the circumstances dictate

The construction typology of the place, a reflection of the inhabitants' way of life, must be present in the project through vertically-distributed dwellings. The pronounced roadway slope should be overcome by staggering the façade in order to respect the traditional configuration of the slope alignments. The pronounced typology of the hillside on which the building is set requires energetic structural solutions. The excessive depth of the lot requires reflection concerning profitability, design, and organization. The aesthetic and volume conditions, the colours, the materials... are imposed, as well as the dimensions of the rooms and the program of necessities. It just remains to bring it all together and make it fit on a lot.

The result: a building block with a "consistent" structure that is able to contain the hillside that shelters it by means of a ring configuration around a bright central plaza that becomes a space for relating, that in turn resolves the excessive depth of the lot in regards to design; with a spatial and functional organization that is adapted to the complex topography, thanks to the staggered flank of the façade and the central plaza; with a vertical distribution that, starting out from the plane of reference represented by the plaza, goes up two levels above the slope and one below, where all the "vertical" dwellings, garages, and needed rear areas are developed.

From the outside, the building is perceived as a set of independent and heterogeneous volumes, from the inside as a homogeneous and serene place. And it gives the impression that this is produced spontaneously and pleasantly.

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