Homes with different visions. Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero
01/05/2024.
[Girona] Spain
metalocus, FRANCISCO LANCHAS MORA
metalocus, FRANCISCO LANCHAS MORA
Casas Jano is a project that consists of two single-family homes that have been developed in collaboration by Jaime Prous Architects and Pineda Monedero. The plot is located in an urbanization still under development on the outskirts of a town in the Girona region, in Spain.
The project presents two homes that face opposite sides, creating together two heights on a cross-shaped floor plan inscribed in the square that occupies the plot, that enhances diagonal connections with the outside. The union of the two homes forms a single volume of changing facades thanks to the position of the windows, whose composition generates different expressions for the viewer depending on their position.
The project presents two homes that face opposite sides, creating together two heights on a cross-shaped floor plan inscribed in the square that occupies the plot, that enhances diagonal connections with the outside. The union of the two homes forms a single volume of changing facades thanks to the position of the windows, whose composition generates different expressions for the viewer depending on their position.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Ground floor plan. Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero.
First floor plan. Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero.
Roof floor plan. Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero.
Axonometry. Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero.
The project designed by Jaime Prous Architects and Pineda Monedero is located in the designated areas on the lower floor. The exterior spaces marked by an extension of the structure, appear at further cost as a continuation of exterior living conditions. On the high floor of the living spaces there are spaces that do not allow different uses where they normally serve sleeping areas.
The set presents a manual eyeshadow fachada that relates to the hormigón structure which is reflected by a very well-held colored palette. The project cannot be seen in an eclectic landscape of materials and ambient volumes.
The set presents a manual eyeshadow fachada that relates to the hormigón structure which is reflected by a very well-held colored palette. The project cannot be seen in an eclectic landscape of materials and ambient volumes.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
Project description by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero
The setting in which these semi-detached houses are located is that of an anonymous neighbourhood on the outskirts of a town near Girona. The finished streets await the arrival of the future houses that will form an eclectic landscape of different materials and volumes.
Each house faces opposite sides and is joins the other from the back like Janus, the two-faced god. This union is read as a single two-storey volume in the shape of a cross. The cross is inscribed in a square that encompasses the house and two exterior spaces framed by the exposed concrete structure.
Jano houses by Jaime Prous Architects + Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Jose Hevia.
The construction aims to approach the materiality with frankness by exposing the concrete structure and the manual brick façade. A very subdued colour palette is used to tone down the high-flown tone of the surroundings and go unnoticed. The windows are placed in such a way as to compose 4 changing façades, generating different expressions depending on the position of the observer.
From the inside, these openings allow diagonal views across the exterior spaces. The cross-shaped geometry increases the corners and embraces the future pergolas. On the upper floor it allows the creation of spacious rooms without hierarchies that allow for different uses.
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Contractor
Construccions Busquets.
Location
Girona, Spain.
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Jaime Prous Architects
Jaime Prous. Architect since 2006 by the Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona. He began his career in the Barcelona office of Francisco and Damián Ribas. Until today he has carried out outstanding works from residential to sports equipment. He has always combined the practice of the project with research and teaching. He is currently a professor of Technology at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Vallés. Passionate about traveling, he impregnates his works with foreign influences, embodying his own personality.
Àlex Pineda, Antón Monedero. Pineda Monedero
Pineda Monedero is an architectural firm based in Barcelona founded by Àlex Pineda and Antón Monedero. It is a young studio with a long experience at an individual level, both nationally and internationally.
Context, containment and contrast are repeated in their creative process. They approach the design of commissions as objects defined in relation to their environment. Each project is based on constant exploration and the search for an optimized result.
Context, containment and contrast are repeated in their creative process. They approach the design of commissions as objects defined in relation to their environment. Each project is based on constant exploration and the search for an optimized result.
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