N
owadays, life demands a really flexible architecture
beyond the strictly functional one. The archetypal being
of the house is to become the stage for each act of the
daily life of its inhabitants: from the ordinary to the extraordinary
ones. Casa Mirasierra is an essential house, where server elements are
reduced in order to maximize free served spaces, with cross ventilation
and natural lighting, looking for a real adaptability of its use overall
time.
This idea is translated to the exterior into a clear volume open to north
and south, so that the distant view of the Madrid Mountain Range is
always the background of the house.
The design gives a special attention to energy saving and sustainability
criteria. On one hand, passive strategies, such as an excellent form
factor (Surface/Volume=0.37), thermal insulation, the good orientation,
lighting and cross-ventilation of all rooms or a flexible sun screens
system reduce the energy demand.
On the other hand, active strategies based on the use of geothermal
energy for hot water and the floor heating system, combined with the
use of an enthalpy recovering air vent for the mechanical ventilation,
get reduce the energy consumption of the building as much as possible.
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MIGUEL FERNANDEZ-GALIANO
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