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JM55 Apartment Madrid


THIS HOUSING BLOCK, built in the 1970s on Joan Margall Street in Madrid, replicated the tight confi guration of the time, managing to fi t two bedrooms, a full bathroom, a living room and a kitchen in 40 sq m. T e individual rooms strictly complied with the required functional minimums, reducing the potential size of each. T e recent transformation takes a radically


upstairs into the studios and apartments. Sanders explained: ‘In the apartments and studios, we aimed to keep the interior design as neutral as possible. T ese are the areas where students will be making into a “home”, so they will bring their own décor. We don’t apply colour, as people will turn up with colour, and providing them with a neutral canvas enables them to decorate their spaces how they want them to be.


‘For this reason, the Natural Oak colourway from the Sarlon 19 dB collection was perfect for the bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms. T e beautiful timber eff ect is super neutral but also looks very elegant; it creates a very warm and homely feel. Acoustic properties are also vital in these spaces as impact sound from one fl oor to the next needs to be minimised in order to improve occupant comfort and well-being. T e 19 dB solution also off ers optimum balance between acoustic performance and residual indentation.’ Sanders said: ‘T e “zones” within the building needed to tailor to individual activities and the fl ooring has played a huge role in helping us to achieve our goals. In the garden room, which leads out onto the terrace, we even used Forbo’s Coral Brush in Cannon Grey as an entrance matting barrier[...]both we, and the client, couldn’t be happier.’ forbo-fl ooring.co.uk | jaspersanders.com


diff erent approach, dismantling the divisions between spaces and dissolving the limits of the uses associated with each of them. A central core integrates all the facilities of the house, with the WC being the only isolated element. T e rest of the materials, spaces and functions merge and fl ow into each other to create a single harmonious home.


Above The JM55 project began life as an enclosed housing unit, but has since been redesigned with only the WC being isolated while the rest of the home benefits from curtain rails that can be configured according to the proposed use of each space


A piece of white tiling symbolically marks the wet uses that are present throughout the house, completely coating the central piece and the fl oors near it. By contrast, rails included in the ceilings draw the blueprint of a totally diff erent space, closed by curtains of diff erent materials that give shelter or privacy as required for each of the proposed uses. A curtain of quilts surrounds the space where the bed is located while a folded felt curtain creates an independent study capsule. T e project, JM55, was designed by BURR and L. Pérez, with the textile design and concept developed together with the designer Rubén Gómez. It was runner-up in the Ascer Prize for ceramic architecture as well as being honoured in the recent Tile of Spain Awards. burr.studio


RIGHT, ALL IMAGES: MARU SERRANO


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