{"id":99364,"date":"2019-08-06T10:53:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T08:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=99364"},"modified":"2020-10-25T19:06:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T18:06:34","slug":"living-in-a-duplex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover 4 Advantages of Living in a Duplex in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many people can visualize the picture of their ideal home perfectly. It has a beautiful garden, a terrace with nice views, a spacious and bright kitchen, and of course there is a bedroom with an ensuite bathroom&#8230; Everyone wants that special feature in their perfect home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of people would like to live in a duplex, as it is one of the most interesting and also very popular real estate objects. So today, this article by <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> will focus on what the <strong>advantages <\/strong><strong>of living in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/duplex\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">duplex in Barcelona<\/a> <\/strong>are.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104531\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104531 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104531\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104531' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-104531 slide-104532\" alt=\"monthly apartment rental in barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio temporada inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-second-home-barcelona\/\">Tips for Buying a Second Home<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/#The_joy_of_living_in_a_duplex_in_Barcelona\" title=\"The joy of living in a duplex in Barcelona\">The joy of living in a duplex in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/#What_is_a_duplex_apartment\" title=\"What is a duplex apartment?\">What is a duplex apartment?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/#Duplex_vs_apartment\" title=\"Duplex vs apartment\">Duplex vs apartment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/#Having_a_lighter_home\" title=\"Having a lighter home\">Having a lighter home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/#Having_separate_zones\" title=\"Having separate zones\">Having separate zones<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/#Staircases_in_a_duplex\" title=\"Staircases in a duplex\">Staircases in a duplex<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-in-a-duplex\/#Where_to_find_duplexes\" title=\"Where to find duplexes?\">Where to find duplexes?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_joy_of_living_in_a_duplex_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>The joy of living in a duplex in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_duplex_apartment\"><\/span>What is a duplex apartment?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A duplex can be characterized as an apartment on more than one level. <span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although living in a duplex has both advantages and disadvantages, it must be said that&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">many different tenant profiles<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;prefer renting a duplex when looking for their new home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">So let&#8217;s discuss some of the advantages of living in a duplex in the Catalan capital first.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_99365\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99365\" class=\"wp-image-99365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bedroom-4172580_1920-1024x603.jpg\" alt=\"brick wall with bed and stairs in room\" width=\"640\" height=\"377\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-99365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Duplex_vs_apartment\"><\/span>Duplex vs apartment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most interesting facts about duplexes is that they are usually bigger in size, they have lots of natural light, offer more privacy and have a certain status. Living in a duplex means living in an apartment with two floors that are connected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many couples with children are looking for a duplex, as they see their apartment getting <strong>too small<\/strong> when children grow up. And as time goes by personal needs change, salaries often increase and you may even have new additions to your family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/duplex\" rel=\"nofollow\">Check out our duplexes<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having two bedrooms, a living room, bathroom and kitchen can sometimes be a bit small, but when you opt for a duplex, you usually have extra space, more rooms and many times there is also a terrace or patio.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Having_a_lighter_home\"><\/span>Having a lighter home<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another advantage of living in a duplex in Spain is having more natural daylight. Having two floors at your disposal means that <strong>most of the rooms have windows<\/strong>. Therefore, natural light flows through every room. It is more common though for the upper floor to have more daylight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_99367\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99367\" class=\"wp-image-99367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stair-4172521_1920-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"wall with art and stairs, living in a duplex\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-99367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/neighbourhoods-increased-property-prices\/\">Neighbourhoods with Increased Property Prices<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Having_separate_zones\"><\/span>Having separate zones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another advantage of a <strong>duplex<\/strong> <strong>is the<\/strong> <strong>intimacy<\/strong> it provides, because of the day and night zones being separated. This is one of the reasons why duplexes are so popular.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can live on the floor with the living room, kitchen and patio or garden, and on the upper level you can enjoy bedrooms and a home office, for example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Want to move to Barcelona?<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Staircases_in_a_duplex\"><\/span>Staircases in a duplex<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The biggest negative of a duplex is, without any doubt, the staircase. This structural building element can literally form an obstacle when acquiring a duplex, because it doesn\u2019t just take up extra space in the apartment, it can also be dangerous for a family with small children or a huge discomfort for elderly people.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"D\u00faplex en alquiler en el Eixample - ShBarcelona\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zWnLcOY82_M?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the inconvenience of a staircase, duplexes are a perfect solution for couples who are planning to start a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/families-live\/\"><strong>family<\/strong><\/a> or for families who need more space.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_duplexes\"><\/span>Where to find duplexes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can usually find this type of property in cities and urban areas, which makes them perfect for people who prefer to live in the city, not wanting to move to a townhouse or villa in a village <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-areas-to-live-near-barcelona\/\"><strong>outside<\/strong> <strong>of the city<\/strong><\/a> of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are your thoughts on duplexes?<br \/>\nWhat type of apartment do you prefer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-soft\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#6d0000;border-radius:0px\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#a00121;color:#ffffff;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px\">Top 5 real estate articles &#x1f3e0;<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" 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