At Angulo Architecture, we present the Lignus Collective Housing project, located in Torrejón de Ardoz, which proposes a housing design whose basis lies in the adaptation of the same to the comfort and health of its occupants, through maximum innovation, environmental respect, and balance, creating a community where housing typologies are not grouped according to the number of bedrooms, thus promoting the interaction of generationally different profiles.
The shutters will be the main construction element to combat energy losses caused by the cold/heat contrast through the facade openings.
The building features a screen building that protects itself from the exterior as if it were the bark of a tree and, therefore, also protects the rest of the building: it is conceived as a protective layer for the rest of the building, a laminar “system” whose core is cooled in summer and remains insulated in winter. The screen building is designed to be energetically balanced in itself and acts as a thermal buffer for the rest of the building. Its exterior appearance, rough and seemingly arbitrary in geometry, and finished in wood, resembles tree bark.
Two large cracks appear in it, two deep cuts in the tree’s surface, which allow an aesthetic improvement of the facade, lightening its overall appearance and enabling a visual connection between the different floors of the gallery and the outside.
On the roof of the laminar block, a communal area is created, representing a recovery of public space and enhancing the community’s natural character.
A recreational and experiential place where the urban environment and nature are combined. The laminar courtyard will serve as an element of thermal compensation and balance for the different facades of the building complex. The walkways within it serve as distribution and rest areas at different levels.
