Article source: Francisco Mangado

The project tries to reconcile the privacy of the dwellings with attention to goings-on outside the block, so in the floor plan, the units are arranged in such a way that on the south side, towards the area that will accommodate offices and the ‘City of Justice’, a public zone will offer cafés, restaurants, stores, etc.; a recreational hub that will also be representative and vital in terms of exchange of functions, and therefore urban and with economic potential.

Image Courtesy © ROLAND HALBE

• Architects: Francisco Mangado
• Project: 177 Social Dwellings
• Location: Valdebebas, Spain
• Photography: ROLAND HALBE
• Collaborators: 
  • Architecture: Idoia Alonso Barberena, Alejandra Muelas, Sonia Alves
  • Structural engineering: Jaime Clua Martinez. Ingeniero
  • Installations engineering: Ingenieros JG S.A. Luis Molina
• Entidad propietaria: Bisbel-Hispania
•  Construction area: 34.930 m²
• Competition: 2009. First prize of Competition
•  Project: 2010
•  Construction: 2014

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