Project of a new Home
The usually elongated gothic lots with their usual lack of light changes priorities when a home is to be completely remodelled high above the street level and facing South. Location, location…Lucky couple. The program has found its position inside this apartment home very swiftly and only assuring natural ventilation has given us some extra work.
Paseo de Sarasate, Pamplona
Gothic-era plots—typically elongated and characterized by their habitual lack of natural light—present a shifting set of priorities when the goal is to completely remodel a home situated well above street level and facing south. Location, location... A fortunate couple. The functional program found its place within this apartment very quickly; only the task of ensuring natural ventilation required a bit of extra effort on our part.
A south-facing apartment, situated at an elevation high enough to escape the visual obstruction of neighboring buildings, serves as an excellent starting point. Location is—and always remains—a key factor.
From the very first sketches, this advantageous position made it possible to ensure that—despite the apartment’s limited facade area and inherently restricted natural light—almost every room within the space feels bright and cheerful.
Inevitably, infusing a sense of true livability into an elongated Gothic-era plot—such as those found in the historic centers of European cities (in this case, Pamplona, Spain)—always presents a unique challenge.