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Art Gallery House

Badalona, Spain

C lara Lleal INTERIORISTA presents Art Gallery House, built

for artist and sculptor, Juanma Noguera, in Badalona, Spain.

One of the challenges when it came to the layout of the project was
to strategically integrate the sculptural works of the owner into the
project. In short, the emerging concept was an Art Gallery house.

In terms of general aesthetics, the idea was to provide the entire
space with an industrial atmosphere, maintaining and recovering
the building's original materials. Solid brick walls were uncovered,
vaulted iron-beam ceilings were respected, and areas with original
cement flooring were maintained.

The materials used also follow the industrial premise, including
concrete black iron sheet, herringbone floors of recovered wood,
and teak wood furniture to break the cold of the greys. Maximal
infusion of natural light was also one of the objectives of the project.
Accordingly, several skylights were opened in the ceilings, and an
inner courtyard was created at the back of the house.

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