The house is located in the Carabanchel neighbourhood, within a residential area of two-storey terraced houses with backyards, built in the late 1940s. The house retained its original layout: on the ground floor, a living room, kitchen and a single bathroom; on the first floor, three small bedrooms and a small hallway. The patio, completely covered with translucent polycarbonate, also housed a storage shed in poor condition.
From the outset, the client was clear that the house had to reflect his lifestyle, casual and creative. A place focused on reunions, dinners and parties. The project strategy consisted of stripping the house of all non-essential elements, reducing it to its primary structure: beams, walls and roof frames. On this basis, conceived as a blank canvas, the new functional programme was articulated. On the ground floor, a zigzag path was designed that runs along the perimeter walls, integrating the different elements of the programme: toilet, kitchen, stairs, benches and a small outdoor bathtub. On the upper floor, two independent volumes contain the bathroom and a secondary bedroom, also functioning as transitional elements between the master bedroom and the study.
The main challenge of the project was to incorporate the entire programme into a limited space without compromising the spatial perception. To achieve this, both the floor plan and the section were liberated, avoiding unnecessary compartmentalisation. In addition, the boxes containing the different uses do not reach the ceiling, allowing for the creation of hybrid, open and flexible spaces that can be adapted to different forms of occupation.
The use of colour was conceived as a conceptual and compositional tool. Green, applied to the zigzag and functional volumes, establishes a clear presence that contrasts with the neutral white of the spatial base.
