Architecture

JA Apartment Refurbishment by Iñigo Beguiristáin

This work by Iñigo Beguiristáin is so clean and minimally crafted we wish this was our world. Surrounded by droids. Future.

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The aim was to distribute on a 96 square meters flat a standard housing program: three double bedrooms and two bathrooms.

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A unique and continuous space is proposed, in replacement of the four units that were previously occupying the rooms of the street façade. In addition, twelve square meters are gained fitting out two bathrooms instead of the original corridor.

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A unique continuous partition arranges each one of the premises. The external façades are completely dressed with curtains in order to reveal their identity, extending and abstracting the perception of the windows.

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The geometry and the diversity of configurations, together with the continuous movement of the sliding doors and wardrobe doors, give shape to the illusion of a tentacular organism.

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The existence of a cross expansion joint inspires a noticeable modulation that articulates the plan and conceals the position of the mirrors. Strategically set out in order to avoid reflection and the suspicion of the attentive observer, there is a plentiful supply of them in order to increase the spaciousness. The flaring of the plan and the narrowing of the section of the thresholds preceding the main space pursue the same objective.

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