Olalquiaga Arquitectos . fotos: © Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán+Rocio Romero)
Una familia compuesta por un matrimonio con tres hijos nos encarga proyectar su futura casa en una parcela en las afueras de Madrid de más de 7000m2 ocupada por un bosque de pinos y encinas. Continue reading Olalquiaga Arquitectos
Olalquiaga Architects . photos: © ImagenSubliminal (Miguel de Guzmán + Rocio Romero)
It is uncommon to have the opportunity to intervene in such an emblematic enclave of the historic center of Madrid. It entails a responsibility in which the assignment goes beyond adequately resolving a program and complying with urban planning regulations. The work presented here reforms and rehabilitates a block, improving its morphology, spatiality and relationship with the environment. It replaces the intervention of another industrial building already obsolete due to its structure and typology. It was not possible to rehabilitate or reuse the existing construction due to, firstly, an industrial-scale structure, incompatible with residential use, and without sufficient underground construction to meet the parking provision requirements mandated by the regulations. It was also unfeasible due to the negative impacts that affected both a deteriorated block courtyard without green areas and the life and activity of the neighborhood. The previous building amounted to a physical and symbolic wall for the community. Continue reading Olalquiaga Architects
