Poblenou apartment II

Modern open kitchen with exposed brick walls, light wooden floors, and black tiled counter with a black tiled work table under wooden beam ceiling.

Modern kitchen with black tiled countertop and flooring, wooden cabinets, and exposed brick wall.

Small study area with wooden floors, a built-in wooden desk, and large floor-to-ceiling balcony windows with blinds.

A view from the studio room through an open window into a room with wooden floors and white walls, in the background a corridor leading to the main living area.

Hallway with wooden floors, a sliding glass door leading into a tiled bathroom with patterned blue and white tiles.

Interior with white walls, exposed wooden beams, light wood cabinetry, and doors with a view into a bright studio room with wooden floors and large windows.

Open-plan living area with black tiled countertop, exposed brick wall, wooden ceiling beams, and natural sunlight coming through two large balconies with wooden shutters.

Bathroom with blue and white geometric tile design, round mirror, skylight, and a wooden vanity with a vessel sink.

Bathroom with round mirror, vessel sink, wooden vanity, and blue and white geometric tiles, illuminated by natural light from a skylight.

Open kitchen with wooden cabinets, black tiled countertop, and wooden beams on the ceiling.

Residential Architecture Photography: Poblenou Apartment II by Qubba Arquitectes

This interior architectural photography series portrays modern city living in Poblenou, Barcelona. Designed by Qubba Arquitectes, this residential renovation transforms a classic space in Barcelona’s old industrial heart into a sophisticated, light-filled contemporary home.

The photoshoot shows how modern minimalist interventions can honour and enhance a building’s industrial character through deliberate spatial sequencing and refined raw materials.

The Design Narrative: Industrial Heritage Fuses Modern Warmth

The visual storytelling of this interior design shoot highlights open spaces, texture contrasts, and the smart division of medium-sized urban floor plans.

Fluid Transitional Spaces: Moving away from rigid, closed hallways, the apartment embraces an open-style flow. The photography uses deep leading lines to highlight this spatial continuity, guiding the viewer’s eye from the entryway into the main communal zones.
Industrial-Inspired Materiality: The design language works beautifully with raw architectural elements. The images show a texturised mixture of smooth ceramic tiling, neutral wood-grained cabinetry, and minimalist open shelving. Precisely balanced exposures accentuate the rich, organic grain of the timber elements against cooler, industrial surfaces, giving the flat a grounded yet airy personality.
Smart Contemporary Fixtures: In the private zones, compact layouts are maximised using sleek sliding doors and custom geometric cabinetry. The framing shows how these hidden components optimise the use of physical square footage while preserving clean, unbroken sightlines throughout the home.

Technical Precision in Loft-Style Architectural Shoots

Photographing industrial-style residential spaces requires meticulous attention to detail to accurately represent the architect’s vision.

Every photograph in this collection features strict orthogonal alignment, keeping vertical wall lines, sliding frames, and custom-made cabinetry compositionally true and free from wide-angle lens distortion. Managing the natural light passing through the urban windows while maintaining soft, detailed shadows throughout the neutral wood tones allows the portfolio to showcase authentic depth. The final images offer a polished, high-fidelity archive that documents Qubba Arquitectes’ industrial-chic residential design in Catalonia.