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Barajas Social Housing Blocks / EMBT

00:00 - 25 February, 2014
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Architects
EMBT

Location
Barajas, Madrid, Spain
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Architect in Charge
Benedetta Tagliabue

Design Team
Alex Ruiz, Susana Oses, Cesar Trujillo, Marta Ruiz Nieto, Jordi Gorbe Neira, Valentina Antinucci,
Laura Weiss, Jack OKelly, Cristin Ferrera,Vaiva Simoliunaite, Jess Baranda, Carls Ernesto Lince,
Carolina Carvalho, Ramn Gmez, Pedro Rodrguez Gmez Limn, Marco Coletti.

Area
12568.0 sqm

Project Year
2013

Photographs
Roland Halbe

Project Director
Elena Rocchi, Salvador Gilabert Sanz

Project and Construction Manager

Salvador Gilabert Sanz

Models
Gabrielle Rotelli, Morton Engel, Gitte Kjaer, John Lee Miralles Tagliabue EMBT

Consultants Installations
Josep Massachs , Projecte i Solucions Tcniques Girona, SL.

Structure
Jess Hierro Sureda , J.H.S Proyecto de Estructuras y Arquitectura SL

Telecommunications
Carlos Fernndez Loeches, Colegio de Ingenieros de Telecomunicaciones (C.O.I.T).

Quantity Surveyor
Beatriz Llamas Cepedano

Client
Empresa Municipal de Vivienda y Suelo de Madrid S.A EMVS

Budget
9.600.000
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9.600.000

Program
120 dwellings, 127 parking spaces, 120 storage rooms and 2 shops
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From the architect. The apartment building, located in Barajas in the group of blocks under the
management of the new extension of Barajas, was generated mainly at first to catch the light, wind
and outdoor life.

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Based on the urban zoning for this block, the building is conceived as a game where the apartments
act as blocks on top of five floor slabs creating interspersed terraces and open spaces.

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The building is organized around open corridors of the old corralas. This condition creates
interrelation between neighbors and new living spaces. The apartments have a human character
which comes from its architectonic qualities and new common spaces: the hallways, terraces and
central interior zone.

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The facade is defined by the identity and uniqueness of each housing unit. Each was conceived as "a
Box Top, made with only two precast concrete slabs, providing time saving, fast and easy
installation. A hybrid architecture that emerges from the combination of simple pieces which create
a complex result: single range of dierent colors and materials generated various possibilities.

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Pre-fabricated elements of the facade provide an economy of construction by reducing cost and
waste and strengthening the concepts of ecology and sustainability of the building.

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Thermal comfort and lighting is gained through the naturally favorable orientation of the facade to
the south and east, and the openings opposite the main side of the housing (providing cross
ventilation). This solution saves the costs of artificial air conditioning throughout much of the year.

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The public square within the block is derived from the representative elements of culture in Madrid.
Derived from conceptual collage, the result is a warm and collected space. The materials remain
concrete and cobble, which are soened by green areas, areas of rest and children's spaces.

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Public Space, Ground Flo... Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan

Fourth Floor Plan Fih Floor Plan Roof Plan North Elevation West Elevation

South Elevation East Elevation Scheme Section Section AA Section BB

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Section CC Section DD Constructive Section Precast Details Precast Details

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Rolling Security Grilles

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Stainless Steel Glass Railing - Glacier Flat Top Rail

AGS Stainless

MIS Facade Panel

ULMA Architectural Solutions

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Aluminum Composites - Solid Color Finishes

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Facade - Overlapping panels

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Thermally Fused Laminates - Taction Oak Series

Prism TFL

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thisisbrandnew?!theseblocksperpetuatea70yourbanisticmistake.
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