Monday, May 2, 2011

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urban reform touches a fourteenth-century farmhouse ...


This house, a farmhouse XIV century, is ranked as the architectural heritage of the town of Barcelona

. Therefore, the reform undertaken by Alfons Tost

The house has three levels. In the downstairs , at street level, there are the access to housing and parking. This is a volume, added the main structure of the house but no direct connection with it. At the other extreme are the elevator and lobby. A staircase connects the two levels cross.


The homeowner, a great enthusiast of restoration and wine world, wanted to locate a winery -study on the middle floor, together with the kitchen, make articulators whole space. After removal of a masonry wall, cellar, made of stainless steel and glass, stands on a stone platform in San Vicente.
This housing area has been chosen colors dark, like black furniture and flooring and soft lighting microcemento specific points. The result is a theatrical and full of intensity.




intervention in the second floor

is wanted to give total independence to a party, giving entity of 'home' and even giving it a different access. The project sought to maintain the structure of ancient farmhouse with a large central nave

and lateral units, introducing architectural elements, without breaking with the established order, help to organizational flexibility and space. This has been practiced wall openings and holes in the floors to introduce elements of communication linking the various volumes.



In the nave stands the area, kitchen, dining , the library and the staircase, which connects to the lower floors.

The kitchen is completely open central space, is only separated from it by a large glass. On the side of the kitchen a large door breaks the harmony of the stone wall to discover the area of \u200b\u200blibrary and integrating it into space central. center is located in the living room with paneled walls that integrate access to library and two bedrooms.

On both sides of the room are situated the two rooms . The main access from a platform of white iro. A free vertical wall, which serves as head gives way to the bed area and dressing room and also serves as an area dealer. Behind the wall, lies the basin area that combines elements of Corian with fluorescent methacrylate, resulting in an attractive contrast.


The materials used in the project reflect the aesthetic balance of housing and urban style. Thus, the base color that serves as a model is the roof, which have retained the original beams, light wood combined with white.

To decorate the second floor have used this material and colors in the furniture. Neutral tones, which, combined with light wood bring warmth to the home. They have also added some metallic accents such as lamps or kitchen counter to give a more urban touch to this house of the fourteenth century, and integrated into the surrounding city.





Pretty Interesting ...



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