Location / Albacete
Year / 2004
Architects / In collaboration with Burgos & Garrido arquitectos.
Surface / 6200 m2
Design development and construction documents.
Neither an open block that does not enclose anything, nor a closed block indifferent to the sun.
The project does not reach the allowed buildable area that we consider excessive; the urban plan allowed 65 dwellings of which we build only 56. This reduction of density within the proposed volume favors the orientation of the housing units within the block towards the South and the sun, and allows a more friendly and generous solution for the common spaces.
There are no closed patios or rear facades, everything is public, accessible and transparent. The patio is a continuous surface with a simple and small low maintenance garden, where big trees are a must.
The legislation regarding the quality and design of social housing has determined/defined the apartments in square meters, number of bedrooms and general layout. But all of them enjoy of cross ventilation, 13 occupy one story, while 43 are two story houses, accessible by an outside gallery. These are the two typologies that enable us to compact the volume, to light it better, save energy and occupy less space on the plot.
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