Reform

Cube Apartment. The home has a multifunctional cave, where there is freedom for everything: to work, to watch, to rest and to receive. A place where warmth and modernity come together, where neutral is present, but with points of color in the decoration, such as in the pillows and fabrics. Plenty of empty space between the furniture, so that everything is functional but very comfortable. Ivan Araújo The aim of the project was the renovation of the apartment which is located in a very old building. It has an area of ​​88m² and has new bespoke joinery, new lighting, new stones and marble and granite tops. Straight lines, neutrality, flexibility, comfort and organization are key elements of this property, in addition to the p... More

The refurbishment is in one of the main floor apartments, which has access to three patios. They are filled with plants and have received a landscape treatment with the aim of creating a space of disconnection despite the crazy cosmopolitan rhythm. The intervention consists in renovating a dwelling using a contemporary program that keeps in mind the existing architecture and prioritizes the maintenance and recovery of primary building elements such as carpentry, shutters and hydraulic flooring. These elements, with their wounds and wrinkles, are the ones providing a clear added value. Their efforts concentrate on developing strategies and rigorous methods to create high-quality projects, providing services which add value and for the user... More

Located in the Forum area, close to Barcelona beach surrounded by the Diagonal del Mar park (designed by the architect Enric Miralles in 1995). A flat in the residential complex Isla de Mar has been completely refurbished. The proposal has a contemporary architectural language, a complete interior design of the spaces, as well as the furniture. This makes possible a new way of inhabiting spaces and also with the large outdoor terrace. The intention is to preserve only the essentials, with a sober and elegant language. The materials used in the furniture and cladding are wood and steel. They are the ones how allow an interesting control of lighting. From the terrace, you can enjoy fantastic views towards Badalona, the Mediterranean Sea, th... More

The project was created after winning a private competition to reform a seven floors office building of approximately 1,100 m2 each, in the 22 @ district of Barcelona. The original building project was completed in 2002. This new reform was proposed to give the building more open and contemporary spaces. All common spaces of the building are reformed (lobby, stairs, reception, bathrooms, solarium cover, ...) A new diaphanous lobby is proposed, avoiding conventional commercial solutions. The proposal maintains coherence both in terms of form and in the use of materials and construction systems. Spaces are transformed into pleasant and healthy places, well lit and ventilated. A harmonious combination of elements and materials. Open and flex... More

In the center of the city and the Eixample District, on the commercial axis of Paseo de Gracia, the new corporate headquarters of Carner Barcelona is designed. A local brand of exquisite, intense and innovative perfumes in Barcelona.    It is located in a building that preserves its original and typical construction elements of the Catalan architecture. The sobriety and authenticity of the designed spaces allow the values and philosophy of the brand to emerge. It is contextualized in the Mediterranean and local crafts. Likewise, the resulting homogeneous white color makes the product stand out. The strategies are focus in the search of a timeless project that links tradition with cosmopolitan contemporaneity, which tunes with th... More

In the historic centre of Barcelona, a flat is reformed, in a building of 1840 on the emblematic Escudellers Street, which in the Middle Ages has been the centre of the potter’s guild. In rehabilitation we take into account traditional construction techniques.   Access from the street is decadent. The itinerary to the house builds an experience that will continue to its interior. The high ceilings and patios allow natural lighting inside the apartment. Intense experiences are generated and moving away from the crazy rhythm of the city.   In the program, the existing distribution was modified, according to current requirements. In this way, all the rooms receive natural light. Two partitions were removed to bring together... More

AN EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHTThe project to transform this house seeks, as its main challenge, the entrance of light into a dark block of flats. For this reason, from the beginning of the development of the project the reference "El Bañuelo" of Granada was the inspiration of this project, Arab baths built in the s. XI without façade to the outside, fully illuminated and ventilated through perforated skylights on its upper decks, which flood this interior construction with overhead and vertical light. These perforations inspire the lighting in this house, demolishing as much as we could the interior partitioning and making horizontal cylindrical perforations that introduce natural light into the new spaces. As a consequence of this... More

The owners want to break with a constrained and standard housing model for another adapted to their way of understanding and enjoying their home, without having to change their location in the city.   The creative process is based on the owners wishes wich will be the backbone of the final proposal.   The house proposal establishes a clear separation between the day area and the night area, which currently did not occur. The active social life of the owners, as well as their family dynamics invites us to design an open, bright day area with the possibility of adapting it to the needs and desires of each moment.   The night area is grouped and provided with greater privacy, hidden behind a large wooden box.   Thre... More

“Each process of change means an emergence, a development and a becoming and this is only imaginable in time” – Carl Menger.    The “Explanada Reform” arose from the need to adapt space and interior design to the changes experienced between differing generations, evolving and creating, bringing about as a result a new home.   All this led Pablo Muñoz Payá Architects to reorganise and carry out an integral reform of this home located in Petrer (Alicante), which has a surface area of 85m2.   The initial distribution, which was much divided, is transformed into one that is simplified, with the idea of connecting the rooms in order to obtain visually more spacious areas, inte... More

"Behind a grand Project there is a grand client"Barber's Club consists in the evolution of a traditional barbershop concept, perpetuated by a lineage of barbers, dated from 1929. Situated in Plaça Banc de S'Oli 09, Palma de Mallorca.During all phases of the project, the fusion or synergy between traditional elements, lasting in time, with avant-garde materials has been sought. Seeking to not only offer a service, but an unrepeatable experience for the client.The place has been designed as if it were a traditional razor. Where the softness and warmth of the velvety parament stand out, like the handle, with the millimeter precision and coldness of its blade, represented by the metallic mesh that covers and delimits the surface of the place.A... More