architects
2013 Sociocultural centre. Reinosa
2013 The dwelling of the future
2012 Public equipment with heliport
2010 Loft 70m2. III design contest
2008 Urban furniture. Foro da madeira
2008 Rural equipment. Foro da madeira
2008 Housing industrialization_INVISO
Wooden equipment units for rural areas
Foro de la Madera de Galicia - Xunta de Galicia
September 2008
Competition. Second prize. In progress
The forest monitoring observatory built using the proposed modular construction system has been designed to respond to specific problems that this kind of construction usually finds: easily transportable original parts, structures with visibility in all directions and minimal space with all basic facilities.
The observatory is divided in three parts: concrete base (it separates wood from the land and therefore from the moisture) hosts stockage area and is used to adapt the observatory to the topography; an intermediate strip of glass that allows visuals in all directions without interruption; and a tree shaped modular wooden structure rising from below, hiding a toilet and the steps on his trunk and whose cover protects forest rangers from weather.
The outer wood pieces are finished with a coal oil treatment that protects the wood from moisture and gives its characteristic black color.