If we didn’;t know that this house is situated in Barcelona’;s Vallvidrera residential neighborhood, we could simply feel that it is someplace on the Mediterranean coast, overlooking the sea. The Mediterranean really feel is given by the all-white, apparently roofless exterior, the geology and the slope of the terrain. In order to get a maximum interior space, YLAB Architectos have conceived the residence as a compact 3 level volume. The multifaceted geometry of the house begins from a cube whose every single face has been divided into 4 surfaces. Then, like in a 3-dimensional creating game, these facets have been pushed and pulled in various directions to give the final geometry of the property. The orientation of the surfaces is not at all random, they aim on the one particular hand to bring the most of all-natural light and city views, and on the other hand to generate privacy for the owners. As the plot is quite small and positioned in a crowded neighborhood, privacy was 1 of the primary criteria in shaping the property. The upper surfaces of the cube have been pushed up to type the roof. The truth that the roof is treated the very same as the rest of the home, in mat white, gives a fantastic unity to the architecture. Additionally, the fixed windows and the white perforated aluminum shutters completely align with the facades, in a flawless geometry. The principal entrance is at the middle level, where the space has been divided in between a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and dining areas. The kitchen and dining areas advantage from a double height ceiling, supported by a wood paneled wall. On the upper floor, beneath the ceiling and behind this paneled wall there are the master bedroom and bathroom. The semi-buried reduce level consists of utility spaces, the living area and an independent studio, each with direct access from the garden.
The pavements in multicolored slat – a standard regional stone – follow the natural slopes of the terrain. The size of the stone is larger on the flatter surfaces and smaller and irregular on the steeper ones.
The perforated shutters let the light come in but safeguard the intimacy of the owners at the exact same time.
The floors, bathrooms and stairs are covered in light colored Capri stone, and the the inside walls are all white like the outdoors.
The only exception to white is produced for the double height median wall, which is paneled with tinted elm wood. This structure is also employed to conceal doors and kitchen cabinets.
The kitchen blocks are integrated as much as achievable, leaving only the hob, the sink and the worktop open. The tinted elm wood island has a double function as a breakfast counter.
The perforated Corten steel fence that protects the property on the reduced side of the plot matches the reddish shades of the pavement.
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