4 Friends’ Apartment
4 friendly couples join in in a community project, building a house in Barcelona with five apartments with common spaces of coexistence. Promoters of the building, with architect Thomas Lussi as initiator, are the residents themselves, who decided to build a new habitat in Barcelona. They found a narrow 6m wide and 30m long property in the Poblenou district in a typical perimeter block development within the Cerdà grid.
Photography by © Adrià Goula
Together with the local architect Lola Domènech they were able to build a house that fits their own needs, each party occupying one floor in a common living arrangement. The commercial space on the ground floor is used as an architect’s office. The apartments of about 80 m2 have two terraces, one on the courtyard–façade and one on the street-façade. They guarantee cross ventilation and make up the faces of the facades. The living room, kitchen and dining room are located on the rear façade in direct relation to the courtyard of the building. The courtyard on the ground floor and the pool on the rooftop are designed as spaces for activities and socializing for all the inhabitants of the building.
Photography by © Adrià Goula
The project proposes a rereading of materials and constructive systems, incorporating them into a new architectural language. The combination of materials such as wood, ceramics, and plaster gives the building the desired texture and warmth.
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