Barcelona-based practice Cosybarcelona has converted a former cereal factory into a double-height yoga studio in the heart of the Ciutat Vella in Barcelona, Spain.

Named Xuan Lan Yoga Factory, the 280-square-metre space features the existing industrial character of the old building to create a dialogue with the new elegant and Mediterranean building. 

Due to the nature of the program, the studio creates every corner of the interiors as inhabitable space for its guest. The program of the project consists of a space for on-site yoga classes, a kitchen, a daily meeting space for professionals, a recording space and a work space. 

The space is dedicated to audiovisual production that would simultaneously function as a meeting point for professionals from the yoga world.

In the interiors, all-white painted walls are combined with natural oak wood elements, coconut fiber, hemp, linen and cotton components. 

The challenge of the project was to create a space that connects with the five senses both on a personal, as well as a virtual level, according to the studio.

The project features a central double-height space, dedicated to the yoga hall. 

Common spaces, such as kitchen, the shala, a space for on-site yoga classes, a daily meeting space for the Xuan Lan yoga team and a recording space for cooking tutorials and a meeting room, an emblematic work space that provides a dialogue with the original architecture, emphasizing the stone arch with overhead light.

A staircase, in addition to being a vertical passage route, is designed to be a place for socialization and contemplation. 

On the first floor, there is a co-working area, a dedicated space for all the activity of the factory and the scenes generated by the path of natural light throughout the day. 

The mezzanine floor acts as a transition area between the terrace and the coworking area, offering intimacy and seclusion. The terrace in turn, is designed to offer a space for activities in coexistence with Mediterranean nature among fruit trees, medicinal, aromatic and wild plants.

"Nature is a primary guest at the Xuan Lan factory," said the studio. 

"Natural materials, present in the choice of textures of coconut fiber, hemp, linen and cotton and natural oak wood." 

In the project biofilia emerges as an expression of harmony and connection with nature embodied in the design of the terrace as an urban oasis, of the interior patios as oxygen lungs and axes of a vertical green presence. 

Aero-thermal technology, which strengthens the search for respect towards nature while saving energy.

Ground floor plan

Upper level floor plan

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Cosybarcelona produces projects offering comprehensive solutions for home refurbishment and the restoration of historical buildings.

Cosybarcelona was founded by Ana Hirigoyen and Vania Gaetti in 2011 in Barcelona.

Project facts

Project name: Xuan Lan Yoga Factory 

Architects: Cosybarcelona

Location: Barcelona, Spain 

Size: 280m2 

All images © Jordi Miralles

All drawings © Cosybarcelona

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