In Chamberí, one of Madrid's most established neighbourhoods, this new-build duplex penthouse is part of the BOHO 96 project on Calle Santa Engracia—a development that reconsiders urban living through contemporary design by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. The home unfolds across two levels, each serving a distinct purpose within a carefully considered layout. The main floor holds two bedrooms and two bathrooms finished in natural stone and oak, alongside a living and dining area that integrates the kitchen as part of its open sequence. Large windows draw consistent natural light throughout, while a substantial glass door opens onto a first terrace, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior. The upper floor extends this openness further: a generous second terrace wraps the space, furnished with a private swimming pool and unobstructed views across the city. This rooftop addition transforms the penthouse into a rare retreat within the urban fabric.
Almagro
Almagro is the quiet pocket tucked between Chamberí and the Castellana — a handful of blocks where old-money Spanish families, diplomats, and private-office founders have lived for generations. Streets like Calle Fortuny, Calle Zurbano, and Calle Almagro itself are lined with late-19th-century palacetes originally built as single-family residences, mostly subdivided into one or two full-floor apartments per building, with a few still in the hands of the founding families. The density of embassies and consulates per block is the highest in Madrid outside the formal diplomatic strip on Castellana. The housing stock is unusually homogeneous for central Madrid — stone-and-brick façades, 3–4m ceilings, original wrought-iron balustrades — and apartments run large, 180–400 m² being typical.