The building has a simple functional programme and is designed to be easily converted into a dwelling. The ground floor is used as a workshop and storage area for products and equipment, and the first floor for administrative use. This level is organised around a courtyard that creates spatial, visual and environmental continuity. The proposed massing is straightforward, with a compact exterior appearance, light colours and natural materials (lime mortar façade and limestone plinth), requiring no maintenance.
The aim is to create a single, unified working environment by designing transparent partitions. Controlling daylight in the courtyard through louvers improves the quality of the environment, both perceptually and climatically. The various rooms face the streets and, in turn, open onto the inner courtyard, allowing a sequence of light, reflections and transparency, while also enabling cross-ventilation.
The courtyard acts as a solar trap in winter and a coolth collector in summer (since the building has been in use, the difference between the outdoor temperature and that of the courtyard has been around 13/14°C – Winter: outdoor min. 1°C, courtyard min. 14°C / Summer: outdoor max. 40°C, courtyard max. 28°C –). Outdoor air is drawn from it for conditioning, with the resulting energy savings. Due to their orientation (east and west), the façade openings are fitted with vertical protective louvers.
The construction of the office on the first floor, with façades onto both streets and partially set back from the upper level, makes it possible to create an entrance forecourt that provides privacy for the building. This front courtyard adds depth and rhythm to the street’s composition, integrating into the surroundings without distorting them.