Montecarmelo Townhouses Habitatge Familiar by Joaquin Millan Villamuelas

Montecarmelo Townhouses Habitatge Familiar by Joaquin Millan Villamuelas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2020

Montecarmelo Townhouses Habitatge Familiar

by Joaquin Millan Villamuelas

Client: Ooiio

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Montecarmelo Townhouses Habitatge Familiar

Montecarmelo Townhouses és un projecte d'habitatge familiar a Madrid, Espanya. El disseny respon a un barri de cases adossades amb un aspecte repetitiu i alineat. Les façanes estan cobertes amb gelosies de maó rugós que ombregen els interiors del sol. La idea prové dels sistemes tradicionals de protecció solar, com les persianes d'espart que es troben en l'arquitectura vernacla del sud i l'est d'Espanya. Els maons són més grans que la mida estàndard i es col·loquen verticalment. La superfície construïda és de 586,4 metres quadrats. Les obres es van dur a terme entre l'octubre de 2017 i el març de 2019.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Montecarmelo Townhouses Habitatge Familiar és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Montecarmelo Townhouses Habitatge Familiar sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Montecarmelo Townhouses Habitatge Familiar satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: When we all close our eyes and think of the words terraced houses in Madrid images of monotony and alignment come to mind quickly. It is true that the urban planning that governs the Madrid neighbourhoods are authentic cages for creativity, alignment machines, factories of the same. In OOIIO Architecture we apply certain design techniques, such as Dalí s paranoid critical method, which allow us to escape these restrictions. Thinking with an inspiration idea.
Dimensions & Packaging: Build area of townhouses 586,4 m2.
Tags: Residential, House, Townhouses, Singularity, Design, Innovation, Architecture
Production Technology: Main material was rough brick cloths that cover and protect from the sun the facade of both houses. The brick has special dimensions, bigger than the regular size, and was placed in a vertical way.
Design Challenge: The obstacles overcomed during the development of the project were mainly related with the client taste. Sometimes it's difficult to shift their ideas of a modern house.
Research: Our team work always step by step, first of all making a Concept Research. The objective of the research is to find a generator idea to guide us in the design of the project. The research tools are based in simplicity and the re-interpretation of tradition that we think that are the key to find the most intelligent solution to a design problem.
Inspiration: The main idea was born thinking of traditional sun protection systems, such as esparto blinds that can be found in vernacular architecture in southern and eastern Spain, we came to the solution of creating rough brick cloths that cover and protect from the sun these terraced houses in Madrid, configuring the facade.
Project Duration: The project started in October in 2017 and finished in March 2019 in Madrid.
Operation Flow: These townhouses could inspire the new generation of architects to build singular architecture in a monotony urban environment. Breaking the monotony of the surroundings and building, in this way, fresh urbanism in the cities.
Team Members: Architect: Joaquín Millán Villamuelas
Image Credits: Image #1 : Photographer Josefotoinmo, 2019. Image #2 : Photographer Josefotoinmo, 2019. Image #3 : Photographer Josefotoinmo, 2019. Image #4 : Photographer Josefotoinmo, 2019.
Video Credits: Creator OOIIO Architecture, Idea, 2019.