The renovation projected by Balzar Arquitectos is carried out in a house located in one of the main avenues of Valencia and designed by Antonio Escariol. The house occupies a corner position, characterized by having a large chamfer.
The main challenge that Balzar Arquitectos has to solve is the design of a plant that has different non-orthogonal walls.

There is a continuous space in the access, with kitchen open to the dining room and living room. The hallway leads to bedrooms and bathrooms.

The fixed furniture integrates structural elements and installations. Its distribution looks for an abstract and continuous geometry.

The curve of the living room ceiling separates the dining area and the leisure area. It also relates different elements of furniture. Finally, it integrates in the design a hanging beam that crosses the room.

 

Description of project by Balzar Arquitectos

The refurbishment project carried out by Balzar Arquitectos contemplates the complete renovation of the apartment located in a building designed by the architect Antonio Escario, situated in one of the main avenues of the city of Valencia. The apartment occupies a corner position, characteristic for its chamfer that follows the configuration of the surrounding blocks. The organization of the interior has been a challenge for the architects as the geometry of the floor consists of different walls that are not perpendicular to each other.

The layout starts with open space in the access, with the kitchen open to the dining room and living room. The bedrooms and bathrooms are reached through the corridor.

The fixed furniture is introduced to satisfy the different needs of the owners while integrating different structural and installation elements. Its perception of the volumetry can be understood as a continuous geometry, abstract in its form, seeking to be a sculpture.

The curve of the ceiling in the living room is created to respond to different conditions. On one hand, it functionally separates the dining area and the resting area. On the other hand, it reinforces the idea of an integrated design, relating different elements of the furniture from kitchen units to the desk located in the former balcony. Finally, it introduces into the design a suspended beam that crosses the living room, seeking to create a unified global composition.

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Balzar Arquitectos
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Project Manager.- Israel Pérez. Carpenter.- Miguel Garrido. Lighting.- Viabizzuno. Furniture.- Andreu World & Agrippa.
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Valencia, Spain
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2018
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130 sqm
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Balzar ArquitectosJosé María’s career began more than 30 years ago in Orihuela. He always tells the story of how, after school, his son Txema would go with him to work and do his homework in the studio, surrounded by drawings and blueprints and architecture books. Txema decided at the age 6 that he would pursue a career in architecture.

In 1995, José María and his family moved to Valencia where he continued his career as General Director of Architectureand Homes in the Valencian Community. For 8 years, he coordinated large investments in the public sector, in architecture and urbanism, until he founded his own architect firm G-Zarco Estudio.

Meanwhile, Laura, who was born in Quesa, a mountain town in inland Valencia, grew up in a privileged naturalenvironment. Surrounded by artisanship, thatched ceilings, courtyards, fireplaces, esparto grass utensils and olive harvests with family. This contact with tradition made her value the authentic, the everyday, the simplicity of life. Laurawanted to apply this “natural” view to architecture.

She met Txema while studying architecture. Since then, they have shared their lives and their work (if it is possible to distinguish between the two).

For years, they developed projects under two different firms: G-Zarco Estudio and Dot Partners, but with a strong collaboration between both.

In 2018, they decided to form Balzar Arquitectos. Because, looking at themselves, their environment and their way of seeing life and seeing work (if it is possible to distinguish between the two), it was the most natural union. With the experience of José María and the energy of Laura and Txema, they have created a new studio capable of taking on projects of different scales and complexities.

Architecture based on simplicity. Creating simple forms so that the light and materials find their maximum expression in the spaces. A simplicity that reflect authenticity and sincerity, without the need for embellishments in order to express itself.

A work that is supported by the past, by tradition, to reinvent its principles and look towards the future.
 

“After years in this profession, we can say that the foundation of our work is the search for beauty, 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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