Villa detail sheet
The Levitt House is located in the
residential estate La Moraleja (Alcobendas). It was originally built in 1983
and it was two storeys high.
The expansion of the building (which
is now 108 m2 larger) follows sustainability criteria and uses the 3
pre-existing materials of the home -concrete tiles, wood and face brick- to
achieve a new and modern design.
In order to do the expansion, the
house was demolished except for three of the four façades, 25% of the deck and
the first floor slab. Afterwards, the house grew towards the interior garden in
the plot. Thanks to this expansion and the new design of the stairs, a new
floor is built under cover.
Regarding the sustainability criteria,
the new façade of the expansion is built with energy savings in mind. The
windows capture the warmth during the winter, but also allow cross ventilation
during the summer. To achieve a complete solar control, wooden shutters have
been installed to guarantee privacy and safety for the inhabitants. Lastly,
both the structure and this façade -and the carpentry- have been built with
wood, a sustainable material.
Other energy-saving systems found in
the house are the over-insulation and the installation of an aero-termic
machine for climatization with the support of solar panels for the production
of hot water.
The interior design features a full
redistribution with the stairs as the central backbone of the building,
allowing views of the whole house from the living room in the third floor.
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