Industrial memory into a home and studio. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos
06/08/2020.
[Madrid] Spain
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With the nickname "La Nave" this renovation is the transformation of an industrial space into a home for its owners, the architects. The renovation designed by NOMOS arquitectos starts from an industrial building, a former 227 m² graphic arts workshop, in Madrid.
The program designed develops an architecture studio and a house for the architect couple with their three children, in a pre-existing space it is open-plan, located on the corner with a large window, 34 linear meter of facade, 10 meter deep. A 5x5 meter grid of concrete pillars and downpipes attached to the central pillars.
The project received the Interior Opinion Award at the 2020 FAD Awards for Architecture and Interior Design (awarded by the finalists of the FAD Award for Architecture and Interior Design and the ARQUIN-FAD partners).
The program designed develops an architecture studio and a house for the architect couple with their three children, in a pre-existing space it is open-plan, located on the corner with a large window, 34 linear meter of facade, 10 meter deep. A 5x5 meter grid of concrete pillars and downpipes attached to the central pillars.
The project received the Interior Opinion Award at the 2020 FAD Awards for Architecture and Interior Design (awarded by the finalists of the FAD Award for Architecture and Interior Design and the ARQUIN-FAD partners).
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos. Photograph by Luis Asín
Overview, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Interior elevations. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Detail, axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Floor plan. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Elevations. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Elevations. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Elevations. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Elevations. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
Axonometric. La Nave by NOMOS arquitectos.
The interior renovation of the space designed by NOMOS arquitectos, begins with a access-hall divided in two and organizing the rest of the space from an oblique geometry, in which very few materials are used.
The house is presented as a laboratory of virtuous formal solutions and constructive sincerity that enhances the value of the materials used.
Thus, the separate bedrooms of the façade arise, giving rise to a very attractive transition space, the gallery, as an alternative circulation and thermal mattress. A fluid relationship that intelligently plays with natural light and extends to the studio where the façade finishes and textures are preserved, reminding us of the exterior and its industrial past.
The house is presented as a laboratory of virtuous formal solutions and constructive sincerity that enhances the value of the materials used.
Thus, the separate bedrooms of the façade arise, giving rise to a very attractive transition space, the gallery, as an alternative circulation and thermal mattress. A fluid relationship that intelligently plays with natural light and extends to the studio where the façade finishes and textures are preserved, reminding us of the exterior and its industrial past.
Project description by NOMOS arquitectos
A former printshop. 227 square meters, 34 linear meters of facade, 10 meters deep. A 5 x 5 meter grid of concrete pillars and downpipes attached to the central pillars.
«La Nave» is the transformation of an industrial space into a place for life, which takes place as a continuous sequence, with very little difference between work and family leisure. It is the result of a creative process that focuses on the use of local materials and construction systems linked to crafts.
The layout design strategy starts with the search for the optimal location of the technified spaces. The wet areas need to reach the downpipes but they want to be located at the back of the space. They rotate 45 degrees.
The diagonal partitions are built with glazed bricks, in two colors, white and cobalt blue, shaping the perimeter of bathrooms and kitchens. The bricks hidden faces are exposed in the surrounding spaces, qualifying the living room, the office and the bedrooms. The bricks are rotated and combined generating plinths, shelves, and friezes. In combination with large tongue-and-groove ceramic boards, they define niches and shelves.
The perpendicular partitions are built with a pine framework and DM panels.
The vertical development of the walls seeks to articulate their contact with the structure, by means of a crown of triangular MDF boards, which makes the recycled cotton acoustic insulation visible, softening the relationship with the existing structure.
The bedrooms are detached from the facade, whose existing yellow painted metal carpentry is preserved, giving birth to an added space, the winter garden, which is at the same time a programmatic gift, an alternative circulation and a climate buffer. This space participates in the activity of the apartment, it shapes its sensory experience and gives meaning to its typological complexity, nuancing and graduating the intimacy and light density of the rooms it protects.
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Architects
Project team
Paul Galindo, architect. Ophélie Herranz, architect. Elisa Marcos, architect. Quentin Lemazurier, student. Agnese Lanata, student.
Builder
Ioan Bezdedan (Aetas Home Design).
Area
227 m²
Dates
2018-2019.
Photography
Luis Asín.
Ophélie Herranz Lespagnol, Paul Galindo Pastre. NOMOS arquitectos
NOMOS arquitectos. (Formerly PYO, now NOMOS). NOMOS is the name under which Ophélie Herranz and Paul Galindo practice in Madrid. NOMOS is an association of architects based in Geneva, Lisbon and Madrid. Together they work on projects of all scales, from furniture to masterplanning, with great interest in cultural context and the environment.
Using drawing primarily to shape their ideas, they explore new ways of creating community through buildings that seek opportunities within constraints.
They approach each project with enthusiasm, care and curiosity; always striving for sustainable beauty.
Geneva is headed by Katrien Vertenten & Lucas Camponovo, Massimo Bianco, Daniel Schwarz and Ugo Togni.
Lisbon is headed by Jorge Paquete & Veronica Pires.
Madrid is headed by Ophélie Herranz & Paul Galindo.
Using drawing primarily to shape their ideas, they explore new ways of creating community through buildings that seek opportunities within constraints.
They approach each project with enthusiasm, care and curiosity; always striving for sustainable beauty.
Geneva is headed by Katrien Vertenten & Lucas Camponovo, Massimo Bianco, Daniel Schwarz and Ugo Togni.
Lisbon is headed by Jorge Paquete & Veronica Pires.
Madrid is headed by Ophélie Herranz & Paul Galindo.
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