Torreagüera Atresado

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Torreagüera Atresado

Firm

XPIRAL

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2009

Torreaguera atresados
The two
‘atretic’ houses proposed, revolved around the idea of a redistribution of the
plots along a row. The construction had to abide by the conditions of the
maximum height permitted for buildings in the area and having to adapt to the
topology of the existing plots.
The two
houses are situated in heights that enjoy the total width of the new plot
(12m), which is the benefit of having joined together the two original plots
(6m each) in a row.
The new
plot has an incline approximately 5m in height and adjoins public streets on
three of its four sides, in this way a house can make the most of lower part of
the site by creating a garden and adapting it to the topography (casa tierra),
the other, in the higher part opens up to the countryside enjoying a panoramic
view of the mountains and orchards (casa cielo).
Casa tierra
takes the form of a plinth constructed entirely from ceramic pieces combined
with coloured elements. Casa cielo is structurally comprised of unfinished
concrete, supported by the other module in its
lower part and finished in reflective glass.
The ceramic
module aims to be something more than simply the facade of Casa tierra, it is
constructed with the intention of forming the principle module of the project.
It additionally lays out the diverse partitions of Casa tierra and Casa cielo
and adds different degrees of transparency and light which is offered by the
ceramic wine rack section made by the commercial brand ‘Cerámica Collado’.
The holes
in the wine rack section close with circular tiles made from multicoloured
crockery, constituting an enclosure that satisfies the functional necessities
of a standard facade.