{"id":53144,"date":"2025-12-28T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/la-casa-de-la-escritora-una-vivienda-madrilena-reinterpretada-por-estudio-boira-con-el-arte-y-la-literatura-como-ejes-del-proyecto\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T17:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T17:27:58","slug":"the-writers-house-a-madrid-home-reinterpreted-by-estudio-boira-with-art-and-literature-as-the-projects-guiding-threads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/the-writers-house-a-madrid-home-reinterpreted-by-estudio-boira-with-art-and-literature-as-the-projects-guiding-threads\/","title":{"rendered":"The writer\u2019s house: a Madrid home reinterpreted by Estudio Boira with art and literature as the project\u2019s guiding threads"},"content":{"rendered":"

This project, which its authors have named The writer\u2019s house, unfolds within a pre-existing home whose original organisation responded to a fragmented logic: enclosed rooms, interrupted routes, and a dark atmosphere that limited both the entry of natural light and the relationship between spaces. Estudio Boira<\/a>\u2019s intervention dismantles this compartmentalised legacy to build a new spatial continuity\u2014more open, more legible, and aligned with contemporary forms of inhabitation.<\/p>\n\n\n

The intervention seeks to reinterpret the character of the home. The studio proposes a reorganisation based on the relationships between rooms, the fluidity of movement, and the creation of visual axes that connect spaces not necessarily adjacent. Natural light becomes another material in the project, capable of traversing the interior and accompanying the domestic sequence throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n

The new scheme rests on an architecture of symmetries and balances, where every gesture is carefully measured. Bespoke wooden joinery articulates the space with precision. Subtle touches of colour, variations in texture, and meticulously integrated details enrich the atmosphere without overwhelming it, allowing the rooms to breathe.<\/p>\n\n

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\"Entrance
Entrance:<\/strong>\u00a0Chequerboard floor by Trazo Proyectos with a design by Estudio Boira. Painting by Alicia Gimeno at \u00danico. Bench from Rue Vintage 74.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Living
Living room:<\/strong>\u00a0Italian bamboo coffee tables from Rue Vintage 74.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\"Living
Living room:<\/strong> 1970s rust-coloured armchair from Rue Vintage 74. Round coffee table from Rue Vintage 74. In the background, a curved sofa by Studio Ba\u00f1\u00f3n, a travertine marble side table, and an Italian floor lamp from Rue Vintage 74.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Living
Living room:<\/strong> Oda sofa by Studio Ba\u00f1\u00f3n, vintage hemp cushions, and an Italian travertine marble side table from Rue Vintage 74. Painting by Manolo Ballesteros and wooden sculpture by Josecho L\u00f3pez at Galer\u00eda Marita Segovia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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\"Living
Living room:<\/strong>\u00a0Zigler rug.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Living
Living room:<\/strong>\u00a0Pair of Italian armchairs from the 1970s, Italian bamboo lamp, and an antique Bavarian chest of drawers, all from Rue Vintage 74.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\"Reading
Reading area:<\/strong> Pink velvet chaise longue by Studio Ba\u00f1\u00f3n. Above the fireplace, a painting by Jer\u00f3nima Jaume at \u00danico. Tulip side table from Rue Vintage 74.
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\"Dining
Dining room:<\/strong> Oak wood dining table with iron legs and ceramic fruit bowl from Rue Vintage 74. Cesca dining chairs by Knoll. Custom-made white plinths with sculptures by Josecho L\u00f3pez at Galer\u00eda Marita Segovia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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\"Wood
Dining room:<\/strong>\u00a0Wood and mirror folding screen by Trazo Proyectos, designed by Estudio Boira. Painting by Alicia Gimeno at \u00danico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Kitchen
Kitchen:<\/strong>\u00a0Bar stools from Zara Home. Painting by Anke Blaue on the countertop, from Galer\u00eda Marita Segovia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kitchen furniture designed by Estudio Boira. Kitchen island by Cosentino with a design by Estudio Boira. Italian ceramic vessels from Rue Vintage 74.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Art and literature: the project\u2019s guiding axes<\/h2>\n\n\n

From the outset, the homeowners\u2019 passions\u2014art and literature\u2014became the axis around which the proposal revolves. Not as added decorative elements, but as a structural part of the project itself. Contemporary artworks occupy central positions within the main spaces, bringing depth and contrast to a serene envelope dominated by white and wood. The house is thus conceived as a framework that accompanies and gives meaning to these contents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relationship between kitchen and dining room exemplifies this desire for continuity. Both spaces are separated by a folding screen in wood and mirror which, when fully opened, blurs physical boundaries and amplifies the perception of space. Reflections extend sightlines, prolong light, and reinforce a sense of depth, integrating uses without dissolving their individual identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The writer\u2019s house<\/em>, balance and harmony are not pursued as abstract values, but as direct consequences of spatial composition. Vertical and horizontal planes engage in dialogue through patterns and rhythms that employ natural and noble materials\u2014wood and stone\u2014worked in different textures, formats, and tones. Every decision responds to a constructive and domestic logic, conceived to accompany everyday use.<\/p>\n\n\n

The project thus proposes an integrated vision of architecture, interior design, and decoration, understood as inseparable parts of a single process. The container remains quiet, allowing life, books, and artworks to take their place. A home conceived to be lived through its spaces, its paths, and its pauses.<\/p>\n\n

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\"Main
Main bedroom:<\/strong>\u00a0Italian bamboo and brass lamp from Rue Vintage 74. Painting by Joaqu\u00edm Chancho at Galer\u00eda Marita Segovia. Wall lights by Nan\u00f3metro Estudio. Zigler rug.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Textile
Textiles:<\/strong>\u00a0White linen bedspread by Pepe Pe\u00f1alver. Pink linen throw and pink linen cushions by Alhambra. Brown hemp cushion and antique Gustavian chair from Rue Vintage 74.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Dressing
Dressing room \/ Bathroom:<\/strong>\u00a0Wood and glass doors by Trazo Proyectos, designed by Estudio Boira. Antique linen towel from Rue Vintage 74. Vase by Brumalis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Main
Main bathroom:<\/strong>\u00a0Oak wood vanity by Trazo Proyectos, designed by Estudio Boira. Stone countertop by Cosentino, designed by Estudio Boira. Wall light by Nan\u00f3metro Estudio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Project<\/strong><\/strong>: The writer\u2019s house.
Project type<\/strong><\/strong>: Full renovation.
Location<\/strong><\/strong>: Madrid.
Area<\/strong><\/strong>: 800 m2<\/sup>.
Completed<\/strong><\/strong>: 2025.
Interior architecture<\/strong><\/strong>: Estudio Boira<\/a>.
Architects<\/strong><\/strong>: Berta Otero y Roc\u00edo An\u00f3s.
Photography<\/strong><\/strong>: Javier Bravo<\/a>.
Styling<\/strong><\/strong>: Bea Torell\u00f3<\/a>.
Source<\/strong><\/strong>: Boira Estudio.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ground floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Berta Otero and Roc\u00edo An\u00f3s, founding architects of Estudio Boira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Estudio Boira<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Estudio Boira was founded in Madrid in 2019 from the friendship and intellectual affinity between Berta Otero P\u00e9rez and Roc\u00edo An\u00f3s Poblaci\u00f3n, architects trained at the Escuela T\u00e9cnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM). Coming from different professional paths, both shared a common understanding of architecture as a balance between space, use and restrained emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before establishing the studio, Berta Otero developed her professional career in Madrid, working in studios specialised in retail projects, while Roc\u00edo An\u00f3s worked in London within a practice focused on cultural architecture. Two different contexts that, rather than setting them apart, helped to consolidate a shared language rooted in attention to detail, compositional clarity and an idea of beauty linked to harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boira is thus shaped as a studio focused on residential projects\u2014comprehensive refurbishments and new-build homes\u2014mainly in Madrid and Cantabria. Their work is based on a precise architectural approach, where each project is conceived as the construction of a serene and balanced spatial framework, capable of accommodating the life that unfolds within. \u201cBuilding the void and then dressing it\u201d is not a formal statement, but a way of understanding space as a structure that precedes inhabitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symmetry, balance and warmth articulate an architecture that rethinks domestic space from a contemporary perspective, rooted in tradition yet attentive to new ways of living. Each project is developed from a deep understanding of those who inhabit it, to the extent that the works take their names: The writer\u2019s house, The diplomat\u2019s house, The pianist\u2019s house. People are always the starting point and the final destination of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boira\u2019s work offers an integrated vision of architecture, interior design and decoration, understood as inseparable parts of the same process. The container\u2014serene and harmonious\u2014is placed at the service of the content, avoiding unnecessary protagonism and prioritising overall coherence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berta Otero P\u00e9rez and Roc\u00edo An\u00f3s Poblaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Within the studio, Berta Otero and Roc\u00edo An\u00f3s share the conceptual development of each project and the reflection on new ways of living, although an unwritten internal dynamic places Roc\u00edo at the origin of the creative concept and Berta in charge of overseeing and managing the construction process. This complementarity reinforces an architectural practice that is equally attentive to the idea and to its material execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both architects understand the project as a continuous process, in which design and construction form part of the same line of thought. Their architecture is built through listening, dialogue and careful attention to the real conditions of place, client and time.<\/p>\n\n\n

Projects by Estudio Boira have been featured in publications such as Arquitectura y Dise\u00f1o, El Mueble, Telva and La Vanguardia, consolidating a trajectory defined by coherence, restraint and an architecture conceived to be lived in.<\/p>\n\n

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Estudio Boira
<\/strong>+34 691 687 843
+34 606 020 301
info@estudioboira.com
www.estudioboira.com<\/a>
@estudioboira<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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