Hotel Tirvia | Vilalta Architects

Tírvia / Spain / 2014

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The project is located in an inclined land next to the Cardos river in the Spanish side of the Pyrenees. The strength of nature made us think about respect and integration of architecture. We analysed the region’s vernacular architecture and found a great example on how to link architecture with the landscape, the "round huts".


The hotel consists of 18 individual living units, distributed over the site. Each volume is carved to find the natural stone layers to be used as retaining walls. All of them are placed to have the feeling of solitude in the middle of nature, with a south orientation for the best sunlight. The units are connected by a system of roads, from the first level of facilities to the upper ones of different room sizes. The construction will use local materials such as pine wood and sheep’s recycled wool to form industrialized panels. The volumes´ large glass facades are protected by a porch that lets in direct sunlight in winter and a controlled one in summer. Each room has an independent heating with biomass chimneys, solar panels to generate electricity and a water tank that collects rainwater to be reused. This project will become an independent ecosystem in the middle of nature; it combines tradition, entertainment, nature and technology. 


 


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El proyecto se sitúa en un terreno inclinado al lado del río Cardos en el Pirineo de Lleida. Ante la intensidad de la naturaleza, el proyecto se basa en el respeto y la integración en el paisaje. Analizando la arquitectura vernácula de la región, encontramos una excelente referencia, las cabañas “de volta”.


El hotel se divide en múltiples unidades, cada una distribuida en la parcela siguiendo tres parámetros: excavando hasta llegar al nivel de piedra natural para utilizarlo como muro de contención, situándose para tener la sensación de estar solo en medio de la naturaleza y orientándose a sur para una mejor iluminación natural y vistas. Están conectadas por un sistema de caminos, desde el primer nivel de servicios comunes a los superiores de habitaciones.


Las fachadas de vidrio quedan protegidas por un porche que deja pasar la luz directa en invierno y la controla en verano. Las unidades disponen de calefacción independiente con chimeneas de biomasa, paneles solares y un tanque que acumula agua de lluvia. Para la construcción se utilizarán materiales locales como la madera de pino y lana reciclada de oveja para formar paneles industrializados.

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    The project is located in an inclined land next to the Cardos river in the Spanish side of the Pyrenees. The strength of nature made us think about respect and integration of architecture. We analysed the region’s vernacular architecture and found a great example on how to link architecture with the landscape, the "round huts". The hotel consists of 18 individual living units, distributed over the site. Each volume is carved to find the natural stone layers to be used as retaining walls....

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    • Year 2014
    • Status Unrealised proposals
    • Type Hotel/Resorts
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