BESPOKE INSTALLATIONS PURE POETRY
A Valencian poet’s studio has been transformed into a beautiful yet practical home with Decocer ceramics.
In the historic centre of Castellón, a small Spanish city on the Mediterranean, the studio-workshop of poet and artist Bernat Artola has been renovated and transformed into a home for a creative couple. The project was undertaken by the prestigious Vitale design studio, who were able to rescue the building’s roots and tell its story, using small-size ceramic pieces from Decocer.
When the interior designers tackled the renovation of the house, it was in its original state, which allowed them to recover the essence of the original construction while providing an open look, adapted to the needs of modern life.
Rescuing the poetry of the space
The result highlights the warm and authentic soul of the space in a very functional and inspiring home. The interior designers define this work as “rescuing the poetry of space”, because from within these walls came the verses of the Valencian poet.
It is a project that reflects the original values of the studio- workshop, with sustainability and the use of traditional materials at the core, as is the case of Decocer’s small sizes tiles, which are used strategically in several places.
Time-honoured ceramics
The master bedroom incorporates a modernist dresser and headboard that is framed by a backlit volume clad in traditional small-scale olive green Decocer ceramics. Also in the bathrooms, the intermediate spaces and on the wall of an elevated outdoor patio, small-size ceramics from the same firm are used. These are pieces with a marked glaze inspired by traditional and time-honoured ceramics.
The design provides multifunctional spaces, minimises passage areas, optimises the available surface and allows natural light to enter. It is a project that brings out the potential of the essence of the pre-existing with honesty and coherence. In addition, it is designed to provide calm and wellbeing to those who live there.
The house is developed around three large cores: the night area, the day area and the outdoor space. The floorplan is elongated rectangular and has a usable area of almost 80m² connected to an unusual elevated patio of another 25m². Originally the house was subdivided into eight spaces, with only one bathroom and a small kitchen.
The old solid brick that was covered by a layer of plaster is brought to light, and the traditional ceilings have been restored to become a hero element through indirect lighting.
All the doors, as well as the decorative window that separates the living room from the kitchen, are original elements that have been stripped and finished only with natural wax.
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