necessary provision of parking spaces
that are available associated with each
building in the basement floors that
occur in the staggered layout.
The aim, from the external perception of
the project, is for the continuity of space,
and the staggered arrangement, with
the ground floors that become covered
areas that can be walked under, and the
possibility of moving around the various
plots as a neighbourhood where urban
situations such as squares, vantage
points, streets, etc. occur, gives the whole
project qualities that depend more on
the life of its inhabitants than on the
architecture.
The idea is a building model that aims
to improve the quality of life by using
systems that optimise the conditions
of use and energy saving, encouraging
wherever possible the use of the area's
own natural resources. The degree
to which the sun falls on the façades
depends on the orientation (northsouth) and is controlled by means of
a "deep façade" system (whose depth
varies depending on the orientation,
deeper to the south and less so to
Architects SV60 www.agcordon.com
Location Ceuta, Spain
Architect in Charge Antonio G. Liñán
Project Team Luis E. Villar, Víctor Silveira,
Esteban Valencia, Mª Luz Villar, Daniel Montes,
Jose G. Mora, Sara Speranza
Area 45.0 sqm
Project Year 2016
the north), thereby ensuring that in
summer the sunlight does not directly
impact the inside of the dwellings, thus
maintaining better climate conditions,
and in winter (when the sun is lower),
shining in directly to heat the rooms. A
cross-ventilation system is proposed,
since all the dwellings have double
Photographs Jesús Granada
www.jesusgranada.com
Construction Company VIAS y
Construcciones
Construction Team Antonio G. Liñán, Antonio
González Cordón, Luis E. Villar
Quantity Surveyor Manuel López Ruiz
Structural, Services Engineer Edartec
Consultores, Grupo JG, Fernando Medina
orientation. This system is based on an
inner courtyard connected to the outside
by terraces that change their orientation
to improve air circulation and keep the
homes continually ventilated.
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