The project involves the rehabilitation of a warehouse built in 1923, located in the interior courtyard of a building from the second half of the 19th century, to create seven loft-style dwellings. The architectural approach is based on two fundamental interventions: the removal of two strips of mezzanine floor slabs and the opening of continuous skylights over the resulting voids to provide natural light to the lower levels; and the demolition of two floors of the volume situated between the warehouse and the party wall adjacent to the lush gardens of the Viana Palace, enabling the creation of terraces suspended over the greenery. Between the two structural axes, at the +3.00m level, lies a residence composed of a large open-plan space crowned by the skylight and flanked by the exposed metal structure. Designing a single dwelling at this elevation allows for the preservation of the central space’s integrity without diminishing its powerful spatial qualities. The intervention takes place in a Madrid warehouse dating from the first quarter of the 20th century, which originally served as a newspaper printing works. At the outset, the interior was fully compartmentalized, and the roof was concealed by a lath and plaster false ceiling.
Architects: Beriot Bernardini Arquitectos
Client: Promotora GAVIR
Categories: Rehabilitation
Project Type: Residencial Colectivo
Country: Spain
Budget: 1450000 €
Surface: 820 M2
Execution Year: 2005