The turning point of the project, two windows looking at a median, gave rise to a search of the light inside the project through breaks and mirrors that allow the appropriation of the exterior.

MIEL Architects together with STUDIO P10 have carried out the renovation of a house located in the neighborhood of Sant Antoni. Always with the idea of ​​surprise as a tool to rediscover the everyday, the house is composed of a cube mirror located in the geometric joint of the apartment that allows prolonging the rooms, natural light and views.

Description of the project by MIEL Architects

Two windows facing a party wall, our point of reference, the beginning of the project... Where serendipity arose and focused our purpose. 

Parlament19 is our experiment with reflective ergonomics. A creative distribution of mirrors enticing the glimmer of light, which cautiously entered this third floor Sant Antoni apartment. Inviting the trees and the nature of the barrio into the space. 

We extended this design strategy to the internal distribution of space. Positioning a cube of mirrors, acting as a kaleidoscope of light at the geometric hinge of the apartment. 

Internally, this golden cube houses those apartment services that can be utilised without natural light – the kitchen & two en-suite bathrooms. Externally, it creates the illusion of space that spreads to the bedrooms and communal areas. 

Upon entry, the cube acts as a gatehouse inviting the visitor into it’s magnified surroundings. 

Carefully balanced, the layout of Parlament19 rotates around the centrally boxed kitchen and bathrooms. It consists of a living / dining room & balcony, adjacent to a bedroom en-suite. 

The final area, situated in the quieter internal mezzanine, consists of a bedroom, office / dining room and bathroom. Through a combination of sliding doors and curtains the space connects and disconnects from the rest of apartment, adapting to a social or intimate function. 

A smattering of golden touches adds warmth and luminosity to the space in the form of structural reinforcements, handles, switches & fissures. 

Parlament19 deepens our convictions that surprise is the best tool to enrich and rediscover. Where a closet (let’s imagine Narnia) waits at the end of the room with a whole universe inside. 

What was hidden behind the golden flash in the Pulp Fiction briefcase? We are on it!

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Miel Arquitectos & STUDIO P10
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GRUP BCN
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65 m²
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2016-2017
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MIEL Arquitectos, directed by Elodie Grammont and Miguel Angel Borrás. They are a study based in Barcelona and Mallorca specialized in residential architecture (ranging from interior design to new buildings). Convinced that surprise is the best tool to rediscover the daily, they feed on the specifics of each client (goals, dreams and needs) and a healthy concern to innovate in each project.

They cultivate a special interest in the rehabilitation and interior remodeling, where they discover and give voice to certain energies remaining in the building and establish a dialogue with the new needs that allow them to redirect their entropy towards suggestive forms of enjoyment.

Since 2010 they have been in charge of the research project "Barcelona Architecture Walks", a tool for disseminating and analyzing Barcelona's architecture through the works of its Masters.

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