Modern Design Penthouse in Plaza Cataluña by YLAB Arquitectos

May 11, 2010 By: admin Posted in: Apartments

Spanish architectural studio YLAB Arquitectos have complete for renovation an old office space into a unique apartment located in the centric Plaza de Cataluña of Barcelona, recently acquired by a couple as occasional residence in Spain. The objective was to create a functional, highly comfortable and sophisticated apartment with all services and contort of an upscale hotel, with all the advances in safety, automation, audio, video or climate technology.

Since it is a small long apartment, partitions are replaced by moving parts to create a visual journey as long as possible through the main living space without limiting the functionally. To emphasize these limits, the exterior wall, floor and ceiling is treated with a specific ivory color. In contrast, a single continuous piece of furniture in dark grey elm wood reinforces the longitudinal whole. This element separates the private rooms from the living space and extends into smaller adjacent spaces, such as the lobby and bathrooms.

The project includes a new space layout, new surfaces and fittings and the detailed design of all the furniture. All electro appliances are built in the special furniture that can be closed after use.