Zafra Apartment

Joaquin Altamirano and Silvia Martín worked with Daniel Bergman Vázquez of Estudio Untercio to create an open-plan oasis in an apartment building in central Madrid.

Published in Dwell magazine.

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

The couple’s new 753-square-foot penthouse apartment suffered from a typical midcentury layout, with spaces for cooking, sleeping, and bathing strictly segregated into cell-like rooms linked by a dark hallway.

Martín and Altamirano insisted that their home have a holiday feel, one that gives off a Mediterranean ambience despite its location in a landlocked city.

 
Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz

Zafra Apartment by Untercio arquitectos - photo © luis diaz diaz