The new owners of Casa Raventós commissioned its restoration to Estudio Cobodelarco. Before starting, architect Paco Cobo del Arco contacted the family who had originally commissioned the house from Bonet, and Joan Raventós passed on a simple request: "Take care of my house." They found a home worn by time, but with the strength of its proportions and the honesty of its materials still intact. The work, more than a renovation, was what Cobo del Arco himself describes as an exercise in tuning: recovering the precision that the years had blurred.

That same criterion guided the interior design, signed by studio Jané & Font, which Maria Jiménez, the studio's interior designer, sums up like this: bring in few pieces, very well chosen, able to engage in dialogue with the light and proportions of the house. In that selection, the MINIM team worked closely with Jané & Font, looking for functional pieces that would keep the rational, modern spirit the house belongs to, with a contemporary touch that mixes current design with period pieces. In the entrance hall, the Civil bench by Cassina, from the Hommage à Pierre Jeanneret collection, under Bonet's original stained-glass window. In the living room, the Greene sofa and poufs by Living Divani, the Lemante coffee tables by B&B Italia, the Rondos sideboard and the Rio side table by Cassina. In the study, the Ventaglio table by Cassina and the MR chairs by Knoll. In the bedrooms, the Neowall bed by Living Divani, the Yoko armchair by Minotti, the Amphora nightstands by Maxalto. In the kitchen, the Jens stools by B&B Italia and the Wally Cesta wall light by Santa & Cole, present throughout the house.

Antoni Bonet Castellana built it in 1975 on a graded plot that keeps its visible volume from the sea to a minimum: a row of fan-shaped concrete vaults, open toward the best views, with white rendered façades over a stone base. Together with Casa Gomis, it is the work that best sums up his Mediterranean rationalism, and it is a protected building for its architectural value. When the restoration was finished, Cobo del Arco invited Joan Raventós, son of the original owners, to walk through the house again. He looked at it in silence and congratulated them.

Photographs: Jordi Miralles. Styling: María Aguilar. Restoration: Estudio Cobodelarco. Interior design: Jané & Font. Originally published in Arquitectura y Diseño.