Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro

Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro
Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography
© Manuel Ocaña

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Madrid, Spain
  • Architects: Pía Mendaro
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  100
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Manuel Ocaña
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Uponor, Daikin, MORTEX, Roca, Saunier Duval
  • Architect In Charge: Pía Mendaro
  • Promoter: Clara Cebrián
  • Production: Fast&Furious Office
  • City: Madrid
  • Country: Spain
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Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography
© Manuel Ocaña

Text description provided by the architects. This is the house-studio of my friend Clara Cebrian. Clara is an artist and does not like overly designed things. She wanted something ‘like Ron Weasley’s house’; something that could adapt to the needs that appear over time.

Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Beam
© Manuel Ocaña

The project, therefore, had to provide a basis for life to happen and be ‘almost nothing’.

 

Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Stairs, Bed
© Manuel Ocaña
Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Beam
© Manuel Ocaña

 We work on a 10x10m warehouse with a gable roof held by two steel rafters, a facade with two windows and a door. For ‘almost nothing’ to work as ‘almost anything’ it seemed that nothing should be very tied.

Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Beam
© Manuel Ocaña

We were sure about three things: that the space must be understood as what it is - a square -, that we had to use a kitchen that Clara had bought for sale, and that the downspouts were where they were and were immovable.

Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Door
© Manuel Ocaña
Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Bathroom
© Manuel Ocaña

We decided to make a ‘covert wall’; a front where we could place the kitchen (everyone always wants to be in the kitchen). The kitchen would become the useful protagonist of the space, and behind it, the bathroom and facilities would hide. The wall passes under the belt of the trusses, allowing the warehouse to be understood as it is, and prevents doors from opening directly over the space (especially the bathroom).

Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Beam, Bed
© Manuel Ocaña
Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Beam
© Manuel Ocaña

In the process of locating Clara’s sleeping place, we thought of making a wheeled bed, a cabin, a box with windows ... until we decided to detach ourselves from the ground. We thereby provide a horizon in the warehouse; a connection with the outside that we believe necessary for mental health. It ended up being the project’s highlight: a very light, semi-hanging platform, which in turn supports a small elevation of the roof. We designed this structure with Manuel Ocaña; 20mm steel rounds working on compression and suspension, and 8mm corrugated rods in tension. The platform accepts a maximum of 5 people on it, so we made a ladder with wheels that could hide: skinny habits.

Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro - Interior Photography, Stairs
© Manuel Ocaña

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Cite: "Topo's Shed Workspace and Housing / Pía Mendaro" [Espacio de trabajo y vivienda La Nave del Topo / Pía Mendaro] 17 Feb 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/933779/topos-shed-workspace-and-housing-pia-mendaro> ISSN 0719-8884

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