Description of project by CODA arquitectura
Located on a plot with one street side and three to adjacent buildings, over a 15x15 plant, it is proposed a house, simple and complex and at the same time.
Seeking for privacy in their spaces and the quality of their views, a flexible and fluid distribution is created , starting from a courtyard and the reinterpretation of a “zaguán” , turns all rooms into garden spaces, in a succession of connected but distinct environments.
Maximum use of areas and interior-exterior relationship, to enhance the feeling of spaciousness of the house.
Outside, a sober façade and “Manchego” gate on which hovers and grows the garden.
Water, light and vegetation are the ingredients around which revolves incessantly this house.
On a 15x15 meters plot, water, light and vegetation are the ingredients around which this house revolves incessantly.
The Madrid architects CODA arquitectura studio led by Jaime Cantero and Gerardo Marcos has designed this house in Ciudad Real, characterized by its white color and its simplicity of exterior forms. Inside, an interesting set of views towards your small pool organize the basic housing program.
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CODA is an architectural studio based in Madrid. Its founders, Jaime Cantero and Gerardo Marcos, have been working together since 2006 when the two were part of the Norman Foster team in London. Since then, these Spanish architects have developed several projects in Spain, Asia and Latin America and have participated in various international competitions.
Gerardo Marcos is an architect from ETSAM (School of Architecture of Madrid), Master in Advanced Architectural Projects and LEED Green Associate. This architect began his professional career in London, where he worked in the studio of Norman Foster and later, David Chipperfield. In 2007, he joined the team of renowned architect Gabriel Allende in Madrid, before becoming a co-founder of CODA.
Jaime Cantero is an architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and has developed a good part of his professional career in London, where he worked with the architects Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield and Norman Foster. After several years abroad, he has worked for the Architecture Department of the Engineering Company Prointec, developing various national and international projects.
Gerardo Marcos is an architect from ETSAM (School of Architecture of Madrid), Master in Advanced Architectural Projects and LEED Green Associate. This architect began his professional career in London, where he worked in the studio of Norman Foster and later, David Chipperfield. In 2007, he joined the team of renowned architect Gabriel Allende in Madrid, before becoming a co-founder of CODA.
Jaime Cantero is an architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and has developed a good part of his professional career in London, where he worked with the architects Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield and Norman Foster. After several years abroad, he has worked for the Architecture Department of the Engineering Company Prointec, developing various national and international projects.
CODA is an architecture and design firm based in Madrid, operating at the intersection of geometry, construction, and computation. The team specializes in generating lightweight and efficient systems using sustainable materials and processes, aiming to reduce the ecological footprint by exploring the physical and digital limits of form-finding.
CODA's activities range from consulting in computational design applied to lightweight structures and complex constructions, to research and teaching at the UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia), and to its own design commissions. The team has built projects in Norway, Hungary, and Spain, and has taught in Austria, Sweden, and Korea.
Jaime Cantero is an architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and spent part of his professional career in London, where he worked with architects Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield, and Norman Foster, as part of multidisciplinary teams on cutting-edge international projects. He later worked for a time in the Architecture Department of the engineering firm Prointec.
In 2011, he founded CODA Arquitectura, an office whose main objective is to design, collaborate on, and be involved in projects of diverse typologies, both large and small, and national or international in scope, always maintaining a high level of quality, innovation, and functionality.
CODA works on the development of construction and structural systems that allow for efficient form to be achieved with simple and economical means, with a team composed of architects, engineers, and computer scientists.
Published on:
December 15, 2017
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"Zagua House by CODA architecture. Reinterpreting a “zaguán/hallway”" METALOCUS.
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