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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. Casa Nostra in Bordils, Spain by tallerdarquitecturaSeptember 12th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: tallerdarquitectura Concept & Program: A house in the middle of a garden, designed for our way of living and feeling; with two clearly differentiated volumes. One of them slender and closed, which contains our less vital intensity spaces, like bathrooms, stairs, bedrooms or storage, and the other one, horizontal and transparent, where we spend most of the time, with our family and friends. This space acts as the vital center of the house; like a large porch in the middle of the garden, between plants and trees. It consists of two floors, with 30% of the program on the first floor, dedicated to the spaces of our children; Nil and Nora. Thus, the formal clarity is also manifested in its division and functional organization, with the different areas to be used.  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula
 Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula House Surroundings: The house is located in a typical urbanization extension area of a small village, mostly dominated by single – family houses; although our house has been conceived to avoid the sensation of being immersed in it. This is why the attention has been focused on the plot itself, and, through small architectural resources, it has been designed to always have nice visuals to the exterior from the inside. In this way the passage of seasons all around the year is constantly enjoyed, with the changes of chromatisms of trees and plants; being continually conscientious of the natural elements like rain, sun, clouds or wind,… a daily show around the central space of the house.  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula Eco-efficiency Energy and Building Sustainability: In winter, the house is heated naturally by the sun’s rays and the thermal inertia of the ground. The wall and ceiling insulation maintains the indoor temperature and the wood stove provides an alternative to heating the spaces in winter. In hotter periods, the orientation of the windows provides good natural cross ventilation, and the adjustable slats of the wooden shutters control and filter light and solar radiation. For the large glass windows an external “screen” system has been installed, complemented with exterior curtains increases the shade factor and prevents internal heating by direct radiation from the sun.  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula The surrounding vegetation lowers the temperature in the summer, especially in the north façade, which receives more hours of shade. Sustainable construction systems, such as solar panels for domestic hot water and a drip irrigation system, are complemented by the partial use of prefabricated systems, eco-friendly insulation with compacted cellulose, wood, handmade brick, cork and other elements that have a lower impact on the life cycle and, hence, the calculation of the ecological footprint.  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula  Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula  Image Courtesy © tallerdarquitectura  Image Courtesy © tallerdarquitectura  Image Courtesy © tallerdarquitectura  Image Courtesy © tallerdarquitectura  Image Courtesy © tallerdarquitectura  Image Courtesy © tallerdarquitectura
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