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Spirala Community Home
Project type: Competition
Award: Shortlisted Location: Beira Baixa (Portugal) Project Value: N/A Size: 535 m2 Year: 2021 Collaborators: Toby Oxborrow, Emily Young Vertical Divider
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A single spiral shaped wall acts as the spine to the whole building. It is a multi-functional element which is the driving force behind our proposal. On entering the building it guides the user into the heart of the scheme - the gathering space.
The spine informs the plan but is counterbalanced by circles so that there is a ‘dance’ between an ever decreasing/ increasing curve and a constant one. This gives rise to a space between, a third element, that opens up and closes down to give a variety of spaces suitable for different functions.
The Spirala Community Home adopts Passive House standard design criteria to reach a high level of energy efficiency and comfort, meeting the five key principals of Passive House: Airtightness, thermal insulation, a thermal bridge free design, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and high performance windows.
The spine informs the plan but is counterbalanced by circles so that there is a ‘dance’ between an ever decreasing/ increasing curve and a constant one. This gives rise to a space between, a third element, that opens up and closes down to give a variety of spaces suitable for different functions.
The Spirala Community Home adopts Passive House standard design criteria to reach a high level of energy efficiency and comfort, meeting the five key principals of Passive House: Airtightness, thermal insulation, a thermal bridge free design, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and high performance windows.