The Apartment Zafra is an Oasis with Mediterranean Ambiance in Downtown Madrid

The apartment Zafra is an Oasis with Mediterranean Ambiance in Downtown Madrid (1)

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.

The apartment Zafra is an Oasis with Mediterranean Ambiance in Downtown Madrid (3)

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.

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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.

Architect: Estudio Untercio
Project: Zafra Apartment
Location: Madrid, Spain
Photographs: Luiz Diaz Diaz

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