José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca

José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows, Countertop
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  • Architects: Micaela Racca
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  35
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Monolitic
José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography, Chair, Windows
© Javier Agustín Rojas

Text description provided by the architects. The project arises from the need to renovate a late 19th-century 35sqm apartment located in Almagro, Buenos Aires.

José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography, Door, Shelving
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José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography
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José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography, Windows
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The layout was originally fragmented into three small rooms with poor access to sunlight and interrupted airflow. Hence, in order to create an open and luminous space, the non-load-bearing walls were demolished and the hidden vault ceiling was revealed and restored. In the center of the space, a seamless volume compacts the program allowing circulation around and providing a particular response to each side. Towards the living area, it opens up as an integrated kitchen while on the flip side it contains the bed and the bathroom.

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Textures

The new volume was constructed with a textured material palette: terrazzo, marble, and beech wood distilled of any ornamentation to attain a simple and clean outlook. The external walls and windows, the ceiling, and the limestone-tiled floor were unified monochromatically all white.

José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography, Kitchen
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José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Bed
© Javier Agustín Rojas

The original and the new converse with each other but never interpose, allowing both components to be appreciated individually yet cohesively.

José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Countertop, Chair, Windows
© Javier Agustín Rojas

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Address:Almagro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Cite: "José Mármol Refurbishment / Micaela Racca" [Reforma José Mármol / Micaela Racca] 08 Dec 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/973213/jose-marmol-refurbishment-micaela-racca> ISSN 0719-8884

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