Blue House

Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia

BLUE HOUSE

Puertoymartín - Arquitectura E Interiorismo

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pinar Martín Martín, Pepe Martín Puerto

MANUFACTURERS
Atlas Concorde, Autodesk, Bover, Cole And Son, Porcelanosa Grupo, Simon, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Robert Mcneel & Associates, Trimble Navigation

DESIGN TEAM
Alba Fernández Míguez

AREA
969 ft²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Madrid, Spain

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation, Houses Interiors

The design of ‘Blue House’ was determined from the very start of the process by the exposed concrete beam that runs parallel to the facade, dividing the apartment in two areas:

Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia

the wide, sun-drenched space by the windows and balcony, and a long, narrow and much darker space on the entrance side.

To address this situation, we designed a ‘blue-coloured’ millwork piece along the entrance wall, extending the color on the ceiling towards the beam.

This built-in piece provides with a working area, storage space, and a hidden washer & dryer set.

Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia

Eventually, it could also hold an extra sleeping unit for guests with a comfortable couch below the shelves.

The open kitchen sits at the center of the apartment, raised on a one-step platform to solve the drainage connection to the only existing drainpipe.

At the entrance of the bedroom, and taking advantage of the step, a walk-in closet has been placed, acting as a threshold to the room.

Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia

Throughout the apartment, a wood flooring of variable width was installed with a 45º rotation, in search of the light.

The finish of the millwork combines oak wood and blue-colored high pressure laminate, matching the color shades of the wallpaper that covers the wall under the beam.

On the corner of this volume, a custom-designed black metal bookcase and bottle rack serves as transition to the kitchen.

Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia


Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia
Blue House
© Javier de Paz Garcia


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Plan - Current state
Blue House
Plan - Reformed state


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Longitudinal sections
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