The artist's home-art gallery in Badalona, Spain

Casa Galeria d'art

Badalona, Catalonia, Spain

Interior design: Clara Lleal Interiorista

Principal architect: Mag Arquitectes

Photos  ©  Felipe Mena

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Clara Lleal Interiorista:

House located in the historic centre of Badalona, a city near Barcelona. One of the challenges when it came to the layout of the project was to strategically place the sculptures created by the owner of the house himself, the artist and sculptor Juanma Noguera. In short, an Art Gallery house.

Upon entering we find a large living - dining room of about 120m2, with gable ceilings over 6m high at the central point. One of the challenges while designing this area was to achieve a cozy space despite its amplitude and that the furniture pieces were not left loose.

In terms of general aesthetics, the idea was to give the whole space an industrial atmosphere, maintaining and recovering the building's original materials. The solid brick walls were uncovered, the vaulted iron-beamed ceilings were respected, and areas with the original hydraulic pavement were maintained.

The materials used subsequently also follow this industrial premise, concrete, black iron sheet, herringbone floor of recovered wood, and teak wood furniture to break the cold of the greys.

The most notable piece is a custom-designed central structure that may be used as a dining table and, at the same time, acts as the fourth step of the staircase leading to the roof. The top of the table is made of herringbone parquet like the one installed in the bedroom area, thus visually giving it continuity. The stairs are made of bent sheet iron.

The iron sheet was also used to design the furniture that integrated the kitchen, the walk-in closet at the entrance and a bookcase. A pair of niches with teak wood inside and light break the obvious “black continuity”.

At the back of the living room, in front of the windows, a closed gallery with three iron and glass doors was installed. The idea was to give this area a certain vintage feeling. We kept the original hydraulic pavement and we installed a set of lamps and hanging plants, combining it with the owner’s sculptures and antique furniture.

The presence of the owner's sculptures contribute to the originality of the space.

Gaining maximum natural light was also one of the objectives of this project. Several skylights were opened in ceilings, and an inner courtyard was located at the back of the house.

The roof terrace was completely renovated, synthetic outdoor decking was installed along with an overflowing stainless steel pool.

Award winning project:

 Finalist at IDA Design Awards 2022, Overall winner SBID International awards 2022, Project of the year 2022 Archilovers, Special Mention German Design Awards 2023