In the old urban structure of the municipality of Cabrera de Mar, six dwellings designed by Twobo + Luis Twose are inserted. A building that solves the uneven corner, through a podium in the basement where two levels of houses are supported, which have terraced spaces towards the interior of the block.

The care of the traditional proportions, as well as the geometry and color palette of the old town, give the project a language consistent with its surroundings. At the same time, it distances itself from the architecture of past times, and increases sensory experiences inside the block, leaving horizontal gaps that allow the spatiality of homes to be expanded.
The horizontal access corridor parallel to the street generates a transition space between the public and private homes, a large horizontal hallway that is compared to the "loggia" type spaces, designed by Twobo + Luis Twose, to generate a solar filter from the south face of the building.

Opening life outwards is another of the concepts prioritized by the architects, with a notorious sensory path between circulations that can go in different directions, increasing the diagonal of the space. Placing the accumulators and services at the center of the project, stop allowing free movement between the ends.
 

Project description by Twobo

Fill an urban emptiness
 
The building houses on its north face the proportion of gaps, colors and composition of the old town of Cabrera de Mar, without renouncing a more contemporary language that is expressed with greater intensity on its south face, open to the sun and views. Here the concrete structure creates a latticework that acts as a large filter, forming loggias and pergolas that protect the interior of the houses.

The house extends at both ends, on its north face it appropriates community spaces or opens onto the street through large vestibules. On its south face it opens up to sun exposure and life open to terraces or patios.

Each house seeks a fluid transition between these two poles, through circular routes, single and double, or the long diagonal views that cross the floor. In the center there are volumes (bathrooms or cabinets) that articulate and enable all this movement. Use of simple but clearly expressed materials: concrete, pine wood and ceramic.

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1,080 m².
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2019.
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Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
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José Hevia.
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Twobo is a family office with more than 10 years of experience, formed by Pablo Twose, María Pancorbo and Alberto Twose. Offering interior design, landscaping, technical architecture services, up to a works management and control team.

In addition, they edit the experimental magazine Engawa, a collaborative publication on Art and Architecture.
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Published on: May 22, 2020
Cite: "Sensory experiences between lodges and pergolas. 6 dwellings in Cabrera de Mar by Twobo + Luis Twose" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/sensory-experiences-between-lodges-and-pergolas-6-dwellings-cabrera-de-mar-twobo-luis-twose> ISSN 1139-6415
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