Housing Multiple of Three

Modular house in Peralta

The project of “the house multiple of three” is born from an interior courtyard as a central piece that articulates the interior spaces, but that later becomes 3 courtyards reflecting the three different dwellings that make up the house. A 3 patio house for 3 members.

Client: Sara and Oscar
Surface area: 137.71 m2
Status: Completed
Timeline: Feb – July 2020
Location: Peralta, Navarra
Type of project: Modular Housing
Construction price: 163.613,26€.

The house seeks the zenithal light provided by the 3 patios, thus giving a facade without openings that is protected from the glances from the street. This envelope is only broken at 1 point where a small lighthouse opens at the top of the private rooms, thus creating a landmark in the project.

This opening accompanies the geometry of the project, accentuating the growth of the house, since as the rooms become more private, they become smaller and expand vertically.

The three courtyards formulate different CRONOS, since the very way of inhabiting the house changes with the course of the day. A large front courtyard to which the common spaces open, where daytime activities mingle with the outside, the central courtyard that functions as an interstice between day and night, accessible from both sides but filtering the passage between one and the other.

And finally, the rear patio, of a smaller scale that welcomes and cushions the contact of the more private area with the exterior.

This modular development is flexible and organic, approaching the most natural habitat.

The house is also very energy efficient, with underfloor heating and aerothermal heating. This system, together with highly efficient carpentry and a constant mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, provides adequate hygrothermal conditions.

Finally, both the house and the patios are closed perimetrically by a fence that allows it to gain the appropriate scale for the surrounding context, protecting the privacy of the interior and filtering the light that reaches the lower glass panels.