Discover the program. First house by Hanghar
14/05/2020.
[Murcia] Spain
metalocus, AGUSTÍN GAMARRA
metalocus, AGUSTÍN GAMARRA
In a building from the fifties in the city of Murcia, in southern Spain. Hanghar, an architecture studio directed by Eduardo Mediero, decides to carry out a renovation where the material expressiveness prevails over the past built inside a 160m² apartment, demolition and reconstruction come together in a subtle intervention with views towards the main boulevard of the city.
The resolution of the owners' precious objects are contained within the elements used to highlight the spaces without closing them, the spatial fluidity between each of the social environments, including the kitchen, and the coordinated material differentiation and concealment of the bedrooms, probably the simultaneity of activities.
The resolution of the owners' precious objects are contained within the elements used to highlight the spaces without closing them, the spatial fluidity between each of the social environments, including the kitchen, and the coordinated material differentiation and concealment of the bedrooms, probably the simultaneity of activities.
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
First House by Hanghar. Photograph by Luis Diaz Diaz
Floor plan. First House by Hanghar
The First House spatial structure by Hanghar, builds two accumulator elements perpendicular to the access. The first, divided into two, is a metal piece of furniture made of thin perforated steel plates that allow the objects of the home to be discovered from the kitchen area.
The next contrasting element is distributed in six white painted oak cabinets that delimit the bedroom and toilet area. Both, in a game of curiosity that hides the program so that a multiplicity of actions can occur inside it, declaring independence with the floor built in diagonal pieces rotated 45 degrees in order to obtain independence from the spatial supports.
The next contrasting element is distributed in six white painted oak cabinets that delimit the bedroom and toilet area. Both, in a game of curiosity that hides the program so that a multiplicity of actions can occur inside it, declaring independence with the floor built in diagonal pieces rotated 45 degrees in order to obtain independence from the spatial supports.
Project description by Hanghar
The project consists of the renovation of a 160m2 apartment in a 1950s building in the south of Spain. The building, the first reinforced concrete high-rise in the city, was built with poor construction materials which lead to the decision of having to demolish the entire apartment and rebuild from scratch.
The owners, a retired couple who wanted to move back to the city after years of living in the suburbs, wanted a space that could both accommodate everyday needs whilst simultaneously be able to host friends and family.
Wonder and disguise played a crucial role in this project. The house’s storage, a series of linear built-in-place cabinets, organize and structure the space, defining a volumetric perimeter that carries the materiality of the project. The result is a finely delimited, open space that refuses to express its program but allow for multiple possibilities to co-exist. The apartment consists of two main spatial elements: six white oak wardrobes that organize the access to bedrooms and bathrooms and two deep-green metallic cabinets that act as storage and define the cooking area. Made of thin, perforated steel, these cabinets ambiguously mask and showcase the owner’s possessions. Tableware, linen, clothes, cleaning supplies or food are unintentionally staged together.
The cooking area is highlighted by a green, terrazzo piece that serves as the kitchen countertop. The materials are refined but direct and simple. The flooring of the house is solved with one material: 10x60 cm off-white, ceramic tiles that are turned 45 degrees in order to express its independence. At the very end, a T-shaped space holds the most public area of the house. It is defined by large, oak windows, that frame the views towards the city’s main boulevard and flood the room with natural light.
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Eduardo Mediero. HANGHAR
HANGHAR is an architecture practice based in Madrid that works on the confluence between architectural precedents and financial organizational models. The practice develops projects from furniture design to housing developments and urbanism. HANGHAR is run by Eduardo Mediero since 2016.
Eduardo Mediero holds a Masters in Architecture with Honors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Masters in Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His work has been exhibited at the XIV Biennial of Spanish Architecture and Urbanism, the 16th and 15th Venice Architecture Biennale and the Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. Eduardo is the recipient of the 2018 KPF Traveling Fellowship, the Real Colegio Complutense Fellowship and the Arthur Lehman Fund. He is the inaugural Fishman Fellow at the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Eduardo Mediero holds a Masters in Architecture with Honors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Masters in Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His work has been exhibited at the XIV Biennial of Spanish Architecture and Urbanism, the 16th and 15th Venice Architecture Biennale and the Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. Eduardo is the recipient of the 2018 KPF Traveling Fellowship, the Real Colegio Complutense Fellowship and the Arthur Lehman Fund. He is the inaugural Fishman Fellow at the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
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