The table is a blank page. A no-conditions surface that contains, static, as many scenarios as elements are disposed on it. A blueprint for the architecture of objects and a playing field for hands. The center of the house. We are commissioned for a 140 m2 house refurbishment located on Verdi Street in the Barcelona’s Garcia neighborhood.

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Architects: ESCOLANO + STEEGMANN

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Lead Architects: Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann

Area: 140.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: José Hevia

Structures: José Ovejero

General Contratist: Barnamodul

Construction Manager: Robert Bagó
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Text description provided by the architects. The table is a blank page. A no-conditions surface that contains, static, as many scenarios as elements are disposed on it. A blueprint for the architecture of objects and a playing field for hands. The center of the house. We are commissioned for a 140 m2 house refurbishment located on Verdi Street in the Barcelona’s Garcia neighborhood.

Floor Plan

The structure of the house has one drawback: of the 16 pieces that make it up, only 5 are connected to the exterior, either to the street or to the interior block patio, leading, as there is no additional patio, to a dwelling especially dark in its center. The program required by the client is summarized in three d...