Dom Project: on how to Domesticate the Urban (II)

This article is part of the Hidden Architecture Series “Attitude”, where we explore current works by contemporain architectes which, despite its differences regarding cultural or phisychal contexts, share a practical attention towards the social value of Architecture as a public structure. Este artículo forma parte de la serie “Attitude”, comisariada por Hidden Architecture, donde exploramos la producción actual de arquitectos contemporáneos que, a pesar de las diferencias manifiestas de contexto físico o cultural, comparten una atención práctica hacia el valor social de la arquitectura como estructura pública. This proposal by Pedro Pitarch Architectures&Urbanisms has been awarded with a Second Prize in the Dom Competition (Russia, 2018) {High Density with Central Core} The Tower Typology is defined by its high density with a low footprint. Nevertheless, it includes a big range of different apartments as well as public facilities. With a range from 6 to 10 apartments per floor and a footprint that varies from 450 to 550 square meters, this typology reaches 12 to 15 floors. The Tower’s main element, its Vertical Core, becomes a “ Public Spine” that provides three different services: 1- On the one hand it articulates the circulation. 2- Secondly it gathers all the facilities of power, water and heating supplies 3- Finally it behaves almost as a urban space where public pieces are attached. Therefore, it is almost a building within the building. It is a vertical urban street that provides all the necessary services for the dwelling. The central core, in the middle of the building, allows absolute freedom for the rest of the plan, that combines a diverse range of apartments on four orientations. Moreover, this Public Spine behaves also as an structural core, acting as the main structure for the Tower Typology.