Competition - OUTSIDER - Rammed Earth House 2021

 

Explanatory Note

The proposal is based on several decisions that determine: the functional disposition of the uses within the maximum surface established in the bases, the disposition of the structural elements, the overall shape of the building and its orientation, and the location on the ground; as well as the requirement to use rammed earth as a structural element.

The functional arrangement is organized along a circulatory axis with an east-west orientation. From the entrance it articulates the living area and the dining area, both facing south, the cooking area with openings to the north, and ends in the sleeping area facing south and the bathroom with opening to the north.

Practically in the center of the space we place a “Russian stove” to complement the caloric inputs supplied by the solar collectors and the direct gains through the openings facing south.

The building has a rectangular floor plan of 7.50 x 4.00 meters which includes the required functional uses and the perimeter wall of rammed earth. The gabled roof with an inclination of 45º, similar to the latitude corresponding to Dobrava, allows us to integrate the solar panels that produce hot water into the south-facing roof.

The structural wall is on the inside of the building, isolated from the outside in order to take advantage of the conditions of the rammed earth to accumulate the heat from the hot water that circulates through the conduits integrated into the ground, the direct solar contributions and the complementary contributions of the Russian stove.

On a continuous perimeter footing of lightly reinforced concrete we raise the 24 cm thick perimeter wall of rammed earth stabilized with binder where we will support the wooden trusses, all this is surrounded by the envelope formed by wood-insulating-wood sandwich panels and finished in chilla wood. The exterior carpentry will be made of wood and double or triple glazing.

We chose the location of the building, within the area indicated on the bases, in the south end free of trees in order to take advantage of the natural sunlight.

Urban and Architectural conceptual Design for Golootočkih žrtava Square in Podgorica

 Golootočkih žrtava Square is defined by two important transport facilities - the bus station

and the railway station, therefore representing an important transport hub. The square is

divided into several smaller units by a road leading to the bus and train stations. The only

landscaped area is the one situated immediately to the front and the side of the bus station.

Other areas concerned by the project are of low utilisation and aesthetic value.

The buildings surrounding the area of the square have different construction periods and

vary in style and purpose, as well as architectural value. The most important building in

architectural terms is certainly the main bus station, which with its form and materialisation

has a significant impact on the identity of the entire space. Opposite the bus station there is

a group of individual housing structures, as well as the old Jusovača prison. These

structures are part of the old urban ensemble of Drač, however, they have retained little or

nothing of the original appearance, which has been changed mainly by unskilled additions

and repairs. On the east side, the area of the square is delineated by the main railway

station with related facilities.