Housing Building in Carabanchel
HOUSING BUILDING IN CARABANCHEL
Amann Canovas Maruri
ARCHITECTS
Amann Canovas Maruri: Atxu Amann, Andrés Cánovas, Nicolás Maruri
PHOTOGRAPHS
Miguel de Guzmán, David Frutos
AREA
4441.33 m2
LOCATION
Madrid, Spain
CATEGORY
Apartments
YEAR
2009
Text description provided by architect.
OPEN TO THE FOUR WINDS
The proposal is not built from the review of the traditional housing block but from the attributes of the slab of minimum width perforated with through holes.
This situation of minimum bandwidth allows an inner space of considerable size, a public space in the heart of the project, a space that is half open and connected to the whole sprawl, boldly assuming an ambiguous condition, exterior and interior at the same time.
The flat is a house with a yard. This small house garden is linked to the interior of the block, the street and the living room.
The yard is a sunny place in the winter and cool place in the summer.
With cross views of the inside and outside of the block, the garden and the street, light and shadow.
The clustering of dwellings is obtained from mechanical necessities.
The interior is made with integrated furniture; versatile space with openings available in the wall. The exterior body is constructed of metal, therefore acts as a ventilated façade.
The building is an ordered set of car bodies whose metallic colours are the choice for users.
