Carles Enrich Studio, SLP

Patio-House In Gracia

Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich

PATIO-HOUSE IN GRACIA

Carles Enrich

PHOTOGRAPHS
Enric Fabre

AREA
145 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Barcelona, Spain

CATEGORY
Houses

The conversion of an old dry-cleaning shop between party walls in the Gracia district court into a home-studio for a young family is a fantastic opportunity to rethink the use of an unused place and optimize the conditions.

Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich
Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre

It is proposed a system to enable the inhabitants to live in an single space arranged around the patio, where the bathroom is the only enclosed piece.

All activities take place in a single room with visual contact with the patio.

Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre
Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre

To achieve this, all the partitions that enclosed small rooms with no natural light or ventiliation were removed and the openings were extended to the exterior.

The original materials used in the party walls were recovered, as the brick ceiling joists and wooden beams.

Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre
Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre

The pavement is solved with a continuous tinted concrete paving and the Flanders pinewood was introduced in a second phase of reform due to the growing of the family.

The lower excavation enables the incoporation of a loft made of metalic beams and a 3 cm.

Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre
Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre

wood board, which works as an independent living area inside another bigger area, without being never enclosed room.

This small loft is meant to be more like a suspended furniture than a room.A furniture-closet, used by both sides, is the only separation between different spaces and converts the hallway into a dressing corridor.

An old storage room at the back of the plot is converted into a satellite studio that operates independently from the main space.

Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre
Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre
Patio-House In Gracia
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This fragmentation of the programme makes the patio an intermediate space that can be used as an outdoor room most part of the year.

A pergola made of metal beams and a cane network provides privacy and climate control.

The progressive growth of plants and trees generate a natural environment within the dense urban area.

Patio-House In Gracia
© Enric Fabre
Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich


Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich
Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich
Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich


Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich
Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich
Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich


Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich
Patio-House In Gracia
via Carles Enrich


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Carles Enrich Studio, SLP
T +34 933 153414
Carles Enrich Studio, SLP
Carrer de Gomis, 26, Gràcia, 08023 Barcelona, Spain