{"id":51515,"date":"2025-12-04T11:39:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/febrero-studio-reinterpreta-un-piso-senorial-en-el-madrileno-barrio-de-justicia\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:43:40","slug":"febrero-studio-reinterprets-a-stately-apartment-in-madrids-justicia-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/febrero-studio-reinterprets-a-stately-apartment-in-madrids-justicia-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Febrero Studio reinterprets a stately apartment in Madrid\u2019s Justicia district"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Justicia district \u2014 one of Madrid\u2019s most coveted neighbourhoods \u2014 inside a protected building of classical character, Febrero Studio<\/a> signs a silent and luminous renewal of a stately apartment where the original architecture remains a protagonist in its own right. Exceptionally high ceilings, generous mouldings, herringbone wooden floors and, above all, a series of imposing doors that \u2014 like theatrical thresholds \u2014 infuse the home with character and anchor the interior narrative. These doors frame paintings, sculptures and objects, transforming each room into a small stage where life and art coexist without hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n

What began as a simple request \u2014 the addition of a second kitchen near the social areas to host gatherings with greater ease \u2014 soon expanded into a complete project that redefined the home through the logic of conviviality. The new layout achieves a fluid balance between public and private realms: the apartment now includes two generous living spaces, a solemn study, three suites conceived as personal refuges, and service areas that bring order, functionality and rhythm to daily life.<\/p>\n\n

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Armchairs designed by Febrero Studio. Photograph by Per Barclay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Egg Chair<\/em> by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. Painting by Helmet Dorner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Custom marble dining table. Model 77<\/em> chairs by Niels O. M\u00f8ller and Razor Blade chairs<\/em> by Henning Kjaernulf. Maija<\/em> and Lamina 165<\/em> lamps by Santa & Cole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Artwork by Jos\u00e9 Herrera from Galer\u00eda Oliva Arauna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sofas by Blasco upholstered in natural linen. Travertino Silver marble coffee table designed by Febrero Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Marx serigraphy<\/em> by Leonal Moura.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Print by Antoni T\u00e0pies. B2 system table and cabinetry by Bulthaup. Stool by Nikari and Mazha lamp by Mario Tsai.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Fase Boomerang 64<\/em> lamp designed in the 1960s by Luis P\u00e9rez de la Oliva and Pedro Mart\u00edn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mother in bed with blood<\/em> by Gregory Crewdson. Danish chromed-steel and leather armchair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The grand living\u2013dining room opens with a memorable image: through the original doors appears a vibrant orange work by Jos\u00e9 Herrera \u2014 from Galer\u00eda Oliva Arauna \u2014 suspended above two green linen-upholstered sofas by Blasco. At their centre stands a custom Travertino Silver marble coffee table designed by the studio. The dining area, organised around a robust pink marble table made to measure, brings together two families of chairs: the 77 model by Niels O. M\u00f8ller, with teak frames and papercord seats, and the Razor Blade model by Henning Kjaernulf. The Maija and Lamina 165 lamps by Santa & Cole complete the ensemble with their quiet elegance. The carpet by Rica Basagoiti, already part of the home, was rescued by Febrero Studio and given new prominence in the social area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art continues to unfold in the adjoining sitting room, where white armchairs designed by Febrero Studio rest on a kilim, accompanied by pink Travertino side tables and a blue sofa by Blasco. A photograph by Per Barclay intensifies the atmosphere with its silent density. At the opposite end, an Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen and a painting by Helmet Dorner add a precise chromatic counterpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kitchen \u2014 the nucleus from which the entire renovation originated \u2014 blends functionality with sculptural presence. A print by Antoni T\u00e0pies and the serigraphy Marx by Leonal Moura animate the space. The table and cabinetry follow the pure linearity of the B2 system by Bulthaup. The stool is by Nikari, and the Mazha lamp is a design by Mario Tsai.<\/p>\n\n\n

In the study, all the furniture has been retrieved and reallocated, granting each piece a second life. The large photograph Mother in bed with blood by Gregory Crewdson presides over the room. On the desk sits a Fase Boomerang 64 lamp, designed in the 1960s by Luis P\u00e9rez de la Oliva and Pedro Mart\u00edn. A Danish armchair in chromed steel and leather completes this sober, contemplative environment.<\/p>\n\n

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Original 1977 Star Wars poster<\/em>. Mushroom<\/em> lamp by HKliving and Componibili<\/em> bedside table by Kartell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Headboard designed by Febrero Studio, upholstered in Candela linen by Alhambra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Double-basin countertop in Azul Tinta and Gio115 taps by Cea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Stool designed by Mario Tsai.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

In the main bedroom, an original 1977 Star Wars poster establishes the chromatic starting point. The bespoke headboard by Febrero Studio is upholstered in Candela linen by Alhambra, as are the curtains. The Mushroom lamp by HKliving and the Componibili bedside table by Kartell complete this domestic universe with a subtle pop resonance.<\/p>\n\n\n

The walk-in wardrobe makes the most of the ceiling height thanks to a mezzanine clad in stained oak and jatoba flooring, accessible via a staircase. A stool designed by Mario Tsai accompanies this intimate and vertical space. In the bathroom, the linear codes of the kitchen resurface: Pangea natural stone on the floor and shower, a double-basin countertop in Azul Tinta, and Gio115 taps by Cea. A print by Roy Fairchild-Woodward \u2014 Dear Laura \u2014 completes the palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The selection of furnishings reveals a sensitivity very much intrinsic to the studio: a nuanced blend of past and present, where antiques, design icons, pieces inherited by the owners and exclusive elements from the Febrero Shop Collection coexist with natural ease. \u201cOur style explores natural materials and organic elements that interact with light and their surroundings,\u201d the authors explain. Wood, stone and honest textiles shape an aesthetic that resists time without losing warmth or a deeply human sense of inhabiting space.<\/p>\n\n\n

The renovation, discreet in its language yet profound in its ability to transform, demonstrates Febrero Studio\u2019s narrative clarity: an architecture capable of honouring the memory of place while building a warm, livable present rich in nuance. A stately apartment that preserves its dignity and, at the same time, is reborn as a domestic realm where art finds its finest light.<\/p>\n\n

Project<\/strong><\/strong>: BQ.
Location<\/strong><\/strong>: Barrio Justicia. Madrid.
Completed<\/strong><\/strong>: 2025.
Interior design<\/strong><\/strong>: Febrero Studio<\/a>.
Photography<\/strong><\/strong>: Germ\u00e1n Saiz<\/a>.
Art<\/strong><\/strong>: Galer\u00eda Oliva Arauna<\/a>.
Source<\/strong><\/strong>: Febrero Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mercedes Gonz\u00e1lez Ballesteros and Jes\u00fas D\u00edaz Osuna, founding architects of Febrero Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Febrero Studio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Febrero Studio \u2014 founded in 2016 in Madrid by architects Mercedes Gonz\u00e1lez Ballesteros and Jes\u00fas D\u00edaz Osuna \u2014 has become one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Spanish interior design. With studios in Madrid and Marbella, their work is guided by the conviction that architecture and interior design are not separate disciplines, but facets of a single creative gesture: a home, a hotel, an office or a clinic cannot be conceived without its atmosphere, its light, its furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both founders trained at ETSAS in Seville and built an early international background through experiences in London, Rotterdam, Florence and Brazil \u2014 places that broadened their understanding of materiality, volume and the lived experience of space. This foundation translates into an architecture rooted in honesty, where wood, stone and natural textures take precedence; into interiors shaped with delicacy, restraint and comfort; into living spaces that breathe serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n

In their work \u2014 from Madrid penthouses to carefully restored homes \u2014 Febrero Studio seeks to ensure that each project becomes a dwelling, a refuge, a place with identity, where functionality coexists with warmth and discreet beauty. Their own furniture pieces, their showroom, and their curated selection of mid-century vintage objects complete a unified, coherent vision with enduring character.<\/p>\n\n

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Febrero Studio
<\/strong>Conde de Xiquena, 5
28004 Madrid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pr\u00edncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, \u00a0s\/n
CC El Capricho, 4
29602 Marbella
+34 912 591 463
info@febrerostudio.com
febrerostudio.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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