enrique abascal arquitectos: social housing building at poligono aeropuerto

‘social housing building’ at poligono aeropuerto, by enrique abascal arquitectos, seville, spainsoutheast view of the three volumes of the complex

a new typological condition achieves a system of interrelated spaces – developing a plot that organizes the social housing into three cores and galleries. developed by sevilla-based enrique abascal arquitectos, the dwellings only utilize the available resources found on-site. the ground floor is conceived of as a free plan with patio porches, access to a garage, storage and mailboxes. the level is distributed in three staircases that are integrated as a whole, in an atmosphere of subdued light – concentrated with a controlled lattice that permits efficient air flow. this atmosphere is extended at various levels of access through openings between floors.

the dwelling explores flexible conditions; the typology organizes the technical support, bathrooms and kitchen near the dividing wall, allowing providing a large space, parallel to the façade and free of obstacles. from a normative program, the project proposes to resolve new distributions suitable to adapt to new programs or ways of life. the construction method recognizes the necessary attributes of these kinds of buildings – it uses a color coating like an instrument of identity, and some traditional resources like celosias: it configures the use of light and shadow, the breeze control, recovering traditional energetic concepts, with passive control and active modern mechanisms.

southwest view

west facade

southeast and south views

the building and its terraces

entrance area to housing

private open space between the residential blocks

private open space of the building

the brick lattice cladding of the stairs from the open gallery

triple height spaces

building gallery

terraces

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