Three Little Pigs House – Madrid, Spain
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Three Little Pigs House – Madrid, Spain
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Designed by
EME157
Image Credit
© Luis Diaz Diaz
Project Description
The intervention updates a house built in the 90s on the outskirts of Madrid. Originally, it consisted of a cubical volume, made of red brick with a flat tiled hipped roof. In the SW corner, a double-height oblique porch interrupted the volume. Hundred-year-old pine trees surround the house. It seemed important to us to blend in with the surroundings. The idea of lining it with cork was the starting point. The cork blends in with the bark of other trees, guarantees durability, and improves the thermal properties of the façade. The appearance is similar to that of a stone tile but with a warmer and lighter appearance. We decided to cover only the façades of the cube with cork, maintaining the hipped roof and leaving the brick painted black in the auxiliary constructions.
