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Upon entering,
one is struck by
the generosity
of the space
FLEXIBILITY
The users may modify the
layout of the tables to suit
their needs.
Bright
and Essential
Museu Picasso
The dining room is
spacious, bright, and in direct
contact with the exterior; upon
entering, one is struck by the
generosity of the space. It is
rectangular in shape, with a
surface of 35 m2 , high ceilings,
white walls, and a white marble
lation of the space is provided
by a large window on one of
the sides with a door leading
to the exterior gallery , and
sides. The space is accessed
crowave. The furniture is made
out of boards with a mahogany
lacquered, wooden door, with a
coloured veneer and bare edges.
doorframe of the same colour.
The counter and the sink are
The users have a terrace at their
disposal, which takes up part
giving a feeling of continuity to
of the roof of the building, and
the whole surface.
which is accessed through a
The dining room furniture
covered balcony.
is made up of two sets of 70 x
The kitchendining room
70 cm tables with a central base
is in Barcelona’s Museu Picasso,
and plastic chairs with alumi
nium legs. One of the sets has
palaces from the 13th and 14th
centuries, and one new buil
the other has damask alumi
nes the layout of the interior nium ones, which denotes that
space, as it frees the access area no previous studies were carried
the town hall have been carried to the terraces, and makes the out before their selection; the
out, since 1978, according to a most of the natural light. The
global architectural plan by the kitchen is on one side, with design, are made of white or
architect Jordi Garcés.
the vending machines on the black plastic, all on aluminium
The dining room in opposite side. The middle space legs. It is worth mentioning that
question is located on the third is used as a dining area, and is the users may modify the layout
split into two areas of tables of the sets to suit their needs.
placed in parallel, leaving free Due to the bad acoustic
workers to use. Another dining access between the door and conditions existing in the space,
room, in the new building, is the kitchen.
six side panels covered in fabric
used by the reception, cleaning, The kitchen is made up of were brought in, considerably
improving communication
includes lockers and changing maker and the sink are, as well amongst the users. The space
rooms.
as of another piece of furniture was lit using downlights, which
The large window that that includes a cupboard, and were embedded into the fake
looks onto the terrace determi space for the fridge and the mi ceiling.
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