CASAMONTESA | Lucas y Hernández-Gil Arquitectos
Madrid / Spain / 2023
CASAMONTESA is a house located in the western mountains of Madrid close to the San Juan reservoir, an old bungalow that was part of a hotel complex from the seventies. The original construction had a hybrid character between highland and modern with a kitsch touch that has nevertheless stood the test of time, maintaining a singular identity that we wanted to conserve. The owners, a young urban couple who love design and live and work in the centre of Madrid, were looking for a functional and compact refuge within a fantastic garden, in a privileged natural environment close to the city, as a getaway. The studio saw this house as an opportunity to articulate the space with a global approach that responded to the architecture, interior design and furniture project. The strategy has been to work on the facade openings to achieve a better relation between the interior and exterior while gaining spaciousness. The windows are now deep boxes that frame the exterior view. We generated thresholds that become the distinctive element along with the kitchen island: a large piece of furniture for cooking, eating and working that articulates the interior of the house. To connect the two operations, both the window openings and the large table have been lined with small handmade burgundy tiles. The rest of the surfaces - campaspero stone floors and waxed tinted plaster walls - establish a dialogue by contrast with the colourful and shiny surface of the tiles.
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN STUDIO : LUCAS Y HERNÁNDEZ – GIL / KRESTA DESIGN /
ARCHITECTS: Cristina Domínguez Lucas, Fernando Hernández – Gil Ruano
TEAM : Sara Urriza Nolan , Lucía Balboa Domínguez, Ana Heredero
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CASAMONTESA es una vivienda situada en la Sierra de Madrid muy próxima al pantano de San Juan. Un antiguo bungaló que formaba parte de un complejo hotelero de los años setenta. La construcción original tenía un carácter híbrido entre montañés y moderno, con un deje kitsch que sin embargo ha soportado bien el paso del tiempo manteniendo una identidad singular que hemos querido respetar. La propiedad, una pareja joven urbanita, amantes el diseño, que vive y trabaja en el centro de Madrid, buscaba un refugio compacto y funcional dentro de un fantástico jardín y en un entorno natural privilegiado próximo a la ciudad, como lugar de escape. Desde el estudio tomamos el proyecto como una oportunidad de resolver el espacio con una propuesta global que diera respuesta al proyecto de arquitectura, diseño interior y piezas singulares de mobiliario. La estrategia ha sido trabajar en los huecos para conseguir una mejor relación entre el interior y el exterior a la vez que se conseguía una mayor amplitud. Las ventanas aparecen ahora como cajas profundas que se proyectan y enmarcan el exterior. Generando unos umbrales que pasan a ser el elemento distintivo junto con la pieza de la cocina: un gran mueble de obra para cocinar, comer y trabajar que articula el interior de la casa. Para singularizar y conectar ambas operaciones se han revestido tanto los huecos de las ventanas como “la gran mesa” con pequeños azulejos artesanales en color burdeos. El resto de paramentos, suelos de piedra de campaspero y paredes de yeso teñido y encerado establecen un diálogo por contraste con las superficies coloreadas y brillantes de los azulejos.

CASAMONTESA is a house located in the western mountains of Madrid close to the San Juan reservoir, an old bungalow that was part of a hotel complex from the seventies. The original construction had a hybrid character between highland and modern with a kitsch touch that has nevertheless stood the test of time, maintaining a singular identity that we wanted to conserve. The owners, a young urban couple who love design and live and work in the centre of Madrid, were looking for a functional and...
- Year 2023
- Work finished in 2023
- Status Completed works
- Type Single-family residence / Interior design
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