Attic extension "parasite"

  • esplugues de llobregat (Barcelona) / Spain
  • 2008
  • Design / Development - cancelled

Attic extension "parasite"

  • esplugues de llobregat (Barcelona) / Spain
  • 2008
  • Design / Development - cancelled

Pre-existences and conditions

  • existing attic floor with a non used flat roof
  • client wish to extend the attic and to have a roof terrace

Concept and solution

  • the idea is to cover all the roof space with a green surface that will include the extension and the garden
  • to reduce the impact to the building the extension is recessed from the façades
  • the hight is studied not to be seen from outside
  • the surface has a double layer in order to accommodate thermal insulation and installations in the cavity
  • a 3 dimensional triangular structure spread homogeneously the new loads over the existing slab
  • the triangular structure also built the image of the project