The architectural refurbishment of this commercial ground floor space was conditioned for the needs of its new use, a design studio and concept store in what had been for the past few decades an archive and educational space. 

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Architects: Nook architects, byn studio

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Area: 440.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

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From the architect. The architectural refurbishment of this commercial ground floor space was conditioned for the needs of its new use, a design studio and concept store in what had been for the past few decades an archive and educational space. 
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Plan

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The commercial space is located on the ground floor of a residential building built in the year 1900 in Barcelona?s Ciutat Vella, the Old Quarter.  The building?s entry and central staircase, which is ventilated through an adjacent patio, is accessed directly from a square.  This results in a U-shaped ground floor that wraps around the patio and central staircase. 

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The building?s structure is heterogeneous; the upper floors have wooden beams held by load-bearing walls, the ground floor has metallic beam...