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Concrete House II by A-Cero

Concrete House II by A-Cero

Concrete wedges project out from the facade of this single-storey residence near Madrid by Spanish architecture studio A-Cero.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

Surrounded by grass landscaping, Concrete House II has grass ramps that slope up between the concrete fins and onto the roof.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

On the rear of the building the lounge, dining room, library, study and bedrooms have fully-glazed walls overlooking the garden.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

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Concrete House II

The architecture studio A-cero presents one of its last works about a big single-family house.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

It takes place in the outskirts of Madrid on a 5,000 m2 plot. It is a single storey building and it has a 1,600 m2 built surface.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

The first sensation that this house produces when people go into the plot is that the building seems to be hidden between concrete walls and vegetable ramps that extend up to the roof.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

They are dyed in dark gray and contain, between them, vegetation areas that seem to climb towards the sky.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

The house´s façade show a spectacular organic view of the whole house and so even the hard concrete shows its most kind face.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

The back front of the house is totally opened towards the garden where the lounge, dining room, library, study and bedrooms are.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

In this façade the wide windows, the volumes set and the projections (made of concrete too enhance).

Concrete House II by A-Cero

These elements cover the several house´s porches.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

The large window of the main lounge hides itself automatically in order to make this stay completely opened to the exterior areas.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

The plot includes also an elegant garden, a small lake and a padel track.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

The ecological aspect is very in this A-cero´s work: the façade and the roof have the main ecological roles because they are covered with low consume vegetation.

Concrete House II by A-Cero

Furthermore on the house´s roof has been implemented a renewable energy system made of wide surfaces with solar tubular collectors who allow that the energy autonomy of the house.

Concrete House II by A-Cero
Concrete House II by A-Cero