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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Mirador Building in Madrid, Spain by MVRDVJune 29th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: MVRDV Sanchinarro is a residential suburb on the north east edge of Madrid. Surrounded by highways, with views towards the Guadarrama Mountains. The building was developed as a reference point for the city extension and region at large, as a counterpoint against the massive uniformity of the surrounding blocks. The 22 level building acts as a frame for the distant landscape. The large lookout at 40 metres above the ground provides inhabitants and neighbours with a community garden and a space from where they can contemplate the skyline. The proposal opens domestic architecture to the new city environment and to its surrounding territories.  Image Courtesy © Rob ‘t Hart.
 Image Courtesy © Rob ‘t Hart. The Mirador contains a wide variety of compact housing types. In contrast to the serial and rationalist repetition of the standard family unit, the housing units are grouped in small ‘buildings’. These ‘blocks’, stacked and glued together, make up a new towering ‘superblock’. It provides the neighbourhood with an unusual urban capacity. The 4 facades are identical, so there is no front/backside.  Image Courtesy © Rob ‘t Hart.  Image Courtesy © Rob ‘t Hart.  Image Courtesy © Rob ‘t Hart.  Image Courtesy © Rob ‘t Hart.  Image Courtesy © MVRDV  Image Courtesy © MVRDV  Image Courtesy © MVRDV
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