acha_zaballa . photos: © Luis Díaz Díaz
The original building by architect Eladio Laredo dates back to 1910 and is part of the heritage buildings in the town of Castro Urdiales. Continue reading acha_zaballa
The farmhouse has an almost square floor plan, 17.30m deep and 15.30m wide, with a gabled roof and a laterally attached tile roof that houses the oven. Its main façade is oriented to the southwest. Continue reading ACHA ZABALLA
Acha_Zaballa Architects . photos: © Luis Díaz Díaz
Within the public housing stock owned by the Department of Territorial Planning, Housing and Transport of the Basque Government, there are more than one hundred unused premises located on the ground floors or mezzanines of existing buildings in various municipalities. These facilities originally were conceived for retail use in compliance with current urban planning regulations. Continue reading Acha_Zaballa
Acha_Zaballa Architects . photos: © Luis Díaz Díaz
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the ‘Joyous Home’ project is the choice of a colour palette. Because in this renovation project colour is the protagonist.
Our interest has focused on breathing new life into this property included on the protected heritage building list of the town. The original house, designed very early in the 20th century, is the result of the introduction of Modernisme with a certain tempering, probably due to the embryonic nature of the style in the local context of 1900. (The architect L. Rucabado would design buildings in a much more Art Nouveau style in the same town in the following years).
We have adopted the decision not to demolish partitions, overcoming the inertia of spatial and functional adaptation to contemporary conventions. This decision is respectful with the heritage protection of the property. But we have to say that it is also consistent with the criteria of domesticity and efficiency to which we aspire today. Because it has attributes that modern evolution eliminated in its drift towards maximum efficiency. Rooms with a balanced dimension that can indistinctly serve one use or another. High ceilings and large windows that act as light and radiation collectors. Windows with overlapping elements, double sheets and shutters, which in their handling allow easy control over the opening in terms of energy. Continue reading Acha_Zaballa
En el pensamiento de Jovellanos, reformismo y utopía son inseparables: la creencia en la idea de progreso indefinido. Así, lo utópico no es algo añadido o un recurso meramente literario, sino la culminación de su actitud ilustrada. Continue reading Acha Zaballa
