NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM

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Barcelona, Spain
  • Architects: MZAM
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  753 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Anna Fontacas
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Kave Home, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Carpyen, KP, Klarstein, Planit, TOBISA, TREKU, ob
  • Lead Architects: Josep Maria Valls Zamora + Alejandro Chicote Ruiz
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NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Countertop, Beam, Chair
© Anna Fontacas

Text description provided by the architects. The NDT.304 project gathers intentions, experiences, history and versatility, and it's totally thought to bring new life into a space built in 1936, which is located in Barcelona, in the bustling neighborhood of Sant Andreu. The project promotes the idea of using a pre-existing architectural space (by no means obsolete) and adapting it to the needs of the present by adding design elements.

NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography
© Anna Fontacas
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NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Living Room
© Anna Fontacas

The project is based on several key elements: the "volta"; the hydraulic tiling and the exposed brick walls. Materials, shapes, geometry and light. The most interesting thing is that all these elements were already part of the preexisting space; we only had to respect them and rethink them to get a completely different ambiance.

NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Chair, Beam
© Anna Fontacas

At the entrance, we can find a hall connected with the living room thanks to an auxiliary piece of furniture which is used as a storage space, a welcome area and also as a resting area. Right in front of the living room, we can find the KITCHEN, in capital letters; this is the key element of the flat, the soul of the project, as it merges the two styles: tradition and modernity. The traditional structure is respected thanks to the distribution of the flat, as it's divided into day area and night area; but a new approach is added, when small spaces are avoided to create open and bright spaces, by using different pavements (to differentiate the different spaces) but not using vertical elements for this purpose.

NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Windows, Bed, Beam
© Anna Fontacas
NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Table
© Anna Fontacas

Finally, in the night area, we can find two bedrooms (both boasting a balcony) and a bathroom. The project aims to evoke a feeling of serenity and calm in this area.  Here the used materials are the ceramics of the "volta", the wood and the onyx elements of the ceilings (which match with the new door handles). 

NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Windows
© Anna Fontacas
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NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Bathroom, Sink
© Anna Fontacas

The luck of coming across with projects like this is to see again, to feel again and to respect what others have already done. This is the way we understand this project. NDT.304 is a mix of styles and different ways to understand architecture with a unique final result full of character and design.

NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM - Interior Photography, Beam
© Anna Fontacas

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Cite: "NDT.304 Apartment / MZAM" [Apartamento NDT.304 / MZAM] 05 Apr 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/959378/nd04-apartment-mzam> ISSN 0719-8884

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