Location
Madrid, Spain
Completion Date
2024
Scope
Interior Design, FF&E
Project Director
Lorea Domínguez
Design Team
Alexandra Klein
Martha Genda
CD Supervisor
Jhan Chavarría
General Contractor
Inner XXI
Photography
Mariola Soberón
Rather than competing with the historic fabric outside its windows, the interior withdraws into a language of restraint—one defined by precision, warmth and an almost invisible attention to detail.
Every intervention is distilled to its essential gesture, allowing proportion, natural light and material continuity to shape the atmosphere. The apartment feels less designed than quietly composed, where each element belongs to a larger architectural rhythm.
Overlooking one of Madrid's most emblematic boulevards, this apartment by Cuaik CDS proposes an interpretation of urban living where architecture becomes a measured frame for the city beyond.
Large French windows, preserved within their original openings, extend the living spaces toward wrought-iron balconies overlooking the tree-lined avenue.
Custom oak millwork establishes the architectural order of the apartment. Walls dissolve into integrated storage, concealed functions and carefully proportioned openings that eliminate visual noise while enriching spatial depth. Rather than behaving as furniture, these interventions become part of the architecture itself, wrapping each room with a sense of permanence and quiet craftsmanship.
The bedrooms introduce an even greater sense of enclosure. Oak joinery wraps the spaces with the precision of bespoke cabinetry, integrating wardrobes, shelving, bedside tables and work surfaces into a single continuous composition.
