Project Description
This project is part of the Apan Housing Laboratory, which is featured in the August 2019 issue of ARCHITECT.
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
Through a modular, wood construction system that adopts the basic, familiar principles of vernacular architectures, the proposed housing unit offers the possibility for adaptation to different situations (programmatic, contextual, etc.). Relying on two local, readily available resources—pine wood and the aforementioned vernacular construction methods—the home is affordable, simply assembled, and easily constructed. (Without difficulty, the home may be self-built.) The proposed system is organized around three distinct spatial modules: vertical circulation, horizontal circulation, and services/ living spaces. These modules may generate a variety of combinations, freely arranged according to conditions of place and inhabitant needs.
Notes: The primary element of this project is its vernacular, wood-frame and – clad construction. The house allows for easy, inhabitant-initiated growth or expansion through its adaptation of this vernacular; it is thoughtful in defining all spatial modules through two significantly inflexible building elements, circulation and services. Evidencing a sort of elegant modesty, the home is eminently approachable and sociable.
Project Details:
State: Michoacán de Ocampo
Municipality: San Juan Nuevo Parangaricutiro
Climate: Temperate
House Price: 287,467.84
Constructed Surface: 84.12 M2
Floor-to-ceiling height: 2.29–5.40 M
Roof Type: Flat; Gable
Orientation: —
Growth Option(s): Horizontal
Wall Type: Wood Frame
Floor Type: Elevated Platform; Framed Floor with OSB
Structure: Pine Framing
Roofing: Corrugated Fiberglass Lamination or Metal Sheathing
Details: —
Finishes: —
Project Credits:
Project: Apan Housing Laboratory
Architects: Dellekamp + Schleich