Wave Apartment, Povoa de Varzim

Designed by ArQB Arquitectura, Located on the seafront, on the eighth floor of a typical 70s building, and with fantastic views. In the first moment to respond to the program, they defined and hierarchised the spaces: arrival area, social area and intimate area.

It was then that they created a structuring and fundamental element for this reorganization, an organic “wave” wall that takes us from the social area to the intimate area in a fluid and intuitive way, another fundamental element is the furniture that separates the service area from the social area. and houses a large circular mirror that works like a typical boat window. This “window” reflects the ocean and its horizon, transporting the exterior views to the interior of the apartment, namely to the dining area.

All the furniture was designed using the same concepts, transmitting both formal and chromatic coherence, the “ocean” blue color conveys tranquility.

As for the materials and following the coherence of the place, they opted for microcement throughout the floor in a continuous manner, similar to the sand and beaches there. In the atrium of the rooms where there is no natural lighting, they chose to remove the ovoid ceiling and place indirect lighting there, resulting in a pleasant and natural environment that eliminates the lack of natural light