In the Sagrada Família neighbourhood, in the very heart of Barcelona, we are carrying out a project of full refurbishment and interior rehabilitation of a dwelling located in a protected 1950s building. To refurbish and rehabilitate the existing architectural heritage in order to adapt it to the new needs of its inhabitants is always highly rewarding.

We are faced with a typology of dwelling with separated, rigid rooms and a high number of bedrooms, which does not suit the current use by the couple who live there. A redistribution and connection of the daytime spaces is proposed, in order to gain greater flexibility and to create quality spaces for their use and enjoyment. Thus, the key intervention consists in removing the bedroom facing the exterior and concentrating the living-dining-kitchen area in a single longitudinal space that occupies the main part of the dwelling: the room with the greatest sunlight and natural illumination.

Two lines, two worlds, two materialities. The strategy of connecting and enlarging these living spaces creates the encounter and coexistence of two opposing worlds: the world of the kitchen and the world of the living room. This duality is enhanced by the material strategy of the project, selecting two contrasting yet harmonious materialities that contribute to the spatial differentiation and richness. The distributor acts as a hinge between these two clean lines that take us from the entrance into this unique yet diverse space.

The living area is defined by an architectural element that begins at the gallery window and transforms into a low wall, shelving, bench and partition, accompanying us to the entrance with curved turns that break the orthogonality of the space and bring flexibility and diversity. A subtle gesture marked by a slight change of texture, grain and colour. The kitchen, in contrast, is defined by oak wood, which enhances the warmth of the whites of the living room.

The true protagonist of this project is the worktop-island-table ensemble in terrazzo with glass inlays. Besides the beauty of its gleaming materiality, this set of elements works in line, establishing a perfect union between the main wall of the living area and that of the kitchen. The tables of the living-dining room move freely, and their geometries of curved and straight elements have been designed to fit together perfectly, generating greater freedom in the use of the space. This set of bespoke furniture created for the living-dining-kitchen area will be accompanied by a hanging lamp that leads the ceiling of this space, playing with the line and the semicircle, enhancing its longitudinal character. The combination of terrazzo modulates and imbues the two bathrooms, creating a material connection between the wet rooms of the dwelling.