The Catalan studio vora has refurbished the àngels e inhar flat, located in the municipality of Manresa, in Barcelona, situated in the pla de Bages, between the Llobregat and Cardener rivers. The dwelling, formerly already refurbished, at the request of its new inhabitants seeks to create a new vision of the spaces that make it up.

This renovation is based on redefining and rethinking of a new circulation to transform the scale of the house itself into something more welcoming and homely for its new tenants.

The apartment Àngels e Inhar, renovated by the vora studio, is located on the ground floor of an apartment building, so the project also focuses not only on transforming the way the house is lived but also on projecting a design full of natural light and elements that make its interiors cozy spaces.

The apartment is visually characterized by the use of white tones along with 4 wooden modules, where each of them introduces a different use of the house, in addition to serving as extra storage.
 

Description of project by vora

This is a new house, renovated 10 years ago, which was never inhabited. The new inhabitants, a couple, wanted to partially renovate it to change the scale, to make it more welcoming, because it was too big for them.

The reform consists of the transformation of the circulation spaces, those that structure the routes by the heart of the house. The rest was left as it was. A succession of 4 wooden lobbies, with thick walls to hold storage and display cases for small objects, connected by low and narrow corridors. Systole and diastole. Each lobby is related to a type of use: the first with access and service spaces (laundry, closet); the second, with the kitchen; the third, with the living area (living room and bathroom); the last, with the bedrooms.

The house enjoys a huge terrace, excessively large, which is colonized by a platform framed by a wooden structure for an awning, which generates its own outdoor space, contained and cozy.

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Proyect Arquitects.- Pere Buil, Toni Riba. Building coordination architect.- Pere Buil.
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Arquitecto de proyecto.- Pere Buil, Toni Riba. Arquitectos de obra.- Pere Buil.

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Zoí Casimiro, Alex Etxeberría, Quim Olea.

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Private.

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196 sqm.

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Design.- 2017. Construction.- 2018-2019.

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Passeig Pere III, Manresa. Barcelona, Spain.

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vora based in Barcelona, was ​​founded in 2000. It is led by Pere Buil (1973), who graduated from the ETSAB in 2000. He combines his professional activity with teaching, occasionally with curating and cultural action. Pere Buil is a professor of Projects at the ETSAV (UPC, Sant Cugat del Vallès). Toni Riba (1973) was a partner from 2004 to 2023.

The studio works on projects of different scales and typologies. It has also designed some urban furniture. Its approach to the design and construction process is abstract and material. The studio is interested in using, reduction, and materiality in response to current challenges. It also focuses on traces and remains as remnants of memory and their impact on collective identities.

Her work has received several awards, including the El Temps de les Arts 2021 Award, Frame 2020, Surface Design 2020, 2AA 2018, Archmarathon 2014, Ciutat de Barcelona 2013, AJAC 2012, Arquitectura+ 2011, Bonaplata, finalist or shortlisted in several editions of the Mies van der Rohe Awards, FAD, ENOR, Bigmat, Spanish Architecture Biennial (BEAU), Architecture Award, European Landscape Biennial, and Arquía/Próxima, among others. She has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale in the Catalan and Spanish pavilions in the 2014 and 2016 editions. In May 2018, she presented her first monographic exhibition, "Shared Identities," at the Kolektiv gallery in Belgrade. His most recognized works include: Vallirana 47 (a comprehensive renovation of a small residential building), the Can Rosés Temporary School, the Ramon y Mar Pavilion (a small residential extension pavilion), the surroundings of the Born Market, the Juan Apartment, and the Can Ricart Sports Center, all in Barcelona; a medical office in Paüls, the Rambla San Francisco in Vilafranca, and the Bank of Spain Operations Courtyard in Madrid.

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Toni Riba graduated in architecture from the ETSAB (Barcelona, ​​1973). He founded his own studio, Toni Riba, in Barcelona (2023). He currently combines his professional activity with collaboration with the MACBA (National Museum of Contemporary Art) in the creation of exhibition spaces and the museum's expansion. Professionally, he collaborates with various architectural firms. He founded and directed vora arquitectura from 2004 to 2022, where he carried out projects and construction alongside Pere Buil.

Toni Riba has developed his work in construction, renovation, landscape, urban design, and the design of ephemeral spaces, in various stairwells and typologies.

Her work has received several awards, including the 2018 2A Award, the 2014 Archmarathon, the 2013 City of Barcelona Award, the 2012 AJAC Award, the 2011 Arquitectura+ Award, and the 2007 Bonaplata Award. She has also been selected for the 2020 Mies van der Rohe Award and several editions of the awards (BEAU), the European Landscape Biennial, and Arquía/Próxima. Her work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale in the Catalan and Spanish pavilions in 2014 and 2016. In 2018, the close-up monographic exhibition "Shared Identities" opened at the Kolectiv gallery in Belgrade.

He was part of the "Aproximaciones" collective, which published the fanzine on urban intervention proposals from 2012 to 2015. He participated in the exhibition "Materia sensible: Jóvenes arquitectos catalanes," which was shown in Lisbon, La Coruña, Berlin, and Barcelona between 2010 and 2012. He curated Barcelona, ​​2010 (AJAC-Wonderland) and edited its catalogue. He directed the Architecture and Urban Planning section of the alternative digital publication "L'Altraveu" between 2002 and 2004.

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Published on: March 22, 2021
Cite:
metalocus, CRISTINA FERNÁNDEZ
"Reforming scales. Apartment Àngels i Inhar by Vora" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/reforming-scales-apartment-angels-i-inhar-vora> ISSN 1139-6415
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