• Exterior view of the buidling.
    Exterior view
  • Long section and typical plan of the building.
    Long section - Typical floor plan
  • Cross sections of the building.
    Cross section through courtyard - Cross section through communications core
  • View of the facade terraces,
    View of facade terraces
  • Plan view of the different housing units typologies.
    Housing unit types
  • Plan view of the interior versatility of the housing units.
    Housing units' versatility

Public Housing in Seville

Seville, Spain

The width of the plot establishes a clear double-bay layout for this new public housing building in Seville. Its structural provision is compatible both with the distribution of the parking, as well as the residential spaces. This provides great versatility and flexibility in its distribution and use.

A narrow inner band of a humid uses divides the day and night zones. Kitchens and living-dining rooms are located on the main facade to the East. Facing towards the West, the bedrooms are optimally illuminated and ventilated.

On the main elevation, 15% of the social housing building in Seville footprint is open through eight courtyards along the façade and sifted by continuous terraces, creating a vegetal filter between the exterior and interior and breaking the longitudinal continuity of its facade.

The building shows a diverse materiality between the western façade (night area), and the terraced volumes on the east façade (day area). Thus, the Calañas Street facades and their extreme envelopes are built in brick work. The main front faces Flamenco Avenue. It is finished in white mortar with terraces formed of concrete slabs, lattices and metal railings.

Location
Seville
Spain

Area
17.755 sqm

Client
EMVISESA

GC
Cartuja i.

Status
Under construction

Distinctions
First prize
Open competition

Architecture
PRÁCTICA
Daroca Arquitectos

PRÁCTICA Team
Jaime Daroca
José Mayoral
José Ramón Sierra
Teresa Celaya
Alonso Rosa

QS
OPAndaluces

MEP
IS Ingenieros

Structures
Pedro Lobato

BIM
Ana López
Alejandro Rebollo

Renderings
ZIR Visual

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