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Residential building St. Gallenkirch

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Residential building St. Gallenkirch

Financiaciones
Diseño urbano y arquitectónico
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

Living like in a Rubik dice. A residential complex in which no other dwelling is like the other and can lend a room to another apartment just like it is needed.

Fecha

  • 2016: Construction

Agentes

  • Architect: Markus Dorner
  • Architect: Christian Matt

Localización

Ciudad: Gemeinde Sankt Gallenkirch
País/Región: Austria

Breve descripción del proyecto

Since 2005, the state of Vorarlberg has been committed to building an energy-efficient building culture, particularly in integrated housing construction. This also includes a high-quality and resource-conserving building, in which economics and ecology, social and culture are in harmony.

For the new residential complex in the center of St.Gallenkirch these ideas are deduced from the local volumetry of the solitaires on the slope and applied to the new building.

a clear construction body is deliberately placed at the dedication limit and turned to the found slope.

This creates with the surrounding buildings and terrain edges, strong local-spatial relations such as to the church as well as the distant Silvretta or the Gweilgroup.
In the Montafon, the settlements were often built near the bottom of the valley in favor of the higher and better-sheltered soils on the mountain. This rural value is opposed to the reduction of the daylight of the valley. The new residential building is located on the valley's lowest settlement boundary.

A resource-conserving strategy and considerations of cost-effectiveness allow new ways to recover the lost light. Thus almost every apartment - apart from the last level on top of the building - has about eight square meters of air space over two floors. Nature and light penetrate these openings deeply into the interior and they leave the views to the outside in the distance linger.

The rooms of the apartments overlay each other and layer themselves over the floors in a central "supply core".

This high flexibility of the basic design results from the modular development concept. It is like a tetris with many solutions.
The conceptual simplicity turns itself as it were from the inside outwardly.

The energetic supply strings and the wet rooms are located around the central development zone of reinforced concrete.

Between this zone and the outer skin in a multibox construction lies the adaptable range of variance instead of addition - even in the third dimension.

The reflections on the interior are also visible in the façade.

The room-high, prefabricated riftboard elements form the frame for the lower multi-box and give the building a pleasant tectonics. A single window type is added according to the inner texture.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Neppert Gardens Social Housing, 59 Dwellings

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Neppert Gardens Social Housing, 59 Dwellings

Financiaciones
Diseño urbano y arquitectónico
Promoción y producción
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

The project is located in Mulhouse in a popular district close to the city center, currently under renovation. It includes 59 social rental dwellings developed by SOMCO, operator on public social housing. A few years after the Cité Manifeste experience, our common goal was to pursue the same aims: generous dwellings without increasing the rent.

Fecha

  • 2015: Rehabilitación

Agentes

  • Architect: Anne Lacaton
  • Architect: Jean Philippe Vassal

Localización

Ciudad: Mulhouse
País/Región: France, Mulhouse

Breve descripción del proyecto

3 blocks of 20 dwellings that are built along the two streets; Neppert and Buhler and define a collective small garden in the middle.

The aim of the project is first defined in terms of quality of living :

- to create dwellings with surfaces bigger than standard.

- to offer additional and intermediate spaces with characteristics that differ from traditional rooms in an individual house and that widen the possibilities for usage, the diversity of spaces and the climatic conditions.

- to bring the collective housing close to the qualities of an individual house in developing outdoor spaces that extend the indoor rooms.

- to optimize the number of dwellings in comparison to the plot capacity in order to develop an efficient project economy that allows to create the largest possible surfaces for the housing.
The objective shared with the client was to create an innovative project with typologies that differ greatly from standard. The aim is to create a diversity in housing and a social mix, an attractive housing scheme in an area that is little sought after.

The flats, from T1 to T5, offer various plans and typologies of one-storey and duplex apartments.

The housing units offer surfaces that are nearly twice as large as a standard dwelling but nevertheless within the same budget. They offer living spaces in a dense urban environment that are comparable to those of a house.

The density, the maximum use of the right to build on the site, the combination of typologies, the effective construction system along with collaboration with the developer have all combined to allow for this generosity in space whilst also creating a large number of dwellings.

All the flats are dual-aspect. The living rooms, (south east orientation and a 10m wide façade), open on to a terrace that can be fully closed in winter.

These winter gardens, largely open in summer, define a bioclimatic system with a wide natural ventilation.

They offer an extra space supplementary to the living rooms, like a private garden.
The efficiency of the structure is the key point in the economy of the design that allows for the creation of oversized surfaces without an increase in construction cost.

The 3 buildings are designed on the same principles of construction: a post and beam structure with reinforced concrete slabs, using prefabricated elements. The 10m grid, without intermediate posts, defines the width of the dwellings and allows for the creation of large spaces that are not constrained by the structure.

The facades consist in fully glazed sliding framework and are equipped with thermal curtains and shading devices.

The winter gardens are closable in winter with the use of aluminum framed shutters clad in transparent polycarbonate. These are sliding shutters that come to stand on one side of the balcony.

The bioclimatic concept performs in terms of energy saving and fulfills a good standard of low energy construction.

The winter gardens create an intermediate non-heated space that plays a very active role in the thermal efficiency. They improve and naturally moderate the normal external conditions by creating a buffer volume, very favorable in terms of energy saving.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Apartment Buildings Hiiu-Suurtüki 4

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Apartment Buildings Hiiu-Suurtüki 4

Desajustes
Financiaciones
Diseño urbano y arquitectónico
Promoción y producción

Objetivos principales del proyecto

Hiiu” is an ongoing residential development by OÜ Tardamel located in Tallinn, Estonia.

Fecha

  • 2013: En proceso

Agentes

  • Architect: Indrek Rünkla
  • Architect: Ulla Saar
  • Architect: Sven Koppel
  • Architect: Tarmo Laht
  • Architect: Andres Alver

Localización

Continente: Europe
Ciudad: Tallinn
País/Región: Estonia, Tallinn

Breve descripción del proyecto

The complex includes 8,500 m² of residential units – 23 apartments (phase 1 – built) and 10 single-family residences (currently under construction), all integrated into the surrounding landscape of the Tallinn’s picturesque historic garden neighborhood of Nõmme.

The project was defined by its site and the local zoning regulations which restricted the amount of developable space to a maximum of 33 housing units (600 m2 of plot area per unit) with a very low total FAR. Thus, the overall concept of the project became to be “Buildings in the park”.

The apartment houses are put into a relatively dense arrangement on the western side of the site to provide for a more urban/communal atmosphere, in contrast to the rest of the development which is comprised of individual buildings placed discretely into the site. The parking level is located under ground, reducing the bulk of the development and tying the buildings together both under ground and above via a communal public space. Between the apartment houses and the private residences there is a water feature, embellished by a sculpture which provides for a picturesque living environment for the residents.

There were a number of factors that defined the solution for the facade of the apartment complex.
First and foremost, it was the picturesque environment in which the complex was to be placed. The architects wanted to blend the complex into the environment, but to do it in a modern way. Thus, it was decided to go with copper cladding. Given its chemical properties, copper will turn green over time, letting the building age elegantly while slowly blending into its surroundings.

Using copper was also dictated by the will of the architects to merge the roofs and walls of the buildings. In Nõmme, the picturesque historic area of Tallinn, the zoning regulations restrict the maximum bulk of buildings to two floors with a half-floor attic.
While typically this results in a default gable-roof typology, Alver Architects used the restriction as a creative form-generating tool, while using copper to visually merge the walls and the roofs of the buildings. The result is a development which while conforming to the regulations, still boasts a unique character, and generates extra value for the developer.

The stripy texture of the facade of the apartment houses was a solution to the tight budget constraints. As it is cheaper to procure thin stripes of copper rather than large uniform panels or sheets, the facade was composed of thin copper ribbons of different length and width. Once the copper facade was laid out, the windows were placed into it in such a way that they matched the module of the facade, while following the inner logic and insolation requirements of the apartments inside.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Block 0704

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Block 0704

Desajustes
Financiaciones
Promoción y producción
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

Block 0704 presents a new type of urban housing that attempts to challenge conventional architectural typologies of the apartment block.

Fecha

  • 2013: Construction

Agentes

  • Architect: Christos Christodoulou
  • Architect: Marios Christodoulides

Localización

Continente: Europe
Ciudad: Geri
País/Región: Cyprus

Breve descripción del proyecto

The block can be reinterpreted as a collection of ‘suburban residences’ that include two levels of spaces offering a separation of common areas and private spaces, a more immediate and effective relationship with the outside, a relatively large covered outdoor area, and the use of natural elements as deciduous trees to moderate the microclimate of each space. The relationship to the street becomes secondary with the arrangement of the spaces suggesting a more introverted experience that also encourages the modern dwellers to maximize use of the space and the relationship between indoors and outdoors. The traditional protruding verandas of the typical apartment block are reintegrated into the main mass of the building becoming an integral part of the interior/exterior spatial experience, both visually and functionally. Consequently the apartments attempt to satisfy contemporary desires which require flexibility, privacy, and a more inclusive relationship with the outdoors.
The area is relatively densely populated and characterized mostly by large residences, as well as a small number of apartment blocks, and full-grown vegetation offering shade during the summer months. It offers the benefits of a small and quiet neighborhood, with the convenience of being within walking distance to the city center.

Block 0704 includes eight apartments, four two bedroom units and four three bedroom units. The units are arranged in two levels, with the bedrooms being on a different level from the living and kitchen areas. The sleeping areas of the smaller units are on the lower level while in the larger units they are situated on the upper level.

The building was designed to reduce the need for mechanical support in creating a comfortable environment as much as possible. All apartments are two level with double height spaces and are located at the four corners of the block. Daylight enters the interior spaces from two directions and at both levels.
Also cross ventilation for cooling becomes much more effective. To allow for direct sunlight in all spaces at some point during the day, especially during the winter months, all the units have controlled openings facing either east, south, and/or west. The deep verandas facing east and west receive plenty of sunlight but prevent direct sunlight from reaching the large sliding glass doors and interior spaces during the hot summer months.

All exterior spaces are covered except the cantilevered sections of the balconies that have provisions for trees. These trees can act as a brise-soleil regulating the micro climate of the immediate covered spaces, and also of the interior spaces. The outdoor covered areas for each apartment are very generous and are in direct relationship with the interior spaces. This makes them useable at all times of the day, and for the greater part of the year.

The plot size is 669 sq.m. The interior spaces are 936 sq.m. There is an additional 316 sq.m. of covered areas. The three bedroom apartments are 150 sq.m. and the two bedroom 120 sq.m.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Apartment Building in Pagkrati

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Apartment Building in Pagkrati

Desajustes
Financiaciones
Promoción y producción
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

The six- storey apartment building attempts to redefine the expression of a multi-unit housing building and its relationship with the existing, densely populated, urban fabric of Athens. At the same time, it is a new bioclimatic approach of organizing the front of the building block to the street and the public space of the city.

Fecha

  • 2019: Construction

Agentes

  • Architect: Demetrios Issaias
  • Architect: Tassis Papaioannou

Localización

Continente: Europe
Ciudad: Atene
País/Región: Athens, Greece

Breve descripción del proyecto

After the Second World War, Greek cities developed under a particular entrepreneurial activity based on the activities of a small-scale construction industry and land acquisition. The key economic mechanism used was what is known in Greek as ‘antiparochi’, a land allowance, quid-pro-quo informal agreement between landowners and contractors, and the building model that fit the above was the multi-storey apartment building, namely the “polykatoikia” type. In order for this to work and to be profitable, plot sizes had to be of a certain dimension. This meant that many smaller plots have remained until today unbuilt, unused and abandoned, with small structures as traces and ruins of the past.

The plot, of just 119m2 and with an almost triangular shape, is what was left unbuilt in the block, defined by a partially demolished, pre-war three-storey building. If this plot was uneconomical and unprofitable for the typical contractor to develop, it consisted of a particular challenge for the design of a new building of small housing units, which would have to evolve in height.
A dense, homogenous urban form of tall apartment buildings characterizes the neighborhood. The building operates as an infill to the block, completing the continuous urban, street façades, while a sense of ‘hovering’ is created by leaving the entrance level open and permeable, creating a pilotis with a courtyard at the back of the plot. This courtyard visually connects the busy street with the small, uncovered spaces at the heart of the block.

The tubular-shaped staircase defines and differentiates the building from the adjacent “polykatoikia” and, like swivel, signifies the vertical circulation. Moreover, it liberates building mass from the party wall, expressing and transferring to the street the dynamic geometry of the triangular plot.

A particularly important strategic decision, which serves the environmental and bioclimatic design, is the creation of a layered façade, from the second level to the top of the building. At the top floor, the façade folds and turns into a pergola of a generous roof garden offered to all inhabitants to enjoy the spectacular, panoramic view to the city and its two most characteristic landmarks: the Parthenon and Lycabettus Hill.
The building is constructed of reinforced concrete, left un-plastered and in its natural color, both externally and internally. There is also extensive use of metal elements, in secondary structural elements, window frames and various details. The bioclimatic performance and energy output of the building was of particular concern with natural light and ventilation for all spaces and the use of renewable energy sustainable systems. The wooden panels are a key characteristic of the morphology and materiality of the project. Apart from creating double façade for solar protection and management, they operate as filter for the noise and the disturbance of the city, forming private semi-outdoor spaces. The panels are movable and therefore introduce an element of constant and dynamic variability through time.

Finally, the project explored the organic relationship between architecture and art, with the introduction of carefully selected forms from the work of Greek painter Alekos Fassianos that define different edges of the project. The architects also designed most furniture and internal equipment, made of plywood boards and timber in natural color.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Serpentine House Refurbishment

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Serpentine House Refurbishment

Políticas y regulaciones
Financiaciones
Promoción y producción
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

The Serpentine House is one of the best-known residential developments from the post-war years in Finland and listed by DOCOMOMO Finland as a significant example of modern architecture. The aim of the refurbishment project has been to preserve and enhance the building´s architectural values while solving multiple technical and functional issues.

Fecha

  • 2020: Construction

Agentes

  • Architect: Marica Schalin
  • Architect: Kristina Karlsson
  • Architect: Mona Schalin

Localización

Continente: Europe
Ciudad: Helsinki
País/Región: Finland

Breve descripción del proyecto

The long, undulating, four storey tenant block, with its 189 rental flats, is situated on a hilly site at the edge of an garden city area. The courtyards have been redesigned preserving the sylvan character.

The flats consist mainly of two rooms, kitchenette and bathroom. They have been upgraded with special attention to bathrooms, fixtures and fittings. The original kitchen cabinets have been repaired when possible.

Common facilities have been refurbished.

The roof slab has been replaced by a ventilated construction. The exterior rough plastering and balconies with their delicate railings have been reconstructed. Windows and balcony doors have been repaired and any details in poor condition have been replaced. The original colour scheme has been reconstructed in collaboration with a conservator, applying traditional paint methods.
The long road from preliminary condition surveys to successful completion of construction can be seen as a didactic example of a process with many stakeholders involved. Not least because of the specific challenges concerning the conservation of modern architecture.

By 2010, the exterior and the dwellings had long suffered from lack of funding for maintenance. Rejecting the initial renovation programme, based on purely technical and functional priorities, the building permit authorities demanded focus on architectural values. Eventually, the Serpentine House, both buildings and site, were protected in a detailed town plan.

Since the protection had established strict boundaries for intervention, preserving the original architectural, spatial and material characteristics clearly emerged as an objective shared by the client, the authorities and the design team, even as the task was to solve serious technical and structural problems and introduce functional improvements.

The implementation was planned in two stages, the first stage serving as a test lab for the methods and practices during the four years of construction.
The main improvement issues have been the technical performance of the roof and the external walls, built of brick and Betocel blocks. The balconies from a time when steel was scarce, have been rebuilt. The ventilation duct system has been renovated.

The Serpentine House has received publicity as a model for sustainable renovation - the original wooden windows and kitchen cupboards have been repaired with carpenters´skills, the natural ventilation has been improved, the tenants have been able to return to their flats after the construction, the common facilities and the courtyards have been improved.

The future lifespan of the 70 years old buildings has now been secured. The lasting features are the loadbearing structure, the building envelope and the floor plan, while roofing, ventilation, plastered and painted surfaces, fixtures, cupboards, windows etc. will require maintenance according to an appropriate plan. Fortunately, Helsinki City Housing Company has an expertise in dealing with the maintenance of a huge amount of buildings from the 20th century.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Can Travi - 85 dwellings for the eldery and public facilities

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Can Travi - 85 dwellings for the eldery and public facilities

Políticas y regulaciones
Financiaciones
Diseño urbano y arquitectónico
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

The site is on Tibidabo hillside close to the edge of Barcelona. It's a 3.500m2 trapezoidal shape with a 3,5 meters gap on the short axis and mainly horitzontal on the long one. It has an excelent south-east orientation and it has some impressive views over Barcelona.

Fecha

  • 2009: Construction

Agentes

  • Architect: Cristina Garcia Nafria
  • Architect: Gines Egea Viñas
  • Architect: Sergi Serrat Guillen

Localización

Continente: Europe
Ciudad: Barcelona
País/Región: Spain

Breve descripción del proyecto

The project has to solve a program of 6500m2 of social housing with 85 dwelings for eldery people and parking space for 28 cars. There are also 2000m2 of public facilities with a civical center.

Main strategies

(1) Best orientation. All of the dwelings benefit from South-East orientation. That means a great comfort for the inhabitants and a high degree of energy saving both in illumination and climatizacion of the dwellings

(2) Housing units bars are concentrated on the north perimeter of the plot so the most of the land it's available to build the civical center while keeping both best orientation and views. The building keeps a low profile of 3 stories to integrate into the neighborhood

(3) Topographical gap is solved with the parking and the civical centrer volume. Its roof is understood as a fifth façade of the building. It's treated with a painted tennis-quick finish similar to the sportive pavement used in the urbanization of the near park. It's completely open on ground floor showing its public character to the street acting as a true activity generator for the surroundings
(4) Mix of passive and active system to ensure a good climatic behavior and energysaving strategies, such as good south east orientation for dwellings, deep terraces that protects users from excessive sunlight radiation in summer but act as energy space collectors on winter, increased insulation on roofs, water management strategies and a central heating and hot water production system with solar contribution (35% of CO2 emission savings)
(5) Economic containment. White and void are the only materials used for the composition of the facade. Taking advantage of Mediterranean benevolent climatic conditions terraces function as condensers of activity enhancing the sense of community of the users. It is the place where domestic and civic activities occurs and are shown to the city. They are like the central courtyard of the houses of the Algerian Kashba but placed in a vertical plane. The size (2,5x2,5x2,5) of those voids goes beyond the scale of housing units and speaks on a level closer to the scale of the building and the city. The set of all those different actions and activities are integrated into the building volume due to the inner position of the terrace. The repetition of the void turns the facade into a chess texture. The white background unifies it all as does the snow fallen on the landscape.

(6) Housing units are the core of the system. Unit plan layout creates the longest interior diagonals possible so the space is perceived in its maximal length. Services areas are placed

on the north side (corridor, maintenance, bath, kitchen) while relation areas (living, bedroom, terraces) are faced to south.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Hessenberg

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Hessenberg

Políticas y regulaciones
Financiaciones
Diseño urbano y arquitectónico
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

The preparation of an urban plan and design for the public space of an unique new housing area in the historic inner city of Nijmegen, by which about 190 new residences have been realised.

Fecha

  • 2011: Construction

Agentes

  • Architect: Esther van der Heijden
  • Architect: Nike van Keulen
  • Architect: Frank Meijer
  • Architect: Theo van de Beek
  • Architect: Rick Wessels
  • Architect: Hans van der Heijden
  • Architect: Filip Delanghe
  • Architect: Jan Verrelst

Localización

Continente: Europe
País/Región: Netherlands, Nijmegen

Breve descripción del proyecto

A unique new housing area has been realised in the historic inner city of Nijmegen, by which about 190 new residences and 2 parking garages have been realised.
MTD landscape and urban planners was commissioned by the Municipality of Nijmegen to draw up an urban design plan and development plan for the public space.
The urban design plan can be described as a finely-grained pattern of compact residential blocks, streets, and squares, directly related to the former identity of the area as an ‘immunity’. The public space has a plain design, in which the different squares are considered as focal point for activities in the area.
compact housing area between Hezelstraat and Kronenburgpark
A unique new housing area has been realised on the former grounds of the Gelderlander site in the inner city of Nijmegen; the inner urban fabric has been repaired and about 190 new residences have been realised.
In 2004 the Municipality of Nijmegen made a fresh start with the project, in which the ambition was specifically expressed to preserve and enhance the culture-historical patterns and elements. MTD landscape and urban planners was firstly commissioned to develop an urban development outline using an interdisciplinary team. Subsequent to this preliminary phase, AWG architecten and MTD landscape and urban planners were commissioned by Heijmans Project Development to draw up an urban design plan and development plan for the public space.
The urban design plan for the Hessenberg can be described as a finely-grained pattern of compact residential blocks, streets, alleyways, inner courtyards and squares; this pattern is directly related to the historical pattern of streets which is present here and refers to the former identity of the area as an ‘immunity’.
The height difference in the planning area of approximately 4 metres is accentuated and has been designed in 3 individual surface levels; the lowest level along the Hessenberg, an intermediate level and lastly the level of the historical built-up area of the Orphanage. There s a playful mix between the building mass and these surface levels, in which two parking garages have been fitted. Along the Hessenberg this creates a plinth for public functions. The monumental Orphanage is perceived in the urban design plan as a crystallization point of the new buildings; the building will be extended with new wings and a higher residential tower.
The public space has a plain design, in which the current difference in height from east to west is bridged by way of ramps, and for the north to south direction by way of stairs. The public area surrounding the Orphanage has a convent-like atmosphere paved in a natural stone and enclosed by walled, semi-public gardens. The entrance square and the heart of the housing area with its broad natural stone stairs to the monumental building are in front of the Orphanage along the Hessenberg. The square is considered a focal point for activities in the area and a natural theatre and meeting place.
At the uppermost surface level there s a second square with a quietened character. This is where a work of art by Marinus Boezem will be placed; this ‘shadow of light’ will also act as a seating object.
In the project the stormwater is infiltrated in the soil and by peak drains the stairs are introduced as a place where you can experience this. In the stairs little gutters and water wells are introduced to create experiental of the water transport.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

127 Social Dwellings Building

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127 Social Dwellings Building

Políticas y regulaciones
Diseño urbano y arquitectónico
Promoción y producción
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

Mediating between both, past and present, craftsmanship and technology.

Fecha

  • 2011: Construction

Agentes

  • Architect: Víctor Setoain
  • Architect: Neus Lacomba
  • Architect: Eduard Bru

Localización

Continente: Europe
Ciudad: Barcelona
País/Región: Spain

Breve descripción del proyecto

The site was a bastion and a door in the third city wall in Barcelona. After this, it became a hospital, a prison, a square and swimming pool.

The site is now a inhabited door between the Eixample and the Raval. The project mediates between both, between past and present, between craftsmanship and technology.

The program is social housing and dwellings for the elderly people. There is also a passage and a communal courtyard, in the lower floors public facilities are located.

The volume accomplishes two different urban scales:

First, that of the Raval district:

•The project creates a small square, which provides a better natural lighting and ventilation to narrow streets.

•The project incorporates the traditional balcony and blind, which gradually filter a relationship of the public and private domains.

And second, the building achieves the urban height of the Eixample.

Design has pursued sustainable principles, searching for energetic self-sufficiency and passive regulation of the interior temperature according to the following elements:

•Optimized size of overtures in main façades (SW and NE), providing mobile sun protection (roll-up blinds).

•In order to reinforce solar protection in over-exposed areas (above 6th level), balconies incorporate in addition fixed structures for vegetal species, reducing solar incidence over the window.

Passive and active elements configure a building of high energetic efficiency, from the architectural design of the façade to the installation of air conditioning. The building approaches self-sufficiency, as it is currently demanded.

The selection of materials and construction details has been done in consideration of their life span cycle. Low incorporated energy, durability and scarce or non-existent maintenance have become criteria for the selection of materials. Amongst main materials:

•Natural wood with autoclave treatment, without varnish, for banisters and benches.

•Terrazzo pavements.

•Lime stucco without paint for all façades.
Low incorporated energy materials.

All dwellings provide crossed ventilation. Size, location and practicability of overtures allow crossed ventilation according to their inhabitants’ needs, by controlling it. Roll-up blinds are a key element in the strategy, protecting from direct solar radiation while allowing natural ventilation.

Balconies are designed for obtaining a good natural lighting for rooms as well as for avoiding excessive solar radiation along.

Greenery in the interior courtyard provides a garden inside built environment, diminishing the heat during the warmest months of the year.

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona

Experimental Public Housing

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Experimental Public Housing

Políticas y regulaciones
Financiaciones
Diseño urbano y arquitectónico
Propiedad y tenencia

Objetivos principales del proyecto

Our time strives for the environmental quality of buildings and their energy frugality. In a social perspective of housing history, such collective pleas have lead to creating housing schemes, garden cities and even Bastides. In our turn, aware of this issue, which architectural expression will our generation convey?

Fecha

  • 2013: Rehabilitación

Agentes

  • Architect: Marc Reynaud
  • Architect: Armand Nouvet
  • Architect: Thibaud Babled

Localización

Continente: Europe
Ciudad: Paris
País/Región: France

Breve descripción del proyecto

This small experimental building was an opportunity to look into sustainable construction. Very low energy consumption goals are achieved exclusively through architectural means. That is, without relying on technological accessories, but using definitely low-tech displays and devices (orientation, windows, piers, verandas, curtains) and involving inhabitants gestures and use of their home. Therefore the façade geometry is ever changing, animated by use, weather and glass reflexions. The global architectural design proposes some evidence: it favours a straight expression of its construction.
The project is part of the urban redevelopment of the Frequel-
Fontarabie block in North-East Paris. It was to become a pilot operation for the newly voted Plan Climat de la Ville de Paris, which asked for a maximum energy expenditure of 50 kWh/m2/year. To meet this target, the architectural team decided to rely solely on architecture on a site that, although very dense, offered to take advantage of sun.
The new volumes are adjusted to the end walls of the next buildings to reduce shadows. They draw a ribbon garden shared by residents and opening onto the new public garden, constructions getting lower as you penetrate the block.
The three entrance-halls open directly onto this courtyard. Each one is open to all residents: respectively giving access to the underground garage, the letterboxes or the bike storage room.
The bearing structure is minimized to a post-slab system using less concrete, offering more flexibility in flat layouts and enabling future conversion of the building. The resulting colonnade, allows the sunlight deep into the flats.
Limited use of concrete on facades favours a larger use of renewable materials. Custom-made wood framed sliding windows give a very precise quality to both exterior and interiors.
Apartments are designed so as to maximise natural light and ventilation, most bathrooms opening onto a window. Inhabitants are given greater control over temperatures in any season.
The double envelop sets an acoustic and bioclimatic device reinforced by Trombe walls. Sunlight penetrates the first extra-clear glass envelope and hits the wavy wall, whose dark matt surface turns light into heat. To stop this natural heating, inhabitants simply roll down the blind facing the wall and open the exterior windows.
Size of the site :944 m2
Size of the building :1960 m2 (GFA)

Autores:

Fundació Mies van der Rohe Barcelona