Five tangent volumes between them of different heights make up this vernacular construction.The volumes in different heights and different dimensions in order to adapt to the territory and the interior program they protect.Each of these volumes responds to a piece of the main pieces of the house.
These stereotomic volumes are opposed to a completely tectonic and light element: a pergola, which in addition to protecting you from the sun, adapts to the different needs of the inhabitants and the climate: covered, uncovered, pergola, textile, with vegetation ... In this way, all the volumes are connected through an outdoor space generated by the pergola-porch.
If on the outside, all the spaces are connected longitudinally through the pergola-porch.Inside, this longitudinal axis is repeated, inspired by the spatiality that the Thorvaldsens Museum.In this way, the different volumes and pieces of the program are connected, while infinite visuals are guaranteed inside.
In the transverse sense, another axis is also generated in each of the independent volumes. In this way each exterior volume has its own axis, in all the pieces of the main program of the house a poetic rhythm is generated that is repeated: garden-pergola-interior space-garden.In this way, the successful relationship between interior space and exterior space is guaranteed.
This spatiality is enhanced by a delicate work of light, which configures another material of architecture.The most private and intimate spaces, such as bathrooms, are worked with overhead lighting.Intermediate spaces, such as rooms are worked with natural lighting through gaps with different orientations and landscapes.Those more public spaces, such as living room, dining room, hall, kitchen... we work with a magical element in this architecture: glass walls that appear and disappear according to needs; large glass windows are hidden inside the walls.Once again, that fusion between exterior and interior is sought, becoming literal in this architecture.
The materiality of this house is based on an industrialized craftsmanship, in accordance with current environmental requirements.For this reason, architecture combines tradition and cutting-edge technology in the search for a home that meets all passivhaus requirements.
Structurally the house is built with load-bearing walls using the fundamental principles of traditional farmhouses.Its envelope uses a traditional English construction system: the Cavity Wall.In this way, an adequate level of insulation is guaranteed while avoiding energy loss through thermal bridges.
Overheating or overexposure is taken care of with a pergola-porch.The design of this architectural element is studied to guarantee sun protection in summer, but in winter capture the sun's rays that help heat the interior of the house thanks to the thermal inertia of the materials.
Technology and tradition come together in perfect harmony with the aim of protecting the environment.
The materials of architecture seek identity with the place itself while a contrast between modernity and tradition.The lime stucco of Mediterranean character is identified with the place while a light pergola in earth color and a delicate anodized black finish carpentry identifies you with the current era.The exterior materials are transferred to the interior, providing an extra degree of warmth with the use of natural oak wood.
Pure volumes, walls that appear and disappear, contrast between stereotomic and tectonic, traditional architecture, cutting-edge technology in accordance with the principles of sustainability... all this articulates a unique architecture in order to adapt to the territory, minimize its environmental impact and excite the people who live in it.
Team:
Interior: Zentrum + Jaime Prous Architects.
Collaborators: Carlota Solé, Ana Badía, Eduard Romero, Eduard Bonmatí and Beatriz Puerta.
