This Architect’s Custom Loft Has the Coolest Bathtub We’ve Ever Seen

Lula Poggi
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White brick living room with off white sofa and lots of warm neutral elements
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White brick living room with off white sofa, stone floor, large windows, and lots of neutral and warm tones
someone sitting on the sofa in their white brick living room
view into painted white brick living room from loft above
Dining room with white brick and exposed brick walls, large window, high ceilings, and stone floor
loft apartment view from living room into dining and kitchen area
view of multiple spaces in loft with white brick walls, wood accents, white wood beam ceiling
View into dining area in white loft apartment with exposed brick kitchen
Kitchen with exposed brick and wood table and chairs
View of loft apartment spaces with red brick and painted white brick
bathroom with white brick walls and wood accents
round bathtub set in wood floor in white brick bathroom
white brick bathroom with lots of round edges
Painted white brick loft bedroom with dog
Painted white brick loft bedroom with textured art over bed and some exposed wood
floorplan of Barcelona loft
Thanks Bebo! Credit: BeBo Ferlito Credit: BeBo Ferlito

Bebo Ferlito is a designer and architect and a founding partner of NàBITO architects and Bebo&Angel SL. And the home he’s lived in for four years is a very cool loft “located on the slopes of Montjuic in Barcelona.”

White brick living room with off white sofa, stone floor, large windows, and lots of neutral and warm tones

“The reconversion of an old parking space into a loft is a project whose goal was to achieve an extremely intimate space, a shell of kindness, love and protection, frozen in time, to hide, relax and enjoy, far from ordinary life,” Ferlito writes of his home.

Tile and brick shower area in loft apartment

Ferlito explains that design themes in the loft include words like “shelter,” “sustainability,” “handcraft,” and more, and that’s shown in ways like the use of raw and natural materials around the space.

detail of brick wall and artwork

“Another characteristic that made the project sustainable has been the use of recycled material and the artisanal execution of the worksite; finishing of the walls, floor, roof, decoration, sanitary elements and fittings like tap and faucets are craft made,” he writes, explaining that most of the furniture and some of the lamps and decor accessories are also custom.

White brick living room with off white sofa, stone floor, large windows, and lots of neutral and warm tones

“When I entered in that place for the first time it was immediately clear to me the potential to generate a gentle hideout spot and I found a lot of inspiration from the leftover materials present around; so I decided to use [them],” he writes.

White brick living room with off white sofa, stone floor, large windows, and lots of neutral and warm tones

The interior stairs, for example, are made from a metal sheet that had been used for mezzanine storage. The white tiles installed were actually found in a corner. The rounded kitchen table was made from some old planks.

Dining room and kitchen of brick loft apartment

Ferlito was also inspired by materials found in the space. The material of the curtains, which are tall and accentuate the tall ceilings, is reminiscent of some jute bags that had been in the space. Even an old piece of copper gave him the idea for the kitchen and bathroom fixtures.

corner of white brick living room with off white sofa. large windows, and wood ladder

“I really tried to take advantage as much as possible of everything [that] was found there, using creativity, remembering the origins of the space, and layering all with a touch of different cozy textures, giving the magical atmosphere I was looking for this project.”

Resources

white hanging monkey figure in loft apartment

LIGHTING

  • Seletti monkey lamp and mouse lamp

  • Tradition VV1 Lumina Daphine

  • Flos Mayday

  • Artemide Dalu

corner of white brick living room with stacks of books and a wood ladder

WALLS

  • Walls finishing — Cermica Vogue

dining room with wavy wood table, exposed brick, and view of kitchen behind

FURNITURE

  • Artek Enzo Mari Chair one

  • Tord Boontje Selfmade chair

  • Form Us with Love Odger chair

  • Other furniture: Kartell, Alessi, Vitra

  • Most of the other furniture and decoration items are custom-made by Bebo Ferlito.

Thanks, Bebo!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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