maragato lofts
AQSO arquitectos office. This housing project located in a conservation area offers a contemporary style that respectfully blends with the surroundings. The sober fachada encloses a series of high-end apartments.

the west elevation

The building facade aligns with heights of the adjacent buildings, blends with the historic architecture offering a regular balanced composition and it's coronated with a zinc roof that looks like an interpretation of the traditional dormers.

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the west elevation

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The main façade of the building climbs three floors high, with the top floor emerging as a recessed roof element. The combination of glass and subtle geometrical divisions of the windows and the balconies create a stunning dance of light and shadows on the façade.

The larger balconies feature a more traditional balustrade, which falls in sharp contrast with the laser-precision provided by the glass balconies. The elegant architecture brings together two completely different types of openings within a single structure.

Shop openings line the ground floor at one side, and the commercial section can be identified thanks to the use of darker coloured natural materials. This subtle gesture gives the building a two-tone finish but helps establish its identity on a block where every other building is blasé.

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AQSO arquitectos office. Detail of one of the balconies. A simple slab cladded with dark metal protrudes from the facade plane with a frameless glass balustrade, contrasting with the limestone cladding.

the balconies

AQSO arquitectos office. The main elevation of the Maragato Lofts residential building captures the west sunshine across the square through a series of tapered openings and balconies.

the view from the plaza

AQSO arquitectos office. Physical model made with cardboard of the Maragato residential building. The simplicity of the elevation follows the proportion of openings from the traditional buildings nearby.

the physical model

AQSO arquitectos office. The stunning facade of the maragato building is composed of balconies and bay windows, combining stone cladding with metal frames and aluminium composites.

the south facade

AQSO arquitectos office, maragato lofts, floor plans including the top floor loft, the apartments, the retail unit on the ground floor and the outdoor staircase in the courtyard

floor plan layouts

AQSO arquitectos office, living room of the maragato loft residential building in Spain. Herringbone timber flooring combined with hexagonal concrete tiles in a minimal and elegant design

the living room and kitchen

AQSO arquitectos office. The building, seen from the narrow adjacent street, shows the balconies and windows capturing the views of the urban setting.

the view from the alley

AQSO arquitectos office. The sober facade combines three materials: limestone, black metal and glass. The arrangements of the openings offers a dynamic look based on simple displacements, chamfered corners and alignments.

the facade

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