El Jardin de Ladrillo

TEAM PORTRAIT

VIDEO (by the team)

INTERVIEW
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1. How do you define the main issue of your project in relation with the theme “Living Cities Imagining architecture taking care of the milieus”? And in which way do you think your project can contribute to an ecological and/or social evolution?
While seemingly unconventional, Jardin de Ladrillo is born of the brief. We propose a space for community and cultural exchange that addresses the needs of Carabanchel. We propose a living building, a series of stacked gardens, a space that is comfortable and flexible, restorative and grounding, A place capable of maturing in beauty alongside dynamic Carabanchel.

2. How did the issues of your design and the questions raised by the site mutation meet?
Informed by a close reading, research, and lived experience – Carabanchel is infused into this garden building. The materiality of the ladrillo, the familiar construction methods, the supportive massing, the native plants, the vernacular sustainability strategies, and the spaces for communal expression all support the local milieu and the people who create it.

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