10k HOUSE 

"10k House" is the refurbishment of a 50㎡ flat located in Barcelona with a material execution budget of only 10,000 euros, but with the aim of updating the home towards new models of use and environmental awareness within the framework of the current energy crisis and climate change. From this apparent dichotomy between the low budget available and the ambition to completely transform the home, the main decisions that articulate the project arise.

位於巴塞隆納的10k House是一個50平方米的公寓翻新項目，執行預算僅1萬歐元，目標在面臨目前的能源危機及氣候變化的架構下，更新使用模式並提高環保意識。面對預算有限和實現改造這兩個極對立概念的挑戰，從平衡兩者之間的矛盾產生了推動此項目的主要決策。

Work with thermal gradients for the functional and programmatic configuration of the house instead of the most usual through the combination of rooms and corridors. In the new proposal, a distribution is chosen where the climatic and environmental specificity of each space is different. As if it were the layers of an onion, the different spaces of the house are nested inside each other, from the coldest to the hottest, to take advantage of each layer of air and material without having to provide extra energy. This type of distribution, climatically diverse, allows for the unifying of functional programs, climate, and efficiency. Elevation of the built elements of the house using recycled table legs allowing the free passage of water and electricity installations without the need to make grooves on the walls, thus reducing costs and working time. Reduction of the material palette to the maximum: materials are chosen that maintains a cost/structural and energy efficiency ratio that is as balanced as possible. In this sense, the main materials used in the construction are standard MDF panels and local natural sheep wool. Elimination of the item for new coatings (paint, plaster, tiles, etc.) after demolition and replacement by a simple thorough cleaning of floors, walls, and ceilings. The traces of the previous partitions, flooring, and electrical appliances are left visible after their demolition, thus saving both in the purchase of new materials and in execution times.

選擇打破常規的房間與廊道佈局方式，採用溫度漸變方式來進行房屋功能及規劃配置。如洋蔥般的層次分明其結構，房屋的不同空間相互交織堆疊，從最冷到最熱，以充分利用自然熱度來達到節能效果，而無需消耗額外的能源。這種溫度多樣化的分佈方式，可以統一功能需求、溫度條件和效率，以達環保節能之特點。利用回收的桌腳來抬高房屋的建成部分，使水和電力設施能夠自由通行，而無需在牆壁上施工開槽，從而降低成本並節省工作時間。將材料調色板極度精簡化：選擇的材料在成本、結構和能源效率之間保持盡可能平衡的比例。這方面，主要選用的建築材料為標準的中密度纖維板和當地的天然羊毛。為了在購買新材料和施工時間上節省成本，取消了拆除後重新裝修（油漆、石膏、瓷磚等）的部分，取而代之的是對地板、牆壁和天花板進行簡單徹底的清潔，使其拆除後的痕跡保留下來，清晰可見。

Hedonistic and playful vision of the bathroom and kitchen spaces that come to occupy the best parts of the house next to the facades. Well-lit and ventilated, they are understood as spaces to be used even in crowds. The kitchen element is understood as a space without associated gender. An open kitchen configuration encourages equitable use of its space by different members of the house regardless of their gender. The materiality of the kitchen is not different from that of the rest of the house, reinforcing this integration. Self-construction. A reform exclusively made through "dry" assembly work is proposed that allows the incorporation of "non-experts" in its construction process. As if it were a piece of furniture, the different parts of the house (walls, ceilings, pillars) arrive at the site previously cut using CNC technology from the plans drawn by the architecture studio. Once on site, and simply using standard screws, they are assembled by the architects and the client according to a small instruction manual without the need for specialists.

浴室和廚房佈局位置擁有有趣的特點，它們佔據了房屋側邊的最佳位置，被設定即使在人多的情況也能使用的地方，光線充足且通風良好。廚房設計為無性別差異的空間，開放的配置鼓勵所有家庭成員都能平等使用，不論性別。其材質與其他部分相同，進一步的強化了整合性。此項目為自建工程，使用「乾式」施工的改造方式，以便讓「非專業人士」得以參與其中。這種改造方式類似組裝家具，將房屋的不同部分，包括牆壁、天花板和支柱等，在事先使用電腦數值控制技術(CNC)，從建築工作室繪製的圖紙上進行切割。一旦達施工現場後，只需使用標準螺絲，由建築師和客戶根據說明手冊進行組裝，而無需專業的施工人員。

Design Studio | TAKK @we_are_takk

Photography | José Hevia