Sustainability with cross laminated wood. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
16/07/2021.
[Girona] Spain
metalocus, MICHELLE ÁLVAREZ
metalocus, MICHELLE ÁLVAREZ
In an urban setting, a neighborhood of Girona, Spain is located 6x6 block that houses 35 homes. This building has been designed by architecture studio Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura and it has been one of the winners at the 15th Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial.
This project meets the flexibility criteria of the housing programme, as each space can be changed in relation to the programme according to the desire or need of the inhabitants; and with the reduction of the carbon footprint that is generated over the useful life of the building.
This project meets the flexibility criteria of the housing programme, as each space can be changed in relation to the programme according to the desire or need of the inhabitants; and with the reduction of the carbon footprint that is generated over the useful life of the building.
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
Site plan. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Site plan. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Ground floor plan. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Typical floor plan. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
North elevation. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
South elevation. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Cross section. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Unit plan type. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Shelter the domestic. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Winter climate operation. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Summer climate operation. 6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
6x6 block by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura. Photograph by José Hevia
Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura decides for this building that there is only one communications nucleus located in the center, in this way it is allowed the access to all the houses from the gateway to the green area of the street Tomàs Carreras i Artau. In addition, this project uses a construction system that guarantees cross ventilation and the use of the sun thanks to the orientation of the facades, thus creating a greater energy reduction.
Cross-laminated timber panels (CLT) are used for construction, thus defining living spaces of similar dimensions. The houses are composed of 6 rooms that can be used in multiple ways and can also be joined or separated by sliding panels.
Cross-laminated timber panels (CLT) are used for construction, thus defining living spaces of similar dimensions. The houses are composed of 6 rooms that can be used in multiple ways and can also be joined or separated by sliding panels.
Description of project by Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectura
Located in an urban environment of transition between the compact city and the open block ensanche characterized by an important presence of public facilities, the project proposes the design of 35 apartments based on criteria of program flexibility and reduction of the carbon footprint throughout the life cycle of the building.
The use of cross-laminated timber panels (CLT) for the construction of the volume above ground brings back the traditional structural wall typology and defines living spaces of similar dimensions between loadbearing elements. The apartments are composed of six rooms of 12m2 each capable of containing a multiplicity of uses and designed to be connected at will by means of sliding panels.
The location of a single core of vertical circulation in a central position gives access to all the apartments (which have opposing façades facing north and south) along the walkway that forms the most urban face of the open block against the green area of the street Tomàs Carreras i Artnau.
In addition to reducing the energy embedded in the construction materials and the minimizing their foreseeable maintenance throughout their useful life, the project makes a significant effort to reduce the energy demand necessary to guarantee the comfort of its living spaces. With this intention it proposes a construction system that guarantees good insulation and the possibility of cross-ventilation as well as the maximum use of solar radiation thanks to the southern orientation of one of its façades. The location of a gallery in this position allows a passive preheating of the dual-flow ventilation system air supply during winter, while in the summer the gallery is reconfigured as a shadehouse and the air intake necessary for the ventilation of the interior spaces comes from the north façade.
A set of ceiling fans strengthen summer cooling by improving the temperature sensation in the event of high heat, avoiding the need for air conditioned systems.
The proposal suggests a free appropriation of each space and incorporates any possible changes in the program over time according to the wishes or needs of its inhabitants. At the same time, it allows for the possibility of housing community spaces (nursery, gym, workplaces, collective kitchen-dining room …) in any of the apartments.
The chaining of pieces allows, in both bays of each apartment, a complete perception of the total depth of the building and the simultaneous incidence of light from the south and from the north, even in spaces furthest from the façade planes. The variable width of the walkway creates small areas of domesticity in front of each of the apartment’s entrance.
The gallery, both in its configuration as a greenhouse and as a shade house, recovers places belonging to our collective imagery and configures an intermediate space capable of generating an atmosphere of intense retreat and contact with the environment.
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Architects
Project team
Elisabet Capdeferro i Pla, Ramon Bosch i Pagès.
Collaborators
Project manager.- Raül Elias Bramon. Collaborating architect.- Arnau Arboix Sala. Technical architecture.- Xavier de Bolòs Prat. Engineering.- L3J arquitectura i enginyeria, Jaume Pastor. Sustainability consulting.- Societat Orgànica + 10, s.c.c.l. Luca Volpi. Structure.-Arquitectes consultors d'estructures Blázquez Guanter s.l.p. Lluís Guanter. Acoustic consulting.- SiS consultoria acústica s.l. Francesc Sampedro. Quality control and advice.- Incafust, Institut Català de la Fusta. Eduard Correal. Egoin Technical Services.- Beñat Serna.
Builder
Area
4,375.50 sqm.
Dates
2017-2020.
Location
Carrer Tomàs Carreras i Artau, 6, 17006 Girona, Spain.
Photography
José Hevia.
Ramon Bosch - Bet Capdeferro. bosh.capdeferro arquitectures
Ramon Bosch and Bet Capdeferro are graduate architects of Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB). Bet Capdeferro followed the Masters in Landscape Architecture from the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya.
In 2003 they founded the office bosch.capdeferro arquitectures in the town of Girona.
Their professional activity has progressed in parallel to teaching at several universities as Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona - UPC BarcelonaTech, ETH - Zürich, Escola Politècnica Superior de la Universitat de Girona and currently at Cornell University - New York, supporting from the fields of theory and research the development of design and construction processes.
They received in 2011 the Emerging Architect Special Mention of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe. They were awarded with the Young Catalan Architects Prize in 2002 and Girona's Architectural Award in 2010, 2012 and 2014. In 2011 they received the Interior Design Ascer Ceramics Awards. Their work has also been recognized at the FAD Awards, ENOR Awards, and selected in two editions of the European Landscape Biennial.
