The German couple who bought this flat in Barcelona for their trips to the city were not only looking for a central location, but also a home with a certain reminiscence of local architecture. The combination of both premises was limited to the emblematic Eixample district, where they finally found it.  

It is a building with a completely refurbished historic front whose dwellings are newly built, so the intervention of Tinda's Project studio focused on the furniture, decoration, and final attrezzo. The 136-square-meter flat follows the traditional narrow and elongated floor plan with an external exit at both extrems; one of them to the street Muntaner and the other to the typical interior courtyard of the block. The usual compartmentalized surface of these dwellings has been kept quite faithful except in the more social area, which presents a generous opening of spaces to enhance precisely this use. The result is two double bedrooms, a complete bathroom, a suite with a bathroom, a small study, the laundry room, the kitchen, the living-dining room, and the terrace.  

The lack of a certain amount of natural light in some rooms of the flat led to the choice of a very light general chromatic palette of white walls and oak parquet, which combine perfectly with the usual finish of the studio, in a mouse grey tone, implemented in practically all the made-to-measure furniture, dotted with a few touches of black. 

DISTRIBUTION

The entrance is right in the center of the flat, which facilitates a perfect distribution between the day and night areas, on either side of the entrance hall. This, as is usual in this type of old flat, boasts generous dimensions and a large window.  

The highlight of the entrance hall is the detail of the original hydraulic floor in the form of a carpet, a clear allusion to the type of flooring used in these stately homes. It is perfectly integrated into the oak parquet and its patterned aesthetic is enhanced by the bespoke smooth finish lacquered dm furniture that Tinda's Project manufactured 'ex profeso' for this space, based on the studio's design in mouse grey combined with the detail of the integrated niche in oak wood and mirror. 

Day area

In this home, the day area was in the interior part, the quietest and with direct access to the terrace. So, to the right of the entrance hall and after a short corridor, a small space opens as an anteroom to the living-dining room where a custom-made piece of furniture has been placed, with the same design as in the entrance hall, which also houses a small wine cellar.  

Opposite this comfortable and practical passageway is the independent kitchen, with sliding doors. Its U-shaped layout responds to practical daily use, with the central part completely uncluttered, and the white lacquered furniture, including the Silestone worktop, provides the natural light that it lacks, as it has a window but overlooks an interior courtyard. 

Crossing an original double opening leads to the large social space shared by the living room and dining room, which is directly connected to the terrace, so brightness is guaranteed here. Firstly, there is the dining room, seating six people, around a table made to measure by Tinda's Project, in oak, matching the finish of the wooden parts of the furniture. Next to it is the corner sofa, also made to measure for this project, as well as the carpet, the curtains, and the television stand. The entire room exudes a visual harmony resulting from the same line in terms of tones and materials, only altered by the black details of the three lamps and some more elevated touches in the cushions, generating a very elegant and calm ensemble that is repeated in all the rooms in the manner of a common thread. 

The terrace, with the option of the enclosure, recalls even more the physiognomy of the traditional rear galleries that the dwellings in this area of Barcelona tend to have, with views of a peaceful and spacious courtyard, also very characteristic of the architectural fabric of the Eixample. The Venetian blinds helps to filter out the direct sunlight and allow us to enjoy both the practical dining room and the small relaxation area with a sofa that has been created in this space, undoubtedly one of the most enjoyed by the owners. 

Night area

At the other end of the hallway are the sleeping areas and bathrooms. A corridor connects the two double bedrooms and the bathroom they share, which also serves as a courtesy toilet when there are visitors. A central piece of furniture made to measure by the studio shows the same finishes in mouse grey lacquered dm as the rest of the flat, adding the handles in black, as a distinguished detail. 

The suite -and one of the bedrooms- overlooks the street Muntaner, so it has plenty of light, a reason that has been used to include pieces and details in a higher grey tone, such as the headboard and the bed, made to measure. One of the resources used to visually enlarge the suite is the mirrors that have been used to dress the two wardrobes that look out onto the balcony and reflect this luminosity.  

As for the en-suite bathroom, it follows the same stylistic and finishing guidelines as the other bathroom, with a predominance of white in the flooring and cladding and with a custom-made furniture in lacquered dm and oak wood, and the handles in black. 

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