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The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex

11/17/2008
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  • ocho casas inscritas y tres patios, eight inscribed houses and three courtyards, spanish architecture, world architecture festival, spain, barcelona, santamargarita, sustainable architecture, sustainable social architecture, passive design architecture, origami inspired housing
    Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!
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  • The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex
    Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!
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  • The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex
    Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!
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  • The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex
    Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!
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  • The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex
    Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!
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  • The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex
    Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!
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  • The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex
    Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!
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ocho casas inscritas y tres patios, eight inscribed houses and three courtyards, spanish architecture, world architecture festival, spain, barcelona, santamargarita, sustainable architecture, sustainable social architecture, passive design architecture, origami inspired housing

Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of folded paper, this beautiful white-walled building features a facade of panels that open in brilliant pops of color. Designed by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos, "Ocho casas inscritas y tres patios" is a sustainably constructed social housing complex with a facade that changes according to the wishes of its inhabitants!

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