Inhabited interstices. Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura
19/06/2023.
[Girona] Spain
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Architecture studio 05 AM arquitectura was commissioned to carry out the renovation of a Rafael Masó building, which had already undergone an extension in the 50s. The house is located in Gerona, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
The integral reform tries to accommodate a new way of inhabiting the house where its exterior and interior spaces are unified through two open patios, with the rooms around them as if they were habitable interstices.
The project has been awarded in the 2023 Comarques de Girona Architecture Awards edition.
The integral reform tries to accommodate a new way of inhabiting the house where its exterior and interior spaces are unified through two open patios, with the rooms around them as if they were habitable interstices.
The project has been awarded in the 2023 Comarques de Girona Architecture Awards edition.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Access floor plan. Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura.
Main floor plan. Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura.
Second floor plan. Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura.
Elevation. Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura.
05 AM arquitectura creates the access to the house in an annex volume, in contact with the street level in the form of a prism, connected to the main floor through a corridor and leaving an exterior void. The floor plan is characterized by the incision of two open patios full of vegetation, one oriented to the south and the other to the north, which improves lighting and spatial views of the interior of the house.
The proposed reform provides multiple spaces with a certain degree of ambiguity that improves the possibilities of different uses: "Communicated and separated spaces are achieved at the same time, corners and a feeling of spaciousness, with permanent natural lighting."
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Refurbishment of a house in Girona by 05 AM arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia.
Description of project by 05 AM arquitectura
In a 1950’s extension of a building by Rafael Masó, a complete refurbishment is carried out to accommodate a new way of living.
Access to the house is through an existing annexed built volume in contact with the street level. It is a small prism linked only to the main floor through a corridor, leaving an external void between both spaces.
The floor plan is characterised by the incision of two open patios, one south facing and the other one north facing. These interstitial spaces provide lighting and interesting visual communications between the different spaces of the house. They are spaces colonised by vegetation, providing a space between two rooms, a parenthesis full of possibilities.
It is a house that provides multiple spaces with a certain ambiguity that increases the potential for use and perception. It achieves communicated and separated spaces at the same time, corners and a feeling of spaciousness, with permanent natural lighting.
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Architects
05 AM arquitectura. Lead architects.- Joan Arnau, Carme Muñoz.
Collaborators
Structure.- OTG3 Estudi d'Arquitectura i Enginyeria.
Facilities.- Instal·lacions i manteniments Daró.
Facilities.- Instal·lacions i manteniments Daró.
Area
125 m².
Dates
Project.- 2020.
Construction works.- 2022.
Construction works.- 2022.
Location
Girona, Spain.
Fotografía
Joan Arnau, Carme Muñoz. 05 AM arquitectura
05 AM arquitectura, is an architecture firm based in Girona, founded by Joan Arnau and Carme Muñoz in 2005. Their practice and professional expertise is based on the realisation of projects, interiors, and landscapes architecture. They have carried out projects both for public administration, public competitions and private commissions, having a vast experience in the last one, either in interior renovations or new constructions.
05 AM arquitectura team is formed by intern collaborators and an extensive network of highly-specialised consultants on different areas, with whom they share the same goals and self-commitment.
Throughout their professional trajectory they have received numerous recognitions in the specialized sector.
05 AM arquitectura team is formed by intern collaborators and an extensive network of highly-specialised consultants on different areas, with whom they share the same goals and self-commitment.
Throughout their professional trajectory they have received numerous recognitions in the specialized sector.
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