Designer Stuns Everyone In The World By Building A Secret Studio Beneath A Busy Bridge In Valencia

Plumber-turned-furniture designer Fernando Abellanas has built himself a studio that acrophobes wouldn’t want to visit. Abellanas has constructed his workplace under a bridge in Valencia, Spain, and it perfectly blends into the urban setting.

This under-bridge setup has a chair, a desk, and two shelves, providing all the storage space one could ask for in a regular office. To access the micro dwelling, the designer uses a hand crank that transports the base to the furniture, bolted to the bridge’s concrete wall.

Abellanas is keeping the exact location of the studio a secret. “The project is an ephemeral intervention,” he told the Spaces, via Curbed. “[It will remain] until someone finds it and decides to steal the materials, or the authorities remove it.”

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Designer Stuns Everyone In The World By Building A Secret Studio Beneath A Busy Bridge In Valencia

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John L 7 years ago

What an interesting/unique idea. Remove the crank handle, and your shelter is secure. :D I wonder if he needed a permit for the shelter?

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Wayne Hallam 7 years ago

He said it will remain until the authorities remove it. I'm guessing it's not legal.

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Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 7 years ago

I'm thinking this would be illegal if they have vagrancy/transient laws.

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Muhammad Farooqi 7 years ago

i think if this is env-friendly , it should be permitted... isn't it... ?

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Juan Alcorta 7 years ago

If you ask me, he´s a hipster playing homeless.

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Aessidhe Eclipse 7 years ago

it's just a hipster urban office, not a home, so not really playing homeless xD

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Little Menace 7 years ago

I agree.

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Hayley Rodgers 7 years ago

I think it's interesting because it shows what you can do with a limited space. Concepts like this can then be altered and applied to other living areas, potentially helping house the homeless

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Annibale Montenero 7 years ago

Considering the traffic noise and smog, it doesn't seems to be a very relaxing office...

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Dario Zlokic 7 years ago

It's an office, shouldn't be relaxing :-)

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RespectThePaiva 7 years ago

It's REALLY quiet between 4AM and 6:15 AM, though.

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Fritz Blau 4 years ago

its a "ephemeral intervention" ... an art installation.... not meant to be practical.... like taping a banana to a wall.... it elicited that response from you.... that was its purpose

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Lydia Kiptila 7 years ago

white noise is OK, it's actually relaxing but the pollution of the smog is so so wrong.

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John L 7 years ago

What an interesting/unique idea. Remove the crank handle, and your shelter is secure. :D I wonder if he needed a permit for the shelter?

24points

Wayne Hallam 7 years ago

He said it will remain until the authorities remove it. I'm guessing it's not legal.

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Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 7 years ago

I'm thinking this would be illegal if they have vagrancy/transient laws.

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Muhammad Farooqi 7 years ago

i think if this is env-friendly , it should be permitted... isn't it... ?

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Juan Alcorta 7 years ago

If you ask me, he´s a hipster playing homeless.

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Aessidhe Eclipse 7 years ago

it's just a hipster urban office, not a home, so not really playing homeless xD

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Little Menace 7 years ago

I agree.

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Hayley Rodgers 7 years ago

I think it's interesting because it shows what you can do with a limited space. Concepts like this can then be altered and applied to other living areas, potentially helping house the homeless

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Annibale Montenero 7 years ago

Considering the traffic noise and smog, it doesn't seems to be a very relaxing office...

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Dario Zlokic 7 years ago

It's an office, shouldn't be relaxing :-)

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RespectThePaiva 7 years ago

It's REALLY quiet between 4AM and 6:15 AM, though.

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Fritz Blau 4 years ago

its a "ephemeral intervention" ... an art installation.... not meant to be practical.... like taping a banana to a wall.... it elicited that response from you.... that was its purpose

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