The purity and abstraction of whiteness in a refurbished penthouse by Fran Silvestre reaches a state of the sublime.

Refurbishing existing residences or apartments is always tricky. The architect has to deal with numerous sets of restrictions while not compromising one’s aesthetic and design philosophy.

The penthouse on Blasco Ibáñez Avenue by FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS proves that a refurbishment needs no compromising. The interior volumes are as pure as it gets. The floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, resembling moving walls, adjust the function of the penthouse to temporal needs by hiding or revealing internal vistas and altering the layout accordingly. The continuity of the seamless white surfaces of the walls, the sliding partitions and the doors emphasises the sense of abstraction in an interior that derives its uniqueness from purity.

ARCHITECT: FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS. INTERIOR DESIGN: ALFARO HOFMANN. PROJECT ARCHITECT: Fran Silvestre, Mª José Sáez. COLLABORATOR: Jordi Martínez Ventura | Architecture. CLIENT: Francisco Badía Alcover. CONTRACTOR: Hermanos Rodrigo. PHOTOGRAPHY: Diego Opazo. LOCATION: Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, Valencia, Spain. BUILT AREA: 120,00 sqm. No part of this web site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Morfae and the copyright owner.