common areas.

The bathroom

In the interior part of the house, the secondary bedroom and its bathroom have been laid out in a more conventional way. The Girona countertop sink The mini porcelain [sink] is from Bathco and, as in the rest of the spaces, the mechanisms are from Simon.

Photograph: Vicugna Photo