The renovation of a single-family house by Balzar architects, takes up the knowledge of full and empty, using a sculptural staircase as the protagonist of the central space that is juxtaposed with the horizontality of the wall that parallels the living room of the kitchen.

This miesian element of tension between spaces allows free passage between the rooms at both ends, containing furniture and a fireplace that can be seen from both perspectives.
The design intentions of Balzar arquitectos in the double material intention perpetrates both the contrast between the naturalness of the wooden floor and the purity of the white walls and cover that surround the intervention. Making the same wood rise through the central core converted into furniture, having as content the black staircase and fireplace, at opposite ends.

The material sobriety is complemented by the geometric arrangement of the interior elements. Living with the minimum, having a hidden wall of utensils in the kitchen perpendicular to the central preparation table, bathed in overhead light.
 

Project description by Balzar arquitectos

The completed project consisted of renovating a single-family dwelling located in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city of Valencia.

The home sits on the end of a row of terraced houses, which form part of a residential complex created at the beginning of this century.

The new layout of the ground floor defines a continuous space in which the kitchen and living room are separated only by items of furniture positioned in the centre of the space, together with a double-sided fireplace.

The materials selected for this project aim to create a clean, serene atmosphere that allows individual elements to stand out, presented as works of art.

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Balzar arquitectos.- José María García Zarco, Txema García Ballester, Laura Moreno Albuixech.
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Project Manager.- Israel Pérez y Tesela Gestión.
Carpentry.- Miguel Garrido.
Furniture.- Andreu World.
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270 m².
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2019/2020.
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Valencia, Spain.
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Balzar Arquitectos is an architecture studio founded in 2018 by José María García Zarco, Txema García Ballester, and Laura Moreno Albuixech, based in Valencia, Spain.

The studio brings together the experience of two generations of architects. José María García Zarco (1957), who qualified as an architect from the Valencia School of Architecture in 1983, served as Director General of Architecture and Housing for the Valencian Regional Government between 1995 and 2003 and founded G-Zarco Estudio that same year. Txema García Ballester (1984) and Laura Moreno Albuixech (1985), who graduated from the same school in 2010 and 2011, respectively, founded Dot Partners in 2012. The collaboration between the two practices led to the establishment of Balzar Arquitectos.

The studio's practice encompasses residential architecture, renovation, interior design, and landscape architecture, with projects developed in Spain and internationally. Its work is characterised by careful attention to proportions, materiality, natural light, and construction processes, with a particular interest in the relationship between architecture, tradition, and context.

Among its projects are Los Olivos House in Quesa (2023), Penthouse 1928 in Valencia (2022), and the Expormim Offices in Valencia (2025).

“After years in this profession, we can say that the foundation of our work is the beauty search, starting from the design of the blueprints themselves all the way to the last detail of construction. A beauty that combines within itself the other necessary factors when creating architecture: economy, function, durability, integration with the surroundings, regulations, respect for the environment, etc.

A beauty that provides an important service to society, giving people a more pleasant world to live in and contributing to their happiness.”

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Published on: May 12, 2020
Cite:
metalocus, AGUSTÍN GAMARRA
"Around a chic sensual staircase. House in San Vicente de Paul by Balzar Arquitectos" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/around-a-chic-sensual-staircase-house-san-vicente-de-paul-balzar-arquitectos> ISSN 1139-6415
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