Social Housing in Ibiza Design, Balearic Property, Residential Building Images
Social Housing in Ibiza
New Residential Building in the Balearic Islands – design by JA arquitectura
2 Nov 2018
Social Housing in Ibiza
Location: Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Ideas Competition for 24 social housing in Ibiza: proposal dubbed “Poros?
Design: JA arquitectura
Social Housing in Ibiza
POROS
There is no construction on the lots adjacent to the building, rather than on the opposite front of the avenue where the main hotels and souvenir shops are located that do not serve as a reference with which to integrate.

With the consequent lack of references and to carry out the important task of integration in the context, two principles are used: – Recall the local architecture: the elements of traditional Ibizan architecture are abstracted and used as design resource, both in form and materiality. White architecture, rationality of form and material, compact and tectonic volume.
– Adaptation to the environment: like the vernacular architecture, the shape of the building is the product of the reaction with the environment that surrounds it to integrate the necessary resources, take advantage of natural energy and protect against adverse elements.

The project of Social Housing focuses in the development of affordable living spaces defined by flexibility, the balance between private space and common uses, a variety of housing types, relation with the environment and str...