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Nothing is predictable inside the Casa A12 Duplex House in Madrid. Architects Lucas y Hernández-Gil were challenged by a deep and dark space with very little access to natural light. They based their renovation around combatting this challenge. Employing different mechanisms, including opening up street-facing facades, inserting two courtyards and introducing metallic materials, the architects managed to brighten every room.
“The brightness entering from the street and the two courtyards that structure the project has been multiplied by using metallized materials in ceilings and vertical surfaces,” explained Lucas y Hernández-Gil.
Related: HOUSE P82 in Madrid, Spain by Lucas Y Hernandez-Gil.
Home to a young couple and their dog, the upper and lower levels of the duplex encompass completely different atmospheres defined by contrasting geometry, colour, and light, the interplay of which shapes the interior. An entire third of the ground floor contains a minimal vestibule flooded with natural light courtesy of two large street-facing windows. Among bare furnishings, a cobalt blue cylindrical pod reaches from floor to ceiling. It encloses a small bathroom, clad in contrasting coral tiles.
Beyond this space, a stark white kitchen gains a pop of colour via a bright yellow table with dark blue dining chairs. Most interior surfaces are painted white, making the space feel as bright and airy as possible. Metallic surfaces enhance a reflective, futuristic quality throughout, with sheets of corrugated metal used as room dividers, and the bedroom featuring dramatic silver curtains.
Related: Modernist Apartment Renovation In Madrid By Lucas Y Hernández-Gil.
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