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Social Housing in Ibiza
The site is located on the border of the residential area of the Ibiza marina and an area of floodplains and crops. The urban context is diverse in architectural character and content. The landscape is formed through the placement of these isolated volumes with no identifiable masterplan or response to the local environmental factors.
Our architectural approach moves away from this ‘visual chaos’ to present a building which responds to the climate and takes reference from the island’s distinct way of life. It takes cues from the Ibizan country dwellings to create a vernacular response made up of white walls, well placed openings with solar protection, external porches with a balance of shaded areas.
The structure can be interpreted as a series of interconnected pavilions designed to extend based on the spatial needs to those inhabiting the spaces. This reference to stacking and adding modules as a response to the programmatic needs of the dwellers forms the starting point of our conceptual response and further design development.
The typology of the units is generated using a square base module which contains the living, dining and kitchen areas. Further to that smaller modular units are attached accommodating the bedrooms and wet areas. A combination of these modules has been used to generate the catalogue of dwellings based on the required number of bedrooms.
The final built volume of the dwelling is designed to maximise the external envelope and releases a void in the core of the dwelling. The resultant interior spaces are further defined and clustered around linked openings, patios and porches to create an intimate relationship between the common spaces and circulation.
By adhering strictly to the laws that govern the architecture, the resultant system gives rise to a versatile housing typology that affords individual units access to their environmental needs without compromising the wider requirement of standardised solutions which the development of the VPO must meet.
P.R. | J.M.T.
Pep Ripoll and Juan Miguel Tizón graduated from Barcelona School of Architecture, share professional studio since 2002, combining public and private projects with the participation in national and international architecture competitions.
Social Housing in Ibiza, 2022
Foto: Jose Hevia