CASA MAS

The project was designed with the aim of creating a condition of high comfort with very high energy efficiency. The building includes a concrete basement open to a small patio and two above-ground floors made entirely of wood.

The structural X-LAM panels by the company ProholzEmilia, the thermal coat, floors, roofing, and finishes are all designed in wood; this aspect, together with the plant engineering design ensure a minimum standard of Class A, extendable to Class A+ with the completion of the 5 KWh photovoltaic system.

High efficiency, high reversibility of structural components, low environmental impact, 80% reduction of CO2 emissions: CASA MAS is a concrete example of sensitive architecture.

The building is arranged in an inverted “T” shape with respect to the northern street frontage, allocating the services or and sleeping area right at that frontage and reserving the best orientation toward the southeast and southwest for the living area; the volume is “closed” toward the street, protecting with the two wings of the inverted “T” two distinct areas of the inner garden: the more intimate part, enclosed almost by a courtyard facing the kitchen and living area; the part of the vegetable garden and roof garden positioned close to the patio toward the basement.

The roof pitches were carved based on the study of the Sun Charter.