OOIIO Architecture Reimagines Madrid Apartment for a New Era

"Madrid's Carabanchel district has come a long way since this building marked the edges of the city. Back then, large rural families facing hardships in the Spanish countryside arrived in Madrid looking for stability and a better life. Today that road is buried beneath the adjacent park, the building is served by an elevator, and the neighborhood sits comfortably on the shoulder of central Madrid - a place shaped by global movement."

"OOIIO approached the renovation as a total reset. The interior was gutted, the tiny rooms cleared to allow natural light to stretch from both facades, which run parallel. Cross-ventilation - a luxury the original residents mostly ignored in favor of pure necessity - now becomes a defining comfort. With the shell stripped bare, the architects layered the apartment like a three-dimensional collage, using color, texture, and carefully curated materials to create new spatial experiences."

"Instead of fixed spaces, the project relies on strategic insertions that feel both sculptural and purposeful. Each wall becomes a surface to house various materials like art, ones that are reflective, corrugated, tiled, or colorful. These aren't arbitrary aesthetic choices but the connective elements that form a cohesive space. A white, corrugated metallic plane lives opposite a deep blue sofa; a triangular cabinet beneath"

House 64 is a 64-square-meter (689-square-foot) fifth-floor apartment in Madrid's Carabanchel district renovated into a vibrant, materially driven home for two. The building, constructed in 1960 and once housing large families, now sits adjacent to a park and is served by an elevator. The interior was completely gutted to allow natural light from both facades and to enable cross-ventilation. The architects treated the plan as a three-dimensional collage, layering color, texture, and carefully chosen materials. Walls function as surfaces for reflective, corrugated, tiled, and colorful elements that connect and define new spatial experiences.

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