Cascade Family House in Poblenou, Barcelona, Spain

Escola Tecnica Superior d'Arquitectura de la Universitat Ramon Llull - La Salle, Barcelona

Project idea

A family house with an office for a family of two architects with three children in a creative Barcelona neighborhood, Poblenou.

Project description

The 400 square-meter cascade house constrasts the typical surroundings. Associated with the concept of living within nature, the spacious interior is comprised of 2 'folding'concrete stripes, which consist of 10 individual floor plates, all situated at various heights, that give inhabitants an opportunity to live in nature within the dense urbanity.
The intriguimg point of the house is that these spaces are not hermetically isolated but are connected to one another in its unique relativity. Having a concept of 'seeing but not being seen' between the house and office spaces.
Ranging in size from 18 to 72 square-meter, each floor plate is linked by a variety of stairs, including short runs of fixed concrete steps and transparent stell mesh steps.

Technical information

Plot m2 = 216
Footprint m2 = 180
Amount of Buildings = 1
Amount of Floors = 3
Amount of Floor Plates = 10
Typical Plate Area m2 = 18-72

Program:
Office:
_work room for 8 people grouped in 2 groups of 4, and for the pairs of architects
_meeting room and videoconferencing
_library
_material storage and printinh area
_models workshop
_kitchen and bathroom

House:
_various inside and outside spaces - gardens. patios
_cooking, eating with pantry area
_private rooms (1 master bedroom +3 rooms for children)
_guest room with wc and dressing room
_service space, laundry
_gane room, chess room