Chapel House in Madrid
Ignacio Hornillos 

Chapel House in Madrid

Ignacio Hornillos 


The renovation and enlargement of this house in Madrid's Ciudad Lineal district was carried out by Ignacio Hornillos (Madrid, 1985), in a project consisting of four architectural operations: excavating a chapel, inserting the master bedroom, attaching a pavilion, and sifting a porch.

The chapel is in the foundations of the old house. Each furniture piece reproduces the cross symbol, and the altar area is distinguished by its materials: marble and polished metals (iron and bronze).

The parents of the large family of nine children have a degree of privacy in a 'mini-apartment' protected by walls of plasterboard in three layers, with Copoprem insulation applied between profiles.

Attached to the house is an elongated storage pavilion characterized by a curved wall and further prolonged by a lower, narrower volume set parallel to the main residence.

Finally, in the porch, a metal pergola covered with plants has a Y form making for more ground space and shade.