116 Public Housing Units in Madrid / UNIA ARQUITECTOS + FAU ARQUITECTOSSave this picture!© Fernando Alda Architects: UNIA ARQUITECTOS + FAU ARQUITECTOS Area Area of this architecture project Area:  15379 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024 Photographs Photographs:Fernando AldaMore SpecsLess Specs Save this picture! Text description provided by the architects. The proposal aims to articulate the site conditions alongside the urban character of the piece, the optimal use of buildable area, the required program, and the spatial quality of the homes. Given the tightness of the program, the best relationship between the usable area of the homes and that designated for circulation and common spaces is sought.Save this picture!The width of the plot, the housing program, and the available buildability inevitably allow for a type H block with four vertical cores. However, the proposal seeks to address the drawbacks of this typology through a structural grid of 9.5 meters, slightly larger than usual, and by enclosing the sides to make the resulting volume as compact as possible. Likewise, it avoids the compositional rigidity of this type of block by employing facades that play with transparency and movement. Thus, opaque panels are combined with sliding panels made of micro-perforated steel sheets that provide solar and acoustic protection, adaptable to the users' needs, creating an iconic image in its surroundings.Save this picture!The ground floor houses the commercial area, the adapted homes, and the access passages from the backyard garden to the stairs and elevators. Thanks to the exchange of four types of 3-bedroom units for 2-bedroom types on the first and second floors, the volumetry is shaped through outdoor spaces of triple height, thus improving the sunlight and ventilation conditions of the interior courtyard and reducing the built area to fit the maximum available buildability. Finally, the attic level completes the proposal with unique types of 2-bedroom units that feature large private terraces.Save this picture!The new technical means and labor structures make housing once again a place to reconcile personal and professional life. Therefore, it is appropriate to have a room near the entrance that can be dedicated to this activity, even serving to receive visitors. The 4-bedroom types allow one of them to be designated for this activity as it is located adjacent to the entrance hall.Save this picture!The design of the open spaces aims to reconcile play, walking, and social interaction in a safe environment through comfortable spaces where people can wander, sit, and chat. With this provision, the so-called "intermediate spaces" are encouraged, the semi-public space that serves as a coherent and intuitive transition between home and street.Save this picture!The building has been largely constructed with prefabricated and industrialized systems of great lightness, which has allowed for significant savings in steel for the structure and foundation, as well as a reduction in construction waste. The stair cores were assembled in the workshop and subsequently transported and placed on-site through the light well.Save this picture!Save this picture!From an energy perspective, the homes have a maximum rating thanks to the high performance of the envelope in terms of insulation and waterproofing, as well as to the chosen cooling system of radiant floor heating connected to the aerothermal system.Save this picture! Project gallerySee allShow less Project locationAddress:Calle Aloe Vera 14, 28052 Madrid, SpainLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this office Published on April 27, 2025Cite: "116 Public Housing Units in Madrid / UNIA ARQUITECTOS + FAU ARQUITECTOS" [116 viviendas de promoción pública en Madrid / UNIA ARQUITECTOS + FAU ARQUITECTOS] 27 Apr 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1029560/116-public-housing-units-in-madrid-unia-arquitectos-plus-fau-arquitectos&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream