00:03The apartment is nestled within Madrid's Old Town, in the Barrio Las Letras neighborhood.
00:08We like that it was an old building and that the apartment had a lot of flexibility and light.
00:14For us, to have a lot of natural light was one of our main requirements.
00:20Also, it had to be flexible and adapt to our chaotic lives.
00:26The apartment was intended to be solely our own residence, but it has become our office as well.
00:34My name is Patricia Carrasco.
00:36And I'm Ricardo Mancho. We are architects and founders of Trama, a small architectural office based in Madrid and Canary
00:42Islands.
00:43We are also the owners of this apartment.
00:56The neighborhood consists mostly of pedestrian streets lined with three to five-story residential buildings.
01:04It is a neighborhood that is highly urban and open to tourism, but still retains the sense of being a
01:09small town.
01:11This building dates back to the 1860s. It's a typical corrala found in Madrid.
01:18Corralas are small housing units arranged around a communal patio.
01:22Historically, some of them were even used as public theaters around the city.
01:28We stumbled upon this place while looking for a house for one of our clients.
01:33He rejected it, but for us, as soon as we saw this place, we felt like this would be our
01:37home.
01:39There was a large dining and living room with three balconies.
01:43The kitchen was in the corner of the apartment. Next to it was the bathroom and the bedroom.
01:48The first thing we did was to remove as many walls as we could.
01:53The bathroom was moved to the old kitchen.
01:56We placed the kitchen into the open living and dining area.
02:00The bedroom stayed in the same location.
02:06You enter the apartment through the original door.
02:10There is a cabinet with some books and art.
02:14The cabinets are made up of three double IKEA storage units and one single unit.
02:20The single unit also doubles as a seat when putting on shoes.
02:24There is a narrow corridor with a big mirror on one side,
02:28which makes you feel like you are in a bigger space.
02:31The end of the corridor splits into the living area and the bedroom.
02:40The living room is a large open area that is shared with the dining and kitchen.
02:46Above the sofa, we added some floating shelves.
02:49It allows us to store books and plants without taking up additional floor space.
02:54We made most of the pots for the interior plants using concrete and other cement-like materials that are left
03:03over from work sites.
03:06The construction materials that we have around the living area are pieces that we find from our projects.
03:13For example, the coffee table was a piece of marble we found from a work site.
03:18We added some recycled legs and it has been a great table for the living room.
03:26We like the SETIF TV because when we have yoga sessions it's very easy to move it and put it
03:32in the bedroom.
03:35The kitchen is at the end of the open living area.
03:39A mirror splashback adds interesting views and reflections to the kitchen.
03:45We added open shelving above the counter space because we wanted to show our beautiful plates and glasses.
03:53It also makes it easier to find the things you need.
03:57The cabinets and doors are finished with oak and are from IKEA.
04:02We integrated the fridge and dishwasher to keep the space looking clean.
04:06The thin countertop is porcelanic bidector.
04:10Ricardo hates lighting from the ceiling as they are often quite boring and cold.
04:15So we use IKEA balls to make them more cozy and interesting.
04:22For the lighting, we added a Legnemos Le Corbusier lamp on the wall.
04:29The apartment was intended to be solely our own residence, but it has become our office as well.
04:36Our idea was to design a place that reflects our simple and creative lifestyle in a bright, calm and flexible
04:43space.
04:44During the week, there are four to five people working here.
04:50The three balconies bring in a lot of light.
04:54We have turned them into our small urban garden.
04:59For the balcony in the middle, we added a small table to have a coffee in the morning.
05:06The balconies have curtains on the outside to protect the house and the plants from the summer sun.
05:12Because there is a gap between the curtains, it still has good air flow and light can still come through.
05:24The wall between the kitchen and the bathroom has a large window.
05:28It lets the light pass through and makes the space feel brighter.
05:34There is a curtain that starts from the dressing space and moves through the bedroom.
05:39It isolates the most intimate area of the apartment, so you can have a shower or change your clothes in
05:46privacy.
05:47We originally planned to add a door in the bedroom, but in the end, while we were designing the space,
05:53we realized that we like the circular flow.
05:59The dressing area has a large floor to sell in the wardrobe.
06:03It contains more of our clothes and household items, as well as the washing machine.
06:10The bathroom cabin contains both the toilet and the shower.
06:17The shower heads can be turned on at the same time, to allow two people to use the shower simultaneously.
06:24It has a large glass panel that allows natural light to come in.
06:35Instead of hiding the sink, we decided to turn it into a feature in this area of the apartment.
06:40We are doing this to improve the spaciousness of the house.
06:45Behind the sink, we added a wall of artisanal ceramic tiles.
06:50On the side, we have space to store everyday items.
06:56The sleeping area can be accessed from the entrance corridor and from the living area.
07:03Originally, there was a part of the ceiling which had storage space.
07:08We didn't need it all, so we decided to remove most of it to make the bedroom more spacious.
07:17There is a bed lamp hanging from the top of the wall.
07:23The cabinets are arranged in the room to make the most of the available space.
07:30They are from IKEA, but since they are visible from all sides, we decided to customize the front with oak
07:37lines,
07:38which is a material very present in the house.
07:42The bed can lift up for extra storage.
07:49The floor we chose, it's made of natural rubber.
07:53The blue part of the floor, it was a mistake.
07:56We originally planned to have white finish throughout the apartment,
08:01but there was an issue during the construction and we couldn't access to more white floor.
08:06So we then decided to create a triangle shape that plays with the angle the kitchen already had.
08:12It turned out quite well.
08:15The best way to face a small space, we think that is to open it.
08:21To remove as many walls as possible, so every meter counts as a bigger space.
08:29We think that it was worth sacrificing some privacy in order to have better light and more space.
08:38The biggest win of living in a city is the density it offers.
08:42We are always close to the market, the art galleries, our friends,
08:47and we are always excited to explore the city.
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