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Located in one of the most iconic and prestigious building in Valencia, Spain, this recently renovated apartment by Valencia-based practice Balzar Arquitectos impresses with its abstract minimalism and sculptural fluidity. Built in the early 1970s as the epitome of luxurious living by the late Spanish architect Antonio Escario in collaboration with José Vives and José Antonio Vidal, Torre de Ripalda is a 16-storey tower block locally known as ‘La Pagoda’ due to its tiered configuration, hexagonal shape and protruding corners. The building’s unique polygonal shape may have ensured its status as a city landmark but it also presented quite a challenge when it came to reconfiguring the three-bedroom apartment’s layout. Faced with diagonal walls, obtuse angles and numerous structural columns throughout, the architects came up with a unique design that sculpturally merges different structural and built-in elements into a cohesive sequence of spaces. 
Photo by David Zarzoso. 
Photo by David Zarzoso. The architects’ sculptural approach is exemplified in the design of the open-plan living area that incorporates the living room, dining room, kitchen and study. Unified by the all-white colour palette for the walls and ceiling, and the sumptuous texture of the timber floorboards extending throughout, the aforementioned areas are discretely delineated by a series of sculptural interventions that cleverly also serve a practical purpose |
