en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Spanish Lobb team has completed the restoration of an apartment project by architect Josep Lluís Sert. The restoration focused on four core elements: the glazed ceramic facade, columns, concrete vaulted ceilings, and Mallorcan shutters.
Sert is regarded as a representative figure of Spanish rationalism and an advocate of Mediterranean Brutalism. This restoration aims to restore the rationalist architectural features of his work.
The apartment is a duplex structure. The ground floor layout includes public spaces such as the kitchen, dining room, and living room, while the upper floor contains four double bedrooms and three bathrooms.
The architect revealed that, in addition to being vertically connected by a staircase, the duplex apartment features an area near the foyer from which one can look up from the ground floor to the upper space, embodying the concept of the free plan.
As a tribute to Sert and his close friend, the artist Joan Miró, members of the Lobb team commissioned artisans to create the woodwork and most of the furniture, selecting a color palette similar to that found in Miró's works. Sert himself had custom-designed benches, stools, and other furniture for the project, with a design philosophy consistent with that of his contemporary Bonet Castellana, emphasizing the overall integrity of the project.
A mobile sculpture is placed at the entrance as a tribute to the artist Alexander Calder. The sculpture faces the staircase, and its red color matches the wall color of the building's lobby.
The entire construction period lasted a year and a half. Architect Olm, while participating in the restoration, engaged in a "dialogue" with Sert's work. Through this, he confirmed that excellent architecture transcends time; when the structural composition and proportions are handled properly, it can be reinterpreted from a new phase.
The apartment is now occupied by a couple and their two teenage children. The greatest challenge was to make the residents feel grateful to live there without feeling as if they were in a museum.
Olm stated that while the owners are admirers of all of Sert's works, they did not want to feel like they were in a museum. The design of the residence ensures it functions as a home from start to finish, suitable for various activities from relaxation to social gatherings.
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