Espacio Kaab Lehen Funtzioa: Etxebizitza by Matia Di Frenna Muller

Espacio Kaab Lehen Funtzioa: Etxebizitza by Matia Di Frenna Muller is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Arkitektura, Eraikin eta Egitura Diseinua Competition Category.

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Espacio Kaab Lehen Funtzioa: Etxebizitza

by Matia Di Frenna Muller

Client: Di Frenna Arquitectos

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About Espacio Kaab Lehen Funtzioa: Etxebizitza

Espacio Kaab bikote gazte batentzat diseinatutako etxea da, Nogueras (Colima, Mexiko) herriko ibai baten ondoko malda batean kokatua. Diseinuak japoniar eragina eta Mexikoko eraikuntza tradizio lokalak uztartzen ditu. Harria, lurra eta egurra altzairuarekin eta hormigoiarekin batera erabiltzen dira, etxeak ingurumeneko paisaiarekin bat egin dezan bisualki. Kanpoaldeetarako harri iraunkorra, hormigoia eta Chukum estukua aukeratu ziren, eta egurra eta zumea, berriz, espazio babestuetan jarri ziren. Harri naturalezko zoru berak barruan zein kanpoan jarraitzen du, etxearen eta bere inguruaren arteko muga leunduz.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

Espacio Kaab Lehen Funtzioa: Etxebizitza Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. Espacio Kaab Lehen Funtzioa: Etxebizitza erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. Espacio Kaab Lehen Funtzioa: Etxebizitza jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Espacio Kaab is a house project for a young couple, where the fundamental requirement was the interaction with the environment and the use of materials visually and conceptually integrated with the natural context, such as stone and earth, giving a modern touch with steel and concrete. The difficult topography of the land gave the opportunity to do a strong and unique character in the area, is a project with a lot of interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments that blend with the nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross square footage: 4,316 S.F.
Tags: rammedearth, concrete, stone, wood, vegetation, landscape
Production Technology: For the selection of materials, several criteria were used, one of the most important was that the project should integrate visually with the area, therefore priority was given to materials with a natural tendency, such as wood, stone and earth.
Trying to minimize maintenance and future restorations, we selected the most durable materials for outdoor spaces, such as stone, concrete and "Chukum" stucco, while the more delicate materials such as wood and wicker were placed in protected areas.
Design Challenge: The land of the project is next to a river surrounded by nature and had a complicated topography, it is immersed in an area of houses and historical buildings such as the Cathedral, the Rangel museum and ecological park.
These characteristics challenges us to design a harmonious and functional project, but also gave us the opportunity to take advantage of the site and develop a project interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments.
Research: It was decided to keep the design team small, giving very personalized attention to the clients throughout the design process. A design supervisor and a lead designer spent a great deal of time analyzing the owners and their spatial needs.
Multiple visits were made to the site and its surroundings to analyze the cultural and natural context to be rescued, and once a meticulous topographic survey was completed, work continued on the project, visiting the site and talking with the clients on an alternating basis to receive feedback throughout the design process.
Inspiration: The architectural style to be achieved was a mixture of Japanese style that integrated elements and techniques of Mexican architecture, mainly of the local type, which can be observed in Nogueras and other neighboring towns of our building.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2 2020 in Nogueras, Colima, México and finished in December 15, 2021.
Operation Flow: The main concept of the build was to accomplish spaces where the boundaries between inside and outside blur: where the ranges and colors of the environment integrate into the shades of the building, and where the inhabitants can walk barefoot across the considered choice of the same natural stone floor without distinguishing whether they’ve come out or into the house and delight in the phenomenology that this materiality awakens in all of their senses.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Di Frenna Arquitectos, 2022.
Team Members: Founder and CEO: Architect Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design Lead: Architect Mariana de la Mora Padilla
Construction manager: Civil engineer Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila
Image Credits: Imagine #1, Imagine #2, Imagine #3, Imagine #4, Imagine #5/ Photographer Lorena Darquea, 2021