Swaths of Blue and White Tile Shimmer in This 1940s Spanish Apartment

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Project Details:

Location: Valencia, Spain

Architect: Viruta Lab / @virutalab

Footprint: 915 square feet

Builder: Cicerone Group

Cabinetry Design: Nomi

Photographer: David Zarzoso / @david_zarzoso

From the Architect: "This historic house of 915 square feet is a small jewel of the most seafaring neighborhood of Valencia: the Cabanyal. The two-story residence was built in 1946. It needed to be restored to its hidden splendor, overshadowed for too many years by its closure, humidity, and the passage of time. Thus, it began as a modest residence where the grandparents of the current owner used to live.

"The project focuses on elevating the historicism of the house so that the third generation can enjoy it again. To do this, Viruta Lab has recovered the essential elements, providing a new language that evokes sea and salt in every corner. Through traditional materials, used since the 1920s, the chromatism and its shape, they have materialized a house with saltpeter-painted canvas."