NEVER TOO SMALL: Architect s 19th Century Apartment Restoration, Barcelona 60sqm, 645sqft

Get our hardcover book + digital living room guide bundle here Drawn to the features of late 19thcentury Barcelona modernist architecture in the apartment, architect and owner Carlota Siverio preserved elements such as the door, tiles and windows whilst adding modern touches that complement the overall design. By removing the coverings of the living room walls and stripping the ceiling, Siverio revealed exposed brickwork walls and a gorgeous structural vault ceiling, reminiscent of the period. A variety of colourful mosaic tiles were either restored or authentically recreated when too damaged. White melamine floortoceiling storage cabinets concealing functional elements run throughout the apartment and seamlessly blend into the wall, allowing the heritage elements to be focal points. At the end of the apartment, the sunroom features eraappropriate terracotta rasilla tiles and reconstructed windows that now open fully prov