Spanish bakery is transformed in a flat with hidden patio

Auba Studio turns a former industrial space into a residence, by focusing on a functional distribution of the environments, which become brighter and more usable. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment SIte plan. 

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Original plan. 

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Axonometries. 

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Plan. 

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Sections. 

Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Details of furniture. 

Photo José Hevia 

From a former bakery in the 1980s to a single-family home: the renovation of an industrial space in Palma, Spain, offers a solution to unaffordable housing. Located on the ground floor and facing the street of a densely populated neighbourhood, the flat is based on a balance of natural light, usability of space and relationship with the outdoors. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment. Photo José Hevia

The project by Auba Studio gave shape to a luminous space that interconnects rooms and merges pre-existing features – exposed pipes, metal ceilings – with modern features and furnishings. The architects demolished the pre-existing partitions and inserted a multifunctional wooden volume into the space, dividing the dwelling longitudinally, distributing the rooms in a new way and in particular separating the living area from the sleeping area. The partition-furniture serves as shelving, cupboard and wardrobe, also housing a double washbasin and two rooms in the sleeping area. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment. Photo José Hevia

The spaces open onto a patio through floor-to-ceiling glass windows, which are useful for optimal lighting – large windows are also used on the main side of the dwelling, here covered with slanted metal slats to prevent observation from the outside. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment. Photo José Hevia

A wood and glass roof completes the living area, becoming a porch for outdoor shading: an extension that breaks down the boundaries between inside and outside. 

  • NZ10 apartment
  • Palma, Spain
  • Private apartment
  • auba studio (Architect: Santiago Martín-Borregón Navarro)
  • HIMA estructuras
  • 106 sqm, 51 sqm (patio)
  • 2022
auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

SIte plan. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

Original plan. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

Axonometries. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

Plan. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

Sections. 

auba studio, NZ10 apartment Photo José Hevia 

Details of furniture.