‘House in Monte el Pardo’ by slow studio
The passive ‘House in Monte el Pardo’ sits 30 kilometers from Madrid in a plot with scenic views and orientation. Slow Studio was commissioned to complete the project as a house that can be rented out throughout most of the year while still maintaining a private space for the owners. The plot’s sloping topography helped the Studio accommodate both needs by generating a two-story house with independent access from the outside to each level. Specifically, the residence holds two separate areas that can be converted into one big space for future needs.
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a two-story house fueled by daylight + natural ventilation
Slow Studio (see more here) organized the access on the first floor via a walkway that breaks down the plot’s steep slope. As a result, this level can be completely independent of the ground floor, holding a living-dining room, kitchen, and a small study-bedroom connected to the exterior.
As this is a compact house, the architects guaranteed good sunlight and ventilation in all rooms through the design of two courtyards. The south courtyard is key to ensuring proper natural ventilation without incurring energy losses. It is a double-height space with a glazed roof that can be opened or closed depending on the season.
When closed in winter, the glazing creates a greenhouse effect that preheats the natural air outside. In summer, the open roof carries out ventilation through a 30-meter-long tube running under the house and introduces air at a temperature of 20 ºC during the hottest days. Moreover, the longitudinal shape of ‘House in Monte el Pardo’ allows the north facade to generate cross ventilation on the upper floor and the north patio to ventilate the lower level.
Beside ventilation, the project also considers indoor air quality by avoiding finishing products (varnishes, glues, and paints) that contain toxic substances emitted in the form of volatile organic compounds.
bioclimatic construction systems
the architects combined two construction systems to save costs and guarantee comfort according to spatial functions. The semi-buried ground floor is built out of concrete thermal inertia walls, and the first floor is raised with a semi-prefabricated and lightweight timber frame made of PEFC-certified pine wood.
The façade structure comprises a framework of laminated pine laths, protected on the outside by OSB panels and on the inside by glue-free gypsum fiber panels. The interior partitions are made with clay-coated cellulose panels, the floors with manual terracotta pieces, and the enclosures clad in wood. Finally, an 8,000-liter rainwater recovery tank is installed for cleaning and toilets to make the most use of water resources.
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groud floor plan
first floor plan
south facade elevation
transversal section
axonometric view
project info:
name: House in Monte el Pardo
location: Monte el Pardo, Madrid, Spain
architecture: Slow Studio
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