A space for reflection and rest. House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura
29/06/2024.
[Valencia] Spain
metalocus, FRANCISCO LANCHAS MORA
metalocus, FRANCISCO LANCHAS MORA
Located in an old building in the expansion of the city of Valencia, the NOS Arquitectura studio plans to renovate a new home in an obsolete space, adapting and updating it for its new owners.
The home's renovation is organized with a corridor that distributes the different uses, stitching together a succession of patios, while playing with lighting through lattices that distinguish each of the spaces. The project creates different environments thanks to the natural lighting that enriches the spatiality of the complex.
The home's renovation is organized with a corridor that distributes the different uses, stitching together a succession of patios, while playing with lighting through lattices that distinguish each of the spaces. The project creates different environments thanks to the natural lighting that enriches the spatiality of the complex.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Floor plan. House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura.
In response to the owner's needs, NOS Arquitectura proposes a clear program of needs, with a much more open layout that eliminates the excessive compartmentalization of the original home.
The house is articulated around the kitchen room, which serves as a reception for the visitor through a sculptural piece that organizes the space. The route starts from this space to ends up blurring its uniqueness towards the different areas in which natural oak wood is used to make the flooring, the vertical coverings and the furniture, becoming the co-protagonist of a warm interior space.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
The house is articulated around the kitchen room, which serves as a reception for the visitor through a sculptural piece that organizes the space. The route starts from this space to ends up blurring its uniqueness towards the different areas in which natural oak wood is used to make the flooring, the vertical coverings and the furniture, becoming the co-protagonist of a warm interior space.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Project description by NOS Arquitectura
Located in a stately building, the house is articulated by the kitchen piece that serves as a reception for the visitor with a sculptural volume that organizes the space.
The project arose from the need to update the spaces of a house that had become completely obsolete, responding to the necessities of its current owner. From a clear and concise program of needs, a much more diaphanous distribution is proposed, eliminating the excessive division of the layout.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
The access to the house is produced directly into the kitchen space, which articulates the day and night areas, thus acquiring an absolute protagonism. The project idea originates from this premise, singling out the kitchen and treating it as a foyer, designed so that it is perceived as a sculptural piece of furniture.
The island is conceived as if it were a solid block of stone, with the cooking area completely blended into it. The choice of materials highlights the piece and singles it out in the space, providing fluidity between the different areas of the house.
As you go deeper into the house, it is possible to discover details and environments that enrich the spatiality of the whole. A corridor distributes the different uses, traversing a series of patios that play with lighting through a system of lattices, which provide the necessary privacy.
House in the city centre by NOS Arquitectura. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
The itinerary through the house culminates in an office area, illuminated by a large opening in front of which there is a bench along its entire length, inviting to reflection and rest. This room serves as a filter for the most private and intimate area of the house: a small terrace to which a living room is linked, which receives the evening light through the tranquillity of the block courtyard and in which the vestiges of the original house have been preserved, leaving walls and ceilings uncovered.
The use of wood, natural oak, is constant in the house, taking it to the floor plan, vertical panels, cupboards and kitchen, and the incorporation of a latticework that sifts the visuals in the lightwells while allowing the entrance of light with the opening of the windows from floor to ceiling. In the dining room, this lattice element takes on the function of a bookcase.
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Architects
NOS Arquitectura. Lead architects.- Rubén March, Rosa Juanes.
Builder
ENUE.
Area
130 sqm.
Dates
2024.
Location
Valencia, Spain.
Manufacturers
Kitchen.- Bulthaup.
General lighting.- Arkoslight.
Furniture.- Viccarbe, Carl Hansen & Son, Vitra, Santa&Cole.
Wood carpentry.- Fusteria Papema.
General lighting.- Arkoslight.
Furniture.- Viccarbe, Carl Hansen & Son, Vitra, Santa&Cole.
Wood carpentry.- Fusteria Papema.
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Rubén March, Rosa Juanes. NOS Arquitectura
NOS Arquitectura. Architecture studio founded by Rubén March and Rosa Juanes based in the city of Valencia, Spain. Their work ranges from interior design, retail, single-family residential or public buildings, they are always focused on the optimization and exhaustive analysis of resources in order to achieve a current and contemporary design available to everyone.
The experience of the NOS team in places such as Porto, Ghent, and more extensively in Valencia as project directors at Fran Silvestre Arquitectos and NIU make it possible to apply an effective methodology to the creation and construction of their projects.
The experience of the NOS team in places such as Porto, Ghent, and more extensively in Valencia as project directors at Fran Silvestre Arquitectos and NIU make it possible to apply an effective methodology to the creation and construction of their projects.
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