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Blurred Boundaries in Ambiguous Space

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Site area: 1,318m' 
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Construction: Assigma Infraestructuras 
Completion: Oct. 2009 
Client: Municipal Agency for Housing 
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Sure solution, in compliance with the economic parameters set 
maximum surface and number of dwellings, and consideration 
set is is a social housing development. It was the choice of the 
to decide whether the plan would be a measured solution that 
the other urban planning conditions of floor occupation, 
ind heights, or if (as in our case] the proposal needed further 
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proposal was a tower of 22 floors. The project can be explained in 
one of which has to do with the floor plan's efficiency and the 
fagiven functional program (such as housing]. We deal with 
"for rent" that are characterized by their small size, as they are in 
minimum dimensional regulations. The project envisions a total 
edroom and two-bedrooms housing units, for a net floor area of 
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[round, the building occupies 70% of the limit set by the 
f the facades, with a plan to liberate more public space on the 
ilk access and on the ground floor set for commercial use. 
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jnningand end, the building responds similarly to both the 
and to the green zone that runs lengthwise on its other front. 
I of explaining the project deals with the urban character of the 
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ilide one over another with a slight offset, and in which voids are 
N the intention of not clearly marking the floor levels. We propose 
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unity and diversity are added some projecting crates that 
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ictional program (such as housing) We deal with apartments "for rent" that are characterized by their 
,as they are in line with the minimum dimensional regulations. 
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