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Ignacio Balbona

Ignacio Balbona

Philadelphia, PA, US

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Modular building

Constructing with containers for social housing, and taking all the possible modular elements to the extreme. Endless possibilities.

The most important part was to ensure every single home had solar power by turning all the living spaces to the south and entries to the north. Also by making a goos use of the valley where we find this countryside location.

Making them functional was challenging, because of the restrictions the structure and the pipes generate. But architecture always bends its ways to keep it interesting.

 
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Status: Competition Entry
Location: Barcelona. Spain.
My Role: I took part in all the parts of the project. From the inception of the idea to the final drawing.