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Quesada Apartment

Studio Madera

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Kitchen dining area - Carla Capdevila
Open kitchen dining and living area - Carla Capdevila
Open concept kitchen - Carla Capdevila
Kitchen dining area - Carla Capdevila

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Julian Lwin
Julian Lwin Spatial Design Director at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
Highly functional space - retail as...
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7.5
Jump Lee
Jump Lee Design Director at One fine day studio & partners
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7.5
Benjamin Kaplan
Benjamin Kaplan Design Director Global Brand Experience at Nike
Bicycling x Freitag makes perfect s...
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Karol Suguikawa
Karol Suguikawa Creative Director at Karol Suguikawa Design
I really apreaciate when stores int...
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9.5
Yanfei Li
Yanfei Li Founder and Design Director at 8877 Interiors
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Alberto Martinez
Alberto Martinez Sales Manager of Central Europe at Andreu World
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Studio Lotus
Studio Lotus Architect and Interior Designer at Studio Lotus
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7.25
Jayati Sinha
Jayati Sinha Physical and Digital Experience Designer at Fjord @ Accenture
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Ekaterina Elizarova
Ekaterina Elizarova Founder and Creative Director at Elizarova Design Studio
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7.75
Marjan van Aubel
Marjan van Aubel Solar Designer at Marjan van Aubel Studio
This space pushes boundaries and po...
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Alexander Fehre
Alexander Fehre Founder at Studio Alexander Fehre
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6.75
Julien Sebban
Julien Sebban Architect at Uchronia
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8.25
Olga Sundukova
Olga Sundukova Cofounder at Sundukovy Sisters
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7.5
Andrew Mcmullan
Andrew Mcmullan Director at Mcmullan Studio
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Client
Private
Floor area
77 ㎡
Completion
2023
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When taking on this project of a complete refurbishment, we were faced with an original layout of the apartment that was very compartmentalized, having up to five rooms, along with the kitchen and a bathroom. Even though it had windows in all the individual spaces, in general the apartment was somber.
By creating an open kitchen/dining/living room area and leaving the doorways open to the hall, natural light takes centre stage.
Additionally, hidden sliding doors, when left open, help create an open feeling and allow light to flood in on as much space as possible. It is an aspect that we take into account in our projects and we try to enhance to the fullest extent, since natural light influences our emotional state and our well-being.

As for the finishes used, we look for a combination between the warmth provided by oak wood, along with a series of color accents in warm tones, which in turn provide a certain dynamism to the different environments. The play of textures, through the limestone-type porcelain used in bathrooms and kitchens, the application of clay on walls or the wood itself, make the spaces attractive to the senses and generate relaxed and calm surroundings.