Projeler/Projects: Madrid
iç mekanda kullanılan doğal taşlar beyaz, gri ve kahverengi tonlarda
seçilmiş. Konut sahibinin talep ettiği ‘dış cephenin doğal taş malzeme
kullanarak kaplanması’ isteği üzerine bu görüşü baş mimar Joaquín
Torres tasarıma dahil etmiş. Kullanılacak kaplama malzemesinin cinsine
de müşterinin karar verdiği Marble and Bamboo’da giriş kat zemininde
cilalı mermer, dış cephede beyaz mermer (marmol crema real blanco)
kullanılırken havuz kenarında ise white gresite de porcelanosa ismi
verilen beyaz renkli bir başka doğal taş malzeme tercih edilmiş. Bina ön
cephesindeki açıklıkların bambu ağacı kullanılarak geçildiği projede,
bu kullanış binaya karakter ve ağırlık kazandırıyor. Proje kapsamında
düşünülen aydınlatma tasarımı, konut ön cephesinde bulunan farklı
yükseklik ve yüzey alanına sahip, bambu ve beyaz mermer ile kaplanan
yüzeyleri ön plana çıkarırken; arka cephede ise tamamen formun
yatayda çizdiği hatları ortaya çıkaracak şekilde düşünülmüş. Müşterimimar arasında gidip gelen tasarım kararlarıyla en bilindik tipoloji olan
konut işlevine sahip Marble and Bamboo, mermer kaplı dış cephesinin
ötesinde, çevresine yaptığı dokunuşlarla şekillenen irrasyonel formu ve
önerdiği aydınlık mekanlarıyla akıllarda kalıyor.
MİMAR / ARCHITECT: A-cero, Joaquín Torres Arquitectos
YER / LOCATION: Madrid, İspanya / Spain
YIL / YEAR: 2012
PROGRAM / PROGRAMME: Konut / Residential
MALZEMELER / MATERIALS: Mermer, bambu, cam ve beton / Marble, bamboo, glass and concrete
ALAN / AREA: Arsa alanı / Lot area: 2.800 m2
TASARIM EKİBİ / DESIGN TEAM: Joaquín Torres, Rafael Llamazares
Görünüş / Elevations
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from below ground rise up to meet at the first floor plate and move up to
become same floor’s ‘ceiling’. Along this linear route that is the dominant
design gesture of the architecture all the façades are open to the exterior to
take advantage of the views to the garden and natural surroundings. The
presence of a tree in between these two individual wall frames seemingly
wedged inside the building is clear proof of the architects’ intent to preserve
the existing natural elements in the site as a counterpoint to their design.
Marble and Bamboo utilizes several shades of white, grey and brown for
its dramatic exterior as well as its interiors while implementing a rational
spatial geometry. After being asked to design a natural stone clad façade
for this house by the client, the chief architect, Joaquín Torres, used
this request as a driving feature in the design process by taking it to an
advanced level. In addition to requesting the natural stone cladding for
the exterior facade the client made detailed specifications of the kind of
materials that would be used throughout the building: polished mar ble
for the ground floor furnishings and white Gresite ceramic for the pool
terrace. In contrast to the use of marble, the gaps on the entrance façade
were covered by using bamboo planks. The architects explained “This usage
brought character to the dwelling and made it recognizable and sober”. The
combination of marble and bamboo although not common is the hallmark
of the project that gives the building its design quality. In addition to these
material specifications lighting designed for the project also highlights the
transformations of the surfaces of each facade. The lighting of the marble
and bamboo clad surfaces of the entrance facade each at different heights
and angles dominate the front façade whereas the back façade’s linear edges
are highlighted.
Overall the Marble and Bamboo house with its design process driven by
detailed client needs and the architect’s response is an opportunity to review
the nature of the architect and patron relationship as intertwined pieces of
the design process focusing on the realization of a client’s vision by a logical
series of choices.