“The Day After House” is the renovation of a 110 sqm apartment in Madrid with the aim of updating the domestic space according to the new models of use and environmental consciousness after the emergence of the new climate regime and fossil fuel crisis.

▼空间概览，preview ©José Hevia

▼轴测分解，axon exploded ©Takk

The first one is the work with thermal gradients for the functional and programmatic configuration of the house, opposed to a more traditional scheme based on the combination of rooms and corridors. On the new proposal, the distribution considers the climatic and environmental specificities of each space. As if it were the layers of an onion, the spaces of the house get nested each one inside of another. This operation allows us not to use corridors saving this space for the rest of the house as well as working as a method for saving energy. As we get close to the central spaces of the house, they get more and more insulated and have fewer needs in terms of extra energy. This kind of climatic diverse distribution is inserted in a context of energetic scarcity and a continental climate characteristic from Madrid, with strong heat waves during summer and intense cold periods in the winter, and allows us to unify functional program, climate, and efficiency.

▼“冬屋”，“Winter House” ©José Hevia