Tres viviendas en Lavapiés
David Ballester

Comprehensive reform proyect in Lavapiés (Madrid)

Alem arquitectura as Architects

Comprehensive reform project of premises in Lavapiés to convert a business premises into three independent apartments under the build to rent formula.

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David Ballester

The build to rent method consists of building a home from scratch for the rental market. In this case, a large room on the ground floor of a residential building was divided into three apartments with independent access.

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David Ballester

The apartments are distributed with a living area, an open kitchen and a bedroom with a bathroom. The target customer is young people, students or workers, who find Madrid a vibrant city. For this reason, the apartments are rented with all the services, furniture and utensils ready to use, facilitating access to a home in the historic center of the city.

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David Ballester

The traditional structural elements have been recovered and the great interior free height is discovered. In this way we uncover exposed brick walls, pillars and wooden beams that at the same time help us to differentiate the different spaces.

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David Ballester

The rooms are optimally distributed to achieve spacious and connected spaces, the bedrooms and bathrooms are located in the most intimate areas of the premises. To give it a personal touch, we have added adequate decoration and lighting, always thinking about the small details.

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David Ballester

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