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MORE ROOM 01 ONE Santiago de Compostela International Housing Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Professor: Emiliano Lopez Individual Project Duration: 09/2017-12/2017

Santiago, a pilgrim city, is cold and wet in winter, hot and humid in summer which forms the vernacular language in terms of architectural device such as extending eaves and “galleria” space. Situated next to the old town, the project sets back behind the street with natural green slope holding the “massive cross”. The shift of massing volume is also the representation of interior space. Organizing with diagonal views and fluid space, people can always have the consciousness of different thresholds and infinite rooms whereas the same time gain the certain degree of privacy with different spatial organization. Using wood instead of local stone, carbon dioxide can be stored naturally protecting the environment and also traces the time with wood changing into black.

Museo do Pobo Galego Mordern Art Museum Cemetery

My Project

Group Site

Site & Context

In order to adapt to the climate in Santiago, local architecture has double facades on the top floor called - Galleria which keeps the rain off , provides sun shade in the summer, and heats the air for insulation in the winter. The architectural material is local stone which erosion and co-live with grass and moss. Due to the typograghy of mountains, different levels of public spaces layout with many stairs and thick stone walls which forms intersting outside space inbetween.

Santiago is a traditional old city developed from the church in the center, situated next to the old town, the site has great walkability to different facilities such as bus staion, school, market, restaurant. The poject sets back behind the street with natural green slope holding the “massive cross�. Other projects arranged around the new cross organizing the site with natural slope and squares just like the old texture of Santiago.

Outside Thresholds

First Floor Plan

Perspective from under the neighbor’s garage

Concept

Flexible Layout

Parents Child Grandparents

Parents Friend1 Friend2

Couples

Couples Servant

Perspective for first floor from one atrium to another

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