Looking for continuous space. House 1616 by HARQUITECTES
29/03/2023.
[BCN] Spain
metalocus, ANA SAIZ, ANDRÉS BLANCO
metalocus, ANA SAIZ, ANDRÉS BLANCO
Project description by HARQUITECTES
It is about a single-family house between partition walls in a dense context in the Sant Gervasi neighbourhood of Barcelona.
The proposal is defined by two elemental decisions, in one hand, to promote privacy in section by assigning a user profile to each of the three levels, on the other hand, the house is related to the exterior through the garden, placing on the street side the staircase space. Both decisions allow the floors to be practically diaphanous and the space for the stairs to function as a patio, favouring natural ventilation and avoiding any noise or disturbances from the street.
House 1616 by HARQUITECTES. Photograph by Adrià Goula.
The ground floor houses the common and social uses of the family in a continuous space, it is larger than the upper floors and takes advantage of an original construction that existed on the plot. The first floor is used for the children's room, play and study and the upper floor for the rest and work of the parents.
House 1616 by HARQUITECTES. Photograph by Adrià Goula.
To adjust the diverse uses without losing the clarity of the space, the conventional bearing walls parallel to the façade dissolves in a dense grid of cross-shaped brick pillars that defines the main atributes of the space and order the uses of the floor and even of the façades. The horizontal slabs transmit the forces to the pillars through equally slender ribs.
Harquitectes is a team of architects which include David Llorente (ETSAV-UPC, 2000), Xavier Ros (ETSAV-UPC, 1998), Josep Ricart (ETSAV-UPC, 1999) and Roger Tudó (ETSAV-UPC, 1999). They combine professional practice and university teaching in national schools. Their work has been exhibited in many expositions and lectures both in Spain and abroad.
Awards.-
2018.- Premio ‘Detail Prize 2018’
2018.- Premio ‘XII Premios NAN’
2018.- Premiado en la ‘XIV BEAU’ Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo.
2018.- ‘Premio Ciudad de Barcelona 2017’
2018.- Premio ex aequo de ‘Arquitectura de Ladrillo Hispalyt XIV’
2017.- Premio ‘Mapei a la edificación sostenible’
2017.- Premio ‘BB Construmat 2017’
2017.- Premio AD 2017 Architects of the year
2016.- Premio ‘Mostra Arquitectura Vallès’
2016.- Premio ‘Wienerberger Brick Award 2016’.
2016.- Premiado en la ‘X BIAU’ Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo.
2016.- Premiado en la ‘XIII BEAU’ Biennal Espanyola d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme.
2016.- Premio de Arquitectura de Ladrillo Hispalyt XIII Edició.
2016.- Premio ‘Catalunya Construcció’ 2016.
2015.- 1r ‘Premio Ugo Rivolta’ 2015.
2015.- Premio FAD de la opinión 2015.
2015.- Premio ‘Catalunya Construcció’ 2015.
2014.- Premio ‘Archmarathon’ 2014.
2014.- Premio de Arquitectura de Cerámica ‘Fritz Höger Preis’ categoría de vivienda Winner Gold
2013.- 1er ‘Premio A+’ al Mejor Proyecto de Arquitectura Sostenible.
2013.- ‘Premio A+ Extraordinario al Estudio Joven más Prometedor’
2012.- Sacyr Innovación Award for ICTA-ICP Building 1102.
2012.- AJAC 2012 Award for university dwellings in Sant Cugat dle Vallès.
2012.- Hise 2012 excelencia a la innovación Award, for 712 house.
2012.- FAD 2012 Award, 712 house.
2011.- ENOR Arquitectura Joven Award for 704 Gimnasium.