Housing as an extension of the environment. Illa Natura, 180 homes in Torressana
06/03/2024.
[Terrassa] Spain
metalocus, FRANCISCO LANCHAS MORA
metalocus, FRANCISCO LANCHAS MORA
The team formed by the BAILORULL and Yolanda Olmo architecture studios have designed «Illa Natura» as more than just a residential housing project in Torressana, located in the municipality of Terrassa, Spain.
Result of urban planning, we find a triangle-shaped plot that treats the interior of the block as an extension of the green environment located at the limit of the urban fabric.
The block, which rises with a building organized in a U shape, closes itself to the urban fabric, while on the other hand, it tries to prolong the surrounding green area.
Result of urban planning, we find a triangle-shaped plot that treats the interior of the block as an extension of the green environment located at the limit of the urban fabric.
The block, which rises with a building organized in a U shape, closes itself to the urban fabric, while on the other hand, it tries to prolong the surrounding green area.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Site plan. Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo.
Type floor plan. Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo.
Elevations. Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo.
side elevations and section through the patio. Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo.
The design, by BAILORULL and Yolanda Olmo, proposes continuity between the two plots that we find in the block thanks to the ground floor and parking levels, and proposes undoing the original triangle-shaped plot, through a building with a central cut that facilitates the typology of the homes and reinforces its slenderness.
The building closes the exterior façade through a succession of window modules and the materiality of brick, creating different closed volumes projected from the exterior façades that generate variation in the typology of the home to adapt to the needs of the market.
In the interior patio, on the contrary, we are committed to the continuity of the existing green environment, opening numerous balconies, which, are strategically oriented and separated to maintain privacy, alternate their position, and generate large outdoor spaces as a result. inside of the apple.
The prominence of brick, a traditional material of the municipality and the neighborhood, gives character and personality to the project, highlighting the proposal's commitment to the context in which it is located.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
The building closes the exterior façade through a succession of window modules and the materiality of brick, creating different closed volumes projected from the exterior façades that generate variation in the typology of the home to adapt to the needs of the market.
In the interior patio, on the contrary, we are committed to the continuity of the existing green environment, opening numerous balconies, which, are strategically oriented and separated to maintain privacy, alternate their position, and generate large outdoor spaces as a result. inside of the apple.
The prominence of brick, a traditional material of the municipality and the neighborhood, gives character and personality to the project, highlighting the proposal's commitment to the context in which it is located.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Illa Natura by BAILORULL + Yolanda Olmo. Photography by Aitor Estévez.
Description of project by BAILORULL and Yolanda Olmo
The volume and general implementation of the building are given by the planning, only altered with the proposal of continuity between the two plots of the site (the U-shaped building and the tower) through ground and parking levels.
The project treats the interior of the site as an extension of the surrounding green area at the boundary of the urban fabric.
The texture of the exterior façade is a result of the combination of a window module and the rough materiality of the brick. A traditional material in the municipality and the neighborhood.
The closed volumes projected from the exterior facades generate variation in the typology of the housing unit so as to adapt to the market necessities.
Balconies in the inner courtyard are concrete slabs that grow in and out resulting in generous outdoor spaces. They are intentionally oriented and separated to generate privacy between neighbours, thus avoiding the use of screens.
The tower has a clear intention of undoing the original triangle shaped site with a centred cut that facilitates the housing typology and reinforces its slenderness.
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Architects
BAILORULL and Yolanda Olmo.
Project team
Martin Sunjic, Julià Garcia, Josep Puigdemont, Carlos Rocha.
Collaborators
Structure.- S4.
Facilities.- JSS.
Measurements.- Joel Vives + Jordi Claramunt.
Execution direction.- Malgosa Delgado Arqtec.
Safety and health.- Beth Bacardit.
Facilities.- JSS.
Measurements.- Joel Vives + Jordi Claramunt.
Execution direction.- Malgosa Delgado Arqtec.
Safety and health.- Beth Bacardit.
Client
METROVACESA.
Builder
SACYR.
Area
Housing.- 18,760 m².
Parking.- 6,574 m².
Public space.- 2,535 m².
Parking.- 6,574 m².
Public space.- 2,535 m².
Dates
Project.- 2018.
Completed.- 2022.
Completed.- 2022.
Manufacturers
High performance perforated bricks.- PIERA.
GHAS system for continuous self-supporting brick facades.- GEO HIDROL, S.A.
Design and manufacture of aluminum windows.- CORTIZO.
GHAS system for continuous self-supporting brick facades.- GEO HIDROL, S.A.
Design and manufacture of aluminum windows.- CORTIZO.
Location
Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
Photograph
Manuel Bailo Esteve, Rosa Rull Bertran. BailoRull Arquitectura
BailoRull Arquitectura is an architectural firm founded by Manuel Bailo Esteve and Rosa Rull Bertran in Barcelona in 1995 when they finished their studies. From the beginning combines professional activity with research and teaching. Manuel Bailo is currently a full professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Virginia (UVA) and Rosa Rull is an associate professor at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Vallés, of the Polytechnic University of Cataluña.
Since its inception, the studio has combined professional activity with research and teaching. Manuel Bailo is currently a full professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Virginia (UVA) and Rosa Rull is an associate professor at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Vallés, of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Her work includes a wide range of projects, moving from the urban scale to interior design. It has been widely published and awarded.
Some of the most representative examples of his projects are: the Jardí 0.96 house; the Ciutat Igualada hotel; the facade and the Manresa Landscape Staircase that was exhibited at the MoMA museum in New York in the ON Site Spanish Architecture 2006 exhibition, this project was also the winner of the prestigious international Contractworld Award in Germany 2010. BailoRull received the first Comercia Space award Arad in China in 2011, as well as the FAD award twice. Recently, his project Espai Natura received the prestigious SARA Award in New York 2021.
His 14 years as a teacher in the Department of Urban Planning at the Escola Tecnica d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and his doctoral research "Urban Catalyst" make him a specialist in how public space is activated.
Since its inception, the studio has combined professional activity with research and teaching. Manuel Bailo is currently a full professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Virginia (UVA) and Rosa Rull is an associate professor at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Vallés, of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Her work includes a wide range of projects, moving from the urban scale to interior design. It has been widely published and awarded.
Some of the most representative examples of his projects are: the Jardí 0.96 house; the Ciutat Igualada hotel; the facade and the Manresa Landscape Staircase that was exhibited at the MoMA museum in New York in the ON Site Spanish Architecture 2006 exhibition, this project was also the winner of the prestigious international Contractworld Award in Germany 2010. BailoRull received the first Comercia Space award Arad in China in 2011, as well as the FAD award twice. Recently, his project Espai Natura received the prestigious SARA Award in New York 2021.
His 14 years as a teacher in the Department of Urban Planning at the Escola Tecnica d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and his doctoral research "Urban Catalyst" make him a specialist in how public space is activated.
Yolanda Olmo
Yolanda Olmo. She is an architect trained at the UPC Barcelona and the North London University, she graduated from the ETSAB in 1999. She has collaborated from 1999 to 2008 in the office of MAP-Josep Lluis Mateo Arquitectes as project manager. Since 2008 she has had her own professional office in Barcelona, alternating her own work and specific associations with other offices such as Bailo-RullADD + or SUMO Arquitectes, with which she has carried out projects such as the Sant Martí Building or the Equipment in Villa Urania.
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