Comprehensive Rehabilitation 
64m² Family Home

2 Adults and 2 Children
Arguelles Neighborhood, Madrid
Southwest Orientation

Program of Needs

Vital improvement with more open space
in the day area. Cross ventilation and lighting as well
as filtering the light being an attic.
Fit complete bathrooms
and bedrooms with storage and independent beds
for both children.

Under the parquet of the 90s,
a hydraulic floor from the 30s was discovered.
Hexagonal pieces 10 cm. wide
in three colors, tile,

The roof was rehabilitated,
soundproofing and insulating. The wooden 
joists that cross the entire roof generating 
the pattern of the roofs were painted white
to give brightness
and a greater sense of spaciousness.

A construction process where
the discovery of pre-existing 
elements in the house have been 
rehabilitatedto granta unique 
and timeless character.

The element that functions
as the axis in the house is the sheet 
metal volume. An element that shows
how what may initially seem
a disadvantage is transformed
into the differentiating element.

The choice of mirrors
is intended to create spaciousness 
and intentionally reflect
the sky and the field
seen through the terrace.