架构师提供的文本描述。该项目着手改造和改善位于巴塞罗那Ciutat Vella区Raval的一套公寓。曾经以夜生活和不安全而闻名的El Raval地区近年来发生了重大变化，并已成为市中心的旅游景点之一。今天，这里是许多酒吧、餐馆、博物馆和艺术画廊的所在地，这使它成为年轻专业人士和学生的一个受欢迎的社区。客户是一对年轻夫妇，他们的社交生活非常活跃，充分享受着Raval提供的所有文化活动。在界定空间的新用途时，根据客户的需要，已经给予了很大的注意，以最大限度地利用日光的进入和房屋不同部分之间的视觉相互关系，每个部分都有自己的特征。这样做的目的是让居住者有各种可能从一个空间搬到另一个空间，在公寓内部创造多样性，并使客户能够享受他们所居住的社区的多样性。

Text description provided by the architects. This project sets out to alter and improve an apartment situated in Raval, the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona. An area used to be known for its nightlife as well as the insecurity, El Raval has changed significantly in recent years, and has become one of the touristic attractions in the center of the city. Today it is home to many bars, restaurants, museums and art galleries, making it a popular neighborhood among young professionals and students alike. The clients are a young couple with a very active social life, enjoying fully all the cultural activities that Raval offers. In defining the new use of space, in accordance with the client’s needs, much attention has been given to maximize the entering of daylight and the visual interrelationships between the different parts of the house, each with its own identity. The aim was to give the occupant various possibilities to move from one space to another, to create diversity inside the apartment as well as to enable the clients to enjoy the diversity of the neighborhood where they live.

该项目的目标是最大限度地发挥空间的功能，供业主在新的和当代的使用中使用，但同时又不放松现有建筑的邻里性和物质性。经济(财政或预算？)方面是项目的一个重要组成部分，它必须是一个低成本的项目，在一个相对较短的执行时间内完成。

The project objective is to try to maximize the functionality of the space for the new and contemporary use by the owner, but at the same time not to loose the identity of the neighborhood and materiality of the existing building. The economic(financial, or budget??) aspect was an important part of the project – it had to be a low-cost project done in a relatively short-time execution.

 © Eva Cotman & María Ceballos

伊娃·科特曼

这套公寓以前是“清洁”的：墙壁是从铸造中清理出来的，铸天花板被拆除了，所有非承重墙都被拆除了。公寓的木制天花板，以及砖墙，被涂成白色，作为未来居住者活动的空白基地。房子的中心就在图书馆周围，它把餐厅和内建的壁橱隔开，同时连接厨房、餐厅和客厅；它是一个完整的元素：楼梯、书架、壁橱和长凳。

The apartment was previously ‘cleaned’: the walls were cleaned from cast, the cast ceiling was removed and all non-loadbearing walls were removed. The apartment wooden ceilings, as well as brick walls, are painted white to be a blank base for the activities of its future occupants. The heart of the house is around the library, which separates the dining room from the built-in closet and, at the same time, joins the kitchen, dining room and the living room; it is an all-in-one element: staircase, bookshelf, closet and bench.

 © Eva Cotman & María Ceballos

伊娃·科特曼

楼梯通向壁橱顶部的小画廊，是一个有客人床的空间。这个画廊也有助于进入仓库，它位于厨房和入口处的上方。这是一个紧凑的公寓，多功能元素，以提供灵活性和适应性不同的需要，换句话说，“迷你空间”与“最大的功能”。

The staircase leads to the small gallery located on the top of the closet, and is a space with a guest bed. This gallery also helps to access the storage, which is located above the kitchen and the entrance area. It is a compact apartment with multifunctional elements to provide flexibility and adaptability to different needs, in other words, a ‘mini-space’ with a ‘maxi-functionality’.