15 Notary, image courtesy of Taller5 architecture

15 Notary by Mexican firm Taller5 architecture, is a building transformed from a house, serving as a notary office in León, Gto, México.

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The 15 Notary respond to each city prevailing needs of recreate obsolete buildings which use an specific piece of land, to create new spaces that revalue the property and resolve the zone necessities.

Under this premise taller5 achieved a success, discovering a home second vocation transforming it in offices, with required sensitive, instead demand a larger demolition, took the 80% of the structure and transform the building in functional work areas.

15 Notary, image courtesy of Taller5 architecture

The program required, a reception, meeting rooms, private rooms, restrooms, living room and training venues, as well as the attention and service standards interpretation, in one of the eldest professions in our country; the Notary Public.

On this case, we would have to grant to the corporative image, modern equipped work systems and advance costumer service.

15 Notary, image courtesy of Taller5 architecture

The access is flanked with a water mirror and a pre-existent tree; this space works as access and smoker's area, once the guest is place in the lobby is received for the light and the ventilation, which enter trough an interior yard which is cover with an Ariel Rojo( recognised designer) sculptural screen. The public services area is place in the ground floor while in the second floor are place the optional areas. The main concept was to create sober spaces with light grey tones in walls and ceilings, and oxford grey in floor and structural elements, giving the warm touch using zebrano wood in the joinery.

15 Notary - Ground floor plan, drawing courtesy of Taller5 architecture

15 Notary - First floor plan, drawing courtesy of Taller5 architecture

+ Project credits / data

Project: 15 Notary
Office name: taller5 architecture (Octavio Arreola C. Architect + Elisa Lerma G de Q Architect + Mariano Arreola C. Architect)
Lattice designer: Ariel Rojo Interior Designer
Collaborators: Julio Rivera Architect and Rene Torres Architect
Structural calculation: Mario Araujo Ruiz, Engeneer
Furniture: ARVI furniture (Palmira Chavez, Interior Designer)
Installation: CASINTEL
Photography: Roberto Ortiz Acevedo
Location: León, Gto, México
Site area: 350 m2
Built-up area: 433.50 m2
Completed: 2009

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The spanish architecture firm A-cero recently has completed the Concrete house in Madrid, Spain.

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With the combination of design, quality and functionality arises this new A-cero´s work: a house of 1.500m2 defined by a set of clean lines and perfect volumes.

Concrete House, image courtesy of A-cero

The grey colour of the concrete that make up the whole building and an architectural wide black pergola, there are the elements that, at first sight, stand out in the house exterior. Furthermore, huge windows have been included in the façade in order to enjoy of the pleasant surrounding views of the house.

Concrete House, image courtesy of A-cero

The construction has two floors that have been built according to the slope of the house´s plot. The first level, where the pedestrian access is, has a area of 653m2. This floor has been distributed in three areas: a familiar area (lounge, dining room, kitchen, office, a living room for the children …); a private part where are four bedrooms, with its proper baths and dressing-rooms, and a free time and relaxation area that is opened to the exterior and the swimming pool throw a wide porch.

In the ground floor there are a gymnasium, a wine vault, cleaning rooms and the area for service and house´s facilities.

Concrete House, image courtesy of A-cero

In the interior spaces, everything is thought until the millimeter. Every wall, detail and corner shows the elegant and studied work that A-cero has made. The exterior is incorporated to the construction interior throw several patios that create luminous and cheerful spaces for living every day. Furthermore, the white walls and clear and comfortable decoration contrasts with the dark wood the house´s ground.

Concrete House, image courtesy of A-cero

In the exterior the overflowing swimming pool of 45m2 stands out. This and porch´s ground are made of granite abujardado, a grey stone. In this exterior area you can find also a summer dining room and a relaxing area covered by a movable pergola. It is a pleasure for satisfying the comfort of the most demanding people.

As a result, we find a new residential A-cero´s work without aesthetic shrillness that invites to lived it so much, overall because its elegance, sophistication and functionality.

+ Project credits / data

Architect: A-cero
Project: Concrete House
Location: Madrid, Spain

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