Cavaa Arquitectes refurbishment consists on a minimal intervention in an old house in the village of Poblenou, next to Barcelona.

Taking advantage of the strength of an existing roof, made as the typical Catalan deck between steel beams, and demolishing a few walls to enlarge the space that envolves the elements around the inner courtyard, the inner reform made by CAVAA Arquitectes focuses on the design of a carpentry that encloses the patio, who becomes the protagonist of the project. The house maintains its structure entirely, being renewed with very few changes.

Description of the project by CAVAA Arquitectes

This main floor apartment has an internal, quiet and isolated patio from the Poble Nou streets in Barcelona. In a chamfer housing, we focus the project's efforts to transform the living room area and its relationship to the courtyard. From our earliest sketches, the patio was invited to come inside the house, giving value to the kitchen and all living spaces annexed.

The proposal is based on the idea of merging the main spaces: living, yard and kitchen in order to obtain a new open-space living room with some pleasant nooks. Nooks designed from a window that has entered into the house, with the purpose to relate the space subtly, and multiply its warmth. We transformed a residual, dark and forgotten space ... in the new center of the house: the yard.

CREDITS.-

Architects.- CAVAA arquitectes.
Architects in Charge.- Jordi Calbetó, Oriol Vañó.
Quantity Surveyor.- Pep Vinuesa.
Photographs: Filippo Poli.

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Cavaa Arquitectes is an architectural firm founded in 2009 by Jordi Calbetó and Oriol Vañó. Its architecture reflects the current time, a time of opportunities. They believe that each of their projects is a great opportunity, a little gem worth polishing. Their works vary from small apartments refurbishments to large facilities, with the same intensity and rigor, being aware that even if it is difficult to get a client, is still even more difficult to meet the needs of future users.

They propose a quiet and thoughtful architecture, linked to the place where it stands that "not only tells us about the materials from which it is made, but also about its rhythms, intangible spirit and the dreams of the lives of the people".

 

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Published on: September 29, 2015
Cite: "Apartment refurbishment around a yard by Cavaa Arquitectes" METALOCUS. Accessed
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