The reading of the neutral exterior façade, with some implementation of colored tiles, contrasts with the permeability of the rear façade that displays a set of natural light filters, light that is filtered by an ingenious grid of bricks as a sieve, a lattice.
The horizontal metal structure is broken down into several beams of different angles that are welded at different heights to the same pillar, creating a game inside the house with its different rules, possibilities, and limitations.
Rambla House by Arturo Sanz and Fran López. Photograph by María Mira.
Rambla House by Arturo Sanz and Fran López. Photograph by María Mira.
Description of project by Arturo Sanz and Fran López
Newly built house overlooking the interior garden courtyard with a triple-height space that acts as a filter and a transition between indoors and outdoors and which becomes the centre of the house.
The floors are divided into two levels, the first landing higher and the second a few steps lower, in such a way that the staircase rises from floor slab to floor slab, changing its layout and curling in on itself. The rooms (personal and confined spaces) are located on the first bay, while the communal spaces (studios, playrooms and bathrooms) are located on the second bay and are open to the central space.
The construction breaks down the building elements so that each one of them is an instrument of expression. The metal beams made with C-channel (PFC) are welded laterally to the pillars, which allows several beams with different angles and at different heights to be attached to the same pillar. The floor slabs are made up of metal beams, wooden joists supported on them and ceramic boards with a compression layer. Each of these elements has its own rules, possibilities and limitations... and that is where the game begins.
The vegetation takes a leap and slips inside, occupying the central space and all around it, stairs, walkways and open spaces, spiralling around it. The bamboo becomes the epicentre.
Houses full of life, where the natural is part of the domestic.
