This central core is understood as a large habitable box that concentrates the server program in favor of free and open served spaces. At the organizational level, the space is practically devoid of corridors, allowing flexible use of the different mezzanines.
Description of project by Ayllón‐Paradela‐De Andrés Arquitectos
Domestic Scenarios
The house is conceived as a large volume that shelters a series of platforms, which are arranged as mezzanines in response to the unevenness of the terrain. These are concatenated in plan and section by a spiral route around a central wooden core -wood case-, which is understood as a large habitable box that concentrates the server program in favor of free and open served spaces -domestic scenarios-.
This organization, practically devoid of corridors, allows flexible use of the different mezzanines. These are qualified according to the gradient of privacy established by the scheme itself, favoring the multiple forms of contemporary living: rest, leisure, work... The intermediate levels, of a more public nature and spatially linked to each other, extend towards the garden spaces. As one moves towards the points furthest from the access, the spaces become more reserved, allowing the private areas of the complex to be accommodated.
Context and Materiality
On the outside, the house seeks to integrate subtly into an urban environment dominated by single-family homes of different materials, colors, and shapes. Faced with this heterogeneous context, abstraction is chosen, materializing the house as a large white volume perforated by generous openings. In turn, towards the urban space, it appears as a background canvas behind the deciduous vegetation that surrounds the plot.
At the material level, neutral and simple finishes are chosen. The centerpiece around which the entire house is articulated, built-in wood, and finished with oak plywood boards, take a leading role in all rooms, providing warmth to the interior atmosphere of the house.
Comfort and Energy Efficiency
At the energetic level, the massive nature of the building as a whole has been chosen as a strategy for comfort. A thick envelope of thermo-clay walls and solid concrete slabs ensure high thermal inertia, understanding the house itself as a great thermal accumulator. The generous openings allow capturing the sun in winter, minimizing the heating demand. In summer, the exterior venetian blinds protect from the sun, reducing the demand for cooling.
The deciduous vegetation and the landscaped surroundings to the south, together with the sheet of water to the west, generate a small microclimate around the house, which all the interiors enjoy thanks to the natural ventilation of the house. For peak demand, there is a radiant-cooling floor with aerothermal production as a renewable energy source, combined with an enthalpy heat recovery system. A photovoltaic solar panel system capable of producing 4.5 kW of energy for self-consumption complements the system.
