It is an intervention that recovers almost totally the existing dwelling (just demolishing the east wall), amplifying it. The concept of the proposal emerged from the need to unify the space taking advantage of the existing structure, and the desire to keep as much of the existing building, creating minimal impact on the environment, not increasing the area of impermeable ground.
An image of lightness, is achieved through the creation of two consoles that extend North and East, towering over the lower slope, reducing land use and consequently the surface sealed. The energy efficiency is ensured by natural lighting in all areas and thermal comfort achieved through a set of passive solar strategies, using heating only in the peaks of cold. This house has other ecofriendly strategies, like rationalizing water consumption, the use of rainwater for irrigation and washing, and the use of renewable energy for Water heating and climatization.
In summer the existence of shadow areas creates fresh environments, through the use of patios, wooden shutters, openings and deeper recesses simultaneously ensuring ventilation and thermal control. The combination of these architectural elements, with the presence of water and vegetation, creates convection currents of air, supporting the formation of microclimates.
In winter, the deciduous trees and glazing orientation to the south, east and west, allows the direct solar rays in glazing, capturing and harnessing the sun's heat directly to the interior. This scheme combines the diurnal and annual schemes with ventilation, solar collection and vegetation strategically placed. These passive architectural features confer legitimacy and meaning to forms and environments, combining the aesthetic and environment comfort, a strategy intended to promote ecological awareness.
