This tiny Barcelona house is designed for socialising

A Barcelona house set within the vibrant Mediterranean metropolis’s coronary heart, overlooking the Collserola Pure Park, Capitán Home transforms 108 sq. meters into an ingenious research of geometry, gentle, and color. The undertaking is the work of Septiembre Arquitectura, a studio identified for exact, poetic interventions that steadiness simplicity with shock and a robust sense of fabric readability.

Inside a Barcelona house constructed round geometry and movement

Right here, the architects – Damián Figueras, Patricia Parra, and Germán Ribera – took a deceptively easy method: establishing a central ‘sq.’ anchored by a round island, a transfer that organises the house’s setbacks and defines its essential social areas. ‘It focuses on the sequence of experiences that unfold as you progress from the central sq. into the remainder of the house,’ says Figueras. Variations in ceiling peak and color progressively reveal distinct atmospheres, reinforcing the concept of motion and transition.

The ‘sq.’ is articulated by way of a steady band of stained birch built-ins, which each constructions the plan and frames day by day life. At 2.2 meters, a fringe shelf runs uninterrupted, functioning as a bookshelf that encloses the house. Beneath that datum, the band shifts programmatically, forming kitchen cabinetry, a eating and residing bench, and storage. This birch envelope additionally encourages discovery: when panels are opened, a vivid pink inside emerges. Pantry, cabinetry, and a central hall are saturated on this color, main to 3 bedrooms alongside diagonal sightlines that visually join areas in sudden methods and lend a way of depth to the compact plan.

The narrative continues within the bogs, the place microcement flooring and decrease partitions present a tactile, grounding ingredient, whereas tiles in greens and pinks wrap higher surfaces and ceilings. Mirrors and punctiliously positioned lighting animate these supplies, producing refined shifts that change all through the day. Every room turns into a small, immersive expertise that reveals layers of hues, kind, and light-weight.

The fabric palette reinforces the steadiness between daring gestures and quiet class. Pure walnut flooring, customized birch furnishings, and white Macael marble counter tops provide heat and restraint, grounding the extra dramatic chromatic moments. ‘Because the doorways are progressively opened, new colors and supplies are revealed, creating the sensation of inhabiting totally different locations throughout the identical residence,’ notes Parra.

‘The structure revolves round a big, calm sq. that turns into the social coronary heart. Round it, supporting capabilities act as a bridge between the perfect and the actual,’ provides Ribera. Greater than an house, Capitán Home turns into a compact canvas for a joyful on a regular basis lived expertise.