{"id":9424,"date":"2024-02-09T09:05:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T08:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/project\/la-coma\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:01:58","slug":"la-coma","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/en\/project\/la-coma\/","title":{"rendered":"La coma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Creation of artist residences inspired by Gaud\u00ec in Spain <\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\uf0a3<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>HONORABLE MENTION<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In the realm of the international design competition \u201cGaud\u00ec La Coma Artists' Residence,\u201d convened to honor the artistic and intellectual legacy of the master Antoni Gaud\u00ec, a volumetric and architectural composition took shape in Huesca, Spain, aptly christened \u201cLa Coma.\u201d <br \/>This project encompasses residences for artists alongside educational spaces, embodying Gaud\u00ec's core principles of harmony, plasticity, color, and nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>DETAILS<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Architecture Competition<\/p>\n<p><strong>Client<\/strong>: Gaud\u00ec La Coma Artists\u2019 Residence - Gaudi Knowledge Association and Ingenium Lab<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design team:<\/strong> M. Valagussa, P. Giromini, E. Ivanova<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Huesca (Aragona \u2013 Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope:<\/strong> Private<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sector:<\/strong> Hospitality<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>GALLERY<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_0 et_pb_gallery et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_slider et_pb_gallery_fullwidth clearfix et_slider_auto et_slider_speed_3500 et_pb_module lwp-arrow-color\" data-auto-rotate=\"off\" data-auto-rotate-speed=\"\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-1.jpg\" title=\"Urges Rigenerazione urbana e architettura sostenibile - La Coma Huesca 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7752\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-1-1280x711.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-1-980x544.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-1-480x267.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-2-.jpg\" title=\"Urges Rigenerazione urbana e architettura sostenibile - La Coma Huesca 2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-2-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7753\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-2-.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-2--1280x711.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-2--980x544.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-2--480x267.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_2\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-3.jpg\" title=\"Urges Rigenerazione urbana e architettura sostenibile - La Coma Huesca 3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7754\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-3-1280x711.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-3-980x544.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-3-480x267.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-4.jpg\" title=\"Urges Rigenerazione urbana e architettura sostenibile - La Coma Huesca 4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7755\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-4-1280x711.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-4-980x544.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.urgesarchitettura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Urges-Rigenerazione-urbana-e-architettura-sostenibile-La-Coma-Huesca-4-480x267.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Description<\/h2>\n<p>The project proposes an architectural structure that integrates into the landscape and redefines its spaces and aesthetics. The basic layout follows the hilly profile of the site with sinuous and organic forms, distributing itself over two main levels accompanied by a series of secondary terraces. <\/p>\n<p>The transition in elevation between the two main floors accommodates rooms designed for lodging and laboratory activities. At the upper level, a sprawling open terrace follows the hill's contours, housing a botanical garden and a car park shaded by a metal sheet roof. A monumental staircase connects the two areas, leading beneath the terrace to the lower level. Here, nestled under the upper terrace, an elongated portico grants access to the internal chambers of the complex. On the opposite end, the portico opens onto a landscape cascading into verdant terraces adorned with expansive flowerbeds and towering trees. Adorned with colored ceramic fragments recycled as a homage to Gaud\u00ec's stylistic legacy, the floors of the portico, terraces, and colonnade lend a distinctive character to the ensemble. Inspired by the nearby mountain contours, the monumental colonnade defines the surrounding environment, while the terraces evoke a dreamlike ambiance conducive to reflection and meditation.       <\/p>\n<p>Internally, the complex comprises four artist residences spanning 65 m\u00b2 each, a hostel offering 20 rooms of 25 m\u00b2, a communal kitchen and dining area, a co-working space, and four classrooms designed for versatile workshops, adaptable via sliding walls.<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating sustainable and cutting-edge technology, the project entails the installation of photovoltaic panels atop the car park roof to serve the residential complex's energy needs, alongside a comprehensive drainage and water collection system for the hill portion encompassed by the intervention.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Architecture Competition<\/p>\n<p><strong>Client<\/strong>: Gaud\u00ec La Coma Artists\u2019 Residence - Gaudi Knowledge Association and Ingenium Lab<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design team:<\/strong> M. 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