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September 10, 2025

Housing project focused on vernacular architecture in solid brick

Key Points

The project showcases a single-story family home, emphasizing local materials and sustainability.
It features a modular design inspired by regional architecture, promoting economic viability through material quality.
An experimental site development method was employed, ensuring a practical approach to local housing needs.
The design retains traditional qualities while innovating in construction, integrating technique, tradition, and art.

Abstract

This article aims to question the role of the architect as the creator of space through material experimentation by presenting a project for a single-story family home developed according to the principles of vernacular architecture. The design is based on the use of local tyuco - used in the region's earliest ceramics - experimenting with forms of its use in construction, arriving at a modular proposal in search of a more regional architecture that preserves its sustainability. For the project definition, the work referenced the Standard Project of popular houses from CAIXA, measuring 42m2 (2007), maintaining the openings and internal dimensions. Based on this, the project is presented, including the development method of the constructive solution in an experimental site and details of the proposal. Through the layout and weight of the bricks, the economic and sustainable viability is discussed, based on the quality of the material and its energy consumption. As a contribution, it emphasizes the designer's approach to the technological and material conception of housing, seeking alternatives to the prevailing construction model while reclaiming the union of technique, tradition, and art in architecture, preserving the local qualities of the space.

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