Unique duplex penthouse - 6609 sq ft - Pedralbes - Barcelona

Bright 6600 ft2 duplex penthouse with a 3300 ft2 rooftop solarium. It is an exceptional property, unique in the Pedralbes neighbourhood. The penthouse is completely exterior to four winds and southeast facing. Panoramic views of the city. Barcelona from the duplex looks like a postcard. It has been completely renovated respecting the original project of the well-known Catalan architect Josep Lluís Sert. The current distribution has 4 double bedrooms en suite with fitted wardrobes. The house has other large spaces that allow to easily make 3 additional bedrooms. It is divided into two floors and its spacious rooms allow multiple uses and a redistribution of spaces. The ideal situation to acquire a duplex penthouse, unique in Barcelona, ​​with the option of adapting it to your living needs. On the fifth floor (first level of the duplex) is the independent kitchen and next to it a comfortable office area. The dining room has unobstructed views over the city and the community area. The staircase, which connects the two floors, is monumental and with great personality. Halfway up the stairs, a gallery opens up over the dining area, creating harmonious volumes. The reform has faithfully respected Sert's legacy. Modernity and functionality contrast with some typical Catalan elements, present in the house: Catalan vault, glazed ceramic coverings, wooden booklet shutters... The property has great protagonists, among them: a library, with original Carrara marble shelves, large windows that offer beautiful views and give a lot of light, double heights, skylights, very careful lighting that creates different environments, restoration of the knobs of the doors and light fixtures … The roof top garden and its private pool make this property "a house on the roof". The size, spaces, comfort and security of a house with the benefits of an apartment: community area with swimming pool, concierge service and security. The duplex penthouse is in a building designed by the Catalan architect José Luis Sert. In 1974 he won the FAD Award for Architecture and Interior Design. Sert was a dean at Harvard and a professor at Yale. His works include: Fundació Miró (Barcelona), Fundación Maeght (Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France). Sert is known as the "Catalan Le Corbusier".a house on the roof".