Full renovation and interior design in Retiro, Madrid

Retiro II
Architects — Irene Serrano, José Ángel Rey & Laura Hidalgo
Photographs — Javier Bravo
Built area — 167 m²
Year — 2021
Location — Madrid

This project consisted of the full renovation of a house located in a building from 1956 with views of Retiro Park.

The original layout had a long hallway that ran through the entire house, creating a series of small rooms with proportions and shapes that were not very functional.

The intervention frees up the floor plan, creating more open spaces and grouping complementary uses together. Starting from a non-orthogonal geometry, we decided to rely on organic and curved shapes to subtly generate connections, composing a central distribution core that gives access to all the rooms of the house, which now have greater spaciousness and luminosity. In the proposal, it was decided to respect the proportions and position of the main living room with a corner facade, the circular section pillars, and the wide openings that offer views of Retiro Park.

The house had to maintain a warm and pleasant appearance, neutral but not impersonal. In the intervention, we wanted to emphasize the structure, maintaining the exposed concrete surface and integrating pillars and suspended beams in the design of cabinets and ceilings. This combination of materials gives a contemporary, more industrial and eclectic appearance that blends existing elements with the renewed ones and confers a very modern aesthetic with a neutral and homogeneous color scheme.

Full renovation and interior design in Retiro, Madrid

Retiro II

Starting from a non-orthogonal geometry, we decided to rely on organic and curved shapes to subtly generate connections.

Starting from a non-orthogonal geometry, we decided to rely on organic and curved shapes to subtly generate connections.

In addition to the concrete elements, various other original elements have been preserved. The interior doors have been recovered and restored, and the bookshelf, which originated in the house’s old library, has been adapted to its new location in the living room. The iron radiators have also been recovered from different areas of the house and redistributed and, along with the hot water pipes, have been painted and left exposed.

The new carpentry was custom designed to fit in with the existing elements. The wooden baseboards are flush with the stucco walls and the ceilings were left covered with unpainted plaster. The kitchen is located at one end of the house, next to the service entrance, and is connected to a small terrace and a very open dining room for more informal gatherings.

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