Fortress House / CSO Arquitectura


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  • Rigger: Javier Vega
  • Structure: Fernando San Hipólito
  • Collaborator: Raúl Olivare
  • Constructor: Construcciones P. Sánchez S.L.

© Raúl Olivares

© Raúl Olivares

From the architect. The building is inspired by the traditional Casa-Patio (courtyard house). It is enclosed by a fenced wall as if it were a medieval wall generating an introspective space. Three courtyards (entrance, day area and sleeping area) organize the interior disposition of the building in the plot site in the shape of a T. 


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The one-story building is organized in three zones, joined by a distributor in the central area of the T. One in the left longitudinal part with the day dependences, another one in the right longitudinal part where the office is and a third one in the transversal part for the sleeping places. 


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Ground Floor

Ground Floor

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The constructive system is reflected in the exterior with a first layer of plastered walls, over which a structure of wooden beams and joists is supported; they open and compose the elevations. Over the wooden structure a garden roof is supported with low consuming covering plants that have both an aesthetic and energetic efficiency functions.


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