La Casa Riera de Alella - An experimental mortar-block home, Spain

Abstract

Following previous studies, we have built an experimental home, with the following main characteristics: 1. The elemental concept of the building and its parts. 2. The independence which the building elements are dealt with: walls, roof, woodwork, wrought-iron, partition walls, installations and finishes, the specific building solutions used and thermal performance. 3. The interior space quality. 4. Facility of adaptation to the user, maintenance and transformation. 5. Facility of adaptation to the environment. This refers to a building system which blends in with the architectonic results and vice-versa, as the mayority of the solutions respond to global project execution and the majority of the project decisions are conditioned by building specifications. It is an example of architecture involved in building.