“Russian dolls” game to preserve the geometric relationship of the set. Henche House by Taller Abierto
19/03/2020.
[Guadalajara] Spain
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
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Madrid architecture studio Taller Abierto lead by Daniel Martinez Diaz, Nacho Román Santiago and Julio Rodriguez Pareja, have designed this residential building in the center of the city of Guadalajara, a city northeast of Madrid, Spain.
The project is a building that stands between party walls, fitting into a low-density urban setting, but also complex and diverse.
The project is a building that stands between party walls, fitting into a low-density urban setting, but also complex and diverse.
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Taller Abierto
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Taller Abierto
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Taller Abierto
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Henche House by Taller Abierto. Photograph by Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Site plans. Henche House by Taller Abierto.
Ground and first floor plan. Henche House by Taller Abierto.
Second and atic floor plan. Henche House by Taller Abierto.
Sections. Henche House by Taller Abierto.
North East and South West elevations. Henche House by Taller Abierto.
Construction section. Henche House by Taller Abierto.
Model. Henche House by Taller Abierto.
As main concept, Taller Abierto designed the residential building with a strategy similar to that of the “Russian dolls” game, in which each element is independent but retains an intimate geometric relationship with the whole.
The orientation with respect to the sun and the urban limitation of having a reduced facade front were determining ingredients from the start of the project. On the one hand, the plot presents two very different faces: the access street with a calm character is to the northeast, while the open courtyards of the block are to the southwest. The dimensional conditioning of a relatively narrow plot was used to characterize the distribution of the interior rooms.
The orientation with respect to the sun and the urban limitation of having a reduced facade front were determining ingredients from the start of the project. On the one hand, the plot presents two very different faces: the access street with a calm character is to the northeast, while the open courtyards of the block are to the southwest. The dimensional conditioning of a relatively narrow plot was used to characterize the distribution of the interior rooms.
Project description by Taller Abierto
After the demolition of a house with no historical value located in the centre of Guadalajara, a new house is designed on a lot that stands between party walls, adapted to a complex and diverse urban setting.
The proposal was to respond to a family's domestic program, made up of a middle-aged couple and their two children. The starting point was that three different homes were to be recognized within the same house, each with its functional characteristics, establishing a relationship of coexistence while maintaining a certain degree of independence.
Assigning each unit a floor of the building was considered the most natural solution, trying to take advantage of the height that each floor offered. This was done without ceasing to relate the parts of the intervention with the whole, as not to lose the unity of the proposal. Similar to the meaning of the “Russian dolls”, in which each element is independent but retains an intimate geometric relationship with the whole.
The orientation with respect to the sun and the urban limitation of having a reduced facade front were determining ingredients from the start of the project. On the one hand, the plot presents two very different faces: the access street with a calm character is to the northeast, while the open courtyards of the block are to the southwest. The dimensional conditioning of a relatively narrow plot was used to characterize the distribution of the interior rooms.
The first structuring decision of the house, taking into account the sunlight and the character of the access street, was to direct the daytime areas to the south and the bedrooms to the north facade. The living areas and kitchens are nourished by the sun and the interior views, each level also enjoying a large sunny outdoor space: a courtyard on the ground floor and two large terraces on the first and third floors. In order to be able to use these outdoor spaces as one more room of the house, a succession of light structures were designed as pergolas, supporting textile surfaces that offer shade during the summer. The house could be explained synthetically by attending to its section: a cascading succession of exterior spaces open to the south, visually related to each other and enjoying the sunshine, to which the day areas are opened, and a backside that faces north and the access street, where the night-time areas are located.
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Architects
Taller Abierto. Lead Architects.- Daniel Martínez Díaz, Nacho Román Santiago, Julio Rodríguez Pareja.
Collaborators
Collaborators.- Jorge López Sacristán. Engineering.- ETESA. Technical Architects.- Elena Marián Picazo, Natalia Plaza Parra.
Area
324.0 m²
Dates
2018.
Manufacturers
Biocalce, Cortizo, DAIKIN, Kerakoll.
Photography
Eduardo Mascagni Valero.
Arquitectos Taller Abierto
Taller Abierto is an architecture studio based in Madrid, founded by Daniel Martinez Diaz, Nacho Román Santiago, and Julio Rodriguez Pareja. Open Workshop has been recognized on several occasions since its recent creation in 2011. It has won the first prize in the international competition "Living Aleutian Home" for the construction of a sustainable home in Alaska. His work has been selected and presented in numerous national and international forums and exhibitions - (Oregon, Milan, and Tokyo)
Daniel Martinez Diaz, architect by the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) in 2008. Assistant Professor of Architectural Projects at ETSAM in the Teaching Unit of Alberto Campo Baeza. 2006-2010. Architect collaborator in the professional studies of architect professors Alberto Morell Sixto (2003-2007) and Mariano Bayón Álvarez (2008-2011). Currently, he develops a doctoral thesis on the work of Jean Prouvé, as a researcher in the Department of Architectural Projects of the ETSAM, and combines academic activity with professional activity applying his research on industrialization to the development of projects mainly experimental housing. He is part of the Research Group "Geometries of Contemporary Architecture" of the Department of Architectural Projects of the ETSAM.
Nacho Román Santiago, architect by the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) in 2008. Assistant professor in the Teaching Unit of José Manuel López-Peláez in the Department of Architectural Projects of the ETSAM (2011-2014). He has worked as a collaborating architect in the studies of architect professors Carlos Asensio-Wandosell (2005-2007) and Mariano Bayón Álvarez (2007-2011). He currently combines teaching, academic and professional activities: He is a professor of construction and projects at the School of Architecture of Toledo (UCLM), develops his doctoral thesis on English architecture of the modern movement, and develops projects in the architecture studio Open Workshop, focused on research and construction of new housing models. He has maintained a process of research and artistic creation since 1988. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and has been distinguished with prestigious awards.
Julio Rodriguez Pareja, architect by the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) 2007. He won the first prize in the IV National contest of ideas for young architects in 2004 as co-author with Carlos Luxán Antón-Pacheco. He collaborates in the professional studies of the architects Álvaro de Torres McCrory (2005), Rodrigo Aragón and Ignacio Lumbier (2006-2007), Mariano Bayón Álvarez (2007-2011) and José María de Lapuerta (2011). Currently, he develops his professional work as an autonomous architect collaborating in different national projects and is developing a line of research within the Open Workshop for the construction of experimental housing in rural environments.
Daniel Martinez Diaz, architect by the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) in 2008. Assistant Professor of Architectural Projects at ETSAM in the Teaching Unit of Alberto Campo Baeza. 2006-2010. Architect collaborator in the professional studies of architect professors Alberto Morell Sixto (2003-2007) and Mariano Bayón Álvarez (2008-2011). Currently, he develops a doctoral thesis on the work of Jean Prouvé, as a researcher in the Department of Architectural Projects of the ETSAM, and combines academic activity with professional activity applying his research on industrialization to the development of projects mainly experimental housing. He is part of the Research Group "Geometries of Contemporary Architecture" of the Department of Architectural Projects of the ETSAM.
Nacho Román Santiago, architect by the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) in 2008. Assistant professor in the Teaching Unit of José Manuel López-Peláez in the Department of Architectural Projects of the ETSAM (2011-2014). He has worked as a collaborating architect in the studies of architect professors Carlos Asensio-Wandosell (2005-2007) and Mariano Bayón Álvarez (2007-2011). He currently combines teaching, academic and professional activities: He is a professor of construction and projects at the School of Architecture of Toledo (UCLM), develops his doctoral thesis on English architecture of the modern movement, and develops projects in the architecture studio Open Workshop, focused on research and construction of new housing models. He has maintained a process of research and artistic creation since 1988. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and has been distinguished with prestigious awards.
Julio Rodriguez Pareja, architect by the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) 2007. He won the first prize in the IV National contest of ideas for young architects in 2004 as co-author with Carlos Luxán Antón-Pacheco. He collaborates in the professional studies of the architects Álvaro de Torres McCrory (2005), Rodrigo Aragón and Ignacio Lumbier (2006-2007), Mariano Bayón Álvarez (2007-2011) and José María de Lapuerta (2011). Currently, he develops his professional work as an autonomous architect collaborating in different national projects and is developing a line of research within the Open Workshop for the construction of experimental housing in rural environments.
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