House in La Moraleja Mariano Molina Iniesta

House in La Moraleja | Mariano Molina Iniesta

HOUSES•ALCOBENDAS, SPAIN

Architects: Mariano Molina Iniesta

Area : 959 m²

Year : 2020

Photographs :Imagen Subliminal

Manufacturers :  BANDALUX, Technal, Vibia, Baumit, Inalco, iGuzzini, Cype MEP, Cypecad, Ebanistería del Sur SL, 

Grupo Dima, Gunni-Trentino, Lluria, Saaci 2002, Tarimatec, loxone

Lead Architect : Mariano Molina Iniesta

Products used in this Project

BLINDS / MOSQUITO NETS / CURTAINS

Pleated Shades

Design Team : José Luis Zabala de Lope

Engineering : Félix Aramburu, Daniel Moreiro

Landscape : Marta Puig de la Bellacasa

Consultants : Alejandra Pombo, María Gil de Montes, Lara Elbaz

Collaborators : Lolo Rojo, Juan Miguel Frías

City : Alcobendas

Country : Spain

A home built around a holm oak. house with just one family in La Moraleja, Madrid. The home is situated in a 

historic and noteworthy construction in Madrid's metropolis. Despite local population pressure, the Mediterranean woodland has maintained a high level of environmental quality. Quality, in part, because the holm oaks that are already there have been preserved with care. the scene where

There are dozens of them spread around the soft topography where the intervention was established, and its most distinctive aspect is a the eastern part has a minor dip. The idea was inspired by the desire to construct an indoor-outdoor space around the largest holm oak in the entire plot, which is located next to this depression. In this fashion, the home is set up as an L-shaped structure, with wings that enclose a space in the lowest portion of the ground beneath this amazing tree.

The private areas of the owners are located on the second floor of the eastern wing of the L, which is oriented 

from north to south. The first floor of this wing merges with the outside area adjacent to the huge holm tree. 

Auxiliary spaces are located in the basement, communal areas are on the first floor, and kid's bedrooms are on the second floor on the western side, which is laid out from east to west. Because both wings are vertically offset by half a level, the home may gently adapt to the topography. A widely glazed access block that acts as the main lobby, a hinge between the two wings of the L, and, as previously indicated, the linking element for the various levels, solves the problem of connecting these half levels.

Through the use of white stucco and a sort of snecked rubble that is quite common in the Spanish Mediterranean region, the home attempts to convey in some way a Mediterranean image. At the same time, it seeks the proximity of the trees, diluting its presence owing to the play of light and shadow brought on by this very proximity, rather than attempting to have an objective or imposing character through the use of volumetric fragmentation and level play. Regarding the interior space, the same continuity with the surroundings is sought and particularly expressed in two areas: first, the aforementioned multipurpose room of the eastern wing, which aims to blend with the outside space next to the large oak, especially during good weather; and second, the dining and sitting room of the western wing, which is enclosed in its southern side by four large sliding windows that cover a span of 10 meters. Once they are gone, the porch and garden on the south side of the plot are completely integrated with that area.

Only when the access volume increases does the design become more dominant. The owner envisioned a place he termed "a sea of glass," inspired by the summers of his youth; a place where he could enter and feel at home, leaving behind the stresses and worries of daily life. This area, which rises to approximately 10 meters in height, negotiates with the topography and the vertical displacements of the various elements of the house while also having a strong theatrical quality: From the entrance, a balcony provides a view of the lower area with the large holm oak in the background; on the right, it provides access to the main hall and also creates a visual connection with it; on the left, it indicates the way up to his private space; and finally, a bridge connects this point with the children's area. We are hopeful that the house's size, the view of the backyard garden from the front, the noontime flood of sunlight, and the complexity of the connecting parts will help create the "sea of glass" sense that the owner yearned for and for which he designed it.

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