spanish design studio KRI renovated an apartment designed in the 1920s positioned in madrid, spain, on the to start with floor of a building that opens on to a significant patio among party partitions. in accordance to the program of madrid by tomas lopez in 1785, the apartment creating is created on top of a former guide manufacturing unit in the previous industrial zone in the district of lavapiés. all through the building of the new household setting up in 1920, element of the composition and slabs from the factory were being recycled for reuse on the first floor of the new setting up.

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entrance
photographs by pablo gómez-ogando

 

 

in the renovation, KRI removed partition walls and fake plaster ceilings, revealing the beforehand concealed catalan vaults and amplifying the living space. the main space consists of a kitchen, a dining place, and a residing place all situated in a solitary open space. the principal colours employed in the room are white for ceilings and partitions, a touch of eco-friendly in the bathroom, and timber flooring. additionally, new wall openings in the facade establish an indoor-outdoor relationship, even further increasing the use of the residing place for inhabitants.

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brass kitchen piece

 

 

the remarkable kitchen of this condominium acts as a area for socializing and adjustments the common perform of kitchens as enclosed company areas. this subversion is highlighted by means of the fabrication of a one polished brass kitchen area piece, which reflects and illuminates the central residing area and acts as the key element in the dwelling. applying white on huge-scale spaces this sort of as the walls and ceilings of this dwelling results in a calming ambiance and provides to concentration this striking brass kitchen area component.

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kitchen piece depth

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façade openings from inside of

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patio

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dwelling room

polished brass kitchen piece dominates this renovated 1920s apartment in spain 
oak doorway knob

polished brass kitchen piece dominates this renovated 1920s apartment in spain
eco-friendly toilet

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bedroom

 

 

job information:

 

title: polished brass kitchen

architects: KRI

spot: madrid, spain

area: 40 sqm (538.196 sqft)

 

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edited by: yasmina karam | designboom