EUROPAN 10 - VALVERDE
EXTENDING THE URBAN FABRIC IN VALVERDE, SPAIN
Object of the contest: Design 64 dwellings integrated in the already - there urban fabric
Plot: 13 135 sqm;
Client: Canary Housing Institute and 2 private invetors
Location: VALVERDE, EL HIERRO ISLE, CANARY ISLANDS
The site proposed in this contest is part of the Biosphere Reserve and is located 700 m above the sea level. The landscape is characterized by steep lanes with whitewash houses scattered throughout large gardens. Taking into account all this, the proposed solution is based on a number of principles like: limiting the land excavation and land movement to minimum; extending the road network; conserving the existing greenery and enriching it; extending the city fabric with similar patterns; building with local materials and techniques.
Therefore, the designed buildings are inspired by the local architecture and borrow certain elements from it, translating them into a modern context. At the street level, the land is crossed by footpaths insinuating through vegetation.
Object of the contest: Design 64 dwellings integrated in the already - there urban fabric
Plot: 13 135 sqm;
Client: Canary Housing Institute and 2 private invetors
Location: VALVERDE, EL HIERRO ISLE, CANARY ISLANDS
The site proposed in this contest is part of the Biosphere Reserve and is located 700 m above the sea level. The landscape is characterized by steep lanes with whitewash houses scattered throughout large gardens. Taking into account all this, the proposed solution is based on a number of principles like: limiting the land excavation and land movement to minimum; extending the road network; conserving the existing greenery and enriching it; extending the city fabric with similar patterns; building with local materials and techniques.
Therefore, the designed buildings are inspired by the local architecture and borrow certain elements from it, translating them into a modern context. At the street level, the land is crossed by footpaths insinuating through vegetation.
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