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Pradolongo Social Housing
Wiel Arets | |
| location | Madrid |
| function | social housing |
| contributed by | Fede |
Living Madrid is a residential development located south of Madrid and north of the M40 perimeter highway ring. The 144 apartments, distributed over two six-story and one nine-story building, are linked by a submerged car park. Organized around a series of horizontal 'strips' that run east to west across the site, the complex facilitates the disparate elements within the surrounding area into a coherent urban grouping, whilst at the same time extending the benefits of inner city living to the rest of the city. Each 'strip' is formed as an extension of the adjacent Pradolongo Park. By setting the circulation patterns and positioning of the main volumes on the site, every 'strip' divides the area in such a way as to enable pedestrian access into its depth whilst assisting in defining and enhancing the immediate area.
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