In an environment dominated by single-family buildings between party walls, the relationship between inside and the outside It is done through an opaque and heavy skin, product of regulations and the physical and geographical conditions of the environment, only interrupted by the verticality of the holes that provide light and introduce the outside into the homes.
The purpose of maintaining the structure of the environment, has been the main starting point. To do this, we propose the introduction of a solid volume into the chosen vacuum., to which cutting and carving operations have been carried out in order to gradually control the close relationship between the street and the interior of the home, and allow for dilating both physical and visual traffic towards the different urban episodes., sin perder las cualidades específicas del entorno.
By using low cost materials, easy transport, and that they do not compromise the normal development of the construction process, A solid is defined that sits on the site and that captures the dominant light of Umbrete through its surface, whose chromatic nuances will be responsible for defining the volume.
Technical sheet:
Contest: 35 VPO housing in Umbrete, Sevilla
Location: Sisters of Charity Street, Shadows
Project: Javier Dasdores de Armas
Promoter: Junta of Andalusia
Project year: 2003
Renders: Javier Dasdores de Armas