Redesigned and extended in 2020 by Crux Arquitectos, the SMM Penthouse is an eclectic home located in Valencia, Spain.

Description
The commission started from the proposal of the clients to cover one of the attic terraces in order to add a new room to the apartment. Something that according to local regulations was impossible to undertake.
Like other commissions, behind asking for one more room and a specific action, there was a need to tackle and a tailored solution for it.
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The penthouse is located in a representative building of Valencia?s old town. The eclectic-style construction was built at the end of the 19th century and due to its singular façade the alteration on its external appearance is not permitted. The interior surface, barely 80 m2, is complemented by an area of ??terraces of almost the same extension. The façade has a series of rhythmic openings, which bathe with natural light the interior and let the bells of the surrounding churches vibrate inside.
The existing layout divided the available space without any principle, turning opaque part of the façade windows and generating unnecessary distributions for the scale of the house and rooms with a dysfunctional proportion.
The clients understood that the house, although in good condition, did not quite meet their needs. They wanted to host family visits, so the penthouse had to accommodate users with different needs and ways of living, raging from a group of young people t...