‘house of would’ by elii, madrid, spainimage © miguel de guzmanall images courtesy of elii

 

 

located on a sloping plot of land in pedrezuela, northern madrid, the ‘house of would’ by spanish firm elii is a photo album-cum-dwelling that captures the individual memories experienced by the client in separate structures throughout her life and compiles them into a new dwelling. built in just 21,600 minutes, the prefabricated modular house fits together like a giant erector set, with standard wooden panels and dry-mounted timber skeleton. one extreme is left almost unfinished, leaving the possibility for growth in the future. the dwelling is composed of seven symmetrically identical wood spaces connected by translucent bridges. the social spaces are located closer to the street on the higher section of the land, benefiting from view out over the landscape, while the private areas are allocated to the lower region of the property to be more closely connected to the environment and away from public view. the dwelling itself acts as more of a sculptural object, a tool that can be interacted with in many ways to write further chapters in the book of experiences. the inhabitable roof also collects water and directs it to the garden in the central courtyard which offers a private exterior space.

 

 

walkthrough of the housevideo © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridsitting on a sloping siteimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridunfinished wing allows or future growthimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madriddriveway and deckimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridperforated CMU retaining wallimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridangular wooden facadesimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridinhabitable roof as a sun-bathing areaimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridentryimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridtranslucent bridges connect individual wood structuresimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridliving roomimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridtranslucent corridorimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridbird’s eye viewimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridgreen contextimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridmessage shines through the concrete perforationsimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridduring constructionimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

elii: house of would, madridstructural wood componentsimage © miguel de guzman

 

 

construction timelapsevideo © elii

 

 

elii: house of would, madridsite plan

 

 

elii: house of would, madridfloor plan / level 0

 

 

elii: house of would, madridsection

 

 

elii: house of would, madridsection

 

 

elii: house of would, madridelevation

 

 

 

 

 

elii: house of would, madridmodelimage © elii

 

 

elii: house of would, madridmodelimage © elii

 

 

project info:

 

 

architects: elii – uriel fogué + eva gil + carlos palaciosteam: enrico forestiericlient: isabel rodríguez hurtadosurveyor: samuel escuderostructures: mecanismo s.l.mechanical: nieves plazaconstruction company: dionisio torralba construcciones; altermateria (structural wood)photography: elii (models); miguel de guzmán model: elii – enrico forestieri, blanca macarrón, sara castellote, iris artemisa espinosa, lucía useratotal area: 210,90m2start date: mayo 2011completion: julio 2012location: pedrezuela, madrid (spain)