Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos
14/08/2023.
[MAD] Spain
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
Madrid-based architecture studio FAR Arquitectos, led by Rocío Acedo and Francisco Arévalo, has completed the refurbishment of a terrace and a swimming pool.
The modest project is a game of sublimations with the natural environment in which the Sierra de Segovia is implanted, or as its architects mention, a performance of contrasts, between the "tectonic" and the "stereotomic", two concepts well known by its authors. collaborators of the architect Alberto Campo Baeza.
The modest project is a game of sublimations with the natural environment in which the Sierra de Segovia is implanted, or as its architects mention, a performance of contrasts, between the "tectonic" and the "stereotomic", two concepts well known by its authors. collaborators of the architect Alberto Campo Baeza.
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo.
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Floor plans and section. Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos.
Axonometric. Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos.
Axonometric. Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos.
Model. Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
Model. Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo
FAR Arquitectos propose a process of estrangement with the existing, to reconfigure and improve the relationship of the house with the natural environment, a complex process of anthropization that translates into a simple relationship with the environment.
To rise above the landscape to achieve an abstract relationship with it and at the same time to get closer to it, making a transition of sublimation of the gaze to the sun and the shadow during the day and to the stars at night, doing almost nothing with few materials to change everything.
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo.
Description of project by FAR Arquitectos
“The beached ship does not advance, the sun and the light do it for him.
Over time all colors bathe his deck while a whisper of water accompanies him all day.
Only when gold paints his bow is he happy.
When he is no longer alone, when the whisper becomes a symphony, when he feels the soft step on his deck, he knows that one day will sail again”.
The plot has a continuous and not too steep slope towards the west.
Due to this topography, the ground floor of the existing house becomes the first floor at the back of the plot.
The best views coincide with this orientation.
With these premises the house "opens up" towards the west, extending the main part of the house with a terrace of generous dimensions.
A horizontal platform that "caresses and brings" the horizon line closer to the heart of the house.
Swimming pool and Terrace Reconditioning by FAR Arquitectos. Photograph by Francisco Arévalo.
With the view, you have "access" to the sky, the clouds, and the stars. The breeze rustling in the treetops is enjoyed.
This "tectonic" piece becomes an element of solar protection on the lower level.
A canopy made of wooden planks that filter the light from the south.
The arrangement of these wooden planks allows the sun's rays to pass through, forming shadows that transform and move with the sun throughout the day.
A small tribute to the "wise" rural architecture of the area, reminiscent of those humble and thatched shades so characteristic of the inland villages of the Castilian plateau.
This canopy protects part of the lower stone platform, "stereotomic".
In this area, the sun takes center stage along with the water.
A horizontal plane extending with a view to the west, a plane of sun and shadow in the same space.
Summer and winter throughout the year intersect like light and shadow throughout the day.
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Architects
FAR Arquitectos. Rocío Acedo y Francisco Arévalo
Collaborators
Estructura.- Alberto López Nafría (IDI Ingenieros).
Area
GFA.- 175m².
Dates
2022.
Location
Segovia, Spain.
Photography
Francisco Arévalo.
Francisco Arévalo, María del Rocío Acedo Ramiro. FAR
FAR. Architecture studio founded by Francisco Arévalo and María del Rocío Acedo Ramiro.
Francisco Arévalo is an architect who graduated in 1994 from the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. Before finishing his degree, he received First Prize in the international student competition of the prestigious British institution RIBA. He appears in numerous national and international competitions, managing to be a finalist in most of them with mentions and second prizes. He began his professional career in the fourth year of his degree, working as a collaborator in Alberto Campo Baeza's studio between 1989 and 1994, participating intensely in competitions, basic projects, and execution projects (schools, libraries, homes, etc.). He highlights the First Prize in the national ideas contest of the Central Office of the General Savings Bank of Granada.
In his early years as an architect, he collaborated with prestigious Spanish architects such as Javier Carvajal Ferrer and Jesús Aparicio Guisado, also working at the British studio Broadway Malyan in Madrid and at the developer Fadesa in La Coruña. Since the year 2000, he has collaborated as an architect with Rafael de La-Hoz arquitectos and has worked as a design director and project team. As an architect at Rafael de La-Hoz, he has given various conferences and round tables, in addition to collaborating with the European University of Madrid.
He has participated in numerous national and international competitions, projects, and works, from the initial concept to the follow-up of the work. Highlights:
Corporate Center in District C of Telefónica in Madrid. Spain.
"Juan Carlos" University Hospital in Móstoles (Madrid). Spain. (First prize).
Headquarters for Colas (Bouygues group) in Paris. France. (First prize).
Office buildings and commercial premises “Bio City” in Istanbul. Türkiye. (First prize).
Terminal station for Spanish high speed (AVE) in Huelva. Spain. (First prize).
Headquarters for the Vocento group in Madrid. Spain. (First prize).
Rompetrol Headquarters, “Smart City Competition” office and housing complex in Bucharest. Romania. (First prize).
Criminal Courts and Juvenile Court in the City of Justice of Madrid. Spain. (First prize).
Headquarters for CLH in Madrid. Spain (current Repsol Headquarters). (First prize).
University Hospital "Son Dureta". Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands). Spain. (First prize).
Offices for Real Madrid in Valdebebas (Madrid). Spain. (First prize).
“The Edge” housing complex in Estepona (Málaga). Spain. (First prize).
New offices of the European Commission in Brussels. Belgium. (First prize).
"Juan Carlos" University Hospital in Móstoles (Madrid). Spain. (First prize).
Headquarters for Colas (Bouygues group) in Paris. France. (First prize).
Office buildings and commercial premises “Bio City” in Istanbul. Türkiye. (First prize).
Terminal station for Spanish high speed (AVE) in Huelva. Spain. (First prize).
Headquarters for the Vocento group in Madrid. Spain. (First prize).
Rompetrol Headquarters, “Smart City Competition” office and housing complex in Bucharest. Romania. (First prize).
Criminal Courts and Juvenile Court in the City of Justice of Madrid. Spain. (First prize).
Headquarters for CLH in Madrid. Spain (current Repsol Headquarters). (First prize).
University Hospital "Son Dureta". Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands). Spain. (First prize).
Offices for Real Madrid in Valdebebas (Madrid). Spain. (First prize).
“The Edge” housing complex in Estepona (Málaga). Spain. (First prize).
New offices of the European Commission in Brussels. Belgium. (First prize).
María del Rocío Acedo Ramiro is an Architect who graduated in 1992 from the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. As a student, she works in José Manuel Sanz's studio developing the competition for the new San Fernando de Henares Town Hall. In sixth grade, she started working at Fernando Calderón's Acoustics Studio. After finishing her degree, she carried out university postgraduate studies: University Master's Degree in Project Management and Concessions at the Antonio Camuñas Foundation in Madrid; Master's degree in Installations, Efficiency, Qualification, and Energy Audit at the European University of Madrid; Master in BIM Manager.
In her own studio, he develops projects and works for single-family homes and the Milenio nightclub in Ciudad Real, a 2,000-m² work with a 22-meter-span mobile roof. Subsequently, she works as the head of a studio making residential buildings in the Pasillo Verde in Madrid, and as a technical director at NETAI, she develops projects and works for BBVA Real Estate. She works in renovations for the López-Brea real estate agency in Madrid. She highlights the rehabilitation of the Edificio de la Unión and the Fénix in Virgen de los Peligros in Madrid. Postgraduate studies make it possible to work in large multinationals such as Jacobs Engineering, Lend Lease, Sener, and Occidental Hoteles. With these companies, she manages to lead projects and works such as:
The Diagonal Mar Shopping Center for Hines in Barcelona (500,000 m²).
Vialia Málaga for Renfe (200,000 m²).
Tres Aguas Shopping Center for Lend Lease in Madrid.
Modal Transport Interchange in Plaza de Castilla. Madrid
Rehabilitation of the Hotel Miguel Ángel in Madrid.
Since 2017, he has worked at the state-owned company SIEPSE as head of the Building and Facilities Department, managing projects for Penitentiary Centers of up to 100,000 m² (Ceuta, Málaga, Valencia, Murcia, Soria, San Sebastián) and State Security buildings, highlighting :
Center for the Internment of Foreigners in Algeciras (Cádiz) design presented as a prototype at the national level.
Project of the Zaragoza Command for the Civil Guard.
Project of the North III Penitentiary Center in San Sebastián.
Central District Police Station (Leganitos). Madrid
Project of the Capuchin District Police Station in Malaga.
Urbanization project on the site occupied by the Carabanchel Prison.
IIPP Dependent Psychiatric Complex Project.
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