Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura
27/02/2023.
[Hospitalet] Spain
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
MA+SA arquitectura studio completed the renovation of a house in the city of Hospitalet de Llobregat, located in the province of Barcelona. This almost hundred-year-old building has been abandoned for thirty years, and now it has been converted into a home for two siblings.
This project is located on a commercial street where there are large collective housing buildings. By recovering the functionality of the building to make it habitable again, it becomes eye-catching within this area.
This project is located on a commercial street where there are large collective housing buildings. By recovering the functionality of the building to make it habitable again, it becomes eye-catching within this area.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Ground floor plan. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
First floor plan. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
Second floor plan. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
Roof floor. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
Section. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
Elevation. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
Elevation. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
Detall. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
Detall. Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura.
MA+SA arquitectura focuses on the distribution of the three floors, where the rooms alternate according to height and is connected through the staircase. The Ground floor consists of the common areas, kitchen and living room. The interior patio connects with the living room, giving it lightly through natural light. The upper floors have bedrooms and bathrooms. Crowning the building is a roof terrace.
Materials used are mainly ceramic, lime mortar, wood and steel structures; these can be seen in an organic way, noting that it is also a modern house. Through the cotton, the carpentry and the blinds thermally insulate the house. Energy sustainability is important, it has an aerothermal installation and photovoltaic panels.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Materials used are mainly ceramic, lime mortar, wood and steel structures; these can be seen in an organic way, noting that it is also a modern house. Through the cotton, the carpentry and the blinds thermally insulate the house. Energy sustainability is important, it has an aerothermal installation and photovoltaic panels.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Refurbishment of a single-family house. Pantera house by MA+SA arquitectura. Photograph by Aitor Estévez Olaizola.
Description of project by MA+SA arquitectura
The design of the house is determined by the existing structure of the original house between party walls, made up of two buildings that will become the homes of two brothers. Almost a hundred years after the construction of the house and more than twenty years after its abandonment, this reform aims to recover its functionality, solidity and, above all, its habitable and friendly character, in a street transformed into a commercial hub and absorbed by large buildings of collective housing.
The existing regulations forced us to set back the interior façade in order to grow one more floor in height, thus gaining an interior patio that functions as an extension of the living room. With a perfect south orientation, we worked on the project section in detail to optimize the views, the summer and winter sunlight exposure as well as cross ventilation. Also, with the desire to not subtract light from the brother’s house, the rooms alternate in height, minimizing vertical paths and turning the stairs into an interior promenade.
Constructively, the house returns to the materiality of ceramics, natural lime mortars, glass, wood and steel structures, which are shown as they are, without added coatings or coverings, but also without renouncing the advantages of a modern, healthy and energetically sustainable house.
Recycled cotton insulation, larch carpentry with excellent thermal properties, traditional rope blinds, and an aerothermal installation with a contribution of photovoltaic energy have been used, the original roof tiles have also been recovered for cladding and the facades have been shielded against external electromagnetic fields.
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Architects
MA+SA arquitectura. Lead architects.- Miquel Rodríguez Manjón and Roger Saderra Montorio.
Collaborators
Building engineer.- Carles Callizo Manuel.
Client
Mireia Marcé Escalé, Marc Esplugas González.
Builder
Construcciones Aguilar.
Area
129 m².
Budget
€295,000.
Dates
Project.- July, 2019.
Finished.- January, 2022.
Finished.- January, 2022.
Location
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. Spain.
Photography
Miquel Rodríguez Manjón, Roger Saderra Montorio. MA+SA arquitectura
MA+SA arquitectura is an architecture studio founded by Miquel Rodríguez Manjón and Roger Saderra Montorio. Based in Barcelona, they have more than fifteen years of projects. They design spaces combining quality, susceptibility and economy, obtaining professional projects as results.
The studio also collaborates with other architects, in construction design consultancy and structural analysis of all types of projects. They have been nominated and finalists in awards such as ARQUIA/PROXIMA and FAD in 2016.
The studio also collaborates with other architects, in construction design consultancy and structural analysis of all types of projects. They have been nominated and finalists in awards such as ARQUIA/PROXIMA and FAD in 2016.
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