The Singular Space’s Curated Picks at Casa Decor 2025

In its 60th edition, Casa Decor once again shines a light on the rich architectural heritage of Spain, choosing as its venue a stately building in Madrid’s Chamberí district. Located at number 33 on Sagasta Street, the property was built in 1902 by the Bilbao-born architect Luis de Landecho y Jordán de Urríes, who also collaborated on the design of Madrid’s Ateneo.

This singular building—nineteenth-century in style and canonical in typology—is, in fact, the union of two separate structures originally commissioned by the Zabálburu family. Influenced by the neo-Gothic rationalism of the time, it stands out for its majestic façade of exposed brick and stone, crowned by two flattened corner towers and a sharply pitched central one, topped with French-style slate roofing. Each tower is lined with rows of glazed balconies, alternating stone balustrades with wrought ironwork, floor by floor.

With a trapezoidal footprint, the building boasts 7,141 m² across a basement, ground floor, and four upper levels, each offering grand, high-ceilinged rooms, stylized balcony windows, and original period details—a residential gem of a kind rarely built today.

A Tribute to the Senses

Beyond refined salons, palatial dining rooms, and extraordinary bathrooms and kitchens, this year’s edition is defined by conceptual spaces. Designed to awaken the senses, they offer experiences that transcend aesthetics and functionality. Below, we share a curated selection of the most striking spaces, along with several disruptive takes on more familiar domestic settings.

Earth and Architecture

Landscape designer Fran Cisneros delivers an installation that goes far beyond decoration, becoming a deeply immersive encounter with nature and art. Floating stones, a breathing pond, and fissures brimming with sprouting greenery invite mindful contemplation, while clay sculptures represent each of the five senses.

Rain

Created by students from San Pablo CEU University, this space is conceived as a sanctuary of calm and serenity. Wall textures echo the spirit of the forest, while warm light filters through methacrylate cylinders to create a soft, cocooning atmosphere. The scent of rain-soaked earth, the gentle sound of falling water, and the view of stars overhead combine to make this a place for reverie

Tempus

In this installation, Andreu Carulla Studio invites us to rediscover the beauty of everyday life and the value of slowing down in our hyperconnected, fast-paced world. Visitors are drawn into a dystopian atmosphere via a suspended metal walkway anchored to the ceiling with scaffolding pipes, surrounded by climbing plants—a surreal journey through time.

Passage to the Soul

With this proposal, Daviddedavid Studio explores the profound connection between humans and their surroundings, inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture. Stone, mirrors, and lush greenery create a contemplative environment where space becomes a mirror to the inner self.

Mist

Blending technology with interior design, Summumstudio presents a bathroom concept that’s as theatrical as it is tactile. A sculptural lighting fixture composed of porcelain circles hovers above a monumental basin, surrounded by a garden of pampas grass. Touch the water and the ambiance shifts—colors transform, and a soft breeze brings the grasses to life.

Puzzle

A children’s bedroom takes on poetic dimension in Diego Guillén Ligori’s imaginative design. Inspired by a single piece of wood cut at a 45-degree angle, the space evolves like life itself. Seven colors define a modular system that forms shelves, a desk, wardrobes, and a bed—playful, personal, and profoundly original

Grotto

Rock takes center stage in Ramón Esteve Estudio’s interpretation of a contemporary lobby. Drawing from the geometric language of strata and quarries, the space features two distinct areas that explore the expressive power of natural stone through texture and chromatic contrast.