THE EMMS HOUSE

A complicated renovation of a dilapidated historic single family house in Madrid prime area.

A reflective metal perimeter surrounds a new pool and garden increasing levels of natural light entering at lower levels. Total reconstruction of wood roof structure, inside and outside stone floors and paviments, reinforcement of existing structure, and MEP upgrade.

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The unique details of the Alcantara Black® material, its whimsical veins makes every project exclusive by itself, ,even more when combined with the Matte Design™ finish

The singular Alcantara Black® material with its characteristic black color enhances this work

All the outside area of this amazing house, the backyard, the surrounding corridors, the garage ramp, etc., was made of Alcantara Black® in different formats and textures like the Smooth Design™

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In a nod to the Moorish influences of the existing building, the architectural firm MOREMAS was inspired by late domestic Andalusian architecture and at the Alhambra for the organization and sequence of the spaces, the treatment of surfaces, textures and games of light and shadows.

 

Housing reorganized itself around a central movement space, which rather than a simple distributor, is conceived as a common space, the core that opens adjacent rooms, and a meeting place for the inhabitants of the house. This space extends from the main entrance on the ground floor to the distributor of the top floor. The unifying element that gives it its own identity is a continous coating that act as a skin, with varying degrees of perforations and reliefs which created a "textured" surface, as well as flooring inside and outside made with Alcantara Black® material and using two of the most spectacular textures of this material, in particular the Matte Design™ finish for interiors and Smooth Design™ for exteriors.

Project: EMMS House

Location: Madrid

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Architect: MoreMas Architects

Contractor: Comsa (Constructora de obras municipales)

 

Pieces of Alcantara Black® Matte Design™ and Smooth Desing™ as description and work requirements:

 

  + 1,345.50 sqft. of 60x60x2 cm of AK Matte Desing™ for house interiors

  + 2,152.75 sqft. of 60x60x3 cm of AK Smooth Desing™ for house exteriors

  + 1,076.40 sqft. of 20x10x6 cm of AK flamed pavers for garage ramp

  +    115.00 ft. of single pieces cut to size in AK flamed for outside stairs

  • MOREMASArchitects words and information

    MOREMAS represents an entirely new model for architectural and creative design practice by responding to the rapidly changing social and economic landscape with design solutions that encompass a variety of disciplines including architecture and environmental design, industrial design, new material research, science and fabrication, information technology, static and motion graphics, lighting and audio design to construct a completely holistic experience that both challenges and transcends the limits of existing paradigms, with a focus on capitalizing on possibilities.

     

    Every investigation exposes different potential ideas, uses, or new forms of organization in existing systems. The intention of every project is to address a number of different requirements at multiple levels, including but not limited to form.

    K Kim

    is a licensed architect in California and New York. Prior to MOREMAS, he completed a number of independent projects in Los Angeles, and was associated with influential architects and designers, including Roto Architects, Inc. in Los Angeles and Naomi Leff & Associates in New York City.

    Mr. Kim has taught architecture as adjunct professor at California Polytechnic University (Pomona) and Woodbury University, as a teaching assistant at Carnegie Mellon University and at the Ecoles d’Arts Américaines de Fontainebleau (France). Most recently he was a Visiting Professor of Architecture at Mississippi State University. He has also served as invited juror at SCI-Arc, Pratt, NJIT, NYIT, and at the Rural Studio/Auburn University.

    Mr. Kim completed his post-professional degree (Master of Science Degree in Advanced Architectural Design) at Columbia University receiving the Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize, and his Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University with honors. In 1992 he was the recipient of the Médaille de Bronze from the Académie d´Architecture and the Prix François Meyer-Levy from the Ecole d´Arts Américaines de Fontainebleau in France. Mr. Kim is a member of the AIA.

     

    Paula Rosales

    is a licensed architect in Spain. As cofounder and principal of MOREMAS, she is currently responsible for all activities in Europe, marketing, design, and development strategies. She provides a diverse range of experience in residential, retail, theater, and large government projects having collaborated at all levels with architects such as Luis O´Connor, Estudio Cano Lasso (both in Madrid), and Janson Goldstein (in New York City).

    Ms. Rosales graduated with honors from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (Universidad Politécnica). She also attended classes at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow (Scotland), Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Hotchkiss University in Connecticut, and Harvard University in Massachusetts. Paula Rosales is a member of COAM.

    [source MoreMas]

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    All the main rooms of housing converge in the central space, serving almost by way of inner courtyard which opens room for lighting and ventilation: zenithal light of a new skylight, filtered through the staircase and perforated surfaces; vertical ventilation when opening the skylight and the ground floor doors, leaving fresh and humid air from the garden and the swimming pool to refresh the upper floors. Translucent and perforated shutters control the flow of ventilation and protected from the Sun from outside.

     

    With a computer program, the patterns of hexagons of the skin, were generated and customized for each area of the house, and each building block. This program was used to made the test according to the desired permeability on each surface, and were prepared files for production with a CNC machine.

     

    The result is a reinterpretation of Islamic architecture present in the existing building, using new technologies and materials.

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