Barcelona apartment by Cometa Architects takes cues from nearby marina
Cement surfaces, wooden joinery, and copper detailing appear inside this Barcelona apartment, which Cometa Architects has designed to subtly draw upon maritime imagery.
Described as a formally "introverted" space, the top-floor apartment has been revamped by local studio Cometa Architects with industrial materials that reflect Barcelona's nearby Olympic Marina.
"[The apartment] has been radically remodelled with the same principle of small-sized naval architecture: liberate all utile space from the unnecessary, while only the pure form remains present," the studio explained.
Originally built to host sailing competitions during the city's 1992 Summer Olympics, the marina is now a buzzing leisure area populated with seafood restaurants and water sports attractions.
All of the 56 square metre apartment's internal partitions have been knocked through, leaving behind the structural walls. These have been coated with pale grey micro-cement, intended as a reference to concrete docks.
The floor plan is now anchored by a huge wooden volume, much like a ship's cabin, which accommodates a toilet, laundry room, and a series of storage cupboards. Thin copper pipes that snake across each surface add to the maritime theme, creating what the studio describe as a "vessel-like" aesthetic.
On one side of the volume lies the kitchen, which features a long white breakfast island with an inbuilt sink, stove and oven. Further appliances like a refrigerator and wi...
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