The Pagés del Corro plot has very little frontage relative to its depth. Long party walls, complex geometry, and very high urban density. The design does not attempt to disguise any of these conditions; instead, it transforms them into the project’s core argument.
The proposal’s centerpiece is a void, an interior courtyard onto which most of the 52 dwellings open, with the living-dining room and master bedroom always oriented towards it. This design decision is a conscious reference to the courtyard houses and patios that define the domestic tradition of this part of the city, materializing in a generously scaled space, featuring a water sheet, linear planters, and a light metal structure for climbing plants that will eventually form a green wall. At the rear, the white wall of the Corral de la Encarnación, a rehabilitated BIC (Asset of Cultural Interest), acts as a backdrop.
The main access is from Pagés del Corro, through a first entrance hall that functions as the complex’s vestibule. From there, one reaches the courtyard, and from the courtyard, the other three entrances. The circulation naturally reproduces the way Triana’s shared courtyards function: the outdoor space as a distributor, not as a residual area.
The dwellings are compact and simple. The unique nature of the plot means that all of them are, in fact, special types, adapted to their exact position within the complex. The terraces facing the courtyard also act as sun protection, reducing heat gain in the most exposed orientation. On the roof, solar thermal panels are installed for domestic hot water.
Thus, a building is created that finds its character precisely in its initial difficulties.