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Cometa Architects

The Éventail Apartment, Barcelona, 2025

The Bruc Apartment, Barcelona, Span,

Cometa Architects,

“A summerhouse in Greece developed for the Mediterranean climate, using local materials and sustainable energy saving methods.

The steep ground and the plot’s narrow dimensions determine the pronounced and gradient form of the building which rises from the mountain and over the valley of Poisses, to finally balance itself with the surrounding traditional dwellings and the natural context.

The secondary home of a family of four, spreads through 3 volumes which clearly can defined as the seating & kitchen volume, the circulation tower and the sleeping & storaging volume. The principal material chosen is the local stone, carefully crafted against the horizontal micro-cement surfaces.

The experience of the Cycladic landscape is the design’s main concern, expressed through the spatial evolution and relationship of the building with the dramatic land. This is achieved through the traditional method of construction called “kotounto”, a dry, humid-free space between the rock and the building. In such a way, the external spaces, a continuous perimetrical ‘kotoundo’ makes the building sometimes trying to break away from the rock and sometimes to reconcile with it.

Apart from this traditional tecnique of which is principlally used to drain the waters coming from the mountains, leaving walls and foundations dry, the house includes in its design an under-floor heating installation which is generated by the solar heaters installed in the roof. The cooling is achieved from cross ventilation and also an additional under-floor cooling is provided. Finally, the rainwater is collected in the 3 rooftops and stored in an underground reservoir.”

Photography by Cometa Architects

Cometa Architects

The Éventail Apartment, Barcelona, 2025

“In Barcelona, a metamorphosis of a small apartment of 46 m² (151 ft) into a bright contemporary spatial experience, reminds us that the natural light is the supreme of all architectural materials.

The Lightslice, is a skinny triangle shaped apartment, located in the Historic Eixample of Barcelona. The architects stripped down its dark layout and ‘rescued’ it from the run-down state, tranforming it into a luxurious bright space. To make the most of the compact 46sqm space and the available light, Cometa Architects removed all of the internal walls to create an open-plan apartment. Layers of floor tiling were removed and the original beams which were discovered under a false ceiling, finally got to be restored.

The design method to tackle the new spatial organization is the use of a longitudinal axis, on which the various objects such as the kitchen island, the bed the washing basin, have being perpendicularly placed, freeing the walls and leading to a more contemporary experience of space.

A second, latitudinal axis is cuting across; is what the architects define as the `Light Box´. This is a light-filtering screen, a custom-made lattice structure whose volume embraces the wet zone structure allows light from the large balcony windows to reach the the wet room and bedroom. At the same time, achieves to elegantly separate the sleeping area from the living area. At night time, the Light Box amplifies the glowing dimmerable light, creating a very relaxing ambience. As the original floor was too damaged to save, the architects commissioned a custom design to replace it. The hand-made hydraulic tiles are put together in an new original pattern that creates a contemporary `tile carpet´ that runs through the space.

Mirrors have placed in key points of the house such as in the kitchen island and in the Light Box, aiding the space to grow and the light to multiply. All installations are superficial, specifically designed for the apartment, marking the ceiling and decorating the walls.

Finally, all lighting fixtures and the seating area chair are designed and made by Cometa Architects.”

Photography by Cometa Architects

In Barcelona, they recently worked on the renovation of a small apartment (46 m²) to create a bright contemporary spatial experience, reminding us that natural light is the supreme of all architectural materials. Lightslice, is a skinny triangle shaped apartment, located in the Historic Eixample of Barcelona, that Cometa Architects transformed into a luxurious bright space.

The studio removed all of the internal walls to create an open-plan apartment and enhance natural light inside the space. Layers of floor tiling were removed and the original beams got to be restored. The design method to tackle the new spatial organization is the use of a longitudinal axis, on which the various objects such as the kitchen island, the bed the washing basin, have being perpendicularly placed, freeing the walls and leading to a more contemporary experience of space. A second, latitudinal axis is cutting across; is what the architects define as the `Light Box´. This is a light-filtering screen, a custom-made lattice structure whose volume embraces the wet zone structure allows light from the large balcony windows to reach the the wet room and bedroom.

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Ένα πέτρινο εξοχικό στην Κέα

Στο κυκλαδίτικο νησί Κέα, ένα εξοχικό σπίτι 115 m2 μοιάζει να αναδύεται από τη βραχώδη πλαγιά του βουνού στις Ποίσσες. Η Φαίδρα Ματζιαράκη και ο Victor Gonzalez Marti, της αρχιτεκτονικής ομάδας Cometa, με τη συνεργάτιδά τους, Μπέττυ Τσαούση, φρόντισαν να παίξουν με το μορφολογία του εδάφους ώστε να ταιριάξουν αισθητικά το πέτρινο εξοχικό με τη φύση και τα παραδοσιακά σπίτια που το περιβάλλουν.…