Casa Paz by Arturo Franco

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“Casa Paz”, is located in a housing development built in the 60’s, approximately 70Km. outside of Madrid.  The area is considered a conventional residential zone, of no specific architectural interest, built using heterogeneous topologies and materials.  The housing development, called Rio Cofio, is located on the outskirts of the village Robledo de Chavela; there at the edge of a cliff, a 1,400 m2 steeply sloped lot overlooks a small river.  The property is accessed by a road that runs right above it.  Directly in front, facing west over the valley, the mountain rises again, creating a natural park that is especially protected.  When we first saw this lot, we felt it essential to be able to reach this area with the house; to be able to hang in the middle of the valley, suspended at the top of a tree, almost at the other side, listening the murmur of Cofio River directly below.  From here, we had to resolve a technical, functional and, mainly, economical problem.  The need to work practically without any resources led us to sharpen our wits and to administer the work ourselves, subcontracting all of the professionals one-by-one.  None of them (all local trade professionals), nor any of us, had run into such a structural problem as this one when building a house before.  How could we build this there without financial backing and achieve a unique space for the two people that were to live there?  We began to think: an iron structure like those of the visionary Russian Constructivists, a work by Tony Carr, a chair by Shapiro, a piece by Max Hill; something heavy and light at the same time; gravity, an issue; the scale, an instrument to work with; a large table or a small ship.  In the end, we were searching for a linear house with a rise to it. The straight line and an interior staircase with 90 cm. deep steps as in a garden, reuniting all functions.  Below it, a small therapeutic pool, 2 m. wide by 10 m. long.   

The entire design is developed inside a metal, “cubic like” structure (parallelepiped)  clad with a skin stretched sheet metal (deployé), resting on a reinforced concrete base – the container for the pool water and for the gas, heater, water treatment tanks, etc.  The guts of this iron artifact, where all vital fluids are concentrated.  All of this, more than 15 meters above the river. Nine HEB 300 carry the load the ground.  These columns are the only contact the house has with the ground.  To maintain structural equilibrium and a certain gravitational logic, the house is suspended 5.5 m. over the river without any support, and the same amount is projected towards the road, where there it ends up being only 40 cm. above ground at the entrance.  By doing this, a balance in weight is achieved; apart from placing the heavy elements over the cement frame, thus lowering the center of gravity.    

The crane that was available only reached 18 m., that is only as far as the concrete box. We were not going to be able to construct the cantilever that projected out towards the river. The solution consisted in erecting the entire metal cage and then sliding it into position over rails using manual winches, as if it were a train.In short, this house in which Paz and her husband Tomas presently live was an adventure and we are grateful to them for their trust and courage.  It is a home with which, according to them, they wholly identify. 

Arturo Franco, as architect of the team, working with Fabrice van Teslaar, architect, and Diego Castellano, interior architect and work coordinator, had projected and constructed this dwelling. Casa Paz. Río Cofio Housing Development, Robledo de Chavela, Madrid.

Casa Paz坐落在马德里外70公里，一片60年代建成的传统住宅区中，这里被认为没有多大的建筑价值。项目具体位置是在一个悬崖边上，下方是一个陡坡，底部有一条小河。当建筑师到达这篇场地时，他们认为这个建筑应该位于山谷中树梢间，听着来自下方的河水潺潺之声。建筑师必须解决技术，功能以及最重要的经济问题。

建筑被挑起，远离地面，向谷底探去。有三层，容纳了包括花园，聚会在内的功能。外形看起来像一个金属方盒子。工字钢支撑起钢筋混凝土基座，基座里容纳了一个宽2米，长10米小型治疗池以及其它配套设备。起重机半径只有18米，所以不能采用悬臂式结构，因为会无法进行施工。解决办法是把上方的金属盒子建好后，通过滑轨送到混凝土基础上。

这对房子的业主拉巴斯及她的老公托马斯来讲是一个冒险。建筑师感谢他们的勇气与信任。

更多信息请参见上方英文。

Location:
C/ DEL RIO, 591. URB. RIO COFIO. ROBLEDO DE CHAVELA. 28294 MADRID.
Preparation of the project and completion of construction schedule:
January 2004_April 2006.
Project’s authorship:
Arturo Franco. (architect)
Fabrice van Teslaar. (architect)
Project’s collaborators
Diego Castellanos (interior architect)
Site Supervisor and Quantity Surveyor:
Salvador Baños.
Photographer:
Carlos Piñar.
Developer/Owner
Paz Fernandez/Tomas Rodríguez
Global budget.
Cost per Square Meter: 280,000 euros.
771 euros/m²
Area or volume constructed: 363 m²

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