The project involved the design and construction of a suburban detached home, located on a square 600 m2 plot.

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Architects: Pepe Gascón Arquitectura

Location: Viladecavalls, Spain

Architect In Charge: Pepe Gascón

Area: 168.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Aitor Estévez

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Text description provided by the architects. The project involved the design and construction of a suburban detached home, located on a square 600 m2 plot.

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In general terms, the residential development where the house is located is made up of plots with a considerable level of occupancy and development potential, with minimum spacings between neighbouring plots that are not overly generous.
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This results from the fact that the residential fabric is less spaced out than we had initially hoped, and so a home was planned with an emphasis on preserving its privacy from neighbouring homes.

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To that end, a U-shaped house was designed, placed as close to the western boundary as permitted by building regulations. There are two stories on this side which are mainly closed in, offsetting the presence of the neighbouring property.

Ground Floor Plan

On the opposite boundary, to the east, the distance to the neighbouring property is greater, resulting in a single-storey structure housing th...