An apartment that is reborn in the center of Valencia

An abandoned apartment in the center of Valencia has come back to life thanks to the architects of the mmarq architecture studio.

As the floor was protected and new windows could not be opened, white has been used to increase the clarity of the interior.

Next to the living room we find the dining room which in turn is connected to the kitchen.

In the dining area, a wooden shelf serves as a support for the arrangement of plant elements and a makeshift magazine rack.

The existing table in the dining room has been covered with a galvanized steel sheet and the chairs are Thonet-inspired, made of bent wood and mesh seats. “It combines a slightly industrial spirit, with the use of wood washed in white in unison with the rest of the existing material treatments in the house”, the architects explain.

The kitchen furniture is made up of modules, with the confirmation of the carpentry with bas-reliefs, made by the carpenter of the Mediterranean construction company. Hydraulic tiles have been installed on the front. The white furniture unifies the intervention and gives more light to the spaces with reduced dimensions.

In the master bedroom, a bed with a headboard is made up of a new shelf that integrates lighting.

The room is complemented by an Ikea closet.

The house had only a small toilet, from which the kitchen was increased, and two new bathrooms were created.

In the second bedroom, the bed incorporates white lacquered wrought iron elements with cast iron details at the top.

“The use of white in such small spaces has given us a great feeling of light and spaciousness in the house, which has just 65 m2,” explain the architects.

In the second bedroom, some open white cabinets have been installed and, next to them, access to the bathroom.

“Romantic, based on the personality of the owner, very feminine, but always looking for functionality and a neutrality that makes it more timeless”, they say from mmarq architecture.

A study of the Valencian architectural tradition was also carried out and updated.

The use of the hydraulic tile is a nod to the building’s past.

The apartment had not been reformed since the 1940s and had been closed and abandoned for several years, so it was in a fairly advanced state of disrepair.

The reform consisted of eliminating unnecessary doors in passage areas and creating others without subtracting meters from the floor.

It was also necessary to provide the living room with a more welcoming space, completely renovate the kitchen to integrate the appliances and expand it with a dining area.

It had been uninhabited for several years.

The original exposed brick was recovered, as well as the beams and vaults, elements that were previously completely hidden.

A laundry area was created by adding the space for an adjoining toilet.