House 18, Apan Housing Laboratory

Project Details

Project Description

This project is part of the Apan Housing Laboratory, which is featured in the August 2019 issue of ARCHITECT.

FROM THE ARCHITECTS:

The proposed housing unit is ordered as two bays around a fixed service core; one bay houses a wood-framed interior space, the other a fiberglass-covered exterior terrace. Offering shade and protection from the elements, these portico spaces create fluid and flexible living between interior and exterior. Non-structural partitions allow for a similar fluidity or flexibility(and programming) of the unit’s interior and, after painting by residents, in its appearance.

Notes: The primary element of this project is its straightforward recuperation of a vernacular house type, generous in both is provision of porch space and in its interior layout. Entirely closed/blank on two of its sides but otherwise open to the exterior, it suggests an infill site and party walls. This select openness
to the exterior establishes a clear front and back for the house; the free flow of
interiors onto the porch, then onto the landscape suggests a certain presentation of private life and socialization to the surrounding community.

Project Details:
State: Michoacán de Ocampo
Municipality: Peribán
Climate: Temperate
House Price: 280,748.86
Constructed Surface: 49.11 M2
Floor-to-ceiling height: 2.40 M
Roof Type: Flat; Gable
Orientation: E–W
Growth Option(s): Hybrid
Wall Type: Painted Panels
Floor Type: Reinforced Concrete Slab
Structure: Typical Wood Framing;
Prefabricated Wood Beams
Roofing: Fiberglass Clad
Details: —
Finishes: —

Project Credits:
Project: Apan Housing Laboratory
Architects: Nuño–MacGregor–De Buen Arquitectos SC