A house dating back to the mid-20th century, located in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona, with narrow and dark spaces, is renovated by Carles Enrich Studio who, through the design of a permeable gallery, illuminates all the living spaces
The space of the dwelling was fragmented into small spaces, connected by dark corridors and with little relation to the outside. Through a permeable gallery, between the street and the inner courtyard, an attempt is made to illuminate these spaces and create a sequence of habitable thresholds
Another goal of the project was to discover and utilize the layers of materials that had been hidden over the years, by removing layers on the ceiling, walls, and floors, and demolishing some partition walls to reuse the cement tiles and bricks.
The result, achieved by the specialized studio in home renovation projects Carles Enrich Studio, is a succession of spaces, connected by large porticos, creating a certain visual depth. New structures have been added to enhance the livability of the occupants: a wooden element that serves as a corridor and storage space, and a pergola, a structure of bars and metal ropes, in the inner courtyard.
