Basilio Paraíso House 24

Location Madrid - España

Use Vivienda

Year 2023

This 1920s house is located in the Fuente del Berro neighborhood in Madrid. We aimed to redesign the house to take advantage of its excellent location within the city and its privileged setting around a large garden.

 

By redesigning the entire house, we were able to modify the layout, which originally housed a religious community, to redistribute all levels and thus provide spacious, well-lit, and well-ventilated areas facing the greenery.

 

The goal was to design an ideal home for a family seeking to live in the city surrounded by a garden. The layout is resolved over three levels: on the first level, service areas connected by light wells and two workspaces; on the second level, or entry level, the kitchen and social area that connects to the garden through a porch; on the third level, the bedrooms.

 

With this renovation, we aim to offer the layout of a house typically found in the outskirts within a central area just a few blocks from El Retiro Park in Salamanca.

The Light

Light is the connecting thread of this project, which is why we aimed for the architecture to allow light to permeate each level of the house through the garden.

 

From the English courtyards excavated during the construction to enhance the basement’s habitability, to the various windows and openings throughout the project that connect the house to its surroundings, the design constantly reminds the user that living around a garden of light in the middle of the city is a luxury.

Credits

  • Design

    Escalar Veinte 18

  • Construction

    EV18 - Madrid Location

  • Archviz

    Escalar Veinte 18