Arguelles Apartment Refurbishment / Carrascal•Blas

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Text description provided by the architects. An awkward distribution, typical of speculative architecture in 1950s Madrid, constituted the point of departure in this renovation, as much as an opportunity to re-think domestic inner space. The commission aimed at the thorough transformation of a 95-square-meter apartment in the central district of Argüelles, which was very much conditioned by the dwelling's unusual depth, i.e. a considerable distance between the entrance and the main, exterior rooms. The design responded by introducing unexpected relationships while valuing uncommon spaces, often deemed residual. Such a strategy results, in the first place, in a careful articulation between the entrance, the kitchen plus office, and the hallway. The latter's spinal role within the flat made it worthy of a special treatment through geometry, so reflecting the layout's irregularity, as well as by a play of quivering textures integrated in the continuous panelling of the surrounding walls and lattices, all in lacquered wood.