Antonio Corcuera, Aitana Lleonart. The Big Book of Lofts

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The large space reserved for the communal zones, such as the kitchen,

the dining room, and the living room, boasts an informal and warm

design thanks to the wooden parquet in light tones, the high ceilings, and

the purity of the wall colors. The large columns that are positioned in the

middle of this space recall the industrial origins of this loft. The bedroom

maintains the same lines as the dining room, with white, gray, and neutral

tones inducing peace and calm.

Resolution: 4 Architecture

Photos: © Gogortza & Llorella

LOFT ONE

Silvia Via

his project is the result of the conversion of some offices into a

loft-type dwelling. The apartment's 930-square-foot stretch along one

floor in an L shape with a 30-foot expanse of windows that overlook a

peaceful, tree-lined square in Barcelona and provide plenty of natural light.

The object of the conversion was to create a diaphanous and neutral space

to house both the workplace and the home without having vertical

partitions that would separate both zones. To achieve the sensation of

continuity of the space, a single piece of furniture was designed—made

from MDF varnished in satin white—that runs along the edges of the loft,

forming wall-to-wall shelves and bookcases. This structure also creates a

bridge between both ends of the apartment, clearly dividing the loft into two

parts without interrupting the spatial continuity. On one side is the kitchen,

the dining room, and the study—where one of the bridge structure's

surfaces becomes an office desk—and on the other the lounge, complete

with a sofa at one end and an armchair in the reading corner opposite.

The neutrality of the elements define the kitchen. The only alteration is

the shade of mustard used to decorate the work zone. The dining room

table, also in neutral white and surrounded by chairs designed by Arne

Jacobsen, gives a contemporary and minimalist air.

The bedroom, which is integrated into the space between the many shelves,

can be partially isolated from the rest of the loft thanks to a sliding door.

To visually unify the loft the floor was made of factory-grade oak, which

brings warmth to the space. The result is a spacious, luminous place that

balances the functions of a dwelling with those of a workplace, achieved by

organizing all of the necessary material and achieving a harmonious

uniformity with the loft's own personality.

Silvia Via

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LOFT ONE

The functions of every room merge into one single space due to the

many rows of shelving filled with books. It is really an extension of the

office, which runs through the entire loft using each of the walls as a

library. Work blends thus with the dwelling in a result that has achieved its

own style and a new concept in decoration.

Silvia Via