Project · New build · Detached house · Cambrils (Tarragona)
Classic-style detached house in Cambrils: classical language and high energy efficiency
Garden façade: an arched portico on the ground floor and a balustraded terrace on the upper floor.
285 m²
Built area
On the ground and upper floors, with very spacious rooms.
A
Energy rating
A house with a classical language and today’s performance.
€380,000
Construction budget
Complete construction of the house.
Aerothermal
Heating and cooling
Cooling, heating and hot water from a high-efficiency heat pump.
The brief
A spacious house with classical references
The clients wanted a detached house in Cambrils with very generous main rooms and an image inspired by classical architecture. The siting of the house on the plot was shaped by the planning regulations and by the clients’ wish to use all the permitted floor area.
The challenge was twofold: to translate the classical language rigorously to the façades and interiors, and to do so with contemporary, efficient and comfortable construction. The result is a two-storey house that combines porticos, balustrades and mouldings with continuous insulation and high-efficiency systems.
Project data
Interiors
Spacious rooms and classical motifs
Columns, mouldings and coffered ceilings in the main rooms.
The classical references continue inside: Ionic columns framing the living room, coffered ceilings, mouldings and skirting. The main rooms open onto the garden through large windows and French doors which, on the upper floor, lead to a balustraded terrace above the ground-floor portico.
Drawings
Plans, elevations and sections
A well-ordered plan that makes the most of the plot’s permitted floor area.
Ground floor plan, showing the relationship with the garden, and upper floor plan.
Elevations of the house.
Sections of the house.
Construction and energy
Classical language, today’s performance
The technical decisions behind the A energy rating.
External insulation
8 cm of external thermal insulation on the façades, eliminating thermal bridges.
Insulated linings
An extra 5 cm of insulation in the internal wall linings to reinforce the envelope.
Highly insulated roof
20 cm of thermal insulation on the roof, the element most exposed to the summer sun.
Timber louvred shutters
They protect the glazing from the outside: letting the sun in during winter and blocking it in summer.
Heat-recovery ventilation
Ducted, filtered ventilation with heat recovery, so no energy is lost when airing the house.
Aerothermal heat pump
Air-based heating and cooling with a high-efficiency heat pump that also provides hot water.
To achieve spacious rooms and generous spans, the structure combines reinforced concrete and steel columns with a concrete waffle slab. This frees the plan from load-bearing walls and allows the spaces to be organised freely, while the façades keep the rhythm and proportions of the classical language.
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