Small basement of 45 m2 in a semi-detached house in Madrid that stands out for its luminosity and space optimization. A discreet design and a mix of natural materials make way for light, where before there was only darkness, generating a space full of life where you can breathe serenity and elegance.
Designed for a young couple, animal lovers, who like to spend time at home with their two cats. The apartment is projected in the basement of the family home that for many years served as a storage room and pantry.
The fundamental premises of the project were to make the most of the space and to maximize the entry of natural light. The latter was achieved by modifying the height of the window sills of each of the windows that were flush with them and hindered the smooth passage of sunlight.
Thanks to this small modification the light passes through the windows into the interior of the apartment sliding down the walls and floor generating a space full of light and life. The access to the apartment is on the first floor. Through a glass door we access a small hallway where white predominates in all its walls, this contributes to provide clarity and continuity of the rest of the house.
This small hallway leads to a solid natural oak staircase, which was in the house and only had to be restored. A white painted MDF wainscot with integrated wall washers was designed to illuminate the steps and serves as a handrail.
Open space
The first floor is resolved with a practically diaphanous space, with oak wood flooring and white walls. The privacy between bedroom, work area and living room is solved thanks to two iron and glass enclosures. This symmetrical composition visually arranges the space and allows light to flow through the entire floor.
To perceive the maximum space it was decided to locate the kitchen, taking advantage of the free space, under the staircase where storage cabinets are also integrated.
The kitchen is open to the living room, thus creating a fluid circulation.
At the ends of the floor are located the private areas, on one side the bedroom with bathroom and on the other side a multipurpose space that serves as a dining room or work area and in the future could serve as a small bedroom as it has storage area and bathroom.
The reduced dimensions of the apartment are solved with a careful study of the space for its better use and maximizing the entry of natural light, making the apartment look bigger than it is
About Lucía Buiza
Interiors Interior and lighting designer, Lucia Buiza launches her solo career in 2020 in Madrid.
Lucia’s passion for interior design awakened during her childhood when she played and dreamed of the wonderful houses she saw in the decoration magazines at home. As a result, she decided to study interior architecture at the IADE school in Madrid and since then, her passion for learning and exploring this exciting world never stopped.
After studying several masters, training as an architectural lighting designer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and working for more than 8 years in important interior design studios in Madrid, a circumstance that allowed her to carry out high-level residential and commercial projects, Lucia Buiza Interiores was born in a very natural way, her own studio where she carries out interior design and decoration projects where an important lighting design stands out.
Her priority is to offer a very personalized attention, taking care of every detail of the project to create cozy environments, where comfort and elegance are breathed.
Her attention to detail, the adaptation of spaces, the understanding of needs and respect for architecture are the fundamental premises that define her work.
She advocates a sober design style, free of artifice, relaxed and serene, where architecture gives way to light and nature, elegant, simple, delicate and universal and, of course, human.
She tackles projects in a unique way but always under the same guidelines, a design with a mix of traditional and modern elements and combining natural and sustainable materials with the latest technologies to create timeless, warm and comfortable spaces.
luciabuizalopez@gmail.com
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Photos: Pablo Gómez-Orgamdo Rodríguez
