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EXTERIOR 01
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EXTERIOR 02
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EXTERIOR 03
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INTERIOR 01
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INTERIOR 02
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INTERIOR 03
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PLANTA
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SECCION
Studio in the woods
selgascano. Madrid, Spain
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Name of work in English
Studio in the woods
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Name of work in original language
Estudio en verde
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2011
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Work Location
Madrid, Spain
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Studio
selgascano
EUmies Awards 2011 Shortlisted
Collaborators
Collaborator (office): JOSE DE VILLAR, BEATRIZ QUINTANA, LORENA DEL RIO
Program
Office
Completion
2009
This office, designed for the architects own practice, is located in a forested area outside of Madrid. The idea was to "work under the trees". To do so, the roof had to be as transparent as possible while at the same time the desk area needed to be protected from direct sunlight. Thus, a sheet of 2cmthick transparent plexiglass was folded over the northern part, and the south wall, where the desks are located, is composed of an 11cmthick sandwich of two sheets of fibreglass and polyester with translucent insulation in the middle. The two ends of the elongated tubular structure are made of white opaline methacrylate on a steel frame and they can be fully opened to permit air circulation by using a system of pulleys and counterweights. Excellent insulation is provided by half burying the building into the site, which also offers the architects eyelevel views of the natural landscape while they are working.