A much brighter, wider and flexible apartment that can be arranged as the user please in his everyday life.
The apartment designed by Arenas Basabe Palacios Architects consists of the demolition of all interior partitions to give way to a diaphanous space articulated by a single piece of furniture that collects all the uses of housing.
 

Description of project by Arenas Basabe Palacios Architects

“A small apartment seems even smaller if very compartmentalised”. For the dwelling located at Doctor Esquerdo in the Retiro neighbourhood, we decided to do the opposite: to demolish every partition wall in order to let a single, neutral and open space that enhances the spaciousness feeling of the apartment.

To that end, we turned to a unitary action: to cover the whole dwelling with just one furniture piece. A continuous wardrobe of more than 20 meters long (“probably the longest wardrobe in the neighbourhood”) covers the whole space, qualifying it.

The furnishing solution hides everything: storage cabinets and shelves, bed and seats, toilet and dressing room, niches and windows, heating and cooling systems, etc.

The location of the toilet and the dressing cabinet, also covered by birch wood, enables to maintain privacy between dinning and sleeping areas without the need of inner divisions.

The result is a much brighter, wider and flexible apartment that can be arranged as the user please in his everyday life, but which also allows to clear the space and get a great living room for a family dinner or a party celebration. The versatility offered by this furniture piece will thus be tailored for the changing needs of the user.

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40 m².
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Calle Doctor Esquerdo, Madrid, Spain.
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Luis Díaz Díaz.
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arenas basabe palacios arquitectos was founded in 2006. Since then they have won several architecture and urban prizes. They frequently give lectures and teach at different universities and institutions. They have presented their work and research in many exhibitions around Europe. Their projects have been published in many countries including Germany, Austria, the UK, France, Korea, India and Spain.

Enrique Arenas Laorga (1974), architect graduated from ETSAM (Madrid). He has developed projects in very different areas: rehabilitation, housing, institutional and events. He has held lectures at several academic institutions and is now a researcher at ETSAM. He teaches at IED Madrid.

Luis Basabe Montalvo (1975), architect graduated from TU Graz. Since 2003 he teaches design studio at ETSAM, where he is also working on his PhD. He was a guest researcher and faculty at various Universities: RWTH Aachen (Germany), Cambridge (UK) and CEPT Ahmedabad (India).

Luis Palacios Labrador (1983), architect graduated from ETSAM (Madrid, 2009) with and Master's in Advanced Innovation and Technology (ETSAM, 2011). Since 2010 he teaches design studio at ETSAM, where he is also developing his PhD. He worked in the Netherlands and, as a teacher, he has held lectures and workshops in India and UK.

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Published on: October 8, 2018
Cite: "Wooden Snake by Arenas Basabe Palacios arquitectos" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/wooden-snake-arenas-basabe-palacios-arquitectos> ISSN 1139-6415
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