When we all close our eyes and think of the words “terraced houses in Madrid” images of monotony and alignment come to mind quickly. It is true that the urban planning that governs the Madrid neighbourhoods are authentic cages for creativity, alignment machines, factories of the same.
In OOIIO Architecture we apply certain design techniques, such as Dalí’s “paranoid-critical method,” which allow us to escape these restrictions. Although of course we comply with the norm, we let our imagination flow to reach unexpected solutions.
This was, for example, thinking of traditional sun protection systems, such as esparto blinds that can be found in vernacular architecture in southern and eastern Spain, we came to the solution of creating rough brick cloths that cover and protect from the sun these terraced houses in Madrid, configuring the facade.
The interiors are warm, with luminosity and joy. Although the houses may look the same outside, without knowing where one begins and the other ends, inside each house responds to a different configuration. Again we bet on the custom design of each solution. The houses are built for different families, so it would be strange to make them live in the same spatial distribution, it would not make sense if we make customized architecture tailored to each client.
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