Gandhi Apartment by Culto Interior Design
Gandhi Apartment sits in Barcelona, Spain, where Culto Interior Design refines a modest 1970s flat overlooking Mahatma Gandhi Park into a generous contemporary home. The former four-bedroom layout gives way to an open, one-bedroom apartment that leans on neutral tones, natural materials, and carefully resolved storage to balance daily practicality with a quiet, urban sense of ease.
Soft daylight filters in from the edge of Mahatma Gandhi Park, catching on pale surfaces and the veining of green stone in the kitchen. A once-fragmented apartment now reads as one calm, continuous interior where each element feels measured and intentional.
This 80-square-meter apartment in Barcelona’s Poble Nou district is reworked by Culto Interior Design as a contemporary one-bedroom home with a clear internal order. The former layout, sliced into four small bedrooms and narrow corridors, gives way to an open living volume anchored by kitchen, dining, living, and home office functions. Interior character is driven by a restrained palette: neutral tones, natural materials, and singular gestures like the green marble kitchen and custom walnut bar table.
Opening Up The Plan
The project starts with subtraction, removing internal partitions to erase the tight corridors and unlock a broad central room. Low ceilings remain, so the layout leans on continuity rather than height, drawing sightlines from kitchen to desk to sofa without interruption. One generous bedroom replaces the original cluster of small rooms, and the enlarged living zone supports cooking, working, and relaxing in a single, luminous field.
Neutral Tones As Backdrop
Walls and larger surfaces stay quiet, wrapped in soft neutrals that recede and let light do much of the work. This calm setting controls visual noise in a relatively compact footprint and keeps focus on proportion and use rather than decoration. Textures carry subtle weight—matte finishes, gentle transitions between planes, and a consistent tonal range that links kitchen, living area, and bedroom into one continuous experience.
Green Marble Centerpiece
In the kitchen, a vivid green marble volume brings intensity to the restrained scheme without overwhelming it. Veining in the stone adds movement at eye level, turning everyday tasks into contact with a tangible, cool surface. The marble works in tandem with neutral cabinetry and counters, giving the room a focal point while keeping the overall reading of the apartment serene rather than showy.
Walnut Bar And Storage
A custom walnut bar table edges the living area, adding warmth and a tactile counterpoint to the stone. It acts as a hinge between cooking and social zones, accommodating quick meals, laptop work, or conversation with equal ease. Around it, integrated storage is threaded into walls and built-ins, staying almost invisible so the apartment feels ordered even when fully in use.
From the windows, views toward the green of Mahatma Gandhi Park give the interior a clear connection to its neighborhood. Light, filtered through this leafy outlook, lands on stone, wood, and neutral surfaces that absorb rather than shout. The result is a compact urban home tuned to daily routines, where a disciplined palette and precise interventions support a quiet, lasting comfort.
Photography courtesy of Culto Interior Design
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