NAME: Residential Building Malilla Parque
LOCALIZATION: Malilla district, Valencia, Spain
YEAR: 2021
AREA: 10.696 m2
ARCHITECTS: Quino Bono Arquitectos
PHOTOGRAPHY: Quino Bono Arquitectos
PARTNERS: Paco Arbona – Engeneering, Prodein - Structure
SUPPLIERS: Technal, Alucoil, Gradhermetic, Isaval, Otis, Efi
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The building concept derives from a search for a compact and sculptural volume, that would complete the street front towards the new Malilla park.
At the same time, the exploration of form leads to an attractive façade that allows for a great number of both covered and open terraces in order to exploit the open space and extend the apartments to the exterior. Through the form and movement of the terraces it is possible to obtain uncovered areas without exceeding permitted buildability. What’s more, large cantilevers at the southern façade help to reduce the solar radiation on the building’s envelope from 1278 kWh/m2 to values between 320 y 800 kWh/m2.
Internally, the building is organised around a single core area with two evacuation routes and two protected lobbies in order to optimize the surface of common areas benefitting the residential zone and achieving a maximum number of front-to-back apartments. This leads to creation of a great variety of 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom flats, where bathrooms are retracted to the interior part of the building and kitchens are communicated with the exterior through loggias, for optimal ventilation and illumination. All the apartments are quipped with large terraces, which form organic extensions of interior rooms where everyday activities take place.
A setback created by the sculptural form of the building itself defines the appearance of the volume and at the same time creates terraces and apartments which are visually attractive and open on three sides. Material composition of the façade helps to distinguish different parts of the building, clearly contrasting elements finished with SATE with terrace fronts covered with aluminium panels Composite.
Residents passing through the entrance of the building can have a glance at the back patio through large glazed openings in common areas. These zones offer unique opportunities where people of all ages meet and interact. Kids can run freely around the garden playing with their friends, while parents can look after them directly from the terraces of their homes. The patio serves as a flexible and multi-purpose space for the use and enjoyment of the whole community.
A simple union between isles of metal and wood elevated above the ground and with integration of vegetation, illumination and sitting areas serve as a base for composition of the patio, defining hierarchy of spaces. A stone pavement flows in a diagonal direction between the isles creating intimate zones and undulating routes for children to walk, run, skate and ride a bike. Those enclaves serve as areas for rest, playground and shade, all at the same time.
As for the vegetation, indigenous and low-maintenance species were chosen and grouped in various zones to further differentiate them: the ground floor vegetation is formed main with evergreen lilies to ensure a great effect during the whole year and blossoming in the summer.
High shrubs are planted around the pool area and in the wooden and metal isles, where the thickness of the soil layer is sufficient to sustain their grow. Other zones are covered with species adequate for green roof solutions.