A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura

A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - BrickA House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Image 3 of 16A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - WoodA House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Windows, Chair, Facade, Glass, HandrailA House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - More Images+ 11

Barcelona, Spain
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  425
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Photographs
    Photographs:David Frutos
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Mosaic Factory

Text description provided by the architects. A long time ago, in a beautiful portugues village, we saw a house on whose threshold you coud read, “my dream”.

A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Brick
© David Frutos

It will be anything more inspiring than doing a dream became true?

A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Image 3 of 16
© David Frutos

This project looks for a house integrated in the local landscape and tradition, respectful with the environment and full of corners where enjoy.

A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Wood
© David Frutos

So this shelter contains three independent units, three sisters and their families, three houses with good views and orientation, but also certain privacy between them.

A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Image 6 of 16
© David Frutos

Here, the architecture tries to merge itself with the landscape, a grapevines and olive trees valley.

A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Windows, Chair, Facade, Glass, Handrail
© David Frutos

We use local materials and technology and the global covering is made by a wooden penelling from pressure treated pine, PEFC certificated.

A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura - Windows
© David Frutos

We also use strategies to adapt the architecture to the climate in which it is located giving confort and energy efficiency. The size of the windows in each orientation, the type of glasses, the sun protections, the position of the isolation, the crossed ventilation etc, are touhgt in orther to take advantage of the sun in winter and to protect the temperature inside. Besides we use sun energy to warm water and the rain is stored to water the trees and the vegetable garden.

Plan

On the whole, this rural architecture try to collect the popular knowledge and to offer contemporary solutions whith ethical and aesthetics coherence, in order to give Irene, Mª Ángeles and Minuca, a place to enjoy the LIVE. 

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Cite: "A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura" 20 Aug 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/264446/a-house-for-three-sisters-blancafort-reus-arquitectura> ISSN 0719-8884

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