La Sexta is currently airing a program called “Supercasas,” in which they show off some of the most luxurious and exclusive mansions (for there is no other word) in Spain by architect Joaquín Torres, who heads the architectural studio A-cero.
On Sunday, they took a look at the houses of former and current Madrid players Cristiano Ronaldo, Álvaro Arbeloa, Zinedine Zidane, Raúl and Míchel Salgado. You’ll either feel very, very jealous after seeing the photos, or you’re going to want to become a professional footballer stalker.
Let’s start with Cristiano. According to Joaquín Torres, Cris’ house of 800 square meters is spread out over one floor, and has seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a Japanese patio, a trophy room and several kids’ rooms (which Cris asked for before he knew of the existence of his son). He also requested a piano, the first footballer to do so, according to the architect. He adds that Cris was very involved with the decoration, and that the initials “CR” are a constant motif around the house (notice that the couch is in the shape of a “C”).
One of the photos below is gratuitous (I think you can tell which one) but in my defense, the house is clearly visible in the background, if you can get past that marvelous view in the foreground (and yes, those swim trunks are so horrid that I have no trouble just imagining that they’re simply not there).
I hope Junior likes his room!
Meanwhile, the studio was hired to restore a duplex that Álvaro owns in Zaragoza, which is 200-300 square meters. It was completely renovated to fill it with light, and Álvaro requested a monochrome look, with everything in black and white.
Zidane’s house in Madrid is more classic, and he asked for a special garden to be built.
Raúl’s house in Madrid is certainly big enough for his five kids (and then some) and was made to order.
And Míchel Salgado’s summer house in Vigo (Galicia) has beautiful views of the ocean. The studio remodeled the exterior, and made it geometric and all in white. There is an indoor pool, and the colors white and red predominate in the interior. If this were my house, I’d want to live here all year round!
This episode also took a look at Alejandro Sanz’ house, and a previous episode featured Fernando Hierro’s house in Madrid.