NDT.304 Apartment

NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas

NDT.304 APARTMENT

Mzam

ARCHITECTS
Mzam

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Josep Maria Valls Zamora + Alejandro Chicote Ruiz

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Carpyen, Planit, TREKU, Adobe Systems Incorporated, KP, Kavehome, Klarstein, TOBISA, ob

DESIGN TEAM
Olga Zamora

PHOTOGRAPHS
Anna Fontacas

AREA
753 ft²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Barcelona, Spain

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

The NDT.304 project gathers intentions, experiences, history and versatility, and it's totally thought to bring new life into a space built in 1936, which is located in Barcelona, in the bustling neighborhood of Sant Andreu.

NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas

The project promotes the idea of using a pre-existing architectural space (by no means obsolete) and adapting it to the needs of the present by adding design elements.

The project is based on several key elements: the "volta"; the hydraulic tiling and the exposed brick walls. Materials, shapes, geometry and light.

NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas

The most interesting thing is that all these elements were already part of the preexisting space; we only had to respect them and rethink them to get a completely different ambiance.

At the entrance, we can find a hall connected with the living room thanks to an auxiliary piece of furniture which is used as a storage space, a welcome area and also as a resting area.

Right in front of the living room, we can find the KITCHEN, in capital letters; this is the key element of the flat, the soul of the project, as it merges the two styles: tradition and modernity.

NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas

The traditional structure is respected thanks to the distribution of the flat, as it's divided into day area and night area; but a new approach is added, when small spaces are avoided to create open and bright spaces, by using different pavements (to differentiate the different spaces) but not using vertical elements for this purpose.

Finally, in the night area, we can find two bedrooms (both boasting a balcony) and a bathroom. The project aims to evoke a feeling of serenity and calm in this area. Here the used materials are the ceramics of the "volta", the wood and the onyx elements of the ceilings (which match with the new door handles).

NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas

The luck of coming across with projects like this is to see again, to feel again and to respect what others have already done.

This is the way we understand this project. NDT.304 is a mix of styles and different ways to understand architecture with a unique final result full of character and design.


NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment
© Anna Fontacas


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