{"id":12594,"date":"2022-02-04T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-zeppelin.ro\/en\/?p=12594"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:42:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:42:08","slug":"two-terracotta-houses-mira-house-claudia-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-zeppelin.ro\/en\/two-terracotta-houses-mira-house-claudia-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Two terracotta houses. Mira House & Claudia House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mira House & Claudia House give us the opportunity to analyse two almost neighbouring houses, located in the same district of the Valencian town of Benimaclet and built in the same period. <\/p>\n

Introduction: Cătălina Frâncu<\/strong><\/p>\n

The authors of the interventions are Arturo Sanz and, respectively, Arturo Sanz and Fran López López, and thus we expect to see continuity in the approach of the two projects. On closer inspection, another reason for this continuity arises: both houses are remodelled using a traditional material ubiquitous on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, terracotta. There are still factories in Spain producing terracotta bricks, both industrial and artisanal. Due to the use of the same centuries old recipe, new terracotta interventions age in harmony with pre-existing ones, avoiding the new additions persisting too shiny for too long.<\/p>\n

Mira House and Claudia House are two examples of an attitude that embraces time as an influencing factor and, moreover, works with it. The Ladrillera Cooperative in Valencia is one of the few handmade brick factories in Spain. In Romania, it is echoed by the artisanal tile factory in Apoș, which continues to burn tiles and bricks following the traditional technique, thus preserving the image of the Saxon village with its earthy roof, covered in green moss, unevenly faded, charming.<\/p>\n

The two projects are not the only collaborations of the architects with the Ladrillera Cooperative. It’s about building a contemporary master-architect relationship as an alternative to the impersonal mass trade suppliers and hyper-industrialized materials.
\nSuch collaboration effortlessly addresses both sustainability and local economy concerns – the proximity between the factory and the projects, long national or international shipments are avoided, while at the same time jobs are created and the profit returns in the local economy.<\/p>\n

Mira House, Rabilitation of a town house in Benimaclet (Valencia)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Proiect, text: Arturo Sanz<\/strong>
\nPhoto: Mariela Apollonio<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Mira House needed to be adapted to current needs through space modifications, flow changes and new functionalities. Being a traditional house, we aimed to keep its identity intact and we worked towards restoring the façade, keeping the original arches, the interior masonry wall, the doors, and the hydro-resistant tiles, which were reassembled to form a carpet-like pattern. We further highlighted the findings from excavations: the masonry walls on the patio, and the ashlars which were used to support a flow of water.<\/p>\n

The ground floor is characterized by a masonry wall pierced by arched voids. It both defines and connects the living room, kitchen, dining on one side, and the reading cornet next to the fire place on the other. The first floor is designed to house a family of five and communicates with the interior terraces and with the master bedroom located on the mezzanine.<\/p>\n

The vegetation in the patio is regarded as part of the family, thus great effort has been made to harmonize the inside with the outside of the house.<\/p>\n

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