CHESS HOUSE

Project: Casa bloc

Location: Passeig de Torras i Bages, 105, Barcelona

Date: 2019

Designers: Yizhe Zhu, Ana Ramos

Client: Chess player

(Academic project)

The personalisation of the entire house is based on the characteristics of the user (a chess player) and what we do is visualise the concepts associated with it and apply them to the design of the space.

One of the most important objects associated with a chess player is the chessboard, and we decided to use it as a breakthrough point to have an association with this interior space. One way to correlate the board with the space is to apply the grid of the board to the layout of the space and to obtain preliminary spatial planning criteria. A chessboard table is used as a standard on which to plan and distribute the functional areas of the space, with the placement and division of each area conforming to the criteria of the chessboard design.

The ground floor is divided into basic living and recreational areas, including a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room with a functional area where the most entertaining facilities for chess players are located (chess playing area). The first floor is the night area, mainly divided into rooms and study areas. The exclusive distribution of the entire floor enables users to work more comfortably and greatly improves their work efficiency.​​​​​​​