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Housing for digital nomads

Interior design and renovation in Zaragoza

To design is not only to solve a space, but to imagine a way of living. This project is born from the dialogue between the existing and the necessary, between what remains and what adapts. In a small and elongated attic, with materials that speak of another time, a new way of living is projected: open, functional and full of nuances. A home designed for those who work from anywhere, but need a place to stay.

Client: Private
Surface: 88.59 m2
Status: Completed
Timeline: 2024
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Type of work: Renovation and interior design

This project starts from a complex premise: to refurbish a small apartment with an elongated layout, with the added challenge that its geometry significantly conditioned the spatial perception. Faced with this difficulty, we proposed a solution based on the elimination of visual barriers and unnecessary corridors, favoring a continuous flow that connects the different areas without compromising functionality. The key has been to interpret the space intelligently, recognizing its limitations and enhancing its virtues, in order to create an open, luminous and richly nuanced dwelling.

One of the most significant gestures of the renovation was the decision to remove the original false ceiling, with the aim of freeing and exposing the wooden beam structure that runs along the floor. These beams, belonging to the attic of the building, not only solve its structural function, but also become a visual and material thread throughout the entire domestic route. Their presence adds a layer of texture and warmth, amplifying the verticality of the space and revealing the constructive history of the house.

The project proposes a layout in which the different areas -living room, work area, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom- are fluidly connected, without resorting to closed partitions that fragment the space. From the living room, the rest area is visually reached, allowing light and spaciousness to remain constant. Despite this openness, the necessary degrees of privacy are preserved through resources such as the orientation of the furniture, the arrangement of the structural elements and a well-articulated spatial sequence.

The intervention is based on a careful selection of pre-existing materials that are revalued within the new design. The original hydraulic tile, present in the living room area and on the threshold to the kitchen, gives a graphic and nostalgic character to the space. The exposed brick columns, which emerge when the cladding is removed, give personality and rhythm to the space. And in the center of the ensemble, an original fireplace remains as a structuring element: it organizes the functions, visually separating the living room from the work area without erecting physical barriers.

Beyond the original structural elements and materials, painting becomes a key tool to articulate the space. A green box is projected that wraps around the work area on one side and the kitchen on the other -a piece that does not reach the ceiling and allows an aerial connection with the living room, avoiding unnecessary compartmentalization. In the bedroom, the painting defines the headboard of the bed directly on the wall, generating a horizontal focal point that visually organizes without taking up space. These solutions are clean, economical and powerful in their spatial expression.

This space has been designed for a young digital nomad, someone who needs an environment that allows him to work from home without losing the affective and livable dimension of home. The home offers well-integrated work areas, visually differentiated but not isolated, with good natural lighting and an atmosphere that combines the warmth of the materials with the rationality of the design. This project is not only an interior design exercise, but a response to new ways of living that demand flexibility, functionality and beauty in balance.

This project demonstrates that even in small spaces and challenging geometries, architectural design can be a transformative tool. Through a rigorous approach that respects and values the original materials, and through spatial decisions adjusted to the real scale of the house, a home with its own identity has been created. A home that does not renounce its history, but projects a new way of living, where each element -from an uncovered beam to a painted wall- participates in the construction of a unique living experience.