Among the orchard and the city. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture
09/12/2023.
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The Valencian studio Carles Faus Architecture was commissioned to build this new residence in Algemesí, south of the coastal city of Valencia, located in the western part of Spain.
The house is located on a flat area with orchards, defining its relationship with the city. However, the project aims for the union of square and rectangular shapes, leaving the interior empty and the emphasis on the exterior forms.
The house is located on a flat area with orchards, defining its relationship with the city. However, the project aims for the union of square and rectangular shapes, leaving the interior empty and the emphasis on the exterior forms.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Drawings. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Drawings. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Drawings. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Drawings. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Drawings. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Drawings. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Plot floor plan. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Plot floor plan. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Semi-ground floor plan. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Ground floor plan. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
First floor plan. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Elevation. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Elevation. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Elevation. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Elevation. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Section. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
Section. Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture.
The Carles Faus Architecture studio projects the house in such a way that the ground floor is used for everyday areas such as the kitchen, laundry, dining room and living area. Going up to the first floor we find the bedrooms, where the main bedroom is intended for work and living areas.
The house is designed so that the concrete and the different volumes create a play of light and darkness. On the first floor we find a diversity of edges at different heights, together with the enclosure that allows natural light to enter. The exterior presents two spaces, the one oriented to enjoy the sun, and the shaded area, generated by its concrete blocks.
The house is designed so that the concrete and the different volumes create a play of light and darkness. On the first floor we find a diversity of edges at different heights, together with the enclosure that allows natural light to enter. The exterior presents two spaces, the one oriented to enjoy the sun, and the shaded area, generated by its concrete blocks.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
Description of project by Carles Faus Architecture
Rubio House is located in a residential area, with a completely flat terrain, and in direct contact with the orchard. It is the last house that defines the boundary between the orchard and the city.
The project is conceived through the juxtaposition of two basic elements, a rectangle and a square, and through a simple movement we generate the void inside and emphasize the pieces on the outside.
The square base at the bottom with the intersection of the rectangle at the top generates a void inside, which is crossed by the zenithal light right at the junction of the two voids.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
The relationship with the street is practically annulled on the ground floor, with a small tear in one of the laterals on this façade, to subtract the entire length of the enclosure on the opposite façade, generating in its place an opening of 14 metres of light.
The light and the darkness of the materiality are the great protagonists of this collision of spaces and voids; without the play of those two elements, the material would not be enhanced; thanks to it, the concrete generates a space of changing sensations throughout the day.
Upon entering the house we are greeted by a set of edges at different heights generated by the intersection of the different volumes, the space is articulated with a living area, dining room, reading area, kitchen and laundry, while serving a bedroom and two bathrooms located on the same floor.
Rubio House by Carles Faus Architecture. Photograph by David Zarzoso.
On the first floor there are two bedrooms with a circulation to the space below. Both bedrooms have a dressing room and bathroom inside, with the particularity that the master bedroom has been configured with a split circulation to be able to combine different living and working habits.
The exterior of the plot is connected to the interior through the large opening of the living room, an exterior facing south to enjoy the maximum sunlight, the swimming pool and thanks to the overhang generated by the mesh of the two volumes we generate a shaded area to take shelter in the summer months.
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Area
458 sqm.
Dates
2022.
Location
Algemesí, Valencia, Spain.
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Carles Faus Arquitectura
Carles Faus Borràs. Architect at the European University, 2014. He founded his studio in 2015 in Algemesí - Valencia, formed by a group of professionals from very diverse sectors (landscaping, acoustics, structural calculation, installations, art, architecture ...)
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