Ignacio Borrego . photos: © Miguel de Guzmán + Rocío R. Rivas (@imagensubliminal)
We are at the Entrepeñas reservoir, right next to the upper limit of the possible floods. According to what this place suggests, a wooden pier stretches out towards the horizon to reach the water. Continue reading Ignacio Borrego
ignacio borrego . photos: © Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán + Rocío Romero)
This photovoltaic canopy is a structure built on top of a small existing pavilion on the roof of a main building. It is a support of solar panels that generate electrical energy for the self-consumption of an office and at the same time shades the pavilion and an outdoor rest area for its employees. Additionally, sun overheating of the roof is reduced. Continue reading ignacio borrego
Ignacio Borrego . photos: © Javier Orive
Lying down is free and anything else is architecture. This is how Jorge Wagensberg defined the alteration of the territory caused by architecture. This helps us to protect ourselves from the uncertainty of the weather, but it must also allow us to settle on a place. A house is not only the envelope that protects us from the cold and the sun, but it is the alteration of the ground line to be able to relate to it in a comfortable way.
We are located on the southern slope of Somosierra, in the vicinity of the Lozoya and Jarama rivers, near their confluence. The steep slope of the plot and its optimal orientation towards south invites us to turn our back on the slope and face towards the distant views. Continue reading Ignacio Borrego
Ignacio Borrego . photos: © IMAGENSUBLIMINAL (MIGUEL DE GUZMÁN + ROCÍO ROMERO)
The construction of another project generated a collection of wood waste that triggered the realization of this project. 100% of the wood used comes from the formwork of pine slats that have been simply removed and cut according to the required measurements. All the knots are screwed and are removable and respect the tree, which is a hundred-year-old holm oak. Continue reading Ignacio Borrego
Ignacio Borrego . photos: © imagen subliminal (miguel de guzman + rocio romero)
Sun and shade. The photovoltaic pergola is a supporting structure for solar panels that generate electricity for self-consumption in an office and at the same time shade an outdoor rest area for its employees. Additionally, sun overheating of the roof is reduced. The structure rests on the only four possible points that had been planned on the roof for future installations and is made with light galvanized steel profiles for plasterboard partitions. For its assembly it has been necessary to weld two curved circular tubes of 70mm steel that support the effort of the wind and transfer the loads to the four support points. The rest of the structure is lightweight profiles bolted on site and assembled without the need for any auxiliary means. The whole set is reversible. All joints are removable. The interior furniture of the pergola is also made with the same profiles and recycled furniture. Continue reading Ignacio Borrego
