Brand new renovated duplex for sale in Pedralbes (Barcelona)
Pedralbes, Barcelona city
Spectacular duplex penthouse of 614m2 built, facing southeast and four winds, is located in the historic residential building of Les Escales Park in Pedralbes, recognized with the FAD Award and designed by the Catalan architect Josep Lluís Sert, a benchmark in the history of architecture of the 20th century. Guarded by an important pine forest and a series of waterfalls, its reinforced concrete structure, stone walls and its controversial design of asymmetrical rectangles, contrasts with typical local elements such as booklet shutters, beam and vault ceilings or ceramics. ocher and green-grey glaze. The building is five blocks long, but only this duplex obeys Sert's original ideas.
This brand new apartment, renovated with exquisite respect for its uniqueness, enjoys the best views of Barcelona. It is divided into two floors of 264m2 and 298m2 respectively, connected by an internal staircase with a gallery balcony that presides over one of the dining rooms. The kitchen, in two rooms, one closed for cooking and the other as an independent office, is fully equipped. Likewise, there are four rooms with different possibilities of use, a large multipurpose room and a large library with white Carrara marble shelves.
Currently, it has four en-suite bedrooms, two of them on the fourth floor and the other two on the fifth floor, one of which is a sensational master suite with a dressing room. All bedrooms have fitted wardrobes. And, in addition, there is the possibility of redistributing some of its rooms and converting them into three new bedrooms. Each of them has its own bathroom, up to a total of seven, and has three Formica toilets that have been faithfully restored. In the same way, different decorative elements have been replaced or maintained, such as the doorknobs or the spotlights, whose intensity is adjustable in almost all the rooms.
The house enjoys large spaces and colossal windows, which facilitates the entry of a lot of natural light and fosters a suggestive amalgam of colors and luminosities, adorned by the light and dark games caused by its planters and skylights lit with LED lights. Its five terraces with a total of 52m2, as well as its 256m2 deck converted into a solarium with a swimming pool and a changing room area with a toilet, provide an environment for relaxation and enjoyment in an exceptional setting.
Finally, the house has a service room with a bathroom, a laundry area, a technical supply control room (air-thermal, underfloor heating, etc.), four parking spaces and a storage room. There is a pleasant communal area for walking and another landscaped area with a swimming pool, concierge service and night security.
Surface
614 m2
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
10