Photography
NeuronaLab
Barcelona
Rehabilitation of a modernist house in Colonia Busquets, Vallvidriera, Barcelona.
“When we were commissioned to carry out the integral rehabilitation of this modernist house, we thought about it for a while. Sometimes we architects think that we have to tear down almost everything. Move partitions and make shoring to make the space more diaphanous. But well-made houses need very little to be updated to the new times. And not everyone dreams of living in a loft. Family homes often need more compartmentalization.
With this rehabilitation we discover Joan Busquets, furniture designer who built in 1911 a modernist house for each of his children in the Collserola mountain of Barcelona. We listen to the history of the furniture and accessories that accompany the adventures of its new owner. And, above all, we tried to respect her concept of home and her lifestyle, so in keeping with the place.
Colonia Busquets is also a reminder of the strength and resilience of the human spirit, as during the Spanish Civil War it took in refugee children. In the midst of tragedy and turmoil, the people of Vallvidriera found shelter and security in the houses so well built decades earlier, during Catalan modernism.”
Ana García NeuronaLab
