ALBION985
Casa
Albion
The setting
A plot 15 metres wide and 72 metres long. Casa Albion grew out of the challenge of making a home on a rather unpromising strip of land.
The programme is broken into a series of boxes that come together again across the plot: the solids become the house; the spaces between become a succession of garden courtyards, each with its own purpose and connection to the rooms inside — a breakfast courtyard, a place for drying laundry, a little garden outside the guest bedroom. At the front, a garage and studio with their own entrance; at the back, the house; between them, the main courtyard, sun terrace and pool.
Charred timber
A house of quiet simplicity, a backdrop to the garden's abundant greenery, wrapped in a single material with a wonderfully natural character: shou sugi ban.
Inside
Behind the charred timber lies a low-energy home designed around Passivhaus principles. Its locally sourced lightweight timber frame was made in Gijón, with dry construction methods used from the foundations up. The result: remarkably low energy use and year-round comfort.
On site
Designed and built by the same team: the timber frame rises box by box, just as it was drawn.
Locally sourced timber structure and dry construction from the foundations upwards. Construction managed by Jorge López.
Site plan and elevation
