Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has designed Seven Lives, an apartment block in Barcelona that references its surroundings but has been given a playful modern touch with vibrant balconies and an adaptable layout.
The building was designed by the Barcelona-based studio to conserve and capture the essence of the neighbourhood, while also adding a contemporary look.
Top: Seven Lives by Anna and Eugeni Bach. Above: the apartments have yellow windows, doors and balconies
Located in the old centre of the Horta neighbourhood in Barcelona, the three-storey terraced building was built on a small infill plot and contains three apartments, one on each floor. Each apartment measures 40 square metres.
Anna and Eugeni Bach took cues from the surrounding buildings and their common characteristics to design the exterior, which incorporates balconies, blinds, stucco and baseboards in a similar style to others in the neighbourhood. Grey stucco covers the facade
The apartment block was designed to adhere to the area's building regulations, which specified what materials and colours could be used.
While the exterior is a grey-beige stucco informed by other nearby houses, the studio paired it with external frames and features painted a bright yellow that add a pop of colour to the facade.
"The regulations of this area specified a range of colours and materials," studio founders Anna and Eugeni Bach told Dezeen.
"Yellow appeared in the catalogue, as it is used in other bu...