Due to its physical and topographical conditions, Tíjola's urban configuration is made up of jumbled central core with winding streets that, towards the edges as it approaches the valley and the topography softens, follow a more organized layout. However it is undefined at the uppermost levels, where the cave neighborhoods are and where it comes into contact with the rolling hills to the south of the town. There, unorganized spaces and informal buildings sprawl.

© Fernando Alda

Architects: Ariasrecalde

Location: 04880 Tíjola, Almería, Spain

Architect In Charge: Luis Gonzalo Arias Recalde

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Fernando Alda
Constructor: AGUAEMA

Collaborators: Cristian Eugen Boz, Juan Miguel Quirosa Garci?a

© Fernando Alda

From the architect. Due to its physical and topographical conditions, Tíjola's urban configuration is made up of jumbled central core with winding streets that, towards the edges as it approaches the valley and the topography softens, follow a more organized layout. However it is undefined at the uppermost levels, where the cave neighborhoods are and where it comes into contact with the rolling hills to the south of the town. There, unorganized spaces and informal buildings sprawl.

Floor Plan

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