Sunny yellow surfaces feature extensively throughout this duplex apartment in Barcelona, which has been refreshed by local studio Arquitectura-G.
The two-floor apartment is situated in one of Barcelona's biggest districts, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, which is populated with stately homes and high-end boutiques.

Having grown tired of the home's convoluted floor plan and shadowy living spaces, its owners tasked Arquitectura-G with redesigning the apartment to make it seem more spacious and bright.
"They simply asked for a traditional program for a nuclear family. They didn't put any constraints in the design process, nor the decisions," the studio told Dezeen.

Left with this open brief, the studio made the bold decision to make almost every surface in the apartment sunshine-yellow. "We looked for a light colour that would brighten the spaces," the studio explained, "also, this yellow happened to be the colour of the building's courtyard-facing facade."
"We prefer to use the same colour in the whole project, in order to give a strong visual impact and make it an essential part of the house's identity.".

A huge yellow sectional sofa dominates a corner of the apartment's lower level, where the studio has knocked through part of the ceiling to create an airy, double-height living room.

Glazed yellow tiles have then been used to cover a portion of the room's floor and rear wall, delineating the kitchen area.
The storage cupboards and shelves h...