Renovation of an apartment in the Exaimple. Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects
27/10/2022.
[BCN] Spain
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The renovation of this home designed by the architect Jaime Prous, is located in the Muntaner area, in the southeast of the city and perpendicular to the Diagonal avenue in Barcelona.
The project takes as a premise to carry out the reform of this typical house of the Barcelona expansion, moving away from stereotypes, creating an austere and at the same time cosmopolitan space for a special client, whom we could call a contemporary dandy.
The project takes as a premise to carry out the reform of this typical house of the Barcelona expansion, moving away from stereotypes, creating an austere and at the same time cosmopolitan space for a special client, whom we could call a contemporary dandy.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
New floor plan. Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects.
Previous floor plan. Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects.
Awning detail. Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects.
Marble column detail. Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects.
Diagram. Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects.
The revamp of the house proposed by Jaime Prous organizes the program in strips so that the light crosses the entire interior, causing the views to be directed diagonally to a block garden facing west. To achieve this, only a single propping has been used made with a stainless steel pillar and a fluted marble column, which are present in the access area.
The project follows the usual program of these homes and proposes that the gallery be occupied by the kitchen represented by a singular volume of steel. At dusk, the play of light is controlled with a motorized fabric blind that filters the sunlight “tinting the interior orange. The nostalgic atmosphere places us in a future that has not yet arrived.
The project follows the usual program of these homes and proposes that the gallery be occupied by the kitchen represented by a singular volume of steel. At dusk, the play of light is controlled with a motorized fabric blind that filters the sunlight “tinting the interior orange. The nostalgic atmosphere places us in a future that has not yet arrived.
Muntaner by Jaime Prous Architects. Photograph by José Hevia.
Project description by Jaime Prous Architects
The premise for this flat was to move away from stereotypes and create an austere and cosmopolitan space for a contemporary dandy.
The bay structure organizes the space in program strips that cross diagonally towards the views of a west-facing block garden. It is sought that the light crosses the entire space, for this reason a single propping is made by means of a stainless steel pillar and a fluted marble column, present together with the light at the moment of entering.
The project questions the traditional functioning of the houses in the expansion, defying local regulations, which is why new formulas are sought to colonize the space, in this case: the gallery. This is occupied by the kitchen: a futuristic-looking steel monolith, as well as a control center where all the technology in the house is concentrated. At sunset, a motorized fabric blind filters the sunlight, dyeing the interior orange. The nostalgic atmosphere places us in a future that has not yet arrived.
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Architects
Project team
Jaime Prous, Àlex Pineda, Antón Monedero.
Collaborators
Eduard Romero, Marc Seguí.
Area
90 m².
Dates
2017.
Location
Barcelona, Spain.
Photography
José Hevia.
Jaime Prous Architects
Jaime Prous. Architect since 2006 by the Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona. He began his career in the Barcelona office of Francisco and Damián Ribas. Until today he has carried out outstanding works from residential to sports equipment. He has always combined the practice of the project with research and teaching. He is currently a professor of Technology at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Vallés. Passionate about traveling, he impregnates his works with foreign influences, embodying his own personality.
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