A 750-Square-Foot Madrid Apartment Gets a Necessary—and Very Curvy—Makeover

It’s not fairly that Emiliano Domingo had an epiphany the very first time he entered this Madrid condominium, however virtually. “I noticed it very clearly from the start,” he says of the white microcement ground and matching partitions that will be on the heart of his redesign. A single stroke was all it took for the architect, founding father of Bardo, to remodel a clumsy ground plan into a house the place motion flows naturally. “We now have very a lot internalized the concept that we want edges and straight traces to outline areas however this isn’t at all times the case, generally it’s higher to go for different geometries,” Emiliano explains.

Cotton Sweet (the title the studio got here up with for the challenge) was initially a 750-square-foot condominium laid out alongside a corridor, which offered entry to the terrace, small kitchen, rest room, and two bedrooms. Its excessively elongated character meant many sq. toes of area have been used for circulation. Emiliano’s first step required a miracle: redistributing the rooms in a extra natural method. “Personally, I like to make use of the curve to alter environments and make them extra sensible and nice, and on this case, it was one of the best answer to do away with useless spots,” he explains. Together with the arches, the curves permit the house to tackle a brand new rhythm, imbuing it with a sensuality whereas additionally benefiting from each inch of area. “Folks say that once they are available in, they really feel like touching all the pieces. It’s an inviting place,” Emiliano says.

The curve, which served because the central axis of the challenge, is replicated in different parts such because the bookshelf in the lounge, the eating room desk, the HKLiving couch chosen by the studio, the custom-designed lamps, and even the birch cupboards within the bed room. And, after all, we additionally see it in what’s undoubtedly the star of the house: the salmon pink wall that hides the toilet and serves because the backdrop of the lounge. “The shopper was very offered on the colour and in addition needed all the pieces to be very hidden from view. We used a sort of ribbing that not solely provides texture, but in addition conceals the door to the toilet, camouflaging it,” Emiliano explains.