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FRPO ELCANO Housing Madrid Front facade

Architecture

Elcano apartment building in Madrid by FRPO

Madrid-based architects FRPO, founded by Fernando Rodriguez and Pablo Oriol, have created an apartment building in Elcano, a street previously comprising low-rise warehouses and workshops, close to the city centre in Madrid, Spain. The building comprises 13 apartments, with storage rooms, a garden, a swimming pool and 32 underground parking places. It occupies the maximum volume allowed by the regulations, in this case, a floor plan of 22m by 12m with a 14m height.

The north facade of the building faces a street with industrial buildings and is prefabricated with reinforced concrete panels, whereas the deep metal-framed south facade incorporates balconies and galleries, and faces a garden and a swimming pool. The apartments feature polished concrete floors with internal spaces connected by large sliding doors. Photo by Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán + Rocío Romero). FRPO

FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid North facade
North facade with prefabricated reinforced concrete panels. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid North facade
A void in the facade allows natural ventilation into the car parking spaces two floors below. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid North facade concrete shutters
Close-up of reinforced concrete panels. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid South facade
South facade with balconies facing the pool and garden. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid South facade metal frame
Metal frame detail on the South facade. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid ground floor and underground parking
Ground floor and access to underground parking. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid basement
Basement car parking is ventilated through a void in the facade. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid interior
Polished cement floors internally with large sliding doors connecting spaces. Photo Imagen Subliminal
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid street elevation
Street elevation © FRPO
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid Section
Section © FRPO
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid Basement plan
Basement plan © FRPO
FRPO ELCANO Housing Madrid Plan level 1-4
Plan of levels 1 to 4 © FRPO
FRPO ELCANO Housing Madrid Level 5 Plan
Plan of level 5 © FRPO
FRPO Elcano housing in Madrid street view
Street view. Photo Imagen Subliminal

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