Mini House in Barcelona

Issue
07-08/2023 Saving Space
Author
Heide Wessely
Source
DETAIL
Task
Conversion / Refurbishment
Location
Spain, Barcelona
Year of construction
1890
Year of refurbishment
2022
Architecture
Raúl Sánchez Architects
The city determined the colour and materials of the facade. Only the aluminium element that conceals the entrance door was designed by the architects.
© José Hevia
This small house stands in the busy centre of the old town between two neighbours of utterly different kinds: a mosque and a sex shop. Contrary typologies standing door to door are typical of the city, as are very different kinds of functions. In the 1960s this small unit with a ground floor area of only 18.5 m² but an...
The city determined the colour and materials of the facade. Only the aluminium element that conceals the entrance door was designed by the architects.
© José Hevia