Textured tiles and uncovered surfaces function within the rehabilitation of this historic home in Valencia, accomplished by native inside design studio Paloma Bau.
Initially in-built 1925, the studio got down to enhance its darkish and closely compartmentalized interiors to remodel the area into a contemporary and purposeful residence for its younger proprietor.
Desirous to protect the “Mediterranean essence” of Casa Ona, Paloma Bau preserved and restored the heritage-protected home's present facade, which is adorned with turquoise tiles.
This included the restoration of the unique type of the home windows, which had beforehand been altered, in addition to the set up of latest wood frames shaded by conventional wood blinds.
“Casa Ona is an ode to the ocean and Mediterranean fishing traditions,” studio founder Paloma Bau instructed Dezeen. “It's a house impressed by its seashores and conventional structure, tailor-made to the proprietor's way of life.”
“Textures, pure supplies and impartial, calm tones coexist with colour and conventional components that pay homage to the proprietor's maritime origins.”
Inside, the house opens as much as the residing areas, the place a big, tiled island separates the open-plan kitchen from the adjoining residing and eating space.
Uncovered wood beams seem within the area and are complemented by plain white partitions and joinery. Sand coloured flooring runs all through the home and is chosen to reference the native seashores.
“Along with restoring the worth of the facade, we uncovered the wood construction and the vaulted ceiling inside, revealing each its magnificence and the issues which have appeared over time,” mentioned Bau. “There are nods to totally different ribs within the utility of colour, finishes and textures.”
Situated subsequent to the kitchen, a storage room is hidden behind a panel of permeable wood slats and accommodates ample space for storing together with a small lavatory.
An en-suite bed room and research are housed on the rear of the home, the place the studio retained an uncovered, load-bearing brick wall that provides texture to the encompassing areas.
Openings within the wall join the bed room with a walk-in closet that runs alongside the bed room and adjoining lavatory.
Paloma Bao is an structure and inside studio primarily based in Valencia.
Different residential renovations not too long ago featured on Dezeen embody a historic red-brick home in Montreal up to date by Diandra Maselli and a renovated house in Barcelona divided by a gold leaf wall by Raúl Sánchez Architects.
Photograph by David Zarzoso.