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Entwurf • Design Laura Ortín Arquitectura, ES-Murcia
Bauherr • Client Privat
Standort • Location ES-Murcia
Wohnfläche • Floor space 60 m 2
Fotos • Photos David Frutos
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 134

CASA LAB

IN MURCIA

Many people only notice how much the immediate sur-
roundings influence their wellbeing if something does
Bad not feel right – if the office chair is uncomfortable or the
kitchen counter too low. Occasionally, however, the ma-
Gästezimmer laise is deeper – as was the case for the owner of Casa
Schrank Schlafzimmer Lab. It was only possible to adapt the renovated living
space to the needs of the resident by re-structuring it.

T felt the urgent need to take the architect Laura Ortín on board. His
HWR Ankleide Mini-Büro he paint on the walls was not even completely dry when the owner
Wohnzimmer displeasure was so profound regarding the sterile, modernized flat that
was far too impersonal and just did not feel right at all! This shows once
Küche
again that standardized apartment layouts are not really tailored to all
Mini-Garten
the life plans and needs – the more diverse the residents, the more va-
ried the solutions they are looking for! This was the beginning of a ba-
lancing act for the architect – on the one hand, changes were definitely
called for but, on the other, these had to be as resource-saving as pos-
sible in order to preserve many of the innovations that had just been
Grundriss • Floor plan carried out. The decision was made in favour of restructuring just one
section of the apartment. The kitchen as well as the bathroom and a
bedroom were left untouched. Solely the living area and the suite were
to be altered by the Spanish architect – but this in a radical way! The re-
sult is a showplace of life that is completely coordinated with the resi-
dent. A stage to tell friends and family in changing performances about
hobbies, travels and art collections. For this purpose, a curved wall se-
parates the living room from the rest of the apartment. The wooden sur-
face, which extends across the wall in sculptural waves, resembles a
theatre curtain. At the same time, the structured surface has a sound-
absorbing function so that a comfortable backdrop is thus produced
Längsschnitt • Longitudinal section into the bargain. A genuine and unique backdrop for the everyday life,
for stories about travels and the artwork the owner of the apartment
had brought back from them, which is only complemented with a sofa
and can be newly arranged again and again. The wish for an atmo-
sphere of dreams and desires – and anything but normality – is conti-
nued in the adjacent sleeping area as well. Immersed in celestial sha-
des of blue, this is where one can dream of foreign, faraway places. In-
spired by hotel suites, a microcosm of its own has been designed within
the apartment which is able to impress with a separate dressing room
and an en-suite bathroom. Laura Ortín definitely succeeded in creating
Querschnitt • Transversal section personal spaces, as different and yet as distinctive as their resident.

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