residential building - barcelona

[what]: residential building

[where]: barcelona, spain

[who]: mateo arquitectura

[when]: 2013

[source]: mateo arquitectura

gg bioclimatic house - santa maría de palautordera

[what]: bioclimatic private house

[where]: santa maría de palautordera, barcelona

[who]: alventosa morell arquitectes

[when]: 2013

"The use of wood as the main material, for finishes and structure, makes us work almost exclusively with a single specialized industry and allows us to optimize the construction details and costs."

[source]: archdaily

farmhouse renovation - moonweis

[what]: farmhouse renovation

[where]: moonweis, germany

[who]: Buero, Philipp, Moeller

[when]: 2013

"Natural materials and surfaces, subtle colours and the obvious love to detail are fusing old and new to one unit."

[source]: archdaily

split view mountain lodge - buskerud

[what]: private home

[where]: buskerud, norway

[who]: reiulf ramstad arkitekter

[when]: 2013

"The volume consists of a main body [...] which follow the natural contours of the landscape and splits into two living zones. [...] The separate volume of the annex is placed in extension of the main body, contributing to the three characteristic split views through fully glazed end walls."

[source]: archdaily

relocation of population at la cañada real - madrid

[what]: competition by ie and arquideas. the purpose was to consider housing as an urgent and basic component of improving urban environments for the poor, and to propose viable housing alternatives. the location was to be decided by each team. 

[where]: la cañada real, madrid, spain

[who]: raquel prendes & patricia aute

[when]: december 2013

the results came out february 28th so we are glad we can finally share our idea.

Formed by 16 kilometers of an old drover’s road, the Cañada is the biggest slum in Europe. Divided into six sectors, the Cañada is a big snake of tin houses settled on both sides of a dirt road riddled with holes. There are no public services in this area: the population has electricity thanks to the electric sockets used illegally, and most of the houses are inhabited by more people than they should.

baladrar house - benissa

[what]: private house

[where]: benissa, alicante, spain

[who]: langarita navarro

[when]: 2013

"The detail proposed for the openings eliminates all presence of glass when they are drawn back, transforming the house into an enormous porch that provides continuity between outside and inside activities"

[source]: dezeen, langarita-navarro

villa verde - constitución

[what]: housing

[where]: constitución, maule, chile

[who]: elemental

[when]: 2010

"[...] but we thought of once again applying the principle of incremental construction and prioritization of the more complex components, this time with higher standards both for the initial and the final scenario."

[source]: archdaily, elmental

building in between dividing walls - pamplona

[what]: housing

[where]: pamplona, navarra, spain

[who]: alfonso alzugaray

[when]: 2012

Medieval lot, 2,20m x 19m. The distribution is given by a central staircase, with rooms on each side so they can be ventilated and illuminated through the façade. The staircase illuminates with natural light the center of the house, and the rest of the program is solved without adding partitions. 

[source]: plataformaarquitectura

mo house - madrid

[what]: private house

[where]: madrid, spain

[who]: frpo

[when]: 2012

A house in the woods made with CNC cross laminated timber panels. This laser-cut panels guarantees the final result to be the most accurate possible, and also allow the construction process to be way faster than traditional methods.

[source]: frpo