Architect Raúl Sánchez has renovated a flat in a typical Barcelona apartment building, adding built-in cabinetry and furnishings in hues that echo the original mosaic flooring.
The 85-square-metre flat was created following the subdivision of a larger apartment with aspects towards the Carrer d'Enric Granados on one side and a large internal courtyard on the other.
Raúl Sánchez Architects has renovated a Barcelona apartment
Sánchez's studio was tasked with making the most of the available space, which is just six metres wide and needed to incorporate two bedrooms and two bathrooms along with a generous living area.
Following the partitioning of the original apartment, this smaller flat was left with an entrance set within the building's interior at one end and a gallery-like room overlooking the courtyard at the other. A wall covered in gold leaf separates the living area from the gallery
Sánchez chose to leave the main living area and gallery open to enhance the sense of space and connection with the view.
The rest of the interior comprises private functions that are arranged along a hallway leading from the entrance to the living space.
The gallery houses the dining room and overlooks the courtyard
"I wanted to maximise the light throughout the apartment and make something special of the corridor that was necessary given the situation of entering at one end," the architect told Dezeen.
"Even though the apartment is small, there are different space sit...