Antònia & Roger: A Narrow Barcelona House Shaped For Family Life
Antònia & Roger is a house in Barcelona, Spain, reworked by MH.AP for a narrow urban plot and the rhythms of family life. Designed in 2025, the project adapts a structure already under construction, organizing shared and private areas across three levels. Terracotta surfaces, built-in elements, and a vivid blue staircase give the home a clear Mediterranean character with a more contemporary edge.
About Antònia & Roger
Antònia and Roger’s new house in Poblenou, Barcelona, makes the most of a narrow plot through a layout that is both functional and efficient. Color accents, gestures drawn from Mediterranean architecture, and a vivid blue staircase give the project a clear identity.
The clients initially came to MH.AP looking for someone to build their house, but the commission arrived under unusual circumstances. Construction had already begun, based on an earlier project developed with another architect. By that point, the structure was already defined, yet there was still room to rethink the layout and establish the house’s overall atmosphere. In spite of the uncertainty at the outset, the studio took on the challenge of working with what was already built, moving in step with the construction process and staying closely attuned to the family’s needs and expectations.
The program is distributed across three levels, with shared areas placed on the lower ground floor and the private rooms above. The ground floor works as a threshold between the street and the patio, and an open kitchen anchors it as a flexible area for daily use. Rectangular beige terracotta tiles finish both the facade and the interior and exterior floors, creating a continuous material thread that ties the different parts of the house together.
Upstairs, timber flooring introduces a warmer and more domestic atmosphere. The connection between levels is handled by a staircase that begins on the ground floor as a robust volume containing the bathroom and storage, then gradually becomes lighter as it rises. Built in metal, it uses perforations and a balustrade to filter light from a skylight down to the lower level. Safety was also central to its development, given the couple’s two young children.
The second level contains two bedrooms, while the top floor holds a flexible room used as both playroom and laundry, opening onto a terrace that overlooks the patio. Small gestures and carefully placed details give the house a cohesive character. The aim was to create rooms that feel luminous and open, while remaining adaptable enough for everyday family routines and for entertaining. Terracotta tiles, built-in furniture, and fixed seating ground the interiors in Mediterranean references, while the blue metal structure and exposed silver heating pipes introduce a more playful, contemporary note.
Photography by Pol Masip
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