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Montecarmelo Townhouses Familienwohnhäuser by Joaquin Millan Villamuelas

Montecarmelo Townhouses Familienwohnhäuser by Joaquin Millan Villamuelas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Bronze in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.


BronzeArchitektur· 2020

Montecarmelo Townhouses Familienwohnhäuser

by Joaquin Millan Villamuelas

Client: Ooiio

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Montecarmelo Townhouses Familienwohnhäuser

Die Montecarmelo Townhouses sind ein Familienwohnprojekt in Madrid, Spanien. Der Entwurf reagiert auf ein Viertel aus Reihenhäusern mit repetitiver und fluchtender Erscheinung. Die Fassaden sind mit rauen Ziegelschleiern verkleidet, die die Innenräume vor der Sonne beschatten. Die Idee entstammt traditionellen Sonnenschutzsystemen, etwa den Espartogras-Vorhängen aus der volkstümlichen Architektur Süd- und Ostspaniens. Die Ziegel sind größer als das Standardformat und vertikal verlegt. Die bebaute Fläche beträgt 586,4 Quadratmeter. Die Arbeiten wurden zwischen Oktober 2017 und März 2019 ausgeführt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Montecarmelo Townhouses Familienwohnhäuser ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Montecarmelo Townhouses Familienwohnhäuser wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Montecarmelo Townhouses Familienwohnhäuser befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

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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.

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