M House in La Nou de Gaià
03/12/2013.
By María Díaz, MDBA & Guallart Architects. [La Nou de Gaià, Tarragona] Spain
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Maria Diaz has designed this house in a small village in Tarragona, La Nou de Gaià. The context in which it is located is the essence of the project, without hesitation she raises a project extolling the landscape and historic character that owns the place, something that not all architects are able to do, yet she performs with great subtlety. A great work!
M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Access, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Exterior-interior view from terrace, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Interior view, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Interior view, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Interior view, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Interior view, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Interior view, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Interior view, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Site plan, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Site plan, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Floor plan -1, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Floor plan 0, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Floor plan +1, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Floor plan +2, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Section, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Section, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Section, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Elevation, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Elevation, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Elevation, M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
M House in La Nou de Gaià by María Díaz. Photography © Adrià Goula. Courtesy of MDBA & Guallart Architects.
Memory of project
The project of the house M, it is located in La Nou de Gaia, a small locality in the north of Tarragona, Spain.
It is a small village, but with an ancient very well kept center. The house is located in this ancient center, which rises on the plateau of the zone, with historical defensive character, so that the zone northwest of the village looks at “Els masos de Vespella“, with a very attractive sights and a fantastic sunset.
The principal element of the project, it is the context; The relation with the landscape and the surroundings of the housing, so that this one is closed to the village, and it is opened towards the valley in the western part through large windows, capturing maximum light into the house. There are four levels which create different facades plans, generating terraces of different characters, according to the interior use of the volume.
In the interior, an opened wooden stair relates the four levels, organizing the spaces needed by the client.
The principal materials are concrete, metal, wood and the light in the interior and the stone in the exterior. The simplicity as the greater sophistication.
Materiality.
- The house is built in steel structure.
- Exterior frame work in aluminium and woodwork inside and main entrance.
- Metal & wood staircase.
- Interior finishes: Wood Flooring.
Text.- María Díaz.
CREDITS.-
Main architect.- María Díaz.
Team collaborators.- Esther Rovira, Andrea Imaz, Francesca Caffari, Cecilia Caffari; Valter Valenciana de Estructuras, S.L (structure), Pilar Sierra (surveyor), Josep Montragull (wood), Espai sport (swimming pool).
Builder.- Construcciones Merlot.
Date.- 2013.
Surface.- 307,80 m² (total floor area).
Site.- La Nou de Gaià, Tarragona. Spain.
More information
MARÍA DÍAZ - MDBA & GUALLART ARCHITECTS
María Díaz (Bilbao, 1972) founder of MDBA, with a career of more than 15 years, leads a young team that integrates architects, designers and professionals of different disciplines. There, she Works to develop projects of diverse scales that promote the self-sufficient development in the territory, including projects of buildings, housings and master plans.
The study MDBA, based in Barcelona, is characterized by the search and creation of spaces that cause emotions and where to place furniture and decoration’s elements that are interrelated with these spaces.
Every project is a challenge, in which we interpret the needs of the client and we look to get the maximum benefit of location or of the existing space. We look for the appropriate character in every space, always bearing in mind the materiality, the heat of the materials, and of the work of the craftsmen that we incorporate in our work, with the result of spaces with "soul".
