Unique Modern House With A Bathtub In The Center

The kitchen features white cabinets, colorful furniture and lamps and there's a balcony with a dining zone with colorful furniture, too

The kitchen features white cabinets, colorful furniture and lamps and there's a balcony with a dining zone with colorful furniture, too

Designed by Gonzalo Pardo, G House is located in the attic of a four-storey building. Intended for a single occupant, the architect set that the concepts of hedonism and pleasure informed design decisions throughout the apartment.

To create a more social space, the architect removed all partition walls and instead let the furniture define the function and layout of each area. Spaces designed for communal activities include the living area, which offers the opportunity to sit by the fire with friends in the winter and the terrace, which allows for socializing in summer. There are also areas for more contemplative moments, such as bathing in the tub with the windows open.

A bright blue staircase marks the entrance to the home. A kitchen, dining and living area sit to the right of the entrance, while the bedroom and study are to the left. Straight ahead, a pine-clad volume in the center of the apartment conceals a white Corian-covered bathroom that leads through to an all-black dressing room.

The bathroom and dressing room are accessed through the sunken bathtub that sits just off the living room area. The architect describes the unorthodox secret entrance as a design feature that adds an element of play and surprise into the interior. While the actions of cooking, eating, sleeping, relating, working or resting take place in a free environment defined by the shape and position of objects in the room, cleaning and body care are carried out in a set of connecting rooms in the heart of the house.

The apartment benefits from a number of outdoor spaces including a 10-metre balcony garden to the north and two terraces oriented to the south that are accessed through the bedroom and the dining area. On the north side of the apartment, the built-in white mosaic bathtub sits next to a double row of windows and skylights but is helpfully shielded from view by the plants on the narrow balcony.

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A living room is a comfy space with a working zone and a bathing zone, too, which is a very unusual idea

A living room is a comfy space with a working zone and a bathing zone, too, which is a very unusual idea

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Bold colors are incorporated throughout decor, they make the space livable and cheerful

Bold colors are incorporated throughout decor, they make the space livable and cheerful

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The bathtub is a large pool-like space clad with white tiles, with skylights and windows that show off greenery walls

The bathtub is a large pool-like space clad with white tiles, with skylights and windows that show off greenery walls

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To make the space private, the architects introduced much greenery and greenery walls everywhere that also make the owners feel like outdoors

To make the space private, the architects introduced much greenery and greenery walls everywhere that also make the owners feel like outdoors

Source: dezeen