An Architect’s 1950s Barcelona Flat Pops With Geometric Color

The founder of Raúl Sánchez Architects restyles his dated corner unit behind a chamfered facade in Barcelona’s Poblenou area.

Inside Residence 0110, a brass-clad structural wall adds a pop of color to the open living area, which is lined on one side with black-stained oak and stainless-steel cabinets, walls, and doors. Throughout the 1,023-square-foot apartment, colorful and geometric details are echoed in accent walls and custom shelves.

Stainless-steel doors and a pink triangle threshold create a unique entryway to the bedrooms.

Raúl Sánchez Architects

Architect Raúl Sánchez purchased the apartment for himself, his wife, and their infant twins just two weeks before Spain’s Covid-19 lockdown began in 2020. He wanted a place that was characteristic of his own design sensibility, using simple shapes, materials, light, and color, to enhance the complexity of the living experience.

The brass-clad central pillar serves as a remnant of the existing structural system. 

Raúl Sánchez Architects

A light-pink accent wall behind the bookshelf ties in with the triangular corridor to the bedrooms.

Raúl Sánchez Architects

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