Rehabilitation and Expansion of Houses in Oleiros , La Coruña.

The House V consists of the rehabilitation, adaptation and expansion of existing rental housing, conducted in the early 1960s.'s Family inhabiting the house takes almost fifty years vacationing in it, and in that time, the number of family members has been growing, but the house had been equally unable to meet current and future needs. The intention of the project is to make a place where they can enjoy their holiday three generations of the same family simultaneously. To do this, a new home for the two younger generations, consisting of a hinged side wing with the old building on the northeast edge and whose cover, in response to the existing topography, serves private garden at the present home is done. For its part, the original house now houses only uses family and social interaction, and the rooms on the first generation. Each family member has their independence but still part of a single whole. A multi-layer defined by a single wall construction detail, serving both structural and thermal and environmental shelter, winds to embrace the different things happening in the house. Spaces are defined at the material available in space-time, and it is topologically adapted to what happens inside. New housing is formalized in the ongoing discourse of a neutral wrapper - no edges, no color, no texture - where life, action, is the protagonist.

Property view from the pool / view from the swimming pool

House V Consists on the rehabilitation, adaptation and expansion of an existing house, designed and built in the early 1960's. The Family That inhabits the house has-been spending the holidays in it for almost fifty years. In That time, even though the number of family members has Increased, the house had Remained the same, being unable to Fulfill current and future needs. The intention of the project is to make a place where three generations of one family can enjoy same Simultaneously Their holiday. For That purpose, a new house is made for the two younger generations, que Consists on a side wing That articulates itself With the old building on the northeast. The rooftop of this new house Serves as a private garden for the pre-existing house as a response to the Existing landscape topography. The Original house now accommodates the spaces for family and social interaction, as well as the rooms of the first generation. Each family member has its own independence while remaining a part of a single set. A multilayered wall defined by a single construction detail, que Serves as Both structure and thermal and environmental as overcoat, meanders in order to embrace the multiplicity of Events that Occur in the house.Spaces are defined by the unfolding of matter in space-time, que topologically adapts itself to what happens inside. The new house is Formalized by the continuous flow of a completely neutral wrap - no edges, no color, no texture - and, Within this wrapping, life, action, is the protagonist.

G.02.03 body view. from the north / view of G.02.03. body from the north

bedroom interior. / Inside view of room 

In the picture you can see the adaptation of matter to the various events that happen in the home. The glass inside curve by changing the presence and use of a roof outer bulges to provide more space on the bed.

body view. from the west

view the bodies. and G.02.02. from the west

body view. from the west

body view. from the west

view of the east facade

detail of the barrel that houses the spiral staircase

interior view of the spiral staircase

Interior view of the hall

view from the roof garden

aerial view of the roof of the porch of connection between the two houses, which serves as the master bedroom private garden

detailed view of the pool from the deck housing

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