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Color Replaces Walls in Four European Kitchen Renovations

architecture-design · 2026-08-26

In recent renovations across Europe, color has transformed kitchen environments. Milan's Residenza B05, designed by Chromastudio, utilizes a glass sliding partition and incorporates fifteen different hues to delineate spaces. Meanwhile, Casa JAM in Madrid, created by gon architects, features a vibrant yellow kitchen with sliding panels replacing traditional doors, led by architect Gonzalo Pardo, who has a doctorate focused on kitchen and bathroom redesigns. In Rome, Margine's Casa Tahiti presents a pink kitchen complemented by open shelving and an ochre-yellow sofa. Barcelona's Monterols, crafted by Rocco Bibbiani for Not a Studio, employs blue, green, and yellow on structural elements within a compact 36-square-meter apartment. While these designs feature neutral flooring, the absence of clear boundaries may pose challenges regarding odors and sounds, a concern noted by the design teams.

Key facts

  • Four European apartment renovations use color instead of walls to define kitchen zones.
  • Residenza B05 in Milan by Chromastudio uses fifteen interrelated tones and a glass sliding partition.
  • Casa JAM in Madrid by gon architects features a yellow kitchen volume and floor-to-ceiling sliding panels.
  • Gonzalo Pardo wrote his doctorate on the kitchen and bathroom's impact on the Western home.
  • Casa Tahiti in Rome by Margine has a pink kitchen volume with open shelving and an ochre-yellow sofa.
  • Monterols in Barcelona by Rocco Bibbiani for Not a Studio applies blue, green, and yellow to structural elements.
  • Monterols is 36 square meters with nearly five-meter ceilings.
  • The projects share neutral ground surfaces that allow color to act as a boundary.

Entities

Artists

  • Gonzalo Pardo
  • Rocco Bibbiani

Institutions

  • Chromastudio
  • gon architects
  • Margine
  • Not a Studio
  • IKEA
  • urdesign

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Rome
  • Barcelona

Sources