USE: Café-bar and restaurant — Interior design & spatial concept
LOCATION: Madrid, Spain
YEAR: 2024
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: Dterra
PHOTOS: © Wolfblanc Architects

Nestled in the dense urban fabric of Madrid’s Chamberí district, Bistró Dterra is a sanctuary of tactile silence designed to offer a pause from the city’s frenetic pace. The project explores the duality between the raw, baked warmth of the Mediterranean and the refined, functional restraint of Nordic design.

Wolfblanc’s spatial strategy focuses on “sensory zoning.” To mitigate the harsh Madrid sunlight while maximizing luminosity, the design employs ribbed glass partitions and deep acoustic oak paneling. These elements filter light and dampen noise, creating an acoustic intimacy rare in Spanish hospitality. The material palette is an honest dialogue between geography and craft: local terracotta tiles and unfired clay plasters ground the space in its Spanish context, while the joinery—clean, linear, and devoid of ornament—nods to Swedish carpentry traditions.

The layout is fluid yet distinct. A dynamic bar area allows for the quick rhythm of morning espresso and evening tapas, while soft velvet booth seating offers a slower, more secluded dining experience. Bistró Dterra does not shout; it whispers, proving that even modest spaces can cultivate a timeless sense of belonging through material integrity and human scale.