A Mediterranean industrial home. Oasi House by MARBÄ architecture
26/09/2023.
[BCN] Spain
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
The architect Júlia Marbà Prats was commissioned to rehabilitate the basement of a residential building in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, southwest of the center of Barcelona. The intervention was carried out in a series of spaces that have gone through different uses and programs, from a parish to a printing press and finally to a bazaar.
The project aims to transform these ground floors into a mixed space, where people can live and work, and provide high energy efficiency with passive strategies, local materials, and bioclimatic proposals. The building would require planning a home for a young couple, but considering the possible adaptation over time.
The project aims to transform these ground floors into a mixed space, where people can live and work, and provide high energy efficiency with passive strategies, local materials, and bioclimatic proposals. The building would require planning a home for a young couple, but considering the possible adaptation over time.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Site plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Ground floor plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Ground floor plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Ground floor plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
First floor plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Longitudinal section plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Longitudinal section plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Longitudinal section plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Transversal section plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Interior elevation plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture.
Constructive section plan. Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture
Casa Oasi proposal, by Júlia Marbà Prats, arises as an attentive and careful response, to generate a green, sustainable space with a high quality of life, in one of the densest cities in Spain and Europe.
The rehabilitation creates a mixed space, which knows how to respect the pre-existence, where you can live and work, thanks to the creation of a green lung as a central nucleus that works as a thermoregulatory space, a space that functions as a porch, patio, garden and living room. be merged into a single space with a retractable glass cover for ventilation. The program follows the types of Mediterranean domus and organizes the rest of the house around this space which provides good ventilation, direct light, and a temperature regulated by this large garden.
The materials used are local materials, such as glazed ceramic, clay, wood, or concrete, whose use leaves the memory of the building present, the architectural traces that speak for themselves.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
The rehabilitation creates a mixed space, which knows how to respect the pre-existence, where you can live and work, thanks to the creation of a green lung as a central nucleus that works as a thermoregulatory space, a space that functions as a porch, patio, garden and living room. be merged into a single space with a retractable glass cover for ventilation. The program follows the types of Mediterranean domus and organizes the rest of the house around this space which provides good ventilation, direct light, and a temperature regulated by this large garden.
The materials used are local materials, such as glazed ceramic, clay, wood, or concrete, whose use leaves the memory of the building present, the architectural traces that speak for themselves.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
Project description by Júlia Marbà Prats
Oasis is the name of an architectural project, but it comes from a research process to create a green and sustainable space with the highest quality of life possible in one of the densest cities in Spain and Europe.
This project is located on the ground floor of a residential block. In the beginning, it was a parish, later a printing press, and finally a bazaar. The first time I visited it, the distribution and products from the bazaar were still there. The challenge was immense.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
The objective of the project was to transform this ground floor into a mixed space to be able to live and work. Another plus was obtaining a high energy efficiency building working with passive strategies, local materials, and a bioclimatic design (always in accordance with the site and the climate of the place). The main challenge was finding the flexibility to make a house with the needs of a young couple while considering the possibilities of change through time.
The result is a green lung as the central core of the home that works as a thermoregulatory space and as a living room. The idea of a porch, the idea of a patio, garden, and living room merge into a single space covered by a glass cover with retractable rails for ventilation. Following the Mediterranean models of the Roman domus or the Arab patios, the rest of the rooms are articulated around it, nourished by the quality of air, light, and temperature provided by this large garden.
Oasis House by MARBÄ architecture. Photograph by Alejandro Gómez Vives.
The final result is a very warm and Mediterranean house, made with glazed ceramics, clay, wood, and concrete but with an industrial - or sincere - touch since it reveals all the installations and defects of the original walls and ceilings. Some architectural traces speak for themselves.
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Architects
MARBÄ arquitectura.
Project team
Architect.- Júlia Marbà Prats.
Collaborators
Lighting Design.- Calida Lighting (Maria Alonso Sala).
Technical architect.- David León Íñigo.
Wood carpentry.- Ya Mobles (Francis Martos).
Metal carpentry.- Didán Locksmith (David Gómez Moral).
Technical architect.- David León Íñigo.
Wood carpentry.- Ya Mobles (Francis Martos).
Metal carpentry.- Didán Locksmith (David Gómez Moral).
Area
Constructed area.- 350sqm.
Dates
Construction completion year.- February 2023.
Location
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Manufacturers
Bevel 10/31, Smooth green 31.- Ceràmiques Ferrés.
Century Collection chrome finish.- Rovira Faucets.
Wall light: Ellepì 'Solid Color' miniplate.- Creative Cables.
LED strips, profiles and diffusers.- Llúria.
Downlight: SOLID 1.0 1XGU10 BLACK.- Wever Ducre.
Uplights.- Light Line.
Solid wood beams.- Grau i Grau.
IVAR shelf.- IKEA.
Patio awning.- Persianasamedida.com.
Induction Hob - NT ONE BL/F/83 PX.- Elica.
Glass Blocks.- Future Euro Trade.
Century Collection chrome finish.- Rovira Faucets.
Wall light: Ellepì 'Solid Color' miniplate.- Creative Cables.
LED strips, profiles and diffusers.- Llúria.
Downlight: SOLID 1.0 1XGU10 BLACK.- Wever Ducre.
Uplights.- Light Line.
Solid wood beams.- Grau i Grau.
IVAR shelf.- IKEA.
Patio awning.- Persianasamedida.com.
Induction Hob - NT ONE BL/F/83 PX.- Elica.
Glass Blocks.- Future Euro Trade.
Photography
Júlia Marbà Prats. MARBÄ
Júlia Marbà Prats Graduate graduated in Higher Architecture in July 2020 from the La Salle - Ramon Llull University. During her Erasmus in Hamburg she decided that she wanted to study Art and combined the last two years of architecture with the Art History degree at the University of Barcelona.
As a recent graduate, she worked in several architecture firms and construction companies focused on sustainability and wooden structures and this is how she learned about bioclimatic architecture and became aware of the environmental importance of the construction sector.
She is currently working on the MARBÄ architecture project, carrying out comprehensive reform projects focused on energy improvement and with a very Mediterranean essence. In fact, she states that one of the greatest influences she had was the architecture of her school, the “Garbí” school, in Esplugas de Llobregat and built by Oriol Bohigas. In her projects you will find reflected many of the materials that were used at that time, during the 60s-70s in Barcelona.
As a quasi-art historian and passionate about theater she does many ephemeral architecture projects related to scenography and the design of temporary spaces. Her goal when she finishes her Art History degree is to be able to dedicate herself to museum spaces, exhibitions, set designs and filming. Without leaving it behind its "brick" architecture projects and its Mediterranean warmth.
As a recent graduate, she worked in several architecture firms and construction companies focused on sustainability and wooden structures and this is how she learned about bioclimatic architecture and became aware of the environmental importance of the construction sector.
She is currently working on the MARBÄ architecture project, carrying out comprehensive reform projects focused on energy improvement and with a very Mediterranean essence. In fact, she states that one of the greatest influences she had was the architecture of her school, the “Garbí” school, in Esplugas de Llobregat and built by Oriol Bohigas. In her projects you will find reflected many of the materials that were used at that time, during the 60s-70s in Barcelona.
As a quasi-art historian and passionate about theater she does many ephemeral architecture projects related to scenography and the design of temporary spaces. Her goal when she finishes her Art History degree is to be able to dedicate herself to museum spaces, exhibitions, set designs and filming. Without leaving it behind its "brick" architecture projects and its Mediterranean warmth.
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