MG08 is a flexible dwelling located in Madrid, Spain, redesigned in 2020 by Burr.

Description
MG08 is an architectural intervention to generate a flexible dwelling, capable of being subdivided into different units, depending on the needs of its tenants.
For many people, building their own house is the most significant personal investment they will ever make. In fact, it is one of the most stressful periods in an average person?s life. Due to this situation, many people turn to conservative housing models, appealing to the closest references they have, which is usually the family home they grew up in. In many cases, people look for a place where they can live for the rest of their lives, despite the fact that their lives can change enormously in many aspects, such as the number of family members, socioeconomic conditions, mobility, or health status, among many others. A house should therefore be capable of transforming or adapting to the changes of its inhabitants instead of being an invariable element. María Guerrero is a house that was born split in two. In order to be able to afford the purchase and construction costs, the inhabitants of this project start their life in this space by occupying half of the house and renting the other half as an independent home. The separation between the two spaces is made by an acoustic protection wall, which can be partially or totally demolished to add space from one dwelling to the other. The model can evolve pa...