Description

Maximum utilization urban infill in the historical old town of Seville. Not only was the block perimeter closed here, but the 500 m², irregular lot was completely built over. Only one patio, whose basic area had to amount to 25 percent of the property area, was left free.

The built volume, which branches out on three sides with the kidney-shaped patio in the center, made it impossible to give the three apartments equal value: they had to be adapted. One of the four-room apartments has a living room that serves as hallway and dining area; the bedrooms are located along twisted corridors. Two of the bedrooms and the kitchen are opened up to the neighbouring courtyard through a lightwell. One apartment is organized along a long hallway around the patio. Accessible to all residents: the roof terrace. The patio can be covered with a cotton tarpaulin.

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Originally published in: Oliver Heckmann, Friederike Schneider (eds.), Floor Plan Manual Housing, fourth revised and expanded edition, Birkhäuser, 2011.