Four Seasons Hotel Madrid
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Location
Madrid, Spain
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Owner
OHL Desarrollos & Mohari Hospitality
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Architect
Estudio Lamela & BG Arquitectura
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Photographer
Ricardo LaBougle & Hospitality Builders
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Team Members
Anne Wilkinson
Balancing Legacy with Opportunity
With over 16,000 historic elements catalogued and more than 3,700 restored and reintroduced, the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid is steeped in architectural heritage. BAMO approached this complexity with precision and care — retaining original stone floors, carved wood shutters, and gilded ironwork, while designing new furnishings that echo classical forms without mimicry.
In the lobby, repurposed teller lines were transformed into tufted banquettes beneath a restored stained-glass skylight. Elsewhere, details like 19th-century Cremona fittings, original fireplaces, and ornate ceilings in suites were meticulously preserved and reimagined within layered, contemporary compositions. The result is a hotel that doesn’t just house history — it lives within it.
Where the Past Is Layered with the Present.
At every turn, the design demanded restraint, rigor, and respect. Seven buildings, each with its own character and century, were brought together into one property — an architectural collage that could have easily felt disjointed. Rather than erasing differences, BAMO composed them into something coherent, generous, and quietly luxurious.
Guestrooms adapt to shifting floor levels, irregular volumes, and original openings with custom furnishings and palettes that bring warmth without distraction. In the Royal Suite, grandeur of scale is balanced by intimacy: carved millwork and chandeliers sit alongside sculptural tables, rich textiles, and art that feels collected, not commissioned.
New elements — the stairs, spa, and rooftop pool — were designed to stitch past and present together, introducing rhythm, light, and clarity without overwhelming history. Every material holds tension between old and new, formal and relaxed.
The result feels deeply rooted in Madrid: elegant, vibrant, and open to many stories at once.
Contemporary Art, Curated for Place
Art is woven into the fabric of the hotel, not simply as decoration, but as a narrative thread connecting past to present. BAMO collaborated with curator Paloma Fernández-Iriondo to assemble nearly 2,500 works by contemporary Spanish artists — photographs, paintings, sculpture, and engravings — throughout public spaces and guestrooms.
To amplify emerging voices, a national competition engaged top fine art schools in Madrid, Málaga, and Seville, resulting in standout pieces like Eduardo Pérez-Cabrero’s “Starry Night,” suspended beside the central stair. The collection brings relevance and vibrancy to a historic setting, grounding the guest experience in both culture and craft.
