Vaulted house. IV House by MESURA
04/01/2016.
[Elche - Alicante] Spain
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IV House is an extension of a detached house located in the countryside of Elche, with a warm and humid climate.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
Site plan. IV House by MESURA.
Ground floor plan. IV House by MESURA.
Section. IV House by MESURA.
Elevation. IV House by MESURA.
Elevation. IV House by MESURA.
Walls elevation. IV House by MESURA.
Detail. IV House by MESURA.
Detail. IV House by MESURA.
Sketch. IV House by MESURA.
Sketch. IV House by MESURA.
Model. IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
Model. IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
Model. IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
Bricks. IV House by MESURA. Photograph © Pedro Pegenaute.
The project, designed by the five architects of the firm, Mesura, is an extension of an existing home has emulated, a masterpiece of the '60s, the known Ricarda house, designed after the return of exile by Antonio Bonet Castellana, currently located near the airport of Barcelona.
Description of the project by Mesura
IV House, designed by MESURA is an ambitious work marked by its long period of design and building, designed from the location&demand and formalized from its systems&details.
It is located in the countryside around the city of Elche, in a hot and humid climate and barren landscape. The site consists of an existing home in the center of the field, leaving undefined surroundings: bad quality spaces and no exterior-interior relationship.
The first intention will be to limit the exterior spaces through a new built volume generating a triangulation between this, the existing house and the pool. The intention is to separate the lived spaces of intimate spaces in relation to the climate, solar orientation, visual, topography and vegetation.
The ingredients introduced into the architectural equation (adding to implementation intentions in place and the response to the program) to IV are: structure, human scale, modulation and the atmosphere. All these ingredients are embodied through two main systems in place: Walls + Vaults and service packs.
The ultimate ambition of the work is to be able to master every centimeter of the final result. The details that have been achieved after hours planning and researching the industry, getting define mechanisms, installations views, respect for the existing tree, (both internal and external) carpentry, hardware…
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Architects
Jaime Font Furest, Carlos Dimas Carmona, Marcos Parera Blanch, Benjamin Iborra Wicksteed, Jordi Espinet Roma.
Collaborators
Dani Granados Corsellas Models d'Arquitectura.
Dates
Design.- 2011. Completed.- 2015.
Photography
Jordi Espinet, Marcos Parera, Benjamin Iborra, Jaime Font and Carlos Dimas. Mesura
Mesura is a design studio based in Barcelona, founded by Jordi Espinet, Marcos Parera, Benjamin Iborra, Jaime Font and Carlos Dimas.Together, they are a team of designers, architects, art directors and technical engineers.
In addition to their awarded projects (Peratallada castle and Can Lilmona), Mesura have been selected in the Rising Star (WAN 2018), they have won the AJAC for construction and landscaping (Young Architects of Catalonia), the AR House prize (Casa IV) or the Europan prize, in 2011.
They also teach at the La Salle School of Architecture in Barcelona and have lectured at the Glasgow School of Art, the University of Toledo and the Central Saint Martins.
In addition to their awarded projects (Peratallada castle and Can Lilmona), Mesura have been selected in the Rising Star (WAN 2018), they have won the AJAC for construction and landscaping (Young Architects of Catalonia), the AR House prize (Casa IV) or the Europan prize, in 2011.
They also teach at the La Salle School of Architecture in Barcelona and have lectured at the Glasgow School of Art, the University of Toledo and the Central Saint Martins.
