A Barcelona Couple Turn a Warehouse Addition Into a Live/Work Space

In search of a home, a Barcelona couple sense a chance for something more.

Looking to upsize from their condo in Barcelona’s Gràcia district, Masaaki Higashi and Esther Mir had their eye on a two-story apartment that was wedged at the back of a former printing warehouse next door. But when it turned out that the two spaces—partially attached, partially separated by a courtyard—were listed together, they had to reconsider.

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Tiffany Orvet
Tiffany Orvet is a writer and documentary producer based in San Francisco, and couldn't be happier than when seeing good design in action.

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