Bajo Comercial Convertido
En Loft / Egue y Seta
From the outside, the vertical shutters
of varying heights over a bed of pine
Italian brand Riba 1920, surrounded by
draw wooden strips over a sight of a
bark splashed over by a cascade of
the timeless Eames chairs in a concrete
rich green hedgerow and a leafy bush.
light beaming from a false skylight.
tone. The whole arrangement lit by
Are they just the outside trees reflected
Surrounding this spectacular garden: The
two bundles of oversized clear balloon
over the windows panes? Or are these
whole house.
light bulbs that hang from a deep grey
transparencies?
industrial ceiling with metallic beams.
To the left, caved in the building
To the right a “one of a kind” motorcycle
To step in this former commercial space
foundations, we find the living room,
restored by the family craftsmen.
turned into a loft, we need to open a
surrounded by oversized steps over
wide and generous solid “Iroco” wood set
which a “U” shaped arrangement of
Behind the dining areas you´ll find
of double doors with iron fittings custom
cement colour velvet cushions work as
a seemingly technical and industrial
made at the owner´s iron foundry.
a sofa. Over it, an eclectic but subtle mix
kitchen that offers a clean and
of designer, handmade, and vintage
sophisticated look due to the large
cushions.
and shiny vertical planes of stainless
And as soon as we set foot over the
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natural oak parquet, we are welcomed
steel that sheet all cabinet doors
by a huge “fish tank” without fish, were
From the living room area one can look
and side panels. But at the same
leaves and green blossoms float in
directly into the interior garden, but also
time, the combination with natural
amidst almost liquid light.
out, through the large window panes;
wood horizontal worktops, give the
and facing in the opposite direction, the
We are not talking about the typical
space a cosy warmth while making it
dining area and the kitchen just a few
bamboo reeds, nor about the very
practical when it comes to prepare the
centimetres away but at a higher level.
solemn Zen like interior garden, but
wholesome dishes and fancy cocktails
In the dining area, we find the superb
about an arrangement of local trees
the whole area seems to be asking for.
Bedrock Plank wooden table by the