Uncooked supplies and uncovered fittings convey an industrial character to this residence in Palma, Spain, which was transformed from a former bakery by native architect Auba Studio.
The Nineteen Eighties bakery, which is positioned on the bottom flooring of a residential block, was stripped again by Auba Studio to disclose its excessive ceilings and naked construction.
As an alternative of compartmentalising the 106-square-metre house, named NZ10 Residence, it’s cut up lengthways by a half-height room divider that’s fabricated from wooden and incorporates shelving.
This separates a kitchen, eating and dwelling space on one aspect from a bed room and toilet on the opposite, whereas nonetheless permitting mild to move in from adjoining patios.
Neglected by means of full-height sliding doorways, a rear patio space was created rather than the bakery’s former kitchen, which was demolished as a part of the undertaking.
On the entrance of NZ10 Residence, a skinny landscaped space has been created between a wall of full-height glazing and a display screen of vertical metal slats that present privateness from the road.
“This panorama is maximised because of the nice interior-exterior relationship that has been fostered all through the home,” mentioned Auba studio.
“This achieves a sense of spaciousness, for the reason that patios, entrance and rear, are visually a part of the inside.”
The big areas of glazing at both finish of NZ10 Residence assist to make sure everything of the deep plan is of course lit, aided by a big space of skylights on the rear of the constructing framed by a timber ceiling.
Inside, the concrete and metal body of the construction has been painted white, with a single concrete column left uncovered on the centre.
Each the ducting and light-weight fittings have been left uncovered on the ceilings and partitions for an industrial look, which is complemented by a kitchen with a chrome steel island.
Different residential tasks not too long ago accomplished in Spain embody a house organised round a courtyard by Lecumberri & Cidoncha and Ińigo Beguiristain and a minimal brick dwelling close to Valencia by Sanchis Olivares.
The pictures is by José Hevia.
