MADRE TIERRA
This is a small summer house for an extended family that reunited in their holidays.
The principal concept of the house is to create a minimum house with maximum interaction between inside-outside sticking to a very tight budget and wide reuse. Two sisters, their mother and their kids will use and share this home. The ground floor is completely accessible, and the bathroom is adapted for all users.
The construction system mixes traditional construction with low-cost materials. Stone, recycled tiles and bricks co-live with industrial metal structures and OSB panels. All the material that was in the plot has been placed and utilize in the project.
The spaces with flexible usage, the harnessing of the plot and the utilization of the attic in case of improvised guests make this house a home ready to be adapted and open to the necessities of every moment.
A project by
Team
Ariadna Barrio
José Olmos Rico
Euteca S.L.
Antonio Muñoz Herrero
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ALBA BALMASEDA
BIOGRAPHY
Born in La Coruña, Spain,
in 1985. Graduated as an architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in
2010. Granted with the Erasmus program in La Sapienza University of Rome in
2007. Diploma Thesis rated as outstanding and winner of a National Prize in
2011. Secured a Master’s Degree in Advanced Architectural Projects at the
Polytechnic University of Madrid in September 2011.
Combines the practice of architecture with academic
research and teaching. Collaborated actively
with Irisarri+Piñera Architects, Vivero de Iniciativas Ciudadanas (VIC) and
Anupama Kundoo Architects. Developed academic research and teaching at Vastu
Shilpa Foundation in Amhedabad, University of Nairobi, Tokyo Wonder Site,
University IUAV Venice, KAKD Copenhagen or TU Berlin.
Co-founder of the BarrioBalmaseda studio which ran from 2014 to 2020. Since 2020 she has started a new architectural practice focused on design, teaching and research. Currently
Guest Assistant Professor at Stuttgart School of Architecture and Planning and PhD candidate at Roma Tre University Department of Architecture.
Madrid-Stuttgart-Palermo
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