Rooted, emotional - an artist's home!
Rooted, emotional - an artist's home! Home Improvement,Environment,Construction ERA architects design a home that reflects the language of an artist, who is rooted, emotional and progressive in nature. As sensitive as they come, Chris is an artist, musician and sailor with a penchant for being whimsical and grounded at the same time. When he decided to root his houseboat (a recovered personal treasure) near Besós river in Barcelona, he chose an old fisherman’s house to comprise its all-important adjunct to be able to harness a comfortable, light-filled home. ERA Architects headed by founder Esther Rovira was called upon to make a composite home of these two disjointed entities. Using a vertical greenhouse as the mainstay, the three-level home stands transformed with a charming English cottage-like ambience especially since the inner patio (now the music studio) includes a lemon tree. On the ground floor, the living room connects the kitchen and the entrance of the ori...