I Premio de Arquitectura Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre

Context and climate strategy:
The area suffers from constant strong winds and a high
amount of sunshine.
The traditional popular architecture responds to these
climatic conditions with simple compact shapes, closed
to the outside, appropriate for wind and an excess of
sunshine. The volumes are usually organised around
a patio that divides the indoor spaces and naturally
moderates the adverse climate conditions outside.
The new building reinterprets this typological model which
is integrated thanks to its sobriety, economy of resources
and geometric abstraction with the landscape of the
south of Gran Canaria, while at the same time it includes
strategies to adapt to the climate and reduce energy
consumption. While the enveloping outside and compact
volume protect the inside from the winds in the area, the
system of internal patios guarantees natural light and
crossed ventilation in all work areas
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