{"id":3031,"date":"2025-08-24T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:03:16","slug":"beachfront-spanish-apartment-blends-the-artisanal-and-the-architectural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/beachfront-spanish-apartment-blends-the-artisanal-and-the-architectural\/","title":{"rendered":"Beachfront Spanish apartment blends &#8220;the artisanal and the architectural&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/paloma-bau-mediterrasian-apartment-project_dezeen_2364_col_17-852x852-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured\" alt=\"Living space with large window at one end\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/valencia\/\">Valencia<\/a>-based studio Paloma Bau incorporated architectural detailing when renovating this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/seaside\/\">seaside<\/a> apartment, which was designed to nod to East Asian and Mediterranean interiors.<span id=\"more-2238876\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Named Mediterrasian, the 55-square-metre apartment is located in the coastal city of D\u00e9nia and serves as the owner&#8217;s holiday home.<\/p>\n<p>Originally built in 2008, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/palomabaustudio\/?hl=en-gb\">Paloma Bau<\/a> made a number of changes to the apartment as part of the renovation but kept its existing structural elements.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2239012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2239012\" style=\"width: 1773px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2239012 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/paloma-bau-mediterrasian-apartment-project_dezeen_2364_col_14-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dining area with wooden chairs and black wall lamp above\" width=\"1773\" height=\"2364\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2239012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior has a neutral colour scheme and material palette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We needed to correct the typical shortcomings found in standard housing: awkward ceiling drops for technical installations, clumsy pillar integration, unnecessary build-ups and poorly resolved material junctions,&#8221; said the studio.<\/p>\n<p>Paloma Bau aimed to mitigate those pitfalls through carefully considered architectural detailing, intended to make the space as coherent and streamlined as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Built-in elements reminiscent of traditional Mediterranean architecture help to soften the interior. In the bathrooms, these manifest as shelving integrated into curved corners, which also help to zone the shower area.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2239003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2239003\" style=\"width: 1773px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2239003\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/paloma-bau-mediterrasian-apartment-project_dezeen_2364_col_2-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bathroom with neutral design scheme\" width=\"1773\" height=\"2364\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2239003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Built-in nooks and shelving create a streamlined effect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recessed shelving also features in the living room and bedrooms alongside integrated, smooth-fronted cabinets, creating opportunities for storage without visual clutter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mediterranean influences are also present in the ceramic light fixtures \u2013 reinterpretations of traditional roof tiles once used to illuminate exteriors \u2013 as well as in the use of natural fibre furniture and linen fabrics,&#8221; Paloma Bau told Dezeen.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/08\/06\/twobo-arquitectura-casa-tres-patis\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/twobo-arquitectura-casa-tres-patis-spain_dezeen_2364_sq-191x191-1.jpg\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image\" alt=\"Casa Tres Patis by Twobo Arquitectura\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Twobo Arquitectura organises Casa Tres Patis around distinct patios<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the living space, custom-built volumes serve as both bases for the sofa and steps up onto the terrace, while an archway leads into the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>This arched motif is reflected in a floor-to-ceiling sliding door that separates the shared and private spaces, which was made from translucent, dappled glass and features arc-shaped tracery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The sliding door was designed from scratch, inspired by Japanese wooden-and-paper panels \u2013 here, those materials were reimagined in metal and cathedral glass, evoking the movement of ocean waves,&#8221; the studio said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2239010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2239010\" style=\"width: 1773px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2239010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/paloma-bau-mediterrasian-apartment-project_dezeen_2364_col_10-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"A figure walking behind a translucent glass door\" width=\"1773\" height=\"2364\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2239010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass sliding door separates the entertaining and private zones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As well as the door, East Asian-style furnishings such as rice paper lampshades and sheer linen curtains also feature elsewhere in the interior.<\/p>\n<p>These light and airy elements were offset by dark hardware on the doors, while the varied textures are unified by the consistent presence of light-coloured oak cabinetry and shelving in most of the rooms.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2239014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2239014\" style=\"width: 1773px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2239014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/paloma-bau-mediterrasian-apartment-project_dezeen_2364_col_16-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Living space with large window at one end\" width=\"1773\" height=\"2364\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2239014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheer curtains create privacy while letting light in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The warmth and tactile richness of the Mediterranean is balanced with the restraint, clarity and spatial mindfulness drawn from Asian design sensibilities,&#8221; said the studio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This fusion materialises in the neutral palette, the formal restraint, and the interplay between the artisanal and the architectural.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other Spanish apartments with warm, neutral design schemes that we&#8217;ve published on Dezeen before include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2022\/12\/23\/matteo-ferrari-carlota-gallo-casa-olivar-madrid\/\">a pared-back Madrid apartment by Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/01\/23\/sigla-studio-barcelona-apartment-renovation-original-features\/\">an early 20th-century flat in Barcelona decorated by original features rather than bright colours<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The photography is by <a href=\"https:\/\/davidzarzoso.com\/\">David Zarzoso<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/08\/24\/beachfront-spanish-apartment-paloma-bau\/\">Beachfront Spanish apartment blends &quot;the artisanal and the architectural&quot;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valencia-based studio Paloma Bau incorporated architectural detailing when renovating this seaside apartment, which was designed to nod to East Asian and Mediterranean interiors. Named Mediterrasian, the 55-square-metre apartment is located in the coastal city of D\u00e9nia and serves as the owner&#8217;s holiday home. 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