Alberich - Rodríguez Arquitectos

Barn House

Barn House

BARN HOUSE

Alberich-Rodríguez Arquitectos

ARCHITECTS
Alberich-Rodríguez Arquitectos

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Carlos Alberich, Emilio Rodríguez

LANDCAPING
Fernando Martos

CONTRACTOR
DADPINSON S.L.

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, BANDALUX, Chaos Group, Cortizo, Inda, Pladur, SANTOS, Stuv, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Bossini Cristina, De Tarima, Lumbre, Robert McNeel & Associates

PHOTOGRAPHS
Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán + Rocío Romero)

AREA
1873 ft²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Castillejo De Mesleón, Spain

CATEGORIES
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This "barn" (future studio) constitutes the first phase of a project that will be completed with the main house annexed construction. The large plot will also include a rail wagon put up as a guest room.

Barn House
Barn House

The final geometric form of this shed is the result of previous studies on some archetypal typological variants of barns, constructions historically conceived for storage used in rural settings, and its new interpretation as a contemporary domestic-industrial space.

Finally, the solution of a compact volume with a rectangular plan with a gable roof in its longitudinal direction is adopted.

Barn House
Barn House

The required program is distributed over two floors. The ground floor houses the entrance hall, a toilet, storage space, and a large room for a dining room where the kitchen is incorporated.

This room communicates with covered outdoor spaces that have continuity with a raised terrace on the ground that surrounds three of the four facades of the house. Two bedrooms, a generous bathroom, and a large terrace have been planned on the upper floor.

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Barn House

The distribution and size of the projected openings, as well as the use of sliding partitions, allow the visual and physical connection of bedrooms, bathroom, and terrace, and the panoramic view enjoyment of the surrounding landscape.

Faced with the aggressive weather of the Sierra de Guadarrama, it was decided to protect all the gaps in the north, east and west facades with shutters of the same finish as the outer envelope (mini-wave metal sheet).

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Barn House

On its south face, behind the protection of a narthex, a curtain wall photographs the landscape and stands as a silent witness to the passage of time and the seasons.

The brick enclosure and concrete slabs are wrapped on the outside with rock wool and miniature aluminum sheet lacquered in anthracite color.

The outdoor terrace finished in synthetic wood rests on a lightweight metal structure. Metal columns and reinforced concrete slabs structurally solve the building.

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Alberich - Rodríguez Arquitectos
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Alberich - Rodríguez Arquitectos
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