Loft A, Pamplona Interior Renovation, Navarra Building Redevelopment, Spanish Architectural Redesign, Photography
Loft A Interior in Pamplona
29 Jan 2022
Architects: arrova | atelier . rojo-vergara
Location: Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

The new Loft A dwelling is the result of the transformation of an old motorbike repair shop in the Milagrosa district of Pamplona. The intention of the project is to be a kind of prototype for this form of reconversion in the neighbourhood, as it has a large number of industrial premises now in disuse and their transformation would greatly help to revitalise the area, a possibility that is however unknown in many cases to the local residents.

Loft A, Navarra
Given the difference in level between the streets on which the loft is situated, it acts as a podium for the rest of the building. One of the primaries aims of the project was to strip the shop from of all the unnecessary existing elements. The space would then be freed up to show the powerful and plastic structure that supports the building.
The present structural system, which is tectonic in nature as it is composed of concrete pillars, beams and slabs, also allows the façades to open up towards both the street and the block courtyard. The given transparency of these fronts and their different orientations give the space a great serenity thanks to a diffuse and continuous white light. Furthermore, this operation of dismantling and aperture allows the entrance to be transformed into a ...