The participant of Buildner Unbuilt Award 2024
THE HOUSE 33
Project author: S D S s p a c e
Exterior design development: S D S s p a c e
Landscape design development: S D S s p a c e
The idea of slotted House was not to show the living through the glass elements, but to give the feeling of freedom within its walls, the main entrance leads to the heart of the House, where all the family and friends gatherings will take place, but at the same time the private life of the family is kept away from the public eye on the top floor of the House. The architecture of the House lives inside it, it gives stability and calmness.
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The House 33 is located in Barcelona, Spain. The main idea of creating the House was creation of simple and understandable architecture.
We all have emotional connection with our childhood homes, that is why we decided to refer to childhood emotion of hugging the tree as we all used to do it when growing up.
The metal columns contain freon pipes, which cool the columns in hot weather, thereby touching these columns we get that pleasant coolness, and this feeling takes us back to childhood where we communicated with the trees this way. This technology also works for collecting water, when it is hot, the columns begin to condense and drops water flow into the drain and end up in water collection tank, after filtering the water it can be reused. On the hot day you can collect up to 70-80 liters from all columns.
Architectural lighting and ventilation system is merged into one element, this unit performs two functions in one- ventilating/air conditioning (ducted air conditioning) the space and its lighting. In this type of lighting a 24V LED strips A++ are used, that gives 1500lm/m.
All the lighting is controlled by Casambi Bluetooth system. It is a new era in lighting use, when the House is working due to created house scenario that also results reduction of energy use. This House does not have a single switch, except Bluetooth emergency switches.
Self-sufficient House
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Electricity generation.
Available roof areas and presence of sun is a huge amount of energy that we can use. Rooftop-mounted trackers track the sun location and this gives up to 20% more energy, than fixed placement position. Taking into account our lighting low energy consuption concept for the House and self-consumption installations (32-35%), the system production is higher than its consumption, that is why the batteries are installed which accumulates the energy necessary for autonomous usage.
H2O
This House obtains condensate according to the principle of thermodynamics.
1. Taking into account the area of the House, the cooling capacity will be about 80 kW.
The amount of condensate formed per kW of cooling capacity ≈ 0,1-0,3 l/h. In one hour we can get ≈ 14-16 l. This water is collected in water collection tanks and after filtration and recycling can be reused.
2. Swimming pool. There are two ways to get condensate:
- By the process of ventilating the room, there is a large amount of humidity in the air, which can also be drained from the ventilation into the tank through a drainage.
- Dehumidifier fully manage air temperature, ventilation and drying of the pool area with high efficiency. Waste water is sent to drain and this goes straight to the water collection tank.
This way the House can get 30-50 liters per day. In one month the House can collect 1 cubic meter of water for autonomous usage.
The House 33 will be finished only by the moment when the family will expand and the last part of the mosaic will be built. At the same time the absence of the 4th part does not impact today’s appearance of the House.
