House 5 . Apan
Ambrosi | Etchegaray . photos: © Jaime Navarro
This housing proposal is largely based on two minimum elements understood as requirements for the making of a house: the wall and the roof. While the former delimits private property, the latter offers shelter from the sun, rain, and the elements. Designed so that the resident can expand residential space her- or himself through the construction of non-structural, demountable, and low-cost interior partitions, a base unit collects all programming under a single, clear-span roof. Growth of this element and the personalization of spaces underneath eliminate the standards, repetitive, and impersonal aspects of existing housing types. Continue reading Ambrosi | Etchegaray
