clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
image © adria goula
all images courtesy of clara nubiola

 

 

 

although smaller in scale than many of the projects presented, what the ‘cube changing room for a pond’ lacks in size more than makes up for in the details explored in every inch of the construct. barcelona-based artist, designer and photographer (amongst others) clara nubiola took to pen and paper when her family suggested she build a small changing room and bathroom for the pond in her yard popularly used as a swimming pool. a small existing shed, rusted and worn, used at one time to store hazelnuts, almonds and tools, would now become the bespoke structure. boarded up windows were newly opened, brick walls restored- stones collected from the adjacent countryside made up sections of the deteriorating foundation and some interior elements. local brick was used to build up internal partitions with embedded shelving for storage, blending in naturally with the existing exterior brick facades. inside, a renovated metal sliding barn door opens way to the showering area. playful lines of conduit and pipes swerve across walls and ceilings like nonsensical veins giving function to the various facilities.

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
the extisting brick walls were repaired keeping the same look and feel
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
a large blue sliding metal barn door remains as the entrance to the changing room
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
entry
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clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
conduit and pipes draw lines across the walls giving a unique look to everyday objects
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
sink is made from
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
shelves made from bricks double as structures supporting the metal sliding door into the bathroom area
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
door detail
image © adria goula

 

 

clara nubiola converts a deteriorating shed into the cube changing room
toilet area
image © adria goula

 

 

 

project info:

 

 

project: changing room cube for a garden with a pond
year: 2014
location: el milà, tarragona
project design: clara nubiola
photography: adrià goula