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House of Tubes Το Οικιστικό by Enrique Leal

House of Tubes Το Οικιστικό by Enrique Leal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award in Σχεδιασμός Αρχιτεκτονικής, Κτιρίων και Κατασκευών Competition Category.


ΑσημένιοΑρχιτεκτονική· 2021

House of Tubes Το Οικιστικό

by Enrique Leal

Client: Enrique Leal

Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award Winner in Αρχιτεκτονική Category

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The Design

About House of Tubes Το Οικιστικό

Το έργο είναι η συγχώνευση δύο κτιρίων, ενός εγκαταλειμμένου της δεκαετίας του '70 με το κτίριο της σημερινής εποχής και το στοιχείο που σχεδιάστηκε για να τα ενώσει είναι η πισίνα. Πρόκειται για ένα έργο που έχει δύο βασικές χρήσεις, την 1η ως κατοικία 5μελούς οικογένειας, τη 2η ως μουσείο τέχνης, με φαρδιούς χώρους και ψηλούς τοίχους για να δέχεται περισσότερα από 300 άτομα. Το σχέδιο αντιγράφει το πίσω σχήμα του βουνού, το εμβληματικό βουνό της πόλης. Μόνο 3 φινιρίσματα με ανοιχτόχρωμους τόνους χρησιμοποιούνται στο έργο για να κάνουν τους χώρους να λάμπουν μέσα από το φυσικό φως που προβάλλεται στους τοίχους, τα δάπεδα και τις οροφές.

The Recognition

About the Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award

Το σχέδιο House of Tubes Το Οικιστικό κέρδισε το Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award, μια τεράστια διάκριση κύρους που απονέμεται σε σχέδια κορυφαίας ποιότητας, πανέμορφα και εντυπωσιακά. Οι νικητές του Ασημένιου Βραβείου είναι εξαιρετικά λαμπρά και ιδιαίτερα δημιουργικά έργα που απεικονίζουν την εξέχουσα εμπειρογνωμοσύνη, το ταλέντο και την οξυδέρκεια των σχεδιαστών τους. Το σχέδιο House of Tubes Το Οικιστικό αναμένεται να είναι ένα υπέροχο, αντιπροσωπευτικό έργο, αξιοσημείωτα επαγγελματικό και βαθιά καινοτόμο. Αυτό το σχέδιο που βραβεύτηκε με το Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award είναι μια ιδιαίτερα αξιοσημείωτη, θαυμαστή εφεύρεση που ωφελεί και προωθεί τα όρια της τέχνης, της επιστήμης, του σχεδιασμού και της τεχνολογίας. Το σχέδιο House of Tubes Το Οικιστικό είναι μια πολύ ζηλευτή δημιουργία που προκαλεί επιθυμίες, φέρνει θετικά συναισθήματα και πυροδοτεί έκπληξη και θαυμασμό.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
In the project is the fusion of two buildings, an abandoned building from the 70's with the building from the current era and the element that was designed to unite them is the pool.
It is a project that has two main uses, the first as a residence for a family of 5 members, the second as an art museum, with wide areas and high walls to receive more than 300 people. The design copies the shape of Cerro de la Silla, the city's iconic mountain. Only 3 finishes with light tones are used in the project to make the spaces shine through the natural light that is projected on the walls, floors and ceilings.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site area 2,283.29 m2- Area of building 1,153.20 m2
Tags
House of Tubes, Old Building, Tubes, Minimalist, Concept Design, Architecture
Production Technology
The house is composed of steel structure and block filled walls and inside durock with fiberglass insulation.

In this project the architect wanted to minimize the finishes to be used, three main finishes which are travertine marble, oak wood in a natural color, white paint finish on some walls and ceiling lights, and glass.
Design Challenge
This project seeks to find the balance between the preexisting and the new. Demolishing the house was the first impulse that made sense in face of the challenge. Rescuing the structure, and integrating the necessities, lead the architect to a point where the analysis became challenging and insinuating. The best dialogue we could have was contrast based in lines.

The architect sought a dialogue between lines of opposite characters, to unify two architectural concepts. Because of this, rethinking the necessities of the client in a space without previous construction was the wisest thing to do.
Research
Sustainability and energy efficiency were the goals of this project. Led lighting and a Double-layer drywall system as insulation optimize the A/C system (28 SEER) and energy consumption. it was built with steel-based structure, a material totally and indefinitely recyclable. Using artificial grass reduces water consumption. Solar Panels cover 80% of the energy needed to power the residence. Solar boilers to avoid the use of electricity or gas to heat water. Rainwater harvesting with dedicated containers.
Inspiration
The peaks of the Mount Silla with the peaks of the top of the old structure, were critical to decide to angle the higher volume of the new residence to create a dialogue, seeking unity between these three elements. The use of water as the link uniting different timelines, concepts, uses, and histories. The pool as the unifying element, the water as the new soul of the house, the cylinder as a container representing the old holding the new.
Project Duration
The property is located within the Guadalupe municipality, which is a part of the Metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. Located in Cerro de la Silla, which is one of the most emblematic mountains in the city, and in Mexico.

Started in November 2017 in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and finished in November 2019.
Operation Flow
Design a project with ample spaces; interiors and exteriors, that when integrated with the original project, would form a communion with the views of the surrounding landscape.

The layout and concept needed to resemble a museum, with multi-purpose spaces. A clean and sober aesthetic, allowing it to be used for exhibitions, reunions, workshops and other activities, pertinent to the different disciplines the family members practice. In the same way, it needed to offer privacy in between the different areas.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Jorge Taboada, House of Tubes, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Jorge Taboada, House of Tubes, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Jorge Taboada, House of Tubes, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Jorge Taboada, House of Tubes, 2020
Image #5: Photographer Jorge Taboada, House of Tubes, 2020

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