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About This Presentation
Final Master Work of student in the MCH 2024 edition.
The Master of Architecture in Collective Housing, MCH, is a postgraduate full-time international professional program of advanced architecture design in collective housing presented by Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) and Swiss Federal I...
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[ MCH ] MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING . 2024
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
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| | MCH Directors /
Dr. José María de Lapuerta
Dr. Elli Mosayebi
MCH Manager /
Camilo Meneses
MCH Administrative /
Celia Ramón
www.mchmaster.com
[email protected]
MCH . Master in collective housing
UPM . Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
ETH . Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
MCH . 2024 edition /
The Master of Architecture in Collective Housing [MCH] is a
postgraduate full-time international professional program of
advanced architecture design in collective housing presented
by Universidad Politécnica of Madrid [UPM] and Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology [ETH]. After 15 editions, it is rated as
one of the best architecture master’s programs in the world.
The value of this unique program lies in its practice-oriented
synthesis of design with integrated disciplines and theoretical
issues of dwelling and housing. MCH consists of two types of
classes: specialties and workshops. Seven renowned architects
from international offices are selected each year to be part of
the program within the workshops, while outstanding spanish
professors and guest lecturers from all over the world are
running specialties throughout the whole year.
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[workshop] - a week of lectures, discussions and work on
production of a complete architectural proposal
[specialty] - spread throughout the year, this includes guest
lectures, field trips and long-term assignments for the
development of a final project
| | MCH Directors /
Dr. José María de Lapuerta
Dr. Elli Mosayebi
MCH Manager /
Camilo Meneses
MCH Administrative /
Celia Ramón
www.mchmaster.com
[email protected]
MCH . Master in collective housing
UPM . Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
ETH . Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
MCH . 2024 edition /
The Master of Architecture in Collective Housing [MCH] is a
postgraduate full-time international professional program of
advanced architecture design in collective housing presented
by Universidad Politécnica of Madrid [UPM] and Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology [ETH]. After 15 editions, it is rated as
one of the best architecture master’s programs in the world.
The value of this unique program lies in its practice-oriented
synthesis of design with integrated disciplines and theoretical
issues of dwelling and housing. MCH consists of two types of
classes: specialties and workshops. Seven renowned architects
from international offices are selected each year to be part of
the program within the workshops, while outstanding spanish
professors and guest lecturers from all over the world are
running specialties throughout the whole year.
//
[workshop] - a week of lectures, discussions and work on
production of a complete architectural proposal
[specialty] - spread throughout the year, this includes guest
lectures, field trips and long-term assignments for the
development of a final project
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| | EXISTING IS A NEW MATERIAL
FOR ARCHITECTURE
As architects nowadays we never again work with a clean slate.
Heeding the concept of ‘never demolish’ and understanding,
that world around us is already provided with enough value to
act further, our role is to work on considering and enhancing
that. The advanced way of approaching housing issue in
Europe is to design as add-on, complementing the given layers
- tangible and intangible equally.
The concept of working with pre-existing parameters and
components, which are not only structures and building
elements, but in-site materials, forgotten or leftover spaces,
memory of the place and results of prior inhabitation, opens
wider and more sustainable perspective of coping with housing
issue in dense metropolitan areas.
The role of an architect inside the discourse is to find a way to
provide redundancy and generosity by using existing as a new
material for architecture. Being conscious of environment,
social aspects, values and meanings, to rely on what is given
to add what is missing in order to achieve desirable living
conditions for inhabitants in a sustainable and meaningful way.
The approach for comfortable living in dense cities is co-living
with existing / forgotten / extended / transformed architecture. . written during Lacaton&Vassal theoretical workshop
| | EXISTING IS A NEW MATERIAL
FOR ARCHITECTURE
As architects nowadays we never again work with a clean slate.
Heeding the concept of ‘never demolish’ and understanding,
that world around us is already provided with enough value to
act further, our role is to work on considering and enhancing
that. The advanced way of approaching housing issue in
Europe is to design as add-on, complementing the given layers
- tangible and intangible equally.
The concept of working with pre-existing parameters and
components, which are not only structures and building
elements, but in-site materials, forgotten or leftover spaces,
memory of the place and results of prior inhabitation, opens
wider and more sustainable perspective of coping with housing
issue in dense metropolitan areas.
The role of an architect inside the discourse is to find a way to
provide redundancy and generosity by using existing as a new
material for architecture. Being conscious of environment,
social aspects, values and meanings, to rely on what is given
to add what is missing in order to achieve desirable living
conditions for inhabitants in a sustainable and meaningful way.
The approach for comfortable living in dense cities is co-living
with existing / forgotten / extended / transformed architecture. . written during Lacaton&Vassal theoretical workshop
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| |Sp 05 _
LEADERSHIP . PROCESSES . ENTREPRENEURSHIP / Sp 02 _
Sp 07 _
SPECIALTIES |
Sp 01 _8-31
56-81
32-55
82-99
CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE /
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS /Sp 03 _
HOUSING PRACTICE / Sp 06 _
LOW RESOURCES . EMERGENCY HOUSING /
Sp 04 _
CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY /
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCES /
2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSINGINDEX
‘Economy consists in a due
and proper application of the
means afforded according to the
ability of the employer, and the
selection of materials and site.
A proprietor will be enabled to
build more or less expensively, as
he may be more or less wealthy.
The architect is, therefore, to
be careful not to demand things
which cannot be procured without
difficulty or great expense. For
it is not in all places that there
is plenty of pit sand, fir, marble,
and the like; but some materials
are found in one place, and some
in another. Where there is no pit
sand, we must use river sand, or
sifted sand from the bed of the
sea. If there be no fir, we must use
cypress, poplar, elm, or pine; and
so of other things, using always
those which can be procured with
the greatest facility’
Vitruvius. The Ten Books on Architecture.
Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan,
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1914.
Book II, Chapter VIII, Paragraph 9
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA INTRODUCTION
| |Sp 05 _
LEADERSHIP . PROCESSES . ENTREPRENEURSHIP / Sp 02 _
Sp 07 _
SPECIALTIES |
Sp 01 _8-31
56-81
32-55
82-99
CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE /
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS /Sp 03 _
HOUSING PRACTICE / Sp 06 _
LOW RESOURCES . EMERGENCY HOUSING /
Sp 04 _
CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY /
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCES /
2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSINGINDEX
‘Economy consists in a due
and proper application of the
means afforded according to the
ability of the employer, and the
selection of materials and site.
A proprietor will be enabled to
build more or less expensively, as
he may be more or less wealthy.
The architect is, therefore, to
be careful not to demand things
which cannot be procured without
difficulty or great expense. For
it is not in all places that there
is plenty of pit sand, fir, marble,
and the like; but some materials
are found in one place, and some
in another. Where there is no pit
sand, we must use river sand, or
sifted sand from the bed of the
sea. If there be no fir, we must use
cypress, poplar, elm, or pine; and
so of other things, using always
those which can be procured with
the greatest facility’
Vitruvius. The Ten Books on Architecture.
Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan,
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1914.
Book II, Chapter VIII, Paragraph 9
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA INTRODUCTION
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8 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
9 CLIMATE,
METABOLISM &
ARCHITECTURE
| Sp 01
Specialty leader /
Javier García-Germán
Project team /
Anware Abbasi
Derrick Christensen
Julio Ferré
Karla Madrigal
Sofia-Rafailia Mandi
Viktoriia Denisova
The module explores the design opportunities which
the field of thermodynamics and ecology are opening
to architecture, and specifically to the field of collective
housing. The module focuses on climatic questions and
on the metabolic dimension of architecture, with the
objective of finding design strategies which bridge the
void between quantitative and qualitative approaches.
As a result, special attention is given to questions
which in rare occasions are addressed in mainstream
sustainability courses. The workshop immerses in the
quotidian implications of sustainability, connecting
everyday life to architecture, which introduces to the
specialty the ethnological dimension. This question
opens the experiential realm, introducing the human
body in its physiological and psychological dimensions
to architecture. Under this perspective, the history of
architecture - which offers a rich variety of climatic and
metabolic references - is a powerful design tool.
Image of the commune | coexistence of private and shared spaces
8 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
9 CLIMATE,
METABOLISM &
ARCHITECTURE
| Sp 01
Specialty leader /
Javier García-Germán
Project team /
Anware Abbasi
Derrick Christensen
Julio Ferré
Karla Madrigal
Sofia-Rafailia Mandi
Viktoriia Denisova
The module explores the design opportunities which
the field of thermodynamics and ecology are opening
to architecture, and specifically to the field of collective
housing. The module focuses on climatic questions and
on the metabolic dimension of architecture, with the
objective of finding design strategies which bridge the
void between quantitative and qualitative approaches.
As a result, special attention is given to questions
which in rare occasions are addressed in mainstream
sustainability courses. The workshop immerses in the
quotidian implications of sustainability, connecting
everyday life to architecture, which introduces to the
specialty the ethnological dimension. This question
opens the experiential realm, introducing the human
body in its physiological and psychological dimensions
to architecture. Under this perspective, the history of
architecture - which offers a rich variety of climatic and
metabolic references - is a powerful design tool.
Image of the commune | coexistence of private and shared spaces
|
10 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
11 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
THERMODYNAMICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
1 | Body temperature study
2 | Temperature reaction study
People are mammals, and mammals are warm-blooded creatures, capable of maintaining a relatively
constant internal temperature regardless of the environmental temperature. Body temperature control
is one example of homeostasis - an organism’s self-regulating process that tends to maintain internal
stability while adjusting to conditions in ways that are optimal for survival. The optimal temperature
of the human body is 37°, but various factors can affect this value, including exposure to the elements
in the environment, hormones, an individual’s metabolism, and disease, which can lead to excessively
high or low body temperatures. Body temperature is regulated mainly by the hypothalamus in the brain.
RESEARCH OF BODY BEHAVIOR IN EVERYDAY LIFE
A detailed study of a human body’s
response to temperature changes
demonstrates qualities applicable
to architectural tools. The tendency
to shrink and gather to contain heat,
or to increase the distance and unite
into a large whole for protection from
overheating, are quite specific actions
which can be transferred to the design
of space. The concept of layering and
types of materials categorized by
their permeability - vernacular and
habitually established behavior in any
culture, is also reflected in architecture,
striving to ensure climatic comfort. Shrinking / expansion
The concept of layering
10 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
11 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
THERMODYNAMICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
1 | Body temperature study
2 | Temperature reaction study
People are mammals, and mammals are warm-blooded creatures, capable of maintaining a relatively
constant internal temperature regardless of the environmental temperature. Body temperature control
is one example of homeostasis - an organism’s self-regulating process that tends to maintain internal
stability while adjusting to conditions in ways that are optimal for survival. The optimal temperature
of the human body is 37°, but various factors can affect this value, including exposure to the elements
in the environment, hormones, an individual’s metabolism, and disease, which can lead to excessively
high or low body temperatures. Body temperature is regulated mainly by the hypothalamus in the brain.
RESEARCH OF BODY BEHAVIOR IN EVERYDAY LIFE
A detailed study of a human body’s
response to temperature changes
demonstrates qualities applicable
to architectural tools. The tendency
to shrink and gather to contain heat,
or to increase the distance and unite
into a large whole for protection from
overheating, are quite specific actions
which can be transferred to the design
of space. The concept of layering and
types of materials categorized by
their permeability - vernacular and
habitually established behavior in any
culture, is also reflected in architecture,
striving to ensure climatic comfort. Shrinking / expansion
The concept of layering
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12 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
13 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
Barcelona is situated along the
Mediterranean coast of Spain, more
specifically between mountains,
the Mediterranean Sea and the river
Besòs. All of the above influence
its microclimates and adds to its
geographical diversity. The climate
of the city is characterized by mild,
wet winters and dry, hot summers.
Its proximity to the sea results in a
relative humidity, typically above 60%,
01. Casa de la Marina, José Antonio Coderch
02. 1909 Calle de la Avellana, Josep Brangulí
03. Av. Portal del Ángel
04. Les Rambles i la seva font de Canaletes
05. Kids runing down, Piergiorgio Branz
06. Negocio de postales en la Rambla
07. La meva Barcelona, Eugeni Forcano
08. La meva Barcelona, Eugeni Forcano
09. Las Ramblas con lluvia, Català Roca
10. Old Madrid, Català Roca
occasionally exceeding comfort levels.
Sea breezes are common during the
summer months, providing relief from
the heat. Additionally, the Tramontana
wind, blowing from the north, can
bring cooler temperatures. Most
rainfall occurs in autumn and early
winter, with October and November
being the wettest months. Despite
the occasional rain, Barcelona enjoys
a high number of sunshine hours
CLIMATIC DESCRIPTION
CLIMATIC DESCRIPTION
/ Barcelona thermal analysis
/ Relative humidity diagram
/ Winter wind wheel
/ Barcelona thermal analysis
/ Sun path diagram
/ Summer wind wheel
12 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
13 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
Barcelona is situated along the
Mediterranean coast of Spain, more
specifically between mountains,
the Mediterranean Sea and the river
Besòs. All of the above influence
its microclimates and adds to its
geographical diversity. The climate
of the city is characterized by mild,
wet winters and dry, hot summers.
Its proximity to the sea results in a
relative humidity, typically above 60%,
01. Casa de la Marina, José Antonio Coderch
02. 1909 Calle de la Avellana, Josep Brangulí
03. Av. Portal del Ángel
04. Les Rambles i la seva font de Canaletes
05. Kids runing down, Piergiorgio Branz
06. Negocio de postales en la Rambla
07. La meva Barcelona, Eugeni Forcano
08. La meva Barcelona, Eugeni Forcano
09. Las Ramblas con lluvia, Català Roca
10. Old Madrid, Català Roca
occasionally exceeding comfort levels.
Sea breezes are common during the
summer months, providing relief from
the heat. Additionally, the Tramontana
wind, blowing from the north, can
bring cooler temperatures. Most
rainfall occurs in autumn and early
winter, with October and November
being the wettest months. Despite
the occasional rain, Barcelona enjoys
a high number of sunshine hours
CLIMATIC DESCRIPTION
CLIMATIC DESCRIPTION
/ Barcelona thermal analysis
/ Relative humidity diagram
/ Winter wind wheel
/ Barcelona thermal analysis
/ Sun path diagram
/ Summer wind wheel
| |
14 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
15 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
Threshold strategy
It’s an intermediate space between
the exterior and the interior. It works
as a space that users can appropriate
for different activities. It also works
as an access point through the
whole perimeter of the project.
Layers strategy
As layers work in clothing, the project
looks forward to a flexible and dynamic
layering, which will open and close
depending on the strategy needed
for each weather, looking forward to
reducing or increasing temperature
and humidity.
Spatial organization strategy
The flexible floor plan enables the user
or organize spaces for summer and
winter. For winter, spaces are smaller
to gather, and face south, while spaces
for summer face north and enable the
spreading of the users to stay cooler.
Patio and thermal inertia wall strategy
Patio is a strategy for summer,
enabling cross ventilation and higher
roofs for staying cooler. In the other
hand, thermal mass walls absorb
heat to release it during cooler nights.
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
Shape of the prototype
14 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
15 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
Threshold strategy
It’s an intermediate space between
the exterior and the interior. It works
as a space that users can appropriate
for different activities. It also works
as an access point through the
whole perimeter of the project.
Layers strategy
As layers work in clothing, the project
looks forward to a flexible and dynamic
layering, which will open and close
depending on the strategy needed
for each weather, looking forward to
reducing or increasing temperature
and humidity.
Spatial organization strategy
The flexible floor plan enables the user
or organize spaces for summer and
winter. For winter, spaces are smaller
to gather, and face south, while spaces
for summer face north and enable the
spreading of the users to stay cooler.
Patio and thermal inertia wall strategy
Patio is a strategy for summer,
enabling cross ventilation and higher
roofs for staying cooler. In the other
hand, thermal mass walls absorb
heat to release it during cooler nights.
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
Shape of the prototype
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16 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
17 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
Summer day Winter night
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
16 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
17 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
Summer day Winter night
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
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18 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
19 Summer day | sun path diagram | section diagram
S
E
W
N
25’
CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
24°C
27°C
11°C
hot air rises
human
body
37°C
Winter night | sun path diagram | section diagram
S
E
W
75’
N
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
high thermal inertia
cold north
winds
17°C
5°C
24°C
20°C
18 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
19 Summer day | sun path diagram | section diagram
S
E
W
N
25’
CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
24°C
27°C
11°C
hot air rises
human
body
37°C
Winter night | sun path diagram | section diagram
S
E
W
75’
N
CLIMATIC PROTOTYPE
high thermal inertia
cold north
winds
17°C
5°C
24°C
20°C
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20 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
21 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
METABOLISM AND MATERIAL FLOWS
The building is composed of materials such as wood, rammed earth, terrazzo,
glass, and fabric. The aim is to use natural materials that can be reused in the
future. To enable reuse, no plasters, adhesives, paints, or other compounds are
used, as these would hinder the materials’ reuse. The goal is to use materials with a
low carbon footprint. This involves selecting natural materials such as wood, which
has a negative carbon footprint, and ensuring that their production or extraction
is close to the building site. Materials like rammed earth can be dismantled
and returned to nature since no other compounds are used. Other elements
can be reused in new buildings or repurposed for manufacturing other items.
GLASS /
Revivasa
Carbon footprint: 400KgCO2/m2
U Value: 0.8 W/m2 K
K Value: 0,048 W/m K
Distance: 20km
WOOD /
Flora/GB Lagname
Carbon footprint: 100KgCO2/m2
U Value: 0.2 W/m2 K
K Value: 0.002 W/m K
Distance: 3km
RAMMED EARTH /
Site
Carbon footprint: 23gCO2/KG
U Value: 5.19W/m2 K
K Value: 0.778W/m K
Distance: 0km
CURTAIN /
Hispanotex
Carbon footprint: 200KgCO2/KG
U Value: 3,75 W/m2 K
K Value: 0,045 W/m K
Distance: 6km
TERRAZZO /
Mosaicpalans
Carbon footprint: 1.687kgCO2/KG
U Value: 0.002 W/ m2 K
K Value: 0,0002W/m K
Distance: 4km
METABOLISM AND MATERIAL FLOWS
20 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
21 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
METABOLISM AND MATERIAL FLOWS
The building is composed of materials such as wood, rammed earth, terrazzo,
glass, and fabric. The aim is to use natural materials that can be reused in the
future. To enable reuse, no plasters, adhesives, paints, or other compounds are
used, as these would hinder the materials’ reuse. The goal is to use materials with a
low carbon footprint. This involves selecting natural materials such as wood, which
has a negative carbon footprint, and ensuring that their production or extraction
is close to the building site. Materials like rammed earth can be dismantled
and returned to nature since no other compounds are used. Other elements
can be reused in new buildings or repurposed for manufacturing other items.
GLASS /
Revivasa
Carbon footprint: 400KgCO2/m2
U Value: 0.8 W/m2 K
K Value: 0,048 W/m K
Distance: 20km
WOOD /
Flora/GB Lagname
Carbon footprint: 100KgCO2/m2
U Value: 0.2 W/m2 K
K Value: 0.002 W/m K
Distance: 3km
RAMMED EARTH /
Site
Carbon footprint: 23gCO2/KG
U Value: 5.19W/m2 K
K Value: 0.778W/m K
Distance: 0km
CURTAIN /
Hispanotex
Carbon footprint: 200KgCO2/KG
U Value: 3,75 W/m2 K
K Value: 0,045 W/m K
Distance: 6km
TERRAZZO /
Mosaicpalans
Carbon footprint: 1.687kgCO2/KG
U Value: 0.002 W/ m2 K
K Value: 0,0002W/m K
Distance: 4km
METABOLISM AND MATERIAL FLOWS
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VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
23 1
1. shutter detail - dry assembly
2. rammed earth wall with wooden
3. patio’s sliding cover detail - open
4. assemblage of terrazzo floor
5. patio’s sliding cover detail - closed
6. sliding panel assembly
7. japanese wooden connections
8. wooden pergola detail
2
CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
7
5
3
86 4
METABOLISM AND MATERIAL FLOWS
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VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
23 1
1. shutter detail - dry assembly
2. rammed earth wall with wooden
3. patio’s sliding cover detail - open
4. assemblage of terrazzo floor
5. patio’s sliding cover detail - closed
6. sliding panel assembly
7. japanese wooden connections
8. wooden pergola detail
2
CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
7
5
3
86 4
METABOLISM AND MATERIAL FLOWS
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
25 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNE STRATEGIES
Summer rooms facing the north
Winter rooms facing the south
Thresholds as intermediate spaces
and wind paths
Summer rooms are double height
Bigger summer rooms for
spreading
Smaller winter rooms for gathering
1 /
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
7 /
8/
9/
10/
Thermal inertia walls in winter
rooms facing the south
Wood insulation closing winter
rooms for mantaining heat
Facade’ shutters are opened in
summer and closed in winter
Intermediate patios [6m+] for
ventilation and solar radiation
Typological variation . vertical growth exploration
COMMUNE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
Shape of the commune
24 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
25 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNE STRATEGIES
Summer rooms facing the north
Winter rooms facing the south
Thresholds as intermediate spaces
and wind paths
Summer rooms are double height
Bigger summer rooms for
spreading
Smaller winter rooms for gathering
1 /
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
7 /
8/
9/
10/
Thermal inertia walls in winter
rooms facing the south
Wood insulation closing winter
rooms for mantaining heat
Facade’ shutters are opened in
summer and closed in winter
Intermediate patios [6m+] for
ventilation and solar radiation
Typological variation . vertical growth exploration
COMMUNE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
Shape of the commune
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
27 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
Axonometry main roof | intermediate roof | summer section
+6.700
+7.900
Summer day | 1. ground floor | 2. first floor
2
1
COMMUNE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE 1 10
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27 CLIMATE . METABOLISM . ARCHITECTURE
Axonometry main roof | intermediate roof | summer section
+6.700
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33 SOCIOLOGY,
ECONOMY
| POLITICS
| Sp 02
Specialty leader /
Daniel Sorando
Project team /
Kailey Akins
Edgardo Cruz
Milagros Ucha
Viktoriia Denisova
The Sociology, Economics, and Politics specialty aims
to provide students with a comprehensive perspective
on the issue of collective housing. Through the analysis
of social, economic, and political variables, students are
encouraged to understand urban dynamics, current city
challenges, and potential growth. This interdisciplinary
training allows students to address the complexities
of urban planning and housing management in various
contexts.
From a sociological perspective, the course covers the
study of demographic variables, migration patterns,
and urban growth projections. In the economic sphere,
it emphasizes understanding state investments, the
impact of economic crises, and investment phenomena
that affect the housing market. Special emphasis is
placed on urban regeneration policies, social housing
and sustainability, evaluating their impact on the
transformation of the urban landscape and the quality
of life of its inhabitants.
“I like that it is not like the center and it is not very
crowded. Where there are some commercial spaces it
is nice, [but where there are none] the neighbourhood
is dead.”
[female, 28]
Picture of the Sanchinarro neighbourhood | empty green areas | Mirador building
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ECONOMY
| POLITICS
| Sp 02
Specialty leader /
Daniel Sorando
Project team /
Kailey Akins
Edgardo Cruz
Milagros Ucha
Viktoriia Denisova
The Sociology, Economics, and Politics specialty aims
to provide students with a comprehensive perspective
on the issue of collective housing. Through the analysis
of social, economic, and political variables, students are
encouraged to understand urban dynamics, current city
challenges, and potential growth. This interdisciplinary
training allows students to address the complexities
of urban planning and housing management in various
contexts.
From a sociological perspective, the course covers the
study of demographic variables, migration patterns,
and urban growth projections. In the economic sphere,
it emphasizes understanding state investments, the
impact of economic crises, and investment phenomena
that affect the housing market. Special emphasis is
placed on urban regeneration policies, social housing
and sustainability, evaluating their impact on the
transformation of the urban landscape and the quality
of life of its inhabitants.
“I like that it is not like the center and it is not very
crowded. Where there are some commercial spaces it
is nice, [but where there are none] the neighbourhood
is dead.”
[female, 28]
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35 INTRODUCTION TO SANCHINARRO |
INTERVIEWS . HISTORY
Questions /
1. Why did you move to Sanchinarro?
2. Do you work in Sanchinarro?
3. If applicable, where do your
children study?
4. Where do you do your daily
shopping?
5. Do you use the public spaces of the
neighbourhood? What do you think of
them?
6. What are the advantages of the
neighbourhood?
7. What would you like to improve?
Users /
. Eduaction
. Family group
. Time living in Sanchinarro
. Tenure condition
Female - 28
[ High school; partner+1 child; 1 year;
rent ]
Female - 56
[ University graduate; partner+2 kids;
17 years; homeowner ]
1. It is near our workplace and we also
have many services, like, the hospital
and various schools.
2. No, I have half an hour by car.
3. In Sanchinarro.
4. In Sanchinarro.
5-6-7. Yes, I walk around a lot in the
neighbourhood. I like them, but some
places are cleaner than others. I come
from Bilbao, so I am also used to
covered places for kids because of the
rain. I would have liked some covered
spaces for the sun here, because I
can’t go with my kid in the afternoon.
I like that it is not like the center and it
is not very crowded. Some zones are
a little abandoned and dirty. Where
there are no commercial spaces the
neighbourhood is dead.
Yes, especially green spaces. We are missing a public sport center and a market,
that they promised us. The kids also use the library and cultural center a lot. It is a
very quiet neighbourhood and mostly has families, so I believe we are all more or
less comfortable, both the young people the older ones. We definitely need a sports
center and municipal services from the city council. The council should invest a
little more in services here.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Hortaleza
01. Valdefuentes
02. Apostol Santiago
03. Pinar del Rey
04. Canillas
05. Piovera
06. Palomas
01. Sanchinarro
02. El Encinar de los Reyes
03. Valdebebas
04. Las Carcavas - San Antonio
Located in the North of Madrid,
Sanchinarro is a neighborhood
developed as part of Madrid’s urban
expansion initiatives between the
mid-1980s and the late 1990s.
The area is characterized as a PAU
(Programa de Actuación Urbanística),
which arose in response to the city’s
growing population and desire to
extend housing solutions to Madrid’s
periphery at the end of the 20th
century . Boarded by the M-40 to the
East, the M-11 to the South, and the
A-1 to the West, the neighborhood
experiences some infrastructural
connection to the city center, but is
simultaneously isolated by the major
roads that surround it.
With a land area of approximately 7,000
hectares, Sanchinarro represents a
much lower urban density than older
neighborhoods throughout Madrid.
It references the city’s traditional
urban block in its macro design, but
expands the scale to create a sense
of suburbanization. Streets and
pedestrian spaces often echo this
approach, which leads to widened
roads that reflect an emphasis on the
car rather than the pedestrian.
The neighborhood’s urban design
focuses largely on housing, which
often translates to districts of
relative functional homogeneity.
Large shopping centers are separated
from residential blocks, and although
sidewalks exist to provide walkability,
there is some detachment between
where people live and where they
shop, walk, etc. Therefore, although
Sanchinarro utilizes urban solutions
like Madrid’s city block, its larger
scale and lower density suggest not
only a more suburban lifestyle, but
also a changed relationship to both
walkability and smaller destinations.
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35 INTRODUCTION TO SANCHINARRO |
INTERVIEWS . HISTORY
Questions /
1. Why did you move to Sanchinarro?
2. Do you work in Sanchinarro?
3. If applicable, where do your
children study?
4. Where do you do your daily
shopping?
5. Do you use the public spaces of the
neighbourhood? What do you think of
them?
6. What are the advantages of the
neighbourhood?
7. What would you like to improve?
Users /
. Eduaction
. Family group
. Time living in Sanchinarro
. Tenure condition
Female - 28
[ High school; partner+1 child; 1 year;
rent ]
Female - 56
[ University graduate; partner+2 kids;
17 years; homeowner ]
1. It is near our workplace and we also
have many services, like, the hospital
and various schools.
2. No, I have half an hour by car.
3. In Sanchinarro.
4. In Sanchinarro.
5-6-7. Yes, I walk around a lot in the
neighbourhood. I like them, but some
places are cleaner than others. I come
from Bilbao, so I am also used to
covered places for kids because of the
rain. I would have liked some covered
spaces for the sun here, because I
can’t go with my kid in the afternoon.
I like that it is not like the center and it
is not very crowded. Some zones are
a little abandoned and dirty. Where
there are no commercial spaces the
neighbourhood is dead.
Yes, especially green spaces. We are missing a public sport center and a market,
that they promised us. The kids also use the library and cultural center a lot. It is a
very quiet neighbourhood and mostly has families, so I believe we are all more or
less comfortable, both the young people the older ones. We definitely need a sports
center and municipal services from the city council. The council should invest a
little more in services here.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Hortaleza
01. Valdefuentes
02. Apostol Santiago
03. Pinar del Rey
04. Canillas
05. Piovera
06. Palomas
01. Sanchinarro
02. El Encinar de los Reyes
03. Valdebebas
04. Las Carcavas - San Antonio
Located in the North of Madrid,
Sanchinarro is a neighborhood
developed as part of Madrid’s urban
expansion initiatives between the
mid-1980s and the late 1990s.
The area is characterized as a PAU
(Programa de Actuación Urbanística),
which arose in response to the city’s
growing population and desire to
extend housing solutions to Madrid’s
periphery at the end of the 20th
century . Boarded by the M-40 to the
East, the M-11 to the South, and the
A-1 to the West, the neighborhood
experiences some infrastructural
connection to the city center, but is
simultaneously isolated by the major
roads that surround it.
With a land area of approximately 7,000
hectares, Sanchinarro represents a
much lower urban density than older
neighborhoods throughout Madrid.
It references the city’s traditional
urban block in its macro design, but
expands the scale to create a sense
of suburbanization. Streets and
pedestrian spaces often echo this
approach, which leads to widened
roads that reflect an emphasis on the
car rather than the pedestrian.
The neighborhood’s urban design
focuses largely on housing, which
often translates to districts of
relative functional homogeneity.
Large shopping centers are separated
from residential blocks, and although
sidewalks exist to provide walkability,
there is some detachment between
where people live and where they
shop, walk, etc. Therefore, although
Sanchinarro utilizes urban solutions
like Madrid’s city block, its larger
scale and lower density suggest not
only a more suburban lifestyle, but
also a changed relationship to both
walkability and smaller destinations.
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The question of Madrid’s periphery
can be tracked across its political
and social cycles, and despite the
accelerated construction since 1997,
the perception of the city’s outer
neighborhoods evolved throughout
the 19th and 20th centuries. Thus,
the area that is now Sanchinarro was
considered to be an urban margin
before its development in the 1990s
and early 2000s.
During the 19th century, people
occupied the northern sector of Madrid,
but organization and construction
were largely determined by individual
residents. The urban density was
much lower than the center to the
south, and the land seemed to absorb
the increasing population despite a
lack of government intervention. This
condition is reflected in a proposed
city plan in 1859 when the outskirts
were described in a state of “anarchy”
by the Minister of Public Works. His
attitude jump-started the desire
for large-scale development in these
areas, which created a platform for
“pre-designed” neighborhoods.
Addressed again in 1910 with a new city
planning proposition, the periphery
was referred to as the “extrarradio.”
Concerns about population growth
and sanitation became the motivation
behind reexamining the plans for
Madrid’s marginal areas. Though
never realized, this plan built upon the
rhetoric established in 1859, which
continued to develop into the late
1920s with the Concurso Urbanístico
Internacional in 1929. Studies of the
periphery at this time illustrated
a belief that the northern sector
was suited for housing expansion,
while the southern edge was suited
for industrialization and housing
that could support it. Sanchinarro’s
northern location reflects this idea
almost 100 years later, especially
because its current identity is primarily
residential.
Sanchinarro in 2009 Perspective of the PAU masterplan
SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Additionally, during the years of the
dictatorship, the urban plan from
approximately 1940-1965 suggested
that decongestion of the urban center
could be addressed by the development
of “satellite” towns. These housing
projects were ultimately regarded
as poorly constructed and lacking
infrastructure. Maintaining a reliance
on Madrid’s urban center, they failed to
deliver adequate residential conditions
to the city’s periphery. This highlighted
the importance of infrastructural
pathways to neighborhoods as they
move further from the center, which
is echoed in some ways in the current
relationship between Sanchinarro and
the rest of Madrid.
The attitude toward such infrastructure
changed from the mid 1980s to
the late 1990s, and its transition is
largely related to a shift from public
to private transportation systems.
The Plan General of 1985 sought to
encourage a greater proportion of
public transportation usage in the
newly planned periphery. However,
by 1997,when the Plan General
was revised, this goal had not been
realized, and the car was ultimately
framed into the PAU design.
Subsequent years saw an expansion
in construction and a push to carry out
the 1997 plan in its entirety. This meant
the urban conditions in Sanchinarro
were designed comprehensively and
in a 15-year period the entire city
of Madrid “expanded more than in
the whole of the previous century.”
This construction, along with the
adaptation of the traditional city block,
has created a changed style of
neighborhood with a different sense
of walkability and public space.
Larger streets and expanded public
spaces now reflect the car-based
infrastructure that not only surrounds
Sanchinarro, but also organizes its
urban conditions. The entire area
seems to outscale its inhabitants,
especially in terms of underutilized
green spaces and empty lots.
Ultimately referencing its history,
AREA still sees some questions in its
provision of usable public space.
Urban equipment
Green spaces
Public administration and infrastructure
Railroads
Industrial
Residential
Tertiary services
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37 SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
The question of Madrid’s periphery
can be tracked across its political
and social cycles, and despite the
accelerated construction since 1997,
the perception of the city’s outer
neighborhoods evolved throughout
the 19th and 20th centuries. Thus,
the area that is now Sanchinarro was
considered to be an urban margin
before its development in the 1990s
and early 2000s.
During the 19th century, people
occupied the northern sector of Madrid,
but organization and construction
were largely determined by individual
residents. The urban density was
much lower than the center to the
south, and the land seemed to absorb
the increasing population despite a
lack of government intervention. This
condition is reflected in a proposed
city plan in 1859 when the outskirts
were described in a state of “anarchy”
by the Minister of Public Works. His
attitude jump-started the desire
for large-scale development in these
areas, which created a platform for
“pre-designed” neighborhoods.
Addressed again in 1910 with a new city
planning proposition, the periphery
was referred to as the “extrarradio.”
Concerns about population growth
and sanitation became the motivation
behind reexamining the plans for
Madrid’s marginal areas. Though
never realized, this plan built upon the
rhetoric established in 1859, which
continued to develop into the late
1920s with the Concurso Urbanístico
Internacional in 1929. Studies of the
periphery at this time illustrated
a belief that the northern sector
was suited for housing expansion,
while the southern edge was suited
for industrialization and housing
that could support it. Sanchinarro’s
northern location reflects this idea
almost 100 years later, especially
because its current identity is primarily
residential.
Sanchinarro in 2009 Perspective of the PAU masterplan
SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Additionally, during the years of the
dictatorship, the urban plan from
approximately 1940-1965 suggested
that decongestion of the urban center
could be addressed by the development
of “satellite” towns. These housing
projects were ultimately regarded
as poorly constructed and lacking
infrastructure. Maintaining a reliance
on Madrid’s urban center, they failed to
deliver adequate residential conditions
to the city’s periphery. This highlighted
the importance of infrastructural
pathways to neighborhoods as they
move further from the center, which
is echoed in some ways in the current
relationship between Sanchinarro and
the rest of Madrid.
The attitude toward such infrastructure
changed from the mid 1980s to
the late 1990s, and its transition is
largely related to a shift from public
to private transportation systems.
The Plan General of 1985 sought to
encourage a greater proportion of
public transportation usage in the
newly planned periphery. However,
by 1997,when the Plan General
was revised, this goal had not been
realized, and the car was ultimately
framed into the PAU design.
Subsequent years saw an expansion
in construction and a push to carry out
the 1997 plan in its entirety. This meant
the urban conditions in Sanchinarro
were designed comprehensively and
in a 15-year period the entire city
of Madrid “expanded more than in
the whole of the previous century.”
This construction, along with the
adaptation of the traditional city block,
has created a changed style of
neighborhood with a different sense
of walkability and public space.
Larger streets and expanded public
spaces now reflect the car-based
infrastructure that not only surrounds
Sanchinarro, but also organizes its
urban conditions. The entire area
seems to outscale its inhabitants,
especially in terms of underutilized
green spaces and empty lots.
Ultimately referencing its history,
AREA still sees some questions in its
provision of usable public space.
Urban equipment
Green spaces
Public administration and infrastructure
Railroads
Industrial
Residential
Tertiary services
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Population and density /
The population of Valdefuentes has
been growing steadily over the years,
which contrasts the population growth
of the city of Madrid. Differences
can be noted in Madrid’s cycles
of population growth and decline,
especially in the year 2015 when
there was a considerable decrease
in the city’s population. Despite
being the neighbourhoods with the
highest population of Madrid (69.716
inhabitants), Valdefuentes continues
to be very low in density because of its
size. The density map shows the area
of Sanchinarro is starting to develop
a higher density, but it is still low
compared to the rest of Hortaleza and
especially the city center.
Madrid
Valdefuentes
0 1200
Population density
Valdefuentes: 69.716
Madrid: 3.339.931
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Age /
Unlike the average of Madrid, where
there is a trend towards an ageing
population, Valdefuentes shows a
disproportionate amount of middle-
aged population and children. This
indicates the recent influx of families
with young children that have moved
to the neighbourhood. However, the
presence of children under 16 years
old has been decreasing (22% in
2005; 27,4% in 2014; 25,9% in 2023),
which indicates the natural growth
of this segment of the population.
Simultaneously, the population of over
65 years old has also been steadily
increasing (5.3% in 2008; 7.9% in
2023). These two factors anticipate
some of the main problems that
the neighbourhood will have in
the near future: attending the
needs of these two growing
social groups.
6330
Average age
Valdefuentes: 35.6
Madrid: 44.4
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39 SOCIAL CONDITION
Population and density /
The population of Valdefuentes has
been growing steadily over the years,
which contrasts the population growth
of the city of Madrid. Differences
can be noted in Madrid’s cycles
of population growth and decline,
especially in the year 2015 when
there was a considerable decrease
in the city’s population. Despite
being the neighbourhoods with the
highest population of Madrid (69.716
inhabitants), Valdefuentes continues
to be very low in density because of its
size. The density map shows the area
of Sanchinarro is starting to develop
a higher density, but it is still low
compared to the rest of Hortaleza and
especially the city center.
Madrid
Valdefuentes
0 1200
Population density
Valdefuentes: 69.716
Madrid: 3.339.931
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Age /
Unlike the average of Madrid, where
there is a trend towards an ageing
population, Valdefuentes shows a
disproportionate amount of middle-
aged population and children. This
indicates the recent influx of families
with young children that have moved
to the neighbourhood. However, the
presence of children under 16 years
old has been decreasing (22% in
2005; 27,4% in 2014; 25,9% in 2023),
which indicates the natural growth
of this segment of the population.
Simultaneously, the population of over
65 years old has also been steadily
increasing (5.3% in 2008; 7.9% in
2023). These two factors anticipate
some of the main problems that
the neighbourhood will have in
the near future: attending the
needs of these two growing
social groups.
6330
Average age
Valdefuentes: 35.6
Madrid: 44.4
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41 SOCIAL CONDITION
Education, employment and rent /
Compared to the mean in Madrid,
Valdefuentes shows low levels of
unemployment (2%, 112/131) and
very high rents (€ 59.987, 26/131).
In addition, it also presents very high
levels of population with a university
degree, especially in Sanchinarro,
where some areas show a population
that is over 70% graduates. It can
be argued that Valdefuentes, and in
particular Sanchinarro, are occupied
primarily by a professional population
with high income. This follows the
general trend of socioeconomic
distribution of the city, where higher
levels concentrate towards the north,
while households of low income
occupy the southern districts.
Unemployment
mean rent by household
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
unempoyment university graduates
SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Origin /
The percentage of immigrants in the
area has shown a similar development
to that of the city of Madrid, although
with a much smaller amount. This can
be seen in 2023 when Sanchinarro
had 11& of non-EU immigrants in its
population, while Madrid showed only
17%. Consequently, it is possible to see
a similar pattern to the rest of the city,
where non-EU migrants settle mostly
on the southern districs, whereas
Spanish residents are distributed
alogn the northern part of the city.
45.50
Immigration [non-EU]
Valdefuentes: 11.5
Madrid: 17
Madrid
Valdefuentes
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41 SOCIAL CONDITION
Education, employment and rent /
Compared to the mean in Madrid,
Valdefuentes shows low levels of
unemployment (2%, 112/131) and
very high rents (€ 59.987, 26/131).
In addition, it also presents very high
levels of population with a university
degree, especially in Sanchinarro,
where some areas show a population
that is over 70% graduates. It can
be argued that Valdefuentes, and in
particular Sanchinarro, are occupied
primarily by a professional population
with high income. This follows the
general trend of socioeconomic
distribution of the city, where higher
levels concentrate towards the north,
while households of low income
occupy the southern districts.
Unemployment
mean rent by household
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
unempoyment university graduates
SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Origin /
The percentage of immigrants in the
area has shown a similar development
to that of the city of Madrid, although
with a much smaller amount. This can
be seen in 2023 when Sanchinarro
had 11& of non-EU immigrants in its
population, while Madrid showed only
17%. Consequently, it is possible to see
a similar pattern to the rest of the city,
where non-EU migrants settle mostly
on the southern districs, whereas
Spanish residents are distributed
alogn the northern part of the city.
45.50
Immigration [non-EU]
Valdefuentes: 11.5
Madrid: 17
Madrid
Valdefuentes
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Housing prices /
The district of Hortaleza is among the
cheapest of the city of Madrid, both in
terms of rent, where it is situated well
below the average (Hortaleza: 15,8
€/m2; Madrid: 19,8 €/m2, making it
26th/35) and selling (Hortaleza: 4.368
€/m2; Madrid: 4.514 €/m2; making it
21st/35).
However, internally, Sanchinarro is
among the most expensive areas
of Hortaleza in terms of renting
and selling housing. Although still
below the mean in terms of rent,
it is showing a rapid rise in prices
compared to the rest of the area, with
a 14,3% annual increase, only behind
the neighbourhood of Palomas in the
district. This rise in popularity might
be related to the even higher rise in
other more central areas of the city
(the mean increase in Madrid has been
of 17,8%), displacing groups of higher
socioeconomical sectors towards the
periphery. Good urban connection
through transport lines, as well as
green areas, could be the key factors
that attract this demographic.
In terms of selling, however, the
annual increase has been much lower.
This could be the result of a new social
group - professional households with
kids, that traditionally were typical
homeowners, now not being capable
of buying property and instead looking
for rental options. It is also notable
that the difference with the average
in Madrid in terms of buying is less
prominent that in terms of rent.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
URBAN CONDITION
Location and connectivity /
One of Sanchinarro’s main attractions
is its connectivity to the city. It is
surrounded by three main highways
(A-1, M-11 and M-40) and is directly
liked to the train station Fte de la
Mora and the metro station Pinar
de Chamartín through its own tram
line. There are also many bus lines
opperating in the neighbourhood that
connect towards the highways.
Urban planning and zoning /
Despite this connectivity, the
neighbourhood is planned as a low
density residential neighbourhood
with cars as the main means of
transportation. The lack of commercial
uses outside the main avenue and a
prevalent housing typology that uses
private internal courtyards makes
for a very lifeless neighbourhood.
This is paired with wide streets
that extend for hundreds of meters
without interruptions. Spanning
between fences and walls, the roads
ultimately become monotonous
unless interrupted by entrance doors.
The main attractor point, as noted by
locals, is the Corte Inglés shopping
center, which faces the A-1 highway
and displays its parking on the back
towards the neighbourhood.
Green spaces /
Sanchinarro was conceived as a green
neighbourhood, surrounded by parks.
However, the peripheral position of this
green spaces further accentuates the
disconnection from its surroundings.
In addition, the disproportionate
amount of public green areas to the
low density of its inhabitants makes
maintenance impossible, leaving
many of these spaces neglected.
Sanchinarro in relationship to its
surroundings. The neighbourhood is
enclosed by the A-1, M-11 and M-40.
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43 HOUSING CONDITION
Housing prices /
The district of Hortaleza is among the
cheapest of the city of Madrid, both in
terms of rent, where it is situated well
below the average (Hortaleza: 15,8
€/m2; Madrid: 19,8 €/m2, making it
26th/35) and selling (Hortaleza: 4.368
€/m2; Madrid: 4.514 €/m2; making it
21st/35).
However, internally, Sanchinarro is
among the most expensive areas
of Hortaleza in terms of renting
and selling housing. Although still
below the mean in terms of rent,
it is showing a rapid rise in prices
compared to the rest of the area, with
a 14,3% annual increase, only behind
the neighbourhood of Palomas in the
district. This rise in popularity might
be related to the even higher rise in
other more central areas of the city
(the mean increase in Madrid has been
of 17,8%), displacing groups of higher
socioeconomical sectors towards the
periphery. Good urban connection
through transport lines, as well as
green areas, could be the key factors
that attract this demographic.
In terms of selling, however, the
annual increase has been much lower.
This could be the result of a new social
group - professional households with
kids, that traditionally were typical
homeowners, now not being capable
of buying property and instead looking
for rental options. It is also notable
that the difference with the average
in Madrid in terms of buying is less
prominent that in terms of rent.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
URBAN CONDITION
Location and connectivity /
One of Sanchinarro’s main attractions
is its connectivity to the city. It is
surrounded by three main highways
(A-1, M-11 and M-40) and is directly
liked to the train station Fte de la
Mora and the metro station Pinar
de Chamartín through its own tram
line. There are also many bus lines
opperating in the neighbourhood that
connect towards the highways.
Urban planning and zoning /
Despite this connectivity, the
neighbourhood is planned as a low
density residential neighbourhood
with cars as the main means of
transportation. The lack of commercial
uses outside the main avenue and a
prevalent housing typology that uses
private internal courtyards makes
for a very lifeless neighbourhood.
This is paired with wide streets
that extend for hundreds of meters
without interruptions. Spanning
between fences and walls, the roads
ultimately become monotonous
unless interrupted by entrance doors.
The main attractor point, as noted by
locals, is the Corte Inglés shopping
center, which faces the A-1 highway
and displays its parking on the back
towards the neighbourhood.
Green spaces /
Sanchinarro was conceived as a green
neighbourhood, surrounded by parks.
However, the peripheral position of this
green spaces further accentuates the
disconnection from its surroundings.
In addition, the disproportionate
amount of public green areas to the
low density of its inhabitants makes
maintenance impossible, leaving
many of these spaces neglected.
Sanchinarro in relationship to its
surroundings. The neighbourhood is
enclosed by the A-1, M-11 and M-40.
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45 CONCLUSIONS
The purely residential block typology
makes for a homogenous street of
fences and walls, were one can walk
up to 300m without interruptions
on the facades other than doors to
building complexes.
Green spaces are abundant, but
their size makes maintenance
unsustainable. Many of the spaces are
neglected and dirty and lack any type
of specific infrastructure.
The area is still very underdeveloped.
Many of the plots destined for housing
are vacant and there are no signs
of further construction, despite the
rising rent of the neighbourhood.
Even though Sanchinarro is
well connected through public
transportation - many bus lines, a
tram and a metro station to the city
center - most people prefer moving
around the neighbourhood by car.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Although there are many spaces for
children to play, poor design choices,
such as the lack of shading devices,
make it impossible for families to play
in the afternoon sun. Moreover, there
are no facilities for teenagers, who end
up making troubles in these spaces.
The neglect of public spaces and
lack of proper leisure infrastructure
results in most residents using
their private facilities inside their
building complexes rather than public
ones, contributing to the sense of
lifelessness of Sanchinarro.
Transportation | facilities | green spaces
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VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
45 CONCLUSIONS
The purely residential block typology
makes for a homogenous street of
fences and walls, were one can walk
up to 300m without interruptions
on the facades other than doors to
building complexes.
Green spaces are abundant, but
their size makes maintenance
unsustainable. Many of the spaces are
neglected and dirty and lack any type
of specific infrastructure.
The area is still very underdeveloped.
Many of the plots destined for housing
are vacant and there are no signs
of further construction, despite the
rising rent of the neighbourhood.
Even though Sanchinarro is
well connected through public
transportation - many bus lines, a
tram and a metro station to the city
center - most people prefer moving
around the neighbourhood by car.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Although there are many spaces for
children to play, poor design choices,
such as the lack of shading devices,
make it impossible for families to play
in the afternoon sun. Moreover, there
are no facilities for teenagers, who end
up making troubles in these spaces.
The neglect of public spaces and
lack of proper leisure infrastructure
results in most residents using
their private facilities inside their
building complexes rather than public
ones, contributing to the sense of
lifelessness of Sanchinarro.
Transportation | facilities | green spaces
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47 SWOT ANALYSIS
Social analysis conclusions /
The neighbourhood presents a
socioeconomically homogeneous
population of locals with a
university degree and a low level of
unemployment, supported by both
statistical data and a site visit. As
studied through historical research
and testimonials from the inhabitants,
the neighborhood was aimed at
families and employees of companies
such as Telefonica and BVVA Bank,
which had planned to move their
headquarters to the area. Since the
construction of the neighbourhood
in the 1980-90s, the prevailing
demographic group is still families
with children. However, a significant
portion of the early arrivals have
grown into pensioners or teenagers
and young professionals, and their
needs remain unattended by the
neighbourhood planning.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
The lack of social and leisure
infrastructure leads to grown-up
teenagers, not having alternatives for
social interaction or activities aimed at
them, begin to gather and bully. Most
residents rated the area as quiet, calm
and prosperous, with the exception
of these teenagers who constantly
get into trouble and can be easily
seen around the neighbourhood. As
a result, the established community
extends beyond the professionals who
moved to the neighbourhood to work
in offices of big companies with their
families, including people who moved
from city center or connected areas
eager to find good quality housing and
daily services. In this sense, we infer
that further development of the area
should be addressed to a more diverse
community, including both people
who are going to work every day to
Madrid and those who are going to be
attracted to work on the new social
and leisure services demanded by
current residents.
Housing conditions conclusions /
Rental prices are slightly higher than
in neighboring areas, but at the same
time residents rate them as acceptable
to themselves.Some respondents said
that they had moved from other areas
in order to find bigger housing and, at
the same time, a high level of quality
of life, proximity to the center and a
fair price ratio. Based on the collected
data, it can be concluded that the
district meets these criteria well and
the housing market is functioning in a
stable way. The free-price housing
market and capped price plus social
housing are taking almost equal
percentage in total Sanchinarro
residential stock. Sanchinarro isn’t
an exception from other projects
developed through PAU, taking some
solutions to extremes, such as the
inevitable grid or the inward isolation
of the various urban remnants,
repeating the same lack of typological
variety and closed street blocks. The
plots are solved as closed blocks,
normally in a single development,
which result in real urban fortresses
due to the relationship between their
interiors and their exteriors. In most
cases the plots have a single entrance
from the street that, with the lack of
activity on the ground floor, results in
streets of almost 300 meters in length
with no accesses, and the landscape of
fencing creates a feeling of alienation
in people walking by. This creates a
condition of lifelessness, described by
many of the respondents.
Urban planning /
Sanchinarro has very low density for
a collective housing neighborhood,
which entails many inconveniences
for providing services, as it lacks
the scale to make them profitable.
Furthermore, in terms of public
space, the perception of green areas
is often confused by the presence
of so many vacant plots, result of an
overoptimistic planning. Most of them
belong to the city to provide public
facilities that the city cannot afford,
depriving people of a market and sport
facilities that where initially planned.
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
47 SWOT ANALYSIS
Social analysis conclusions /
The neighbourhood presents a
socioeconomically homogeneous
population of locals with a
university degree and a low level of
unemployment, supported by both
statistical data and a site visit. As
studied through historical research
and testimonials from the inhabitants,
the neighborhood was aimed at
families and employees of companies
such as Telefonica and BVVA Bank,
which had planned to move their
headquarters to the area. Since the
construction of the neighbourhood
in the 1980-90s, the prevailing
demographic group is still families
with children. However, a significant
portion of the early arrivals have
grown into pensioners or teenagers
and young professionals, and their
needs remain unattended by the
neighbourhood planning.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
The lack of social and leisure
infrastructure leads to grown-up
teenagers, not having alternatives for
social interaction or activities aimed at
them, begin to gather and bully. Most
residents rated the area as quiet, calm
and prosperous, with the exception
of these teenagers who constantly
get into trouble and can be easily
seen around the neighbourhood. As
a result, the established community
extends beyond the professionals who
moved to the neighbourhood to work
in offices of big companies with their
families, including people who moved
from city center or connected areas
eager to find good quality housing and
daily services. In this sense, we infer
that further development of the area
should be addressed to a more diverse
community, including both people
who are going to work every day to
Madrid and those who are going to be
attracted to work on the new social
and leisure services demanded by
current residents.
Housing conditions conclusions /
Rental prices are slightly higher than
in neighboring areas, but at the same
time residents rate them as acceptable
to themselves.Some respondents said
that they had moved from other areas
in order to find bigger housing and, at
the same time, a high level of quality
of life, proximity to the center and a
fair price ratio. Based on the collected
data, it can be concluded that the
district meets these criteria well and
the housing market is functioning in a
stable way. The free-price housing
market and capped price plus social
housing are taking almost equal
percentage in total Sanchinarro
residential stock. Sanchinarro isn’t
an exception from other projects
developed through PAU, taking some
solutions to extremes, such as the
inevitable grid or the inward isolation
of the various urban remnants,
repeating the same lack of typological
variety and closed street blocks. The
plots are solved as closed blocks,
normally in a single development,
which result in real urban fortresses
due to the relationship between their
interiors and their exteriors. In most
cases the plots have a single entrance
from the street that, with the lack of
activity on the ground floor, results in
streets of almost 300 meters in length
with no accesses, and the landscape of
fencing creates a feeling of alienation
in people walking by. This creates a
condition of lifelessness, described by
many of the respondents.
Urban planning /
Sanchinarro has very low density for
a collective housing neighborhood,
which entails many inconveniences
for providing services, as it lacks
the scale to make them profitable.
Furthermore, in terms of public
space, the perception of green areas
is often confused by the presence
of so many vacant plots, result of an
overoptimistic planning. Most of them
belong to the city to provide public
facilities that the city cannot afford,
depriving people of a market and sport
facilities that where initially planned.
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
49 Social analysis conclusions /
Even though most residents spoke
positively about the presence of large
green areas, they also complained
about poor maintenance. As a result,
an impressive part of the squares
remains neglected due to the lack
of a program attracting their use. In
addition, some of them, for example
playgrounds, are unfinished in detail
from the point of view of design -
the absence of shading devices over
them forces children to play in other
areas and these huge spaces remain
useless.The street blocks typology
with internal semi-public spaces well
for families with children, as they can
play in the courtyard of their buildings
with their neighbors’ children, safe
from traffic. However, urbanistically,
it creates a situation of deprivation of
community from actual public spaces
and other social groups, making the
neighborhood not suitable for the rest
of society, looking abandoned and
neglected.
In conclusion, Sanchinarro is very
homogeneous in multiple senses:
housing typologies, lack of uses of
public spaces, demography. Taking
into account that the demography
is naturally becoming slightly more
heterogeneous, we can conclude that
adaptation of the residential market
should follow this process. Moreover,
mixed-use public spaces should also
answer this trend and attract more
diverse social groups and events.
Introduction to the proposal /
The main problem faced by
Sanchinarro, which will be
accentuated in the near future, is
a lack of heterogeneity, both of
spaces and activities and of social
composition. The former is translated
in urban operations that can attend to
the needs of relegated groups, such
as teenagers, young professionals and
the elderly; while the latter will be
addressed through housing policies
as an opportunity to tackle part of
the housing deficit of the city while
benefiting the community as a whole.
The proposal then consists of
introducing new mixed-use housing
typologies in unoccupied land and
some of the green public space, where
mixing through affordable social
rent should be introduced. These
typologies should have commercial
and office spaces in the ground floor
to create a more evenly distributed
plan. Simultaneously, new commercial
infrastructure such as markets should
serve as gathering points for the
neighbourhood and counterbalance
the influence of the large shoping
centers, promoting a local economy.
Finally, leisure pavilions and sports
centers should interrupt the green
spaces, serving as attractor points and
as areas for younger groups to gather.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
PROPOSAL | NEW MASTERPLAN
Public green space
Commercial spaces and markets
Mixed-use housing blocks
Sports and recreation facilities
SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
49 Social analysis conclusions /
Even though most residents spoke
positively about the presence of large
green areas, they also complained
about poor maintenance. As a result,
an impressive part of the squares
remains neglected due to the lack
of a program attracting their use. In
addition, some of them, for example
playgrounds, are unfinished in detail
from the point of view of design -
the absence of shading devices over
them forces children to play in other
areas and these huge spaces remain
useless.The street blocks typology
with internal semi-public spaces well
for families with children, as they can
play in the courtyard of their buildings
with their neighbors’ children, safe
from traffic. However, urbanistically,
it creates a situation of deprivation of
community from actual public spaces
and other social groups, making the
neighborhood not suitable for the rest
of society, looking abandoned and
neglected.
In conclusion, Sanchinarro is very
homogeneous in multiple senses:
housing typologies, lack of uses of
public spaces, demography. Taking
into account that the demography
is naturally becoming slightly more
heterogeneous, we can conclude that
adaptation of the residential market
should follow this process. Moreover,
mixed-use public spaces should also
answer this trend and attract more
diverse social groups and events.
Introduction to the proposal /
The main problem faced by
Sanchinarro, which will be
accentuated in the near future, is
a lack of heterogeneity, both of
spaces and activities and of social
composition. The former is translated
in urban operations that can attend to
the needs of relegated groups, such
as teenagers, young professionals and
the elderly; while the latter will be
addressed through housing policies
as an opportunity to tackle part of
the housing deficit of the city while
benefiting the community as a whole.
The proposal then consists of
introducing new mixed-use housing
typologies in unoccupied land and
some of the green public space, where
mixing through affordable social
rent should be introduced. These
typologies should have commercial
and office spaces in the ground floor
to create a more evenly distributed
plan. Simultaneously, new commercial
infrastructure such as markets should
serve as gathering points for the
neighbourhood and counterbalance
the influence of the large shoping
centers, promoting a local economy.
Finally, leisure pavilions and sports
centers should interrupt the green
spaces, serving as attractor points and
as areas for younger groups to gather.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
PROPOSAL | NEW MASTERPLAN
Public green space
Commercial spaces and markets
Mixed-use housing blocks
Sports and recreation facilities
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51 URBAN STRATEGIES
| MAKING STREETS MORE ALIVE
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Solving the small shortcomings
of existing infrastructure to
make it more attractive for
users.
/ Occupation of empty plots
with housing with social rent
and mixed uses on the ground
floor. Commerce and offices can
make streets livelier and more
friendly for pedestrians, as well
as providing workplaces for the
new tennants.
Adding public functions to some
ground floors in order to break
the solid street fortress and
revive pedestrian areas.
SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
51 URBAN STRATEGIES
| MAKING STREETS MORE ALIVE
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
Solving the small shortcomings
of existing infrastructure to
make it more attractive for
users.
/ Occupation of empty plots
with housing with social rent
and mixed uses on the ground
floor. Commerce and offices can
make streets livelier and more
friendly for pedestrians, as well
as providing workplaces for the
new tennants.
Adding public functions to some
ground floors in order to break
the solid street fortress and
revive pedestrian areas.
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
53 URBAN STRATEGIES
| IMPROVING PUBLIC SPACES
Division of large green spaces
to smaller ones, targetting
them to a certain use and owner
responsible for maintenance.
/ Attracting a more diverse
community by providing
following conditions for them –
working and leisure facilities.
/ Improvement existing public
space infrastructure through
simple devices, such as
shading systems, and better
maintenance to encourage use
by the existing inhabitants.
Improving the children and
teenager infrastructure to affect
their recreation.
/ Creation of spaces for older
children, teenagers and young
professionals, to integrate them
into the neighbourhood, such
as sports facilities, places to
gather and pavilions for working
and studying.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
52 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
53 URBAN STRATEGIES
| IMPROVING PUBLIC SPACES
Division of large green spaces
to smaller ones, targetting
them to a certain use and owner
responsible for maintenance.
/ Attracting a more diverse
community by providing
following conditions for them –
working and leisure facilities.
/ Improvement existing public
space infrastructure through
simple devices, such as
shading systems, and better
maintenance to encourage use
by the existing inhabitants.
Improving the children and
teenager infrastructure to affect
their recreation.
/ Creation of spaces for older
children, teenagers and young
professionals, to integrate them
into the neighbourhood, such
as sports facilities, places to
gather and pavilions for working
and studying.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
55 URBAN STRATEGIES
| ENCOURAGE SOCIAL MIXING
Encourage social mixing by
forming a social rent, increasing
a percentage of social and
afforfable housing to solve
the city and the neighborhood
problems simultaneously.
Adaptation of some existing
social housing to more variable
needs and social groups.
Creating connections between
urban blocks and actual
neighborhood by forcing
enclosed communities to use
other spaces and letting new
social groups into existing
housing for social mixing.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
‘Public areas could be improved. The places for kids to play’ [Male, 45]
SANCHINARRO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
55 URBAN STRATEGIES
| ENCOURAGE SOCIAL MIXING
Encourage social mixing by
forming a social rent, increasing
a percentage of social and
afforfable housing to solve
the city and the neighborhood
problems simultaneously.
Adaptation of some existing
social housing to more variable
needs and social groups.
Creating connections between
urban blocks and actual
neighborhood by forcing
enclosed communities to use
other spaces and letting new
social groups into existing
housing for social mixing.
SOCIOLOGY . ECONOMY . POLITICS
‘Public areas could be improved. The places for kids to play’ [Male, 45]
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57 ARUP |
CONSTRUCTION &
TECHNOLOGY
| Sp 04
Specialty leader /
Ignacio Fernández Solla
Faculty team /
Archie Campbell
Diego García- Setién
David Castro
Project team /
Eduardo Delgado
Pedro Gaxiola
Ximena Real
Viktoriia Denisova
Construction and technology emphasizes the concept
that buildings are like entities and that ongoing
progressive industrialisation has made possible to
understand the different parts of it. The building
envelope, services, technologies, structure and
materiales are all part of an industrialised process.
The assignment consists of taking an international
reference and transferring it to another part of the
world, questioning how the different parts of it should
adapt to the new environmental and cultural conditions.
Topics
/ Buiding envelopes
/ Industrialised housing
/ Building services and tech
/ Structural Materials and Techniques
Image of the transformed building in winter night
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BOOKLET
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57 ARUP |
CONSTRUCTION &
TECHNOLOGY
| Sp 04
Specialty leader /
Ignacio Fernández Solla
Faculty team /
Archie Campbell
Diego García- Setién
David Castro
Project team /
Eduardo Delgado
Pedro Gaxiola
Ximena Real
Viktoriia Denisova
Construction and technology emphasizes the concept
that buildings are like entities and that ongoing
progressive industrialisation has made possible to
understand the different parts of it. The building
envelope, services, technologies, structure and
materiales are all part of an industrialised process.
The assignment consists of taking an international
reference and transferring it to another part of the
world, questioning how the different parts of it should
adapt to the new environmental and cultural conditions.
Topics
/ Buiding envelopes
/ Industrialised housing
/ Building services and tech
/ Structural Materials and Techniques
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
59 FROM SWITZERLAND TO FINLAND
Switzerland
Country /
Aubonne
City /
Rue de Trévelin 57
Street / Plot /
Coudraie & Les
Hêtres Homes
Coudraie & Les Hêtres Homes in
in Switzerland is designed by FWG
ARCHITECTS SARL. The project is
made up of two independent wooden
buildings which are a temporary
accommodation that offers training
for young adults with disabilities to
live independently. The important
essence of the project is at first its
position on the site arranged around
existing plants and trees, and the
second is its squared proportion with
irregular organization of internal
layout. Moreover, the type of wooden
structure is one of the key points for
upcoming research of the project,
which is questioning its suitability in
different climatic conditions.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
/ Squared proportion of the building
/ Interior walls rotated to irregular angles from exterior walls
/ Organization of space
/ Services as independent boxes, randomly located through layout
FROM SWITZERLAND TO FINLAND
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
59 FROM SWITZERLAND TO FINLAND
Switzerland
Country /
Aubonne
City /
Rue de Trévelin 57
Street / Plot /
Coudraie & Les
Hêtres Homes
Coudraie & Les Hêtres Homes in
in Switzerland is designed by FWG
ARCHITECTS SARL. The project is
made up of two independent wooden
buildings which are a temporary
accommodation that offers training
for young adults with disabilities to
live independently. The important
essence of the project is at first its
position on the site arranged around
existing plants and trees, and the
second is its squared proportion with
irregular organization of internal
layout. Moreover, the type of wooden
structure is one of the key points for
upcoming research of the project,
which is questioning its suitability in
different climatic conditions.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
/ Squared proportion of the building
/ Interior walls rotated to irregular angles from exterior walls
/ Organization of space
/ Services as independent boxes, randomly located through layout
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61 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
AUBONNE ROVANIEMI
Temperature Sun hours Acum. snow
-1°C [Jan]
25°C [Jul]
99mm [Feb]
131mm [Jul]
0% [Jan]
60% [Aug]
8.6h [Dec]
15.8h [Jun]
4°C [Jan]
46°C [Jun]
12kph [Mar]
10.1kph [Aug]
49mm [Jan]
winter
summer
precipitation
humidity
sun hours
sun incidence
wind speed
Acum.snow
-1°C [Jan]
25°C [Jul]
99mm [Feb]
131mm [Jul]
0% [Jan]
60% [Aug]
8.6h [Dec]
15.8h [Jun]
4°C [Jan]
46°C [Jun]
12kph [Mar]
10.1kph [Aug]
49mm [Jan]
FROM SWITZERLAND TO FINLAND
“Disability in Finland is generally viewed in a positive light, with a focus on
equality and inclusion. The Finnish government has made significant efforts
to ensure that people with disabilities are fully included in society. Finland
is widely considered one of the most inclusive countries for persons with
disabilities, with a strong commitment to social welfare and human rights.
In Finland, there is a growing awareness of disabilities, and many
people are open to learning more about the challenges faced by persons
with disabilities. Negative attitudes towards persons with disabilities
are rare, and there is a strong emphasis on respect and equality.”
These statistics help to understand
what types of support and services are
needed to improve the quality of life
for people with disabilities in Finland.
Types of disabilities in Finland
/ 10-15% of the population has some form of disability
Chronic diseases and other conditions: diabetes and cardiovascular
Mental disorders
Intellectual disability
Physical disability: Related to mobility, including difficulties in
managing basis physical functions
Sensory disability: visual, hearing and social impairments
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61 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
AUBONNE ROVANIEMI
Temperature Sun hours Acum. snow
-1°C [Jan]
25°C [Jul]
99mm [Feb]
131mm [Jul]
0% [Jan]
60% [Aug]
8.6h [Dec]
15.8h [Jun]
4°C [Jan]
46°C [Jun]
12kph [Mar]
10.1kph [Aug]
49mm [Jan]
winter
summer
precipitation
humidity
sun hours
sun incidence
wind speed
Acum.snow
-1°C [Jan]
25°C [Jul]
99mm [Feb]
131mm [Jul]
0% [Jan]
60% [Aug]
8.6h [Dec]
15.8h [Jun]
4°C [Jan]
46°C [Jun]
12kph [Mar]
10.1kph [Aug]
49mm [Jan]
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“Disability in Finland is generally viewed in a positive light, with a focus on
equality and inclusion. The Finnish government has made significant efforts
to ensure that people with disabilities are fully included in society. Finland
is widely considered one of the most inclusive countries for persons with
disabilities, with a strong commitment to social welfare and human rights.
In Finland, there is a growing awareness of disabilities, and many
people are open to learning more about the challenges faced by persons
with disabilities. Negative attitudes towards persons with disabilities
are rare, and there is a strong emphasis on respect and equality.”
These statistics help to understand
what types of support and services are
needed to improve the quality of life
for people with disabilities in Finland.
Types of disabilities in Finland
/ 10-15% of the population has some form of disability
Chronic diseases and other conditions: diabetes and cardiovascular
Mental disorders
Intellectual disability
Physical disability: Related to mobility, including difficulties in
managing basis physical functions
Sensory disability: visual, hearing and social impairments
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63 PROJECT GOALS
walls thickness
roofs thickness
energy loss by walls
energy loss by roofs
. Meet scandinavian regulations and
construction techniques through
achitectural design and detailing
. Optimize construction process by
industrialization
. Reduce carbon foot print through
construction methods and
infrastructural systems
. Ensure good climatic performance
. Perform social aspects of the project
. Solve the thermal loss issue
lowering the finnish perfomance
Sweden and Finland are neighboring
countries with a similar climate.
According to statistics, the insulation
thickness used in both countries
is almost identical and is one of
the highest in Europe. However,
we observe a crucial difference in
thermall loss both through walls and
roofs. Sweden is presented as the best
country in Europe in terms of MJ/m2
per year, while Finland is almost on the
top of the list with the lowest recodrs.
The answer lies in the method of
building wooden houses. Finland uses
Western conventional technology,
while Sweden has invented its own
technologies effective in cold climates.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
A . dwellings
B. Tourist accomodation
C. Workspace . shop
Site | Jaamerentie 48, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland
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63 PROJECT GOALS
walls thickness
roofs thickness
energy loss by walls
energy loss by roofs
. Meet scandinavian regulations and
construction techniques through
achitectural design and detailing
. Optimize construction process by
industrialization
. Reduce carbon foot print through
construction methods and
infrastructural systems
. Ensure good climatic performance
. Perform social aspects of the project
. Solve the thermal loss issue
lowering the finnish perfomance
Sweden and Finland are neighboring
countries with a similar climate.
According to statistics, the insulation
thickness used in both countries
is almost identical and is one of
the highest in Europe. However,
we observe a crucial difference in
thermall loss both through walls and
roofs. Sweden is presented as the best
country in Europe in terms of MJ/m2
per year, while Finland is almost on the
top of the list with the lowest recodrs.
The answer lies in the method of
building wooden houses. Finland uses
Western conventional technology,
while Sweden has invented its own
technologies effective in cold climates.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
A . dwellings
B. Tourist accomodation
C. Workspace . shop
Site | Jaamerentie 48, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland
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65 The original building in Switzerland
was built using a conventional western
wooden frame system. The study
shows the difference between the
western system and the swedish one,
suggesting the Swedish option for use
in a transferred project in Finland. .
The key difference of these two systems
is the importance of the wiring chase.
This element contributes the essential
mechanisms by which the wall can be
made air-tight and thermally improved.
In the drawings on the left side we
see that top of the first floor studs
are capped with two top plates which
allows the floor joists to be spaced
independently of the studs below.
Slab cuts through the envelope
wall and capped by rim joist on
top of the plates, which create a
difficult space to insulate. Because
of that, vapor barriers are difficult
to establish here because it has to
stop on the one wall and then start
once again on the next level. The
second floor wall begins again with
another sole plate. By this situation
we are having few thermal bridges.
In Swedish system walls studs are not
stopping at the ceiling, and instead are
continuing all the way up to a top plate
that is even with the top of the second
floor joists. This does two things: first
it allows the insulated wall cavity to
extend past the floor joists with no rim
space. The second, it is also allows
the vapor barrier to extend all the
way to the second floor deck where
it can be sealed off. Moreover, in the
Swedish system the floor joist space
is filled with full depth insulation.
All of this prevents a thermal bridge
from the walls top plate. At the end,
it is improving thermal performance
and air-tightness of the vapor barrier
and allows to extend the finishes
of an off-site built wall all the way
to the second floor wall panels.
To hold the floor joists, a ledger
board is used in the wiring chase
that keeps the joist bearing inside of
the vapor barrier line and also keeps
the end of the joists inside there. The
same happens with the foundation
and the roof, and in case of the roof
we are continuing the insulated
wiring chase that makes a building
continuously covered and insulated.
WESTERN VS SWEDISH PLATFORM SYSTEM
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
wall to roof | western
wall to foundation | westerm
wall to slab | western swedish
swedish
swedish
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65 The original building in Switzerland
was built using a conventional western
wooden frame system. The study
shows the difference between the
western system and the swedish one,
suggesting the Swedish option for use
in a transferred project in Finland. .
The key difference of these two systems
is the importance of the wiring chase.
This element contributes the essential
mechanisms by which the wall can be
made air-tight and thermally improved.
In the drawings on the left side we
see that top of the first floor studs
are capped with two top plates which
allows the floor joists to be spaced
independently of the studs below.
Slab cuts through the envelope
wall and capped by rim joist on
top of the plates, which create a
difficult space to insulate. Because
of that, vapor barriers are difficult
to establish here because it has to
stop on the one wall and then start
once again on the next level. The
second floor wall begins again with
another sole plate. By this situation
we are having few thermal bridges.
In Swedish system walls studs are not
stopping at the ceiling, and instead are
continuing all the way up to a top plate
that is even with the top of the second
floor joists. This does two things: first
it allows the insulated wall cavity to
extend past the floor joists with no rim
space. The second, it is also allows
the vapor barrier to extend all the
way to the second floor deck where
it can be sealed off. Moreover, in the
Swedish system the floor joist space
is filled with full depth insulation.
All of this prevents a thermal bridge
from the walls top plate. At the end,
it is improving thermal performance
and air-tightness of the vapor barrier
and allows to extend the finishes
of an off-site built wall all the way
to the second floor wall panels.
To hold the floor joists, a ledger
board is used in the wiring chase
that keeps the joist bearing inside of
the vapor barrier line and also keeps
the end of the joists inside there. The
same happens with the foundation
and the roof, and in case of the roof
we are continuing the insulated
wiring chase that makes a building
continuously covered and insulated.
WESTERN VS SWEDISH PLATFORM SYSTEM
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
wall to roof | western
wall to foundation | westerm
wall to slab | western swedish
swedish
swedish
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67 Overcoming this horizontal thermal bridging is the key to improving
the performance of stud framed walls. The Swedish platform
frame is over three times better than the Western platform frame
wall in horizontal thermal bridging, and that is without even
considering the external and internal insulation layers that further
improve the wall performance. This is why the Swedish Platform
Frame is the next evolutionary step in stud framing. Committing
to building better energy performance, this framing method is the
best way to do it. Simplest to build, and the best performance.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
New project general constructive section
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67 Overcoming this horizontal thermal bridging is the key to improving
the performance of stud framed walls. The Swedish platform
frame is over three times better than the Western platform frame
wall in horizontal thermal bridging, and that is without even
considering the external and internal insulation layers that further
improve the wall performance. This is why the Swedish Platform
Frame is the next evolutionary step in stud framing. Committing
to building better energy performance, this framing method is the
best way to do it. Simplest to build, and the best performance.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
New project general constructive section
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69 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
New wall | U Value = 0.12 m2/K
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New window | U Value = 0.65 m2/K
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69 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
New wall | U Value = 0.12 m2/K
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New window | U Value = 0.65 m2/K
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71 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
Connection of a slab with an envelope
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Screw pile foundation
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71 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
Connection of a slab with an envelope
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Screw pile foundation
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73 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
Connection of a wall with a roof
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Pitched roof with a skylight
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73 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
Connection of a wall with a roof
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Pitched roof with a skylight
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75 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
1
0 1
10
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3
2 1
10
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75 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
1
0 1
10
FROM SWITZERLAND TO FINLAND
3
2 1
10
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77 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
1. Foundation
/ Screw pile foundation
This type of foundation is attractive
because of the low intervention in the
existing soil.
The piles are placed with a drilling
truck. 25 Piles are placed at every 3 m.
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1. Foundation
/ Timber bearers
After the placement of the piles, the
timber bearers are located on the top
of the foundation.
2. Level 0
/ Kerto- Ripa Box slab
It is placed on the timber bearers with
a crane. The crane is the main machine
for the construction of the whole
building on-site. For the construction
of the building, a perimeter
scaffolding structure is assembled.
The scaffolding accompanies the
entire construction site and enables
the assembly to be carried out quickly.
This building is completely assembled
in 3 days.
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77 CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
1. Foundation
/ Screw pile foundation
This type of foundation is attractive
because of the low intervention in the
existing soil.
The piles are placed with a drilling
truck. 25 Piles are placed at every 3 m.
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1. Foundation
/ Timber bearers
After the placement of the piles, the
timber bearers are located on the top
of the foundation.
2. Level 0
/ Kerto- Ripa Box slab
It is placed on the timber bearers with
a crane. The crane is the main machine
for the construction of the whole
building on-site. For the construction
of the building, a perimeter
scaffolding structure is assembled.
The scaffolding accompanies the
entire construction site and enables
the assembly to be carried out quickly.
This building is completely assembled
in 3 days.
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79 2. Levels
/ The envelope
The external walls are made off-site.
the pieces of the ouse are brought by
barge due to the proximity to the river.
This achieves an efficient and fast
construction since all the elements
are brought in one trip.
The parts are moved by means of a
forklift and with the help of the crane.
The exterior walls are installed first to
provide stability and a basic structural
framework.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
2. Levels
/ The Bathrooms
Bathroom modules are highly
industrialized elements. They are
made complely off-site. Electrical and
plumbing installations are integrated
into the module during the off-
site phase. Toilets, sinks, showers,
cabinets, final finishes and underfloor
heating are also installed.
Advantages of off-site bathrooms
. Reduced construction time
. Improved quality control
. Waste minimization and efficiency
. Materials management
2. Levels
/ Internal walls - CLT panels
3. The roof
/ All roof components are assembled
in the factory beforehand. Quality
tests and quality control are carried
out here. The roof is transported by
barge and placed with a crane on the
house.
The complete prefabrication of roofs
in the factory and their placement
on the construction site with a crane
is an efficient technique that offers
multiple benefits in terms of quality,
time and cost.
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79 2. Levels
/ The envelope
The external walls are made off-site.
the pieces of the ouse are brought by
barge due to the proximity to the river.
This achieves an efficient and fast
construction since all the elements
are brought in one trip.
The parts are moved by means of a
forklift and with the help of the crane.
The exterior walls are installed first to
provide stability and a basic structural
framework.
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
2. Levels
/ The Bathrooms
Bathroom modules are highly
industrialized elements. They are
made complely off-site. Electrical and
plumbing installations are integrated
into the module during the off-
site phase. Toilets, sinks, showers,
cabinets, final finishes and underfloor
heating are also installed.
Advantages of off-site bathrooms
. Reduced construction time
. Improved quality control
. Waste minimization and efficiency
. Materials management
2. Levels
/ Internal walls - CLT panels
3. The roof
/ All roof components are assembled
in the factory beforehand. Quality
tests and quality control are carried
out here. The roof is transported by
barge and placed with a crane on the
house.
The complete prefabrication of roofs
in the factory and their placement
on the construction site with a crane
is an efficient technique that offers
multiple benefits in terms of quality,
time and cost.
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81 Industrialization | main stages
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
Image of the final building | winter day condition
4. Levels
/ The surrounding support elements
After the complete assembly of the
house, we proceed to dismantle the
perimeter scaffolding to place the
elements that make up the edge and
perimeter of the house.
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81 Industrialization | main stages
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
CONSTRUCTION . TECHNOLOGY
Image of the final building | winter day condition
4. Levels
/ The surrounding support elements
After the complete assembly of the
house, we proceed to dismantle the
perimeter scaffolding to place the
elements that make up the edge and
perimeter of the house.
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83 URBAN DESIGN
| CITY SCIENCE
| Sp 07
Specialty leaders /
José María Ezquiaga
Gemma Peribáñez Ayala
Project team /
Thomas Christensen
Karla Madrigal
Elizaveta Nikolskaia
Viktoriia Denisova
The Urban Design specialty seeks to teach students
strategies for creating flexible places and creative
environments, where people live and work, encouraging
local production of energy, food and clean water, in
addition to smart mobility systems that connect them
and foster the development of the most vibrant and
entrepreneurial community, in response to the urgent
challenge of rapid global warming.
The New District southeast of Madrid “campamento”,
represents a strategic initiative in urban development,
aiming to create a sustainable and inclusive community.
Covering nearly 200 hectares, it plans to feature
approximately 10,000 apartments, with half being
subsidized housing to support diverse socioeconomic
demographics.
Overall, the New District is envisioned not just as a
residential area but as a model for sustainable living
and urban integration, aiming to enrich both the local
community and the greater Madrid region.
Project aim
/ Campamento is an accessible and inclusive
neighbourhood that respects existing greenery,
emphisizes pedestrian experience, promotes
health and individuality of its residents, and seek to
contribute to the richness of the experience of Madrid
Axonometry of the massing and green strategy
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83 URBAN DESIGN
| CITY SCIENCE
| Sp 07
Specialty leaders /
José María Ezquiaga
Gemma Peribáñez Ayala
Project team /
Thomas Christensen
Karla Madrigal
Elizaveta Nikolskaia
Viktoriia Denisova
The Urban Design specialty seeks to teach students
strategies for creating flexible places and creative
environments, where people live and work, encouraging
local production of energy, food and clean water, in
addition to smart mobility systems that connect them
and foster the development of the most vibrant and
entrepreneurial community, in response to the urgent
challenge of rapid global warming.
The New District southeast of Madrid “campamento”,
represents a strategic initiative in urban development,
aiming to create a sustainable and inclusive community.
Covering nearly 200 hectares, it plans to feature
approximately 10,000 apartments, with half being
subsidized housing to support diverse socioeconomic
demographics.
Overall, the New District is envisioned not just as a
residential area but as a model for sustainable living
and urban integration, aiming to enrich both the local
community and the greater Madrid region.
Project aim
/ Campamento is an accessible and inclusive
neighbourhood that respects existing greenery,
emphisizes pedestrian experience, promotes
health and individuality of its residents, and seek to
contribute to the richness of the experience of Madrid
Axonometry of the massing and green strategy
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85 ENHANCEMENT AND PRESERVATION
OF EXISTING GREEN INFRASTUCTURE
The creation of a new residential area within Madrid required integrating it
seamlessly into the city, overcoming its previous isolation as a transit space. For
years, the site was owned by the Military Ministry, leaving much of it fenced off
and disconnected from the Casa de Campo park. Casa de Campo is a key part of
Madrid’s green ring, features waterways and biodiversity systems. Recognizing the
value of green spaces in dense urban areas, the primary goal of the project was to
ensure the preservation and activation of the green infrastructure of the territory.
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
Madrid’s green corridor connection | existing transportation scheme
1
2
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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85 ENHANCEMENT AND PRESERVATION
OF EXISTING GREEN INFRASTUCTURE
The creation of a new residential area within Madrid required integrating it
seamlessly into the city, overcoming its previous isolation as a transit space. For
years, the site was owned by the Military Ministry, leaving much of it fenced off
and disconnected from the Casa de Campo park. Casa de Campo is a key part of
Madrid’s green ring, features waterways and biodiversity systems. Recognizing the
value of green spaces in dense urban areas, the primary goal of the project was to
ensure the preservation and activation of the green infrastructure of the territory.
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
Madrid’s green corridor connection | existing transportation scheme
1
2
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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87 URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
Desire paths, which remained
unchanged across the site for decades,
became the second foundation for the
design. Striving to activate the existing
potential of the plot, to respect its
past and integrate it naturally into the
city, the neighborhood layout followed
these paths, enabling residents to
retain their established routes.
During the study of the plot, several
areas were found to be green
wastelands—undeveloped land with
clean soil and lawns. These areas
were designated as ‘potentially green
spaces’ and meant to be developed
into parks, which is seen as a cost-
wise and efficient approach compared
to creating green spaces from scratch.
Desire paths diagram02.25.2000 05.12.2012 04.14.2024
/ existing buildings to preserve and reuse
/ existing developed green spaces
/ existing potential green spaces
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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87 URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
Desire paths, which remained
unchanged across the site for decades,
became the second foundation for the
design. Striving to activate the existing
potential of the plot, to respect its
past and integrate it naturally into the
city, the neighborhood layout followed
these paths, enabling residents to
retain their established routes.
During the study of the plot, several
areas were found to be green
wastelands—undeveloped land with
clean soil and lawns. These areas
were designated as ‘potentially green
spaces’ and meant to be developed
into parks, which is seen as a cost-
wise and efficient approach compared
to creating green spaces from scratch.
Desire paths diagram02.25.2000 05.12.2012 04.14.2024
/ existing buildings to preserve and reuse
/ existing developed green spaces
/ existing potential green spaces
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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89 URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
1. Defining primary axes and connection of greenery by secondary roads
2. Identifying the intersections
3. Shaping the plazas
4. Contouring the housing blocks
1
3
2
4
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
This area exemplifies a revolutionary
vision of cohabitation with nature,
promoting a healthy, pedestrian-
friendly city. The “15-minute city”
concept has been adapted to
“5-minute accessibility,” ensuring
all residents, including vulnerable
groups, can reach their homes or the
park quickly and comfortably without
using a car.
The roads of the project serve as
linear parks, extending greenery
from Casa de Campo deep into the
neighborhood. This network of green
corridors connects to Madrid’s green
chain and adding continuity and
value to the landscape of the area. At
intersections, plazas create vibrant
community spaces for gathering,
mirroring Madrid’s urban character.
The transportation system enhances
the green infrastructure by putting the
A-5 highway underground, creating
a primary road with main [primary]
public plazas for big commercial and
social functions, while secondary
roads are working as a conenctions
axes of Casa De Campo with ‘potenrial
green spaces’. Tertiary roads align
with desire paths, fostering a vibrant
and walkable living environment.
Primary road section
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89 URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
1. Defining primary axes and connection of greenery by secondary roads
2. Identifying the intersections
3. Shaping the plazas
4. Contouring the housing blocks
1
3
2
4
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
This area exemplifies a revolutionary
vision of cohabitation with nature,
promoting a healthy, pedestrian-
friendly city. The “15-minute city”
concept has been adapted to
“5-minute accessibility,” ensuring
all residents, including vulnerable
groups, can reach their homes or the
park quickly and comfortably without
using a car.
The roads of the project serve as
linear parks, extending greenery
from Casa de Campo deep into the
neighborhood. This network of green
corridors connects to Madrid’s green
chain and adding continuity and
value to the landscape of the area. At
intersections, plazas create vibrant
community spaces for gathering,
mirroring Madrid’s urban character.
The transportation system enhances
the green infrastructure by putting the
A-5 highway underground, creating
a primary road with main [primary]
public plazas for big commercial and
social functions, while secondary
roads are working as a conenctions
axes of Casa De Campo with ‘potenrial
green spaces’. Tertiary roads align
with desire paths, fostering a vibrant
and walkable living environment.
Primary road section
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91 URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
Soft transportation solutions include a green tram on the primary road, an eco-bus
loop on secondary roads, and extensive bicycle lanes throughout the neighborhood.
The design of linear parks is based on clever and sustainable use of terrain and earth,
placing leisure spaces on the lower level to create safer spaces with better climatic
perfomance. These systems create a sustainable and inclusive environment that
prioritizes both accessibility and ecological agenda.
Secondary road section
Tertiary road section
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Axonometry of the plot | primary road | secondary road | tertiary road
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91 URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
Soft transportation solutions include a green tram on the primary road, an eco-bus
loop on secondary roads, and extensive bicycle lanes throughout the neighborhood.
The design of linear parks is based on clever and sustainable use of terrain and earth,
placing leisure spaces on the lower level to create safer spaces with better climatic
perfomance. These systems create a sustainable and inclusive environment that
prioritizes both accessibility and ecological agenda.
Secondary road section
Tertiary road section
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Axonometry of the plot | primary road | secondary road | tertiary road
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93 THE PRINCIPLE OF A NEW MADRID BLOCK
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
The main goal of redesigning the urban
block is to solve its homogeneity and
promote flexibility, individuality, and
urban appropriation. Additionally, in order
to continue the strategy of improving
the quality of the neighborhood’s green
spaces, the approach involves planting
trees and greenery within each block, as
well as proposing that residents maintain
these gardens on their own. These ideas
support community engagement, the
concept of a healthy city, and local economy.
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
2 |
Perimeter block is
created from two parts
- housing and public /
shared area. The depth
of the perimeter is 12m
1 |
The perimeter block is
divided into segments
of individual buildings.
That pulled out pieces
are replaced to the
inside of the block, and
work as pauses in the
monolithic
3 |
Buildings distribute
the volume depending
on the location and
the scenario nearby.
The space inside the
block is divided by
pedestrian paths into
micro perimeter
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93 THE PRINCIPLE OF A NEW MADRID BLOCK
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE
The main goal of redesigning the urban
block is to solve its homogeneity and
promote flexibility, individuality, and
urban appropriation. Additionally, in order
to continue the strategy of improving
the quality of the neighborhood’s green
spaces, the approach involves planting
trees and greenery within each block, as
well as proposing that residents maintain
these gardens on their own. These ideas
support community engagement, the
concept of a healthy city, and local economy.
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
2 |
Perimeter block is
created from two parts
- housing and public /
shared area. The depth
of the perimeter is 12m
1 |
The perimeter block is
divided into segments
of individual buildings.
That pulled out pieces
are replaced to the
inside of the block, and
work as pauses in the
monolithic
3 |
Buildings distribute
the volume depending
on the location and
the scenario nearby.
The space inside the
block is divided by
pedestrian paths into
micro perimeter
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95 To ensure proper dimension, the study of surrounding neighbourhoods and similar
suburban areas of Madrid was made. We compared the density of newly-built
areas as well as historical ones in order to take the most comfortable distances to
the project. . 1. Valdebernardo | 2. Madrid sur | 3. Usera | 4. Arganzuela - legazpi.
1 - 2
3 - 4
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Three main types of blocks | exemplary block
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95 To ensure proper dimension, the study of surrounding neighbourhoods and similar
suburban areas of Madrid was made. We compared the density of newly-built
areas as well as historical ones in order to take the most comfortable distances to
the project. . 1. Valdebernardo | 2. Madrid sur | 3. Usera | 4. Arganzuela - legazpi.
1 - 2
3 - 4
URBAN DESIGN . CITY SCIENCE CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Three main types of blocks | exemplary block
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1. Primary plaza | 2. Secondary plaza | 3. Tertiary plaza
1
2
3
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Image of the the fragment | primary . secondary . tertiary roads and plazas
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1. Primary plaza | 2. Secondary plaza | 3. Tertiary plaza
1
2
3
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
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stage 1 |
. activation of a new A-5
stage 2 | exemplary block
. reuse of military heritage
. development of the first potential green space
. housing block testing
stage 3 |
. connection with the area across the A-5
stages 4-5 |
. growth and completion of the neighbourhood
1
3
2
Exemplary residential block | gradient of hights and density
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
4 5
Image of the final project
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stage 1 |
. activation of a new A-5
stage 2 | exemplary block
. reuse of military heritage
. development of the first potential green space
. housing block testing
stage 3 |
. connection with the area across the A-5
stages 4-5 |
. growth and completion of the neighbourhood
1
3
2
Exemplary residential block | gradient of hights and density
CAMPAMENTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
4 5
Image of the final project
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ELLI MOSAYEBI / Ws 02 _
Ws 05 _
Ws 03 _
Ws 06 _
Ws 07 _
WORKSHOPS |
Ws 01 _100-107
100-107
100-107
100-107
100-107
100-107
HRVOJE NJIRIÇ /
JUAN HERREROS /
MOMOYO KAIJIMA /
ALISON BROOKS /
MVRDV . BORREGO /
DIETMAR EBERLE /
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MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSINGINDEX
All the projects listed on the previous page served as a source of knowledge for
my research on reconfiguring living conditions in densely populated urban areas
through concept of coliving with pre-existing dimensions.
The brief ‘Afrofutures’ by Hrvoje Njiric is based on phenomena of migration and
African influence on spanish tradition. In addition to emphasizing the presence of
place’ background, this work brings a dimension of time to architecture, clearly
highlighting how much knowledge can be adopted from African culture to European
one to deal with coliving, sprawl, transformation over time and reuse of both
materials and spaces. Being extremly contextually-based and adaptable, this
tradition enriches the discours and direct it to more sustainable solutions.
Transitioning to the work with Juan Herreros, it becomes evident how sustainability
approach tackles not just ecology, but intangible social values within cities. It
shows a process of reconstruction of a totalitarian newspaper’ building into a new
democratic and open residential tower. This project is giving to forgotten architecture
a new use aimed on joy and pleasure, which puts attention to abandoned building
stock as a source to achieve these qualities.
Talking about Alison Brooks’ assignment - it not only reminds the importance of
rethinking a tower typology in terms of climatic perfomance in Madrid [context is
everything / Alison Brooks], but in our project an attempt was taken to bring it
back to human. Through rethought typology of a plinth, project seeks to preserve
Madrid’ urban dimension and remove a barrier between a tower and a ground, living
a chance for direct contact of a person with his ‘home’.
The Momoyo Kaijima’ workshop made me think about inhabiting the existing
architecture through very different approach to density. Questioning what is
redundancy, generousity, privacy and priorities of ownership alows to get closer to
other /better?/ criterias of ‘minimum’ by learning from japanese culture.
The work on ‘Sky colonies’ brief by Jacob van Rijs and Ignacio Borrego was, probably,
the most direct answer to desirable new living environents within the crowded
metropolitan area framework. The project gives imaginary, but clear proposal to
provision of ‘an extra’ by colonizing the rooftops. The most important agenda is
that the new extension on top of the existing block is fully shaped by roof’ current
use, existing condition and undoubtable respect to hosting inhabitants.
Continuing with the topic of Madrid’s city block, Dietmar Eberle’s workshop project
is a new urban dimension inserted into existing enclosed scheme. By breaking the
system with making a gap, it invites people in through the new street, making the
city fortress more welcoming, generous, and pleasant through act of transformation.
//
‘which spaces can we inhabit?’ | ‘what is important for us to own?’
BOOKLET
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| |Ws 04 _
ELLI MOSAYEBI / Ws 02 _
Ws 05 _
Ws 03 _
Ws 06 _
Ws 07 _
WORKSHOPS |
Ws 01 _100-107
100-107
100-107
100-107
100-107
100-107
HRVOJE NJIRIÇ /
JUAN HERREROS /
MOMOYO KAIJIMA /
ALISON BROOKS /
MVRDV . BORREGO /
DIETMAR EBERLE /
2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSINGINDEX
All the projects listed on the previous page served as a source of knowledge for
my research on reconfiguring living conditions in densely populated urban areas
through concept of coliving with pre-existing dimensions.
The brief ‘Afrofutures’ by Hrvoje Njiric is based on phenomena of migration and
African influence on spanish tradition. In addition to emphasizing the presence of
place’ background, this work brings a dimension of time to architecture, clearly
highlighting how much knowledge can be adopted from African culture to European
one to deal with coliving, sprawl, transformation over time and reuse of both
materials and spaces. Being extremly contextually-based and adaptable, this
tradition enriches the discours and direct it to more sustainable solutions.
Transitioning to the work with Juan Herreros, it becomes evident how sustainability
approach tackles not just ecology, but intangible social values within cities. It
shows a process of reconstruction of a totalitarian newspaper’ building into a new
democratic and open residential tower. This project is giving to forgotten architecture
a new use aimed on joy and pleasure, which puts attention to abandoned building
stock as a source to achieve these qualities.
Talking about Alison Brooks’ assignment - it not only reminds the importance of
rethinking a tower typology in terms of climatic perfomance in Madrid [context is
everything / Alison Brooks], but in our project an attempt was taken to bring it
back to human. Through rethought typology of a plinth, project seeks to preserve
Madrid’ urban dimension and remove a barrier between a tower and a ground, living
a chance for direct contact of a person with his ‘home’.
The Momoyo Kaijima’ workshop made me think about inhabiting the existing
architecture through very different approach to density. Questioning what is
redundancy, generousity, privacy and priorities of ownership alows to get closer to
other /better?/ criterias of ‘minimum’ by learning from japanese culture.
The work on ‘Sky colonies’ brief by Jacob van Rijs and Ignacio Borrego was, probably,
the most direct answer to desirable new living environents within the crowded
metropolitan area framework. The project gives imaginary, but clear proposal to
provision of ‘an extra’ by colonizing the rooftops. The most important agenda is
that the new extension on top of the existing block is fully shaped by roof’ current
use, existing condition and undoubtable respect to hosting inhabitants.
Continuing with the topic of Madrid’s city block, Dietmar Eberle’s workshop project
is a new urban dimension inserted into existing enclosed scheme. By breaking the
system with making a gap, it invites people in through the new street, making the
city fortress more welcoming, generous, and pleasant through act of transformation.
//
‘which spaces can we inhabit?’ | ‘what is important for us to own?’
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HRVOJE NJIRIÇ
| Ws 01
AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
Workshop leader /
Hrvoje Njiric
Workshop assistant /
Esperanza Campaña
Project team /
Diego Martínez Molano
Antoine Voruz
Viktoriia Denisova
As migration continues to grow as a phenomenon
in the European context, the relevance of design
that reflects the diverse identities of its inhabitants
increases. In this sense, the workshop explored the
potential of embedding African architecture within the
specific context of Granada as a means to facilitate
better social integration and enhance the quality of
life for immigrant communities. At the same time,
these solutions could provide invaluable insights and
design strategies for a more sustainable future. By
translating typologies and ensuring mutual adjustment
with site conditions, the students embraced the
challenge of developing a comprehensive master plan
that appropriately responds to the immigrant user
profile, public-private transitions, integration with the
context, adaptability to future uncertainty, and high
density. Granada, with its deep historical connections to
African culture, stands out as a perfect spot to rehearse
the embedding of African indigenous architectural
structures into contemporary urban environments.
Image of the proposal | urban approach
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103 WORKSHOP |
HRVOJE NJIRIÇ
| Ws 01
AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
Workshop leader /
Hrvoje Njiric
Workshop assistant /
Esperanza Campaña
Project team /
Diego Martínez Molano
Antoine Voruz
Viktoriia Denisova
As migration continues to grow as a phenomenon
in the European context, the relevance of design
that reflects the diverse identities of its inhabitants
increases. In this sense, the workshop explored the
potential of embedding African architecture within the
specific context of Granada as a means to facilitate
better social integration and enhance the quality of
life for immigrant communities. At the same time,
these solutions could provide invaluable insights and
design strategies for a more sustainable future. By
translating typologies and ensuring mutual adjustment
with site conditions, the students embraced the
challenge of developing a comprehensive master plan
that appropriately responds to the immigrant user
profile, public-private transitions, integration with the
context, adaptability to future uncertainty, and high
density. Granada, with its deep historical connections to
African culture, stands out as a perfect spot to rehearse
the embedding of African indigenous architectural
structures into contemporary urban environments.
Image of the proposal | urban approach
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105 Generally women and immigrants adapt some cultural aspects and maintain
others, for example divorces becomes allowed in some cases, traditional familiar
strutures from original places doesn’t keeps the same. Women start migrating not
only behind a husband - it becomes an opportunity to access a career, to another
role inside a family structure and to decisions in economic terms.
Diagram of immigration tendency | users
student . women . child . men
WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC
One of the interesting phenomena
of the migration process is its
progressive feminization. The amount
of immigrant women from countries
such as Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea
and Kenya exceeds the amount of
immigrant men, with Kenya being
the most typical, where immigrant
women make up 77%. The increase
in feminization is evident to a large
extent for immigration from Morocco,
reaching 43.5% by 2017, while female
immigration from SSA countries
remains at approximately around
30%. Another feature of women’s
immigration is double discrimination
in the host country:
as a woman and as an immigrant.
There are two main options for
immigration: in case of the first one,
men come alone and suport their
families back home, and the classic
version, in which the man arrives
in the destination country, and over
time the woman joins her partner in
order to devote herself to caring for
the family, without applying for jobs.
And although the role of immigrant
women is gradually diversifying, they
are immigrating for their own reasons
and occupying jobs in the agricultural
and service sectors, today male
immigrants still dominate the labor
market with approximately 65%.
Diagram of immigration tendency | occupation
AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
MAN WOMEN
PRIVATE
ENTERPRISE
CHILDREN
STUDENTS*
*Total 250.000 inhabitants | 60.000 are students
EDUCATIONWORK
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105 Generally women and immigrants adapt some cultural aspects and maintain
others, for example divorces becomes allowed in some cases, traditional familiar
strutures from original places doesn’t keeps the same. Women start migrating not
only behind a husband - it becomes an opportunity to access a career, to another
role inside a family structure and to decisions in economic terms.
Diagram of immigration tendency | users
student . women . child . men
WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC
One of the interesting phenomena
of the migration process is its
progressive feminization. The amount
of immigrant women from countries
such as Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea
and Kenya exceeds the amount of
immigrant men, with Kenya being
the most typical, where immigrant
women make up 77%. The increase
in feminization is evident to a large
extent for immigration from Morocco,
reaching 43.5% by 2017, while female
immigration from SSA countries
remains at approximately around
30%. Another feature of women’s
immigration is double discrimination
in the host country:
as a woman and as an immigrant.
There are two main options for
immigration: in case of the first one,
men come alone and suport their
families back home, and the classic
version, in which the man arrives
in the destination country, and over
time the woman joins her partner in
order to devote herself to caring for
the family, without applying for jobs.
And although the role of immigrant
women is gradually diversifying, they
are immigrating for their own reasons
and occupying jobs in the agricultural
and service sectors, today male
immigrants still dominate the labor
market with approximately 65%.
Diagram of immigration tendency | occupation
AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
MAN WOMEN
PRIVATE
ENTERPRISE
CHILDREN
STUDENTS*
*Total 250.000 inhabitants | 60.000 are students
EDUCATIONWORK
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107 We created a timeline of immigrants life
path , when at the first step men comes
alone, then his family joins him and might be
spreaded out to different social categories:
independent working woman, women
in a process of education / qualification
improvement, kids who are growing in
different social environment so starting their
professional studies in the future. This life
path is linearly reflected in the layout of our
area, following the route from right to left
we can trace the changes of social status
of coming people. The thinnest corner of
the site, which is also the most exposed to
urban activity, is used for locating housing
for individuals and family or shared housing,
while the thickest end is designated
for families who have transitioned to
permanent living in the city, enabling them
to develop a stronger sense of community.
WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC
The towers and bitamaribas typologies are strategically located to release free space
along the mat and create transitional points for accessing the communal network
within the project. The project offers specific productive, leisure, contemplation,
and intermediate zones, which also help to create appropriate transitions between
the project and its context. In addition, the proposal includes wind-catchers working
not only for cooling, but also for air-cleaning because of connection with a highway.
1
2
3
AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
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107 We created a timeline of immigrants life
path , when at the first step men comes
alone, then his family joins him and might be
spreaded out to different social categories:
independent working woman, women
in a process of education / qualification
improvement, kids who are growing in
different social environment so starting their
professional studies in the future. This life
path is linearly reflected in the layout of our
area, following the route from right to left
we can trace the changes of social status
of coming people. The thinnest corner of
the site, which is also the most exposed to
urban activity, is used for locating housing
for individuals and family or shared housing,
while the thickest end is designated
for families who have transitioned to
permanent living in the city, enabling them
to develop a stronger sense of community.
WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC
The towers and bitamaribas typologies are strategically located to release free space
along the mat and create transitional points for accessing the communal network
within the project. The project offers specific productive, leisure, contemplation,
and intermediate zones, which also help to create appropriate transitions between
the project and its context. In addition, the proposal includes wind-catchers working
not only for cooling, but also for air-cleaning because of connection with a highway.
1
2
3
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109 Ground floor
1 2
existing
existing
extension
private
private
work | share
work | share
work | share
extension
Top floor and terrace
Top floor and terrace
Grown nucleus
WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
Batammaribas typology | 1. exterior protection and contemplation | 2. structure Batammaribas typology | privacy scheme | extension scheme
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109 Ground floor
1 2
existing
existing
extension
private
private
work | share
work | share
work | share
extension
Top floor and terrace
Top floor and terrace
Grown nucleus
WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
Batammaribas typology | 1. exterior protection and contemplation | 2. structure Batammaribas typology | privacy scheme | extension scheme
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111 WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC
The translation of African typologies and the inclusion of traditional European,
such as the tower, become an important strategy. The result is the creation of
a unique new urban landscape where immigrants and natives can recognize
their symbols in harmony and collaboratively address their needs. This ensures
the flexibility of the project to respond to the different stages of migration,
from temporary to permanent solutions, and allows for growth according
to future needs. The urban activities and housing zoning harmoniously
resolve the relationship between immigrant and native inhabitants, while
providing productive, contemplation, recreation and services infrastructures.
AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
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111 WORKSHOP . HRVOJE NJIRIC
The translation of African typologies and the inclusion of traditional European,
such as the tower, become an important strategy. The result is the creation of
a unique new urban landscape where immigrants and natives can recognize
their symbols in harmony and collaboratively address their needs. This ensures
the flexibility of the project to respond to the different stages of migration,
from temporary to permanent solutions, and allows for growth according
to future needs. The urban activities and housing zoning harmoniously
resolve the relationship between immigrant and native inhabitants, while
providing productive, contemplation, recreation and services infrastructures.
AFROFUTURES. MIGRANTS’ HOUSING IN EUROPE
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113 WORKSHOP |
JUAN HERREROS
| Ws 02
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS
FOR THE BIODIVERSE CITY . PERIODICO ARRIBA
Workshop leader /
Juan Herreros
Workshop assistant /
Pedro Pitarch
Project team /
Karla Madrigal
Sofia-Rafailia Mandi
Ayush Patel
Viktoriia Denisova
In the confusing context of our cities, submerged in an
irremediable crisis of models and bombarded by figures
that go beyond our experience and that of traditional
tools, detecting areas of opportunity is the task of the
most attentive architects. Spaces for which we have no
name, buildings that can no longer be described by their
initial programs, urban fabrics that have evolved in an
unpredictable way, large structures that have fallen out
of use, established an unusual generation of situations
that invite us to reformulate concepts such as ‘recycle’,
‘preserve’ or ‘renovate’. If common sense calls for
recycling and/or taking advantage of these structures,
it is also important to understand how much interest
these places charge in offering options for results
that are not so obvious as a reflection of the expanded
spectrum of possibilities they provide, especially in the
field of project research.
Image of a housing module with a view to the bridge | biodiversity concept
112 2024
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113 WORKSHOP |
JUAN HERREROS
| Ws 02
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS
FOR THE BIODIVERSE CITY . PERIODICO ARRIBA
Workshop leader /
Juan Herreros
Workshop assistant /
Pedro Pitarch
Project team /
Karla Madrigal
Sofia-Rafailia Mandi
Ayush Patel
Viktoriia Denisova
In the confusing context of our cities, submerged in an
irremediable crisis of models and bombarded by figures
that go beyond our experience and that of traditional
tools, detecting areas of opportunity is the task of the
most attentive architects. Spaces for which we have no
name, buildings that can no longer be described by their
initial programs, urban fabrics that have evolved in an
unpredictable way, large structures that have fallen out
of use, established an unusual generation of situations
that invite us to reformulate concepts such as ‘recycle’,
‘preserve’ or ‘renovate’. If common sense calls for
recycling and/or taking advantage of these structures,
it is also important to understand how much interest
these places charge in offering options for results
that are not so obvious as a reflection of the expanded
spectrum of possibilities they provide, especially in the
field of project research.
Image of a housing module with a view to the bridge | biodiversity concept
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115 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
This project transforms the former
headquarters of Arriba, a newspaper
that once served as the voice of
the Falange and a propaganda tool
during Franco’s regime, into a bold
symbol of democracy, equality, and
connection. By deconstructing its
oppressive legacy and reimagining its
purpose, the project aims to create a
transparent and inclusive space that
promotes freedom and coexistence.
The transformation begins with the
removal of the building’s original
Dealing with forgotten architecture
Collage of the concept
brick facade, symbolically stripping
away its authoritarian past. The
reclaimed bricks are repurposed to
construct a new bridge that connects
the nearby Chamartín train station
to a neighboring park. This bridge
represents unity and equality, inviting
people to connect and redefining
the building as an open space that
welcomes all. With the exterior
laid bare, the metallic structure is
exposed, becoming the foundation for
a new vision of urban living.
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115 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
This project transforms the former
headquarters of Arriba, a newspaper
that once served as the voice of
the Falange and a propaganda tool
during Franco’s regime, into a bold
symbol of democracy, equality, and
connection. By deconstructing its
oppressive legacy and reimagining its
purpose, the project aims to create a
transparent and inclusive space that
promotes freedom and coexistence.
The transformation begins with the
removal of the building’s original
Dealing with forgotten architecture
Collage of the concept
brick facade, symbolically stripping
away its authoritarian past. The
reclaimed bricks are repurposed to
construct a new bridge that connects
the nearby Chamartín train station
to a neighboring park. This bridge
represents unity and equality, inviting
people to connect and redefining
the building as an open space that
welcomes all. With the exterior
laid bare, the metallic structure is
exposed, becoming the foundation for
a new vision of urban living.
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117 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
The expanded height of the building
serves as a metaphor for democracy
and freedom. Rather than imposing, it
invites people in, welcoming tourists,
short-term residents, and long-term
tenants. Its proximity to Chamartín
train station makes it an ideal space
for newcomers seeking a better future,
continuing the area’s historical role as
a point of arrival and opportunity. Site plan of the proposal
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BOOKLET
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117 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
The expanded height of the building
serves as a metaphor for democracy
and freedom. Rather than imposing, it
invites people in, welcoming tourists,
short-term residents, and long-term
tenants. Its proximity to Chamartín
train station makes it an ideal space
for newcomers seeking a better future,
continuing the area’s historical role as
a point of arrival and opportunity. Site plan of the proposal
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118 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
119 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS
Typical floor plan1 5
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
Diagram of tower’ elevation and a bridge
The design integrates biodiversity,
ensuring that the building becomes
a space where humans and nature
coexist. The lower levels house
trees, plants, and larger animals,
while the upper floors are dedicated
to species suited to those heights,
creating an ecosystem within the
building. The building itself becomes
a living environment that supports
both human and ecological needs.
118 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
119 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS
Typical floor plan1 5
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
Diagram of tower’ elevation and a bridge
The design integrates biodiversity,
ensuring that the building becomes
a space where humans and nature
coexist. The lower levels house
trees, plants, and larger animals,
while the upper floors are dedicated
to species suited to those heights,
creating an ecosystem within the
building. The building itself becomes
a living environment that supports
both human and ecological needs.
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VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
121 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS
Within this exposed framework,
modular wooden volumes are
introduced as flexible housing
units. These units are designed to
be adaptable, allowing residents
to personalize their spaces to
meet individual needs. Each
module can move vertically within
the structure using two large
elevators, and horizontally across
the floors, providing flexibility and
freedom. In addition to the housing
units, each floor contains shared
communal kitchens and bathrooms,
fostering a sense of community and
encouraging collaborative living.
This project embraces affordability,
sustainability, and adaptability as
its core principles. Shared facilities
and flexible rental options ensure
accessibility for a diverse range of
people. By transforming a symbol
of oppression into a transparent,
democratic, and biodiverse space,
this project offers a vision for the
future of cities—a model of inclusivity,
sustainability, and coexistence, where
the boundaries between the built
environment and nature blur, creating
a harmonious urban ecosystem.
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
Diagram of tower’ elevation and biodiversity concept
120 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
121 WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS
Within this exposed framework,
modular wooden volumes are
introduced as flexible housing
units. These units are designed to
be adaptable, allowing residents
to personalize their spaces to
meet individual needs. Each
module can move vertically within
the structure using two large
elevators, and horizontally across
the floors, providing flexibility and
freedom. In addition to the housing
units, each floor contains shared
communal kitchens and bathrooms,
fostering a sense of community and
encouraging collaborative living.
This project embraces affordability,
sustainability, and adaptability as
its core principles. Shared facilities
and flexible rental options ensure
accessibility for a diverse range of
people. By transforming a symbol
of oppression into a transparent,
democratic, and biodiverse space,
this project offers a vision for the
future of cities—a model of inclusivity,
sustainability, and coexistence, where
the boundaries between the built
environment and nature blur, creating
a harmonious urban ecosystem.
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
Diagram of tower’ elevation and biodiversity concept
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122 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
123 Axonometry of a housing unit
WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS
Image of a biodiversity concept
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
122 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
123 Axonometry of a housing unit
WORKSHOP . JUAN HERREROS
Image of a biodiversity concept
RESIDENTIALIZATION OF MODERNIST CONTAINERS . PERIODICO ARRIBA
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
125 | Ws 03
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF NUEVO NORTE
Workshop leader /
Alison Brooks
Workshop assistant /
Carlos Chauca Galicia
Project team /
Eduardo Delgado
Sofia De Luca
Viktoriia Denisova
In the 21st century, urban development in Europe’s
metropolitan centres is increasingly reliant on the tower
typology to fund the economic model. High-density
residential developments reflect the cost of purchasing
the land, its decontamination, installing water and
energy infrastructure, and critically, to fund the social,
economic, cultural and ecological infrastructure of
new neighbourhoods. Housing density in the form
of tall buildings is therefore required to ensure new
developments can support the health, well-being
and economic and ecological sustainability of its new
communities.
Density, or tall buildings, is therefore a pre-requisite of
new metropolitan neighbourhoods. In this workshop,
our task is to re-imagine the residential tower so that
it is liveable, generous, and welcoming of shade and
darkness; attuned to the climate of Madrid. Tower
schemes will evolve the qualities of the city’s finest
‘street architecture’ to find new form, expression, giving
darkness and light equally.
WORKSHOP |
ALISON BROOKS
Picture of the facade
124 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
125 | Ws 03
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF NUEVO NORTE
Workshop leader /
Alison Brooks
Workshop assistant /
Carlos Chauca Galicia
Project team /
Eduardo Delgado
Sofia De Luca
Viktoriia Denisova
In the 21st century, urban development in Europe’s
metropolitan centres is increasingly reliant on the tower
typology to fund the economic model. High-density
residential developments reflect the cost of purchasing
the land, its decontamination, installing water and
energy infrastructure, and critically, to fund the social,
economic, cultural and ecological infrastructure of
new neighbourhoods. Housing density in the form
of tall buildings is therefore required to ensure new
developments can support the health, well-being
and economic and ecological sustainability of its new
communities.
Density, or tall buildings, is therefore a pre-requisite of
new metropolitan neighbourhoods. In this workshop,
our task is to re-imagine the residential tower so that
it is liveable, generous, and welcoming of shade and
darkness; attuned to the climate of Madrid. Tower
schemes will evolve the qualities of the city’s finest
‘street architecture’ to find new form, expression, giving
darkness and light equally.
WORKSHOP |
ALISON BROOKS
Picture of the facade
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126 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
127 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Axonometry of the tower’s massing | relationship of the voids and heights
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
This project proposes three towers
connected into a single composition
through a rethought typology of the
plinth. The conventional residential
complex type, standing on the
base of the solid ground floor and
accommodating commerce inside
and its land for residents on the roof,
breaks down in this project, opening
up a new way of interaction between
residents and citizens. The plinth
still holds the composition together,
but turns into pavilions working both
inside and out, opening up a public
plaza, semi-private courtyards and
covered spaces for passers-by.
‘Context is everything’ - Alison Brooks
Due to this, the ground floor becomes
not a barrier between the towers
and the street, but an inclusive
environment for everyone, and leaving
a tower a chance for direct contact with
the ground and a man. Continuing this
strategy to the extreme, perpendicular
extentions of the towers, which are
lower in height, are fully residential
with units on the ground floor towards
the park. The facade, which changes
the dimensions of the elements as
they move away from ground level,
enhances the sense of human scale
while establish a dialogue with the
city on a bigger scale.
126 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
127 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Axonometry of the tower’s massing | relationship of the voids and heights
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
This project proposes three towers
connected into a single composition
through a rethought typology of the
plinth. The conventional residential
complex type, standing on the
base of the solid ground floor and
accommodating commerce inside
and its land for residents on the roof,
breaks down in this project, opening
up a new way of interaction between
residents and citizens. The plinth
still holds the composition together,
but turns into pavilions working both
inside and out, opening up a public
plaza, semi-private courtyards and
covered spaces for passers-by.
‘Context is everything’ - Alison Brooks
Due to this, the ground floor becomes
not a barrier between the towers
and the street, but an inclusive
environment for everyone, and leaving
a tower a chance for direct contact with
the ground and a man. Continuing this
strategy to the extreme, perpendicular
extentions of the towers, which are
lower in height, are fully residential
with units on the ground floor towards
the park. The facade, which changes
the dimensions of the elements as
they move away from ground level,
enhances the sense of human scale
while establish a dialogue with the
city on a bigger scale.
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
129 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Ground floor plan1 10
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Typical floor plan1 10
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VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
129 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Ground floor plan1 10
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
Typical floor plan1 10
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130 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
131 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Apartment typology 1 | one bedroom
Kitchen
5.4 m2
Bedroom
8.4 m2
WC
2.5 m2 3.1 m2
Entrance
3.1 m2
Total
35.5 m2
Living room
3.1 m21 5
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
Kitchen /
Living room
26.2 m2
Bedroom
11.8 m2
Bedroom
13 m2
Bedroom
8 m2Total
76.5 m2
Apartment typology 2 | three bedroom1 5
WC
3.6 m2
WC
3.7 m2
Circulation
10.2 m2
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
131 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Apartment typology 1 | one bedroom
Kitchen
5.4 m2
Bedroom
8.4 m2
WC
2.5 m2 3.1 m2
Entrance
3.1 m2
Total
35.5 m2
Living room
3.1 m21 5
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
Kitchen /
Living room
26.2 m2
Bedroom
11.8 m2
Bedroom
13 m2
Bedroom
8 m2Total
76.5 m2
Apartment typology 2 | three bedroom1 5
WC
3.6 m2
WC
3.7 m2
Circulation
10.2 m2
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132 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
133 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Apartment typology 2 | douplex1 5
1st level . 29m2
2nd level . 12.5m2
Total . 41.5 m2
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
Douplex apartment with double-height facade shutter
132 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
133 WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Apartment typology 2 | douplex1 5
1st level . 29m2
2nd level . 12.5m2
Total . 41.5 m2
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
Douplex apartment with double-height facade shutter
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134 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
135 Site plan
WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Axonometry of tower’s shape strategy
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
134 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
135 Site plan
WORKSHOP . ALISON BROOKS
Axonometry of tower’s shape strategy
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS: TOWERS OF MADRID NUEVO NORTE
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136 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
137 WORKSHOP |
MOMOYO KAIJIMA
| Ws 05
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING
Workshop leader /
Momoyo Kaijima
Workshop assistant /
Alberto Nicolau
Project team /
Milagros Ucha
Ximena Real
Viktoriia Denisova
With the aim of challenging the hypothesis that Europe’s
population can grow without demolishing existing
buildings, the studio proposes learning from housing
design techniques and living practices in the densely
populated 23 wards of Tokyo, and applying these
concepts in Europe. Students are asked to propose a
project within a chosen scenario based on three key
ideas: minimum, floor, and window. The studio includes
literature on high-density living in Tokyo, lectures on
the subject, and group discussions.
Topics
/ Minimum
/ Floors
/ Window
/ Materials
Picture of the physical model | window detail
136 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
137 WORKSHOP |
MOMOYO KAIJIMA
| Ws 05
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING
Workshop leader /
Momoyo Kaijima
Workshop assistant /
Alberto Nicolau
Project team /
Milagros Ucha
Ximena Real
Viktoriia Denisova
With the aim of challenging the hypothesis that Europe’s
population can grow without demolishing existing
buildings, the studio proposes learning from housing
design techniques and living practices in the densely
populated 23 wards of Tokyo, and applying these
concepts in Europe. Students are asked to propose a
project within a chosen scenario based on three key
ideas: minimum, floor, and window. The studio includes
literature on high-density living in Tokyo, lectures on
the subject, and group discussions.
Topics
/ Minimum
/ Floors
/ Window
/ Materials
Picture of the physical model | window detail
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138 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
139 INHABITING THE EXISTING
WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
As European cities expand, how can we
offer alternatives that increase density
within the existing building stock?
How can we redefine comfort in this
context and design solutions for high-
density living? This project explores
these questions by reimagining an
existing building in Madrid with a
high-density arrangement. It focuses
on three key concepts: minimum, as
maximum design efficiency; floors,
as three-dimensional material
surfaces; and windows, as tools for
climatic regulation and warmness.
Hand drawings of the project
138 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
139 INHABITING THE EXISTING
WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
As European cities expand, how can we
offer alternatives that increase density
within the existing building stock?
How can we redefine comfort in this
context and design solutions for high-
density living? This project explores
these questions by reimagining an
existing building in Madrid with a
high-density arrangement. It focuses
on three key concepts: minimum, as
maximum design efficiency; floors,
as three-dimensional material
surfaces; and windows, as tools for
climatic regulation and warmness.
Hand drawings of the project
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140 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
141 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Floor plan
+3.500 1 5
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Strategy . minimum | housing division
S . 56m2 S . 58m2
S . 64m2 S . 44m2
S . 41m2 S . 46m2
140 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
141 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Floor plan
+3.500 1 5
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
Strategy . minimum | housing division
S . 56m2 S . 58m2
S . 64m2 S . 44m2
S . 41m2 S . 46m2
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142 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
143 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Floor plan
+1.250 1 5
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
+0.45
+0.00
+2.15
+3.50
+1.35
Strategy . floors | housing division by heights
142 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
143 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Floor plan
+1.250 1 5
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
+0.45
+0.00
+2.15
+3.50
+1.35
Strategy . floors | housing division by heights
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144 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
145 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Picture of the physical model | transition from the inside to the terrace
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
Axonometry of a housing unit
Dissolving boundaries
Strategy . minimum . floors
Aiming to provide living solutions for
small families, the project pushes
the split-level typology to its limits,
multiplying both built surface and
living density. Platforms at varying
heights suggest divisions of space
without imposing them. Each
family occupies an individual unit
surrounding a wet core, while the
interior and patio remain open for
communal use, allowing children to
play under community supervision.
144 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
145 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Picture of the physical model | transition from the inside to the terrace
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
Axonometry of a housing unit
Dissolving boundaries
Strategy . minimum . floors
Aiming to provide living solutions for
small families, the project pushes
the split-level typology to its limits,
multiplying both built surface and
living density. Platforms at varying
heights suggest divisions of space
without imposing them. Each
family occupies an individual unit
surrounding a wet core, while the
interior and patio remain open for
communal use, allowing children to
play under community supervision.
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146 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
147 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Strategy . window and materials | axonometry of a housing unit with a terrace
How can space and materiality imply
privacy? The intervention functions
as a living topography, where specific
uses are not dictated but left open to
user interpretation and appropriation.
By varying platform height, size,
material, and their relationship to the
exterior, the design creates gradients
of privacy and encourages certain
activities to emerge naturally within
these spaces. The material palette
transitions thoughtfully, starting with
cold, hard concrete floors and tiled
walls in communal areas, moving
to smooth wooden platforms, and
culminating in cork-covered smaller
spaces that provide warmth and sound
insulation. Similarly, the window
finishes create a range of lighting
effects, from clear glass in public
areas to frosted and even colored
glass in private spaces, filtering light
and ensuring privacy by obscuring
direct views into interior spaces.
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
Top view image of a housing unit
146 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
147 WORKSHOP . MOMOYO KAIJIMA
Strategy . window and materials | axonometry of a housing unit with a terrace
How can space and materiality imply
privacy? The intervention functions
as a living topography, where specific
uses are not dictated but left open to
user interpretation and appropriation.
By varying platform height, size,
material, and their relationship to the
exterior, the design creates gradients
of privacy and encourages certain
activities to emerge naturally within
these spaces. The material palette
transitions thoughtfully, starting with
cold, hard concrete floors and tiled
walls in communal areas, moving
to smooth wooden platforms, and
culminating in cork-covered smaller
spaces that provide warmth and sound
insulation. Similarly, the window
finishes create a range of lighting
effects, from clear glass in public
areas to frosted and even colored
glass in private spaces, filtering light
and ensuring privacy by obscuring
direct views into interior spaces.
LEARNING FROM TOKYO: HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING IN MADRID
Top view image of a housing unit
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148 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
149 | Ws 06
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION
Workshop leaders /
Jacob van Rijs
Ignacio Borrego
Project team /
Elizaveta Nikolskaia
Kailey Akins
Kunal Sonawane
Viktoriia Denisova
The pandemic crisis has changed our perception of
living environments. We now demand a new level of
requirements to our residential spaces as home office
has been generalized. There is a necessity of new
configurations in our homes where qualitative working
areas and access to exterior places has become a
priority. This has led in some cases to a reverse Exodus
out of the congestion of the city centers to rural or
holidays environments but there is still a potential within
the cities to achieve these desires without giving up to
the attractive advantages of the hectic metropolis. This
alternative can be also a sustainable way of extending
the cities.
Stusents were proposed to develop a hypothetical
densification of a selected area of the center of
Madrid with the aim that it could trigger bigger scale
intervention. A test with a cooperative, colonizing the
roofs of the neighborhood of Argüelles, could fulfil
any dreamed living atmospheres and at the same time
setting the principles of a new format of city growth.
WORKSHOP |
MVRDV . BORREGO
Axonometry of the roof’ extension with a public corner
148 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
149 | Ws 06
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION
Workshop leaders /
Jacob van Rijs
Ignacio Borrego
Project team /
Elizaveta Nikolskaia
Kailey Akins
Kunal Sonawane
Viktoriia Denisova
The pandemic crisis has changed our perception of
living environments. We now demand a new level of
requirements to our residential spaces as home office
has been generalized. There is a necessity of new
configurations in our homes where qualitative working
areas and access to exterior places has become a
priority. This has led in some cases to a reverse Exodus
out of the congestion of the city centers to rural or
holidays environments but there is still a potential within
the cities to achieve these desires without giving up to
the attractive advantages of the hectic metropolis. This
alternative can be also a sustainable way of extending
the cities.
Stusents were proposed to develop a hypothetical
densification of a selected area of the center of
Madrid with the aim that it could trigger bigger scale
intervention. A test with a cooperative, colonizing the
roofs of the neighborhood of Argüelles, could fulfil
any dreamed living atmospheres and at the same time
setting the principles of a new format of city growth.
WORKSHOP |
MVRDV . BORREGO
Axonometry of the roof’ extension with a public corner
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150 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
151 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Calle Altamirano 25 | Argüelles
Typical Madrid residential block
consists of 13 attached
buildings, from 5 to 9
stories each
220 apts total /
450-550 people
1950m2 covering area
Nowadays, people need to adapt to new situations constantly, so the demand
for flexible and temporary spaces has increased. Rooftops can be seen as a new
location for design and development in the heart of the city. With many educational
institutions surrounding the Argüelles area, this project proposes a short-term
stay academic commune for invited professors in the uninhabited areas of the
existing roof to host a variety of workshops, events, lectures, and residencies
for scientific activities. The project fully preserves the existing shared spaces
of residents on the roofs, but adding a new public and private program on the
topography of the block dealing with all its geometrical complexity. This approach
requires less intervention and offers interesting and unexpected solutions.
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
1
2
1 . existing roof | 2. use of spaces . dark red - ready for intervention
150 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
151 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Calle Altamirano 25 | Argüelles
Typical Madrid residential block
consists of 13 attached
buildings, from 5 to 9
stories each
220 apts total /
450-550 people
1950m2 covering area
Nowadays, people need to adapt to new situations constantly, so the demand
for flexible and temporary spaces has increased. Rooftops can be seen as a new
location for design and development in the heart of the city. With many educational
institutions surrounding the Argüelles area, this project proposes a short-term
stay academic commune for invited professors in the uninhabited areas of the
existing roof to host a variety of workshops, events, lectures, and residencies
for scientific activities. The project fully preserves the existing shared spaces
of residents on the roofs, but adding a new public and private program on the
topography of the block dealing with all its geometrical complexity. This approach
requires less intervention and offers interesting and unexpected solutions.
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
1
2
1 . existing roof | 2. use of spaces . dark red - ready for intervention
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152 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
153 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Floor plan of the proposal 1 10
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Floor plan | zoning and circulation scheme
152 2024
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BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
153 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Floor plan of the proposal 1 10
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Floor plan | zoning and circulation scheme
| |
154 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
155 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Image of the empty corner of the block filled with new welcome zone and gallery
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
The entrance to the territory starts
from the corner of the building where
large public spaces are located. By
that the project provides for a gradual
transition from public to private space.
On the ground floor the exhibition
areas present events taking place on
the roof, invites people inside.
1 | facade elevation image
2 | axonometry of the project
154 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
155 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Image of the empty corner of the block filled with new welcome zone and gallery
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
The entrance to the territory starts
from the corner of the building where
large public spaces are located. By
that the project provides for a gradual
transition from public to private space.
On the ground floor the exhibition
areas present events taking place on
the roof, invites people inside.
1 | facade elevation image
2 | axonometry of the project
| |
156 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
157 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
In this residence, we defined
a schedule for various events
for one semester. The duration
of the events varies from
three days to several weeks.
There is also space for public
lectures and film festivals.
The space is flexible and open
to any ideas from the creative
and scientific communities.
If you want to hold an event,
you need to apply to the
organization hosting the
event. Please note that it is
not possible to occupy the unit
for more than two months,
however under special
circumstances, a longer period
may be possible and need to
be discussed individually.APRIL MAY JUNE JULY
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
156 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
157 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
In this residence, we defined
a schedule for various events
for one semester. The duration
of the events varies from
three days to several weeks.
There is also space for public
lectures and film festivals.
The space is flexible and open
to any ideas from the creative
and scientific communities.
If you want to hold an event,
you need to apply to the
organization hosting the
event. Please note that it is
not possible to occupy the unit
for more than two months,
however under special
circumstances, a longer period
may be possible and need to
be discussed individually.APRIL MAY JUNE JULY
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
| |
158 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
159 Many workspaces come in contact
with large public areas. However,
you have an option to reserve a
more private space for work. You
can have both a personal workspace
and a larger desk for the team work
use. It is also proposed that after a
long period of work you take a break
and relax by engaging in sports.
Due to the compactness of the area,
we worked with a system of movable
elements which can be opened and
closed on both large and small scale,
adapting to use of space and climatic
seasons. This system programs spaces
and provides many possibilities. The
material solution is a folding metalic
frame covered with metalic net.
WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Image of the workshop spaces in contact with leisure area
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
158 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
159 Many workspaces come in contact
with large public areas. However,
you have an option to reserve a
more private space for work. You
can have both a personal workspace
and a larger desk for the team work
use. It is also proposed that after a
long period of work you take a break
and relax by engaging in sports.
Due to the compactness of the area,
we worked with a system of movable
elements which can be opened and
closed on both large and small scale,
adapting to use of space and climatic
seasons. This system programs spaces
and provides many possibilities. The
material solution is a folding metalic
frame covered with metalic net.
WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Image of the workshop spaces in contact with leisure area
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
| |
160 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
161 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Axonometry of an individual housing unit
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Floor plan | individual housing unit
+1.250
4m
5m
160 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
161 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Axonometry of an individual housing unit
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Floor plan | individual housing unit
+1.250
4m
5m
| |
162 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
163 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Axonometry of a family housing unit
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Floor plans | family housing unit
+1.250
+3.250
5m
8m
162 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
163 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Axonometry of a family housing unit
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Floor plans | family housing unit
+1.250
+3.250
5m
8m
| |
164 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
165 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Image of the housing gallery
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Image of the workshop space . laundry . playground . housing unit
164 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
165 WORKSHOP . MVRDV
Image of the housing gallery
SKY COLONIES: COOPERATIVE DENSIFICATION IN MADRID
Image of the workshop space . laundry . playground . housing unit
|
166 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
167 WORKSHOP |
DIETMAR EBERLE
| Ws 07
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Workshop leader /
Dietmar Eberle
Workshop assistant /
Alberto Nicolau
Project team /
Viktoriia Denisova
Workshop explored innovative approaches to designing
housing seamlessly integrated into the existing urban
fabric of Madrid. Over the course of the workshop,
students tackled the complexities of three distinct
types of urban environments: the historical city from
the 17th century, the 19th-century urban expansion, and
the contemporary city developed from the 20th century
onward.
Each student rotated through the three sites, adapting
to varying scales and design rules daily. As part of
this iterative process, we were tasked with developing
specific architectural components such as the building
massing, structural systems, or facade design. In a
unique twist, students incorporated elements from
their peers’ work into their own projects, fostering a
collaborative and accumulative design methodology.
For the final assignment, students selected one site for
a comprehensive project development. This required
to refine the envelope, structural system and façade,
culminating in a fully realized architectural proposal.
Picture of the block’s facade solution
166 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
167 WORKSHOP |
DIETMAR EBERLE
| Ws 07
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Workshop leader /
Dietmar Eberle
Workshop assistant /
Alberto Nicolau
Project team /
Viktoriia Denisova
Workshop explored innovative approaches to designing
housing seamlessly integrated into the existing urban
fabric of Madrid. Over the course of the workshop,
students tackled the complexities of three distinct
types of urban environments: the historical city from
the 17th century, the 19th-century urban expansion, and
the contemporary city developed from the 20th century
onward.
Each student rotated through the three sites, adapting
to varying scales and design rules daily. As part of
this iterative process, we were tasked with developing
specific architectural components such as the building
massing, structural systems, or facade design. In a
unique twist, students incorporated elements from
their peers’ work into their own projects, fostering a
collaborative and accumulative design methodology.
For the final assignment, students selected one site for
a comprehensive project development. This required
to refine the envelope, structural system and façade,
culminating in a fully realized architectural proposal.
Picture of the block’s facade solution
|
168 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
169 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
DAY 1 | MASSING
Working with the historic part of Madrid,
which was built in the 17th century, it was
important to create public spaces in a
high-density area. The project involved the
creation of a plaza, where an empty garden
was located across the road. This means
that when the square is completed, the
street will have a wide and connected public
space. On the south side, there is a shaded
porch, while inside, at the intersection of
two buildings, there is an internal patio that
is shared with the existing buildings.
DAY 2 | STRUCTURE
When developing a system for a deep,
fragmented building, a system of
prefabricated concrete columns with beams
holding modules of hollow-core slabs was
taken as a basis. Adjacent to the blind
facades of existing buildings, circulation
cores also worked as part of the structure
and serviced two buildings at once, striving
to make the complex more efficient. The
light-weight and fast-to-build system was
considered as a money-wise solution allows
for prioritizing bigger appartments with open
and flexible layout, short evacuation routes,
privacy and access to the sunlight for all.
DAY 3 | FACADE
Facade solution is based on a language
developed from consonance of structural
grid with a golden ratio proportions.
Combinations of interretated components
can be applied individually to each facade
in order to adress its different conditions
of sun exposure, privacy, neighbourship
and consistency with existing buildings.
Architecture of simple materiality provides
a sense of cleanliness and calmness in the
dance urban environment, while giving
warmth through use of wood on a scale
accessible to humans - on balconies,
windows and the ground floor.
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Day 2 | axonometry of structural and spatial organization system
structure
cores
168 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING |
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
169 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
DAY 1 | MASSING
Working with the historic part of Madrid,
which was built in the 17th century, it was
important to create public spaces in a
high-density area. The project involved the
creation of a plaza, where an empty garden
was located across the road. This means
that when the square is completed, the
street will have a wide and connected public
space. On the south side, there is a shaded
porch, while inside, at the intersection of
two buildings, there is an internal patio that
is shared with the existing buildings.
DAY 2 | STRUCTURE
When developing a system for a deep,
fragmented building, a system of
prefabricated concrete columns with beams
holding modules of hollow-core slabs was
taken as a basis. Adjacent to the blind
facades of existing buildings, circulation
cores also worked as part of the structure
and serviced two buildings at once, striving
to make the complex more efficient. The
light-weight and fast-to-build system was
considered as a money-wise solution allows
for prioritizing bigger appartments with open
and flexible layout, short evacuation routes,
privacy and access to the sunlight for all.
DAY 3 | FACADE
Facade solution is based on a language
developed from consonance of structural
grid with a golden ratio proportions.
Combinations of interretated components
can be applied individually to each facade
in order to adress its different conditions
of sun exposure, privacy, neighbourship
and consistency with existing buildings.
Architecture of simple materiality provides
a sense of cleanliness and calmness in the
dance urban environment, while giving
warmth through use of wood on a scale
accessible to humans - on balconies,
windows and the ground floor.
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Day 2 | axonometry of structural and spatial organization system
structure
cores
| |
170 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
171 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
The proposal features thinner and
lower buildings on the front side, which
follow the surroundings. This allows
for a larger and taller ‘main’ tower at
the end of the route, enhancing the
quality and value of the internal area
of the block.
The front facades are using more
vertical elements of the grid, answering
to the surrounding character, however
shape of facade elements is changing
when go deeper into the block.
The goal of the project is to develop a
new massing of a residential building
for a 19th century Madrid extension
in the Salamanca area. The site is an
example of a typical Madrid residential
block, consisting of deep, tightly
packed houses with tiny patios.
This project breaks the enclosed
scheme, letting residents to come
deep into the block to use its courtyard
as a public plaza, by that opening the
new urban dimension for Madrid.
PROPOSAL | OPEN URBAN BLOCK
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
75m2
75m2
45m2 45m2
50m2 50m255m2
50m2
50m2
40m2
70m2
70m2
170 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
171 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
The proposal features thinner and
lower buildings on the front side, which
follow the surroundings. This allows
for a larger and taller ‘main’ tower at
the end of the route, enhancing the
quality and value of the internal area
of the block.
The front facades are using more
vertical elements of the grid, answering
to the surrounding character, however
shape of facade elements is changing
when go deeper into the block.
The goal of the project is to develop a
new massing of a residential building
for a 19th century Madrid extension
in the Salamanca area. The site is an
example of a typical Madrid residential
block, consisting of deep, tightly
packed houses with tiny patios.
This project breaks the enclosed
scheme, letting residents to come
deep into the block to use its courtyard
as a public plaza, by that opening the
new urban dimension for Madrid.
PROPOSAL | OPEN URBAN BLOCK
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
75m2
75m2
45m2 45m2
50m2 50m255m2
50m2
50m2
40m2
70m2
70m2
| |
172 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
173 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
Image of the project | internal street leading to the courtyard
Building A |
6 floors
ground floor height . 4.45m
regular floor height . 3.45m
area per floor . 335m2
area total . 1890m2
circulation . 10,7%
Building B |
7 floors
ground floor height . 4.45m
regular floor height . 3.45m
area per floor . 230m2
area total . 1570m2
circulation . 14,3%
Building C |
8 floors
ground floor height . 4.45m
regular floor height . 3.45-
3.90 m
area per floor . 310m2
area total . 2490m2
circulation . 12,3%
A
B
C
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
172 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
173 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
Image of the project | internal street leading to the courtyard
Building A |
6 floors
ground floor height . 4.45m
regular floor height . 3.45m
area per floor . 335m2
area total . 1890m2
circulation . 10,7%
Building B |
7 floors
ground floor height . 4.45m
regular floor height . 3.45m
area per floor . 230m2
area total . 1570m2
circulation . 14,3%
Building C |
8 floors
ground floor height . 4.45m
regular floor height . 3.45-
3.90 m
area per floor . 310m2
area total . 2490m2
circulation . 12,3%
A
B
C
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
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174 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
175 Facade solution is based on a language developed from consonance of structural
grid with a golden ratio proportions. Combinations of interretated components are
applied individually to each facade in order to adress its different conditions of sun
exposure, privacy, neighbourship and consistency with existing buildings.
WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Architecture of simple materiality provides a sense of cleanliness and calmness
in dence urban environment by choosing white rough concrete finish, while giving
warmth through use of wood on a scale accessible to humans - on balconies,
windows and the ground floor.
174 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
175 Facade solution is based on a language developed from consonance of structural
grid with a golden ratio proportions. Combinations of interretated components are
applied individually to each facade in order to adress its different conditions of sun
exposure, privacy, neighbourship and consistency with existing buildings.
WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Architecture of simple materiality provides a sense of cleanliness and calmness
in dence urban environment by choosing white rough concrete finish, while giving
warmth through use of wood on a scale accessible to humans - on balconies,
windows and the ground floor.
| |
176 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
177 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
The sliding partition with frosted glass covers the perforated facade panel in winter,
while in summer it might be moved for ventilation and allowing dispersed light into
the room, at the same time making direct sunlight from a regular window diffused
by overlapping it, thereby maintaining comfortable climatic condition.
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Image of the project | corner balcony
176 2024
MASTER IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING
BOOKLET
VIKTORIIA DENISOVA
177 WORKSHOP . DIETMAR EBERLE
The sliding partition with frosted glass covers the perforated facade panel in winter,
while in summer it might be moved for ventilation and allowing dispersed light into
the room, at the same time making direct sunlight from a regular window diffused
by overlapping it, thereby maintaining comfortable climatic condition.
HOUSING DESIGN IN THE URBAN FABRIC OF MADRID
Image of the project | corner balcony
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| | MCH Directors /
Dr. José María de Lapuerta
Dr. Elli Mosayebi
MCH Manager /
Camilo Meneses
MCH Administrative /
Celia Ramón
MCH Students /
Antoine Voruz . Switzerland
Anwar Abbassi . Tunisia
Ayush Patel . India
Betul Sahin . Turkey
Derrick Christensen. Argentina
Diego Martínez Molano . Colombia
Edgardo Cruz . Mexico
Eduardo Maldonado . Mexico
Elizaveta Nikolskaia . Russia
José Eduardo Delgado . Mexico
Julio Ferré . Peru
Kailey Akins . USA
Karla Madrigal . Mexico
Kunal Sonawane . India
Mariam Yasser Gouda . Egypt
Milagros Ucha . Argentina
Pedro Gaxiola . Mexico
Sofía De Luca . Argentina
Sofia-Rafailia Mandi . Greece
Thomas Christensen . USA
Viktoriia Denisova . Russia
Ximena Real . Paraguay
Thank you
| | MCH Directors /
Dr. José María de Lapuerta
Dr. Elli Mosayebi
MCH Manager /
Camilo Meneses
MCH Administrative /
Celia Ramón
MCH Students /
Antoine Voruz . Switzerland
Anwar Abbassi . Tunisia
Ayush Patel . India
Betul Sahin . Turkey
Derrick Christensen. Argentina
Diego Martínez Molano . Colombia
Edgardo Cruz . Mexico
Eduardo Maldonado . Mexico
Elizaveta Nikolskaia . Russia
José Eduardo Delgado . Mexico
Julio Ferré . Peru
Kailey Akins . USA
Karla Madrigal . Mexico
Kunal Sonawane . India
Mariam Yasser Gouda . Egypt
Milagros Ucha . Argentina
Pedro Gaxiola . Mexico
Sofía De Luca . Argentina
Sofia-Rafailia Mandi . Greece
Thomas Christensen . USA
Viktoriia Denisova . Russia
Ximena Real . Paraguay
Thank you
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