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BEAMS AND TILES
The most distinguishing
elements of the room.
The space is
the other spaces within
the building
Industrial
Spirit
on Wooden
Tiles
Fundació Antoni Tàpies
The kitchen, as seen from
the entrance to the space, is
located at the back and takes
up an entire side. The dining
room is in the middle, leaving
a corridor around it through
which it is possible to circulate.
The kitchen is made out of a
low piece of furniture with seven
doors and a white melamine
counter over a black top with
This kitchendining room
is located in the Fundació Anto
ni Tàpies, former headquarters
of the publishing company
Montaner i Simon. The buil
ding, designed by the modernist
architect Lluís Domènech i
Montaner, was built between
1880 and 1881, and was one
Eixample district to integrate
industrial technologies and
forms. Between 1986 and 1990,
the architects Lluis Domènech
Girau and Roser Amadó renova
ted the venue for the Fundació
Antoni Tàpies.
ped, as are the other spaces
within the building. The open
pe, with a surface of around 15
m2 and a ceiling that is partially
traversed by iron beams typical
of industrial architecture. It
doesn’t come into direct con
tact with the exterior, although
light penetrates through a
area. A fake ceiling made of alu
minium strips covers half of the
space and includes the area de
signed for air conditioning. The
sections of wood strips, and
which basically extends over
the entire building, is the result
of the last renovation, made by
the Ábalos+Sentkiewicz arqui
tectos studio, which obtained
the Premi FAD 2011 in interior
design.
bare edges, and doors placed
over a background of grey
melamine, which in turn act as a
skirting board. The dining room
furniture consists of a white rec
tangular aluminium table and six
white plastic chairs on stainless
steel legs. Strip lights hidden in
the fake aluminium ceiling light
up the space, giving it a pleasant,
indirect light.
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