A contrasting home full of nuances. Sant Antoni house by Arquitectura-G
30/11/2020.
[Sant Antoni de Vilamajor - BCN] Spain
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
Description of project by Arquitectura-G
The house is located on a plot with a marked upward slope, with views and good sunlight in the upper part.
The project stands out for a marked division between the day and night areas, which is further accentuated by the construction system and the structure of each of them. The daytime area, more in contact with the ground, is defined by heavy, walled construction. On the other hand, the night area, elevated from the ground, is conceived with a light, dry construction, and a porticoed structure supported on the garage/basement.
The staggered plan of the day area defines uses without the need for compartmentalization, thus guaranteeing views from one end of the house to the other. There is also a clear hierarchy in the size of the spaces to define the different uses: study - dining room - kitchen - living room (from small to large). Instead, we find a linear and non-hierarchical scheme in the sequence of rooms. These always lead to the common area with large double-leaf doors and are raised above the concrete block body to seek better sunlight, thus guaranteeing a daytime use of these.
Through a horizontal plane of glass that defines a skylight, the meeting between the volume of the common area (white) and the volume of bedrooms/storage (red) is avoided, further differentiating these two worlds. In turn, this skylight allows light to enter the circulation corridor. This cut marks an axis in the house that is accentuated by the sequence of pillars, which reveal the weight of the roof garden and are repeated to the outside of the house, merging with the landscape.
Arquitectura-G is a studio of architecture founded in 2006 based in Barcelona, by Jonathan Arnabat, Jordi Ayala-Bril, Aitor Fuentes and Igor Urdampilleta, mainly dedicated to construction and teaching. They understand their work as a team, where individualities are dissolved in an addition of ways of doing. Material aspect is fundamental for the them, seing it as a field of research. Currently the office includes small projects and starts a new stage to approach larger projects.
In 2008 created ESCRITOS-G as learning tool and to improve the business, with the desire to create a critical discourse and trigger discussion about contemporary architecture. It is a serie of conversations about architecture held between members of ARCHITECTURE-G, the philosopher Ekhi Lopetegi and several young architects whose work has sparked interest in the profession, society and the media.
In 2011 launched INDOORS a section focused on reformulation and internal reorganization of urban housing adapted to living contemporary culture.