Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio

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  • Architects: FRAME Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  190
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Airzone
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Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio - Interior Photography
© Jose Maria De La Cuadra

Text description provided by the architects. The Bodega Vespucci project consists of a transformation of an old wine cellar into a residential loft with three bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom.

Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio - Interior Photography, Chair
© Jose Maria De La Cuadra

Forming a triangle between Seville and the Strait of Gibraltar, the bodega is located in Puerto de Santa María in the Cadiz region and borders the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its ideal and sunny location, the bodega features enough light thanks to its direct connection to an outdoor patio that acts as a big skylight, despite being located in the basement.

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Plan - Ground floor
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Plan - 1st floor

The structure exclusively in concrete has been conserved. The idea was to work with the existing space in such a way as to enhance the raw material. The concept of the project is to maximize the double height and to increase the feeling by hanging a glass box in the middle. To do this, contemporary minimalist elements are discreetly supported by the existing structure.

Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio - Interior Photography
© Jose Maria De La Cuadra
Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio - Interior Photography, Table, Sofa
© Jose Maria De La Cuadra

A new volume, a "glass box", takes place against the existing concrete columns, supported by a new steel structure that gives the impression of being cantilevered and floating in the air. The glazing is composed of invisible profiles to accentuate the minimalist aspect of the project. This volume holds two of the three bedrooms with private bathrooms. A reinforced HVAC system allows for continuous air renewal.

Access to the glass box is possible thanks to a new concrete staircase. The steps are materialized by rectangular blocks cantilevered against the side wall. They have been fixed in the concrete with steel reinforcing bars. This staircase reinforces the idea of floating elements. The two bedrooms are served by a rear corridor invisible from the main space.

Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio - Interior Photography, Stairs, Handrail
© Jose Maria De La Cuadra

The kitchen space is located below the glass box and the living room is located in the double-height part (5m high) with direct access to the outside patio and thus benefiting from direct natural light. 

Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio - Interior Photography
© Jose Maria De La Cuadra

The leitmotiv of the project was, therefore, that each new intervention is permanent but gives the impression of being floating, thanks to a new structure hidden by the existing one. This element gives the apartment a feeling of lightness, reinforced by the glass materiality, which contrasts with the massive and rough aspect of the concrete.

Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio - Interior Photography, Windows, Chair
© Jose Maria De La Cuadra

Project location

Address:El Puerto de Santa Maria, 11500, Cadiz, Spain

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Cite: "Bodega Vespucci Loft / FRAME Studio" 26 Jul 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/985959/bodega-vespucci-loft-frame-studio> ISSN 0719-8884

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