North Face was designed as a protection wall from cold winds. It was built reusing granite masonry from a house in ruins. In the inner facade of North Face wall grows a humid landscape of climbing plants, ficus and palms trees. A south oriented solar chimney illuminates the interior landscape from above. 

© Pablo Cruz

Architect: nodo17 group

Location: 28280 El Escorial, Madrid, España

Design Team: Félix Toledo Lerín, Noelia Sonmolinos, Luis del Rey Cristobal

Partners: Manuel Pérez Romero, Jaime Tarazona Lizárraga.

Project Year: 2015

Photography: Pablo Cruz

Execution Director: Ignacio Delgado Conde.
Structure: Jofemar.

Facillities: A.C.H. + Euring.

Site Manager: Mario Arias, Javier Díaz, Javier Bravo

Subcontractors: Alser, Aimad, Alumifyl, Complufer, Celsius, Nadalux, Jardinería-Sostenible, Levantina, Mosso, Lumbre.

© Pablo Cruz

From the architect. North Face was designed as a protection wall from cold winds. It was built reusing granite masonry from a house in ruins. In the inner facade of North Face wall grows a humid landscape of climbing plants, ficus and palms trees. A south oriented solar chimney illuminates the interior landscape from above. 

© Pablo Cruz

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