HANGHAR has completed Casa Guadalupe, a 120-square-meter prefabricated residence in Gijón, Spain, fabricated entirely off-site and assembled in just 48 hours. Built with a lightweight steel frame, ventilated façade panels, and a corrugated metal roof, the home demonstrates how industrialized construction can deliver precision, efficiency, and architectural clarity. Elevated on piers to accommodate the sloped terrain, the structure minimizes site impact while blending into the Asturian landscape.
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About HANGHAR Architecture
| Project | Casa Guadalupe |
|---|---|
| Architect | HANGHAR |
| Area | 120 square meters |
| Contractor | Room2030 |
| Location | Gijón, Spain |
| Photographer | Rory Gardiner |
In Gijón, Spain, architecture studio HANGHAR has realized Casa Guadalupe, a 120-square-meter detached residence manufactured entirely off-site and assembled in just 48 hours. Set within a suburban-rural landscape, the project demonstrates how industrialized construction methods can translate into a refined domestic environment while remaining responsive to place.
Precision Fabrication, Minimal Site Impact
Casa Guadalupe was fully constructed in a workshop environment before being transported to the site by semi-trailers. Once delivered, the primary steel structure was erected in only two days, dramatically shortening the construction timeline and reducing disruption to the surrounding land.
The house rests on a series of piers that elevate the structure above the sloped terrain. This strategy allows the building to adapt to the plot’s irregular topography while minimizing excavation and heavy groundwork. Rather than reshaping the site, the house lightly settles onto it — preserving the natural contours of the Asturian landscape.
Industrial System, Domestic Scale
The project employs a lightweight steel frame paired with a ventilated façade system composed of sandwich panels and an insulated air cavity. A corrugated metal roof completes the envelope, reinforcing both thermal efficiency and construction precision. Together, these elements form a cohesive, performance-driven shell optimized for workshop fabrication and rapid assembly.
Through this approach, HANGHAR positions prefabrication not merely as a cost-saving strategy but as a calibrated architectural method — one capable of delivering spatial clarity, careful detailing, and environmental performance while maintaining replicability and budget control.
Reinterpreting Asturian Building Traditions
Although industrial in its execution, Casa Guadalupe draws inspiration from local vernacular forms such as the agricultural shed and the traditional casa mariñana. These archetypes continue to inform the scale, footprint, and orientation of buildings along the suburban edge of Gijón — a territory that feels more rural than residential.
HANGHAR reexamines the straightforward volumetric logic of these typologies and their pragmatic response to climate. The result is a restrained contemporary form that maintains a dialogue with its context while expressing a distinctly modern construction language.
By combining prefabricated efficiency with regional sensitivity, Casa Guadalupe illustrates how industrial systems can coexist with cultural continuity — offering a flexible, lightweight dwelling that touches the ground gently while anchoring itself firmly within its landscape.
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About HANGHAR
HANGHAR is a Madrid-based architecture practice founded and led by designer Eduardo Mediero, known for blending conceptual rigor with innovative spatial and material strategies grounded in contemporary and contextual design. The firm’s work spans residential, interior, furniture, and urban projects that question conventional architectural norms while exploring new possibilities in form, space, and construction. HANGHAR employs industrialized processes and refined detailing to achieve both precision and adaptability, exemplified in projects such as the rapidly assembled Casa Guadalupe in Gijón. Recognized with numerous national and international awards and featured in publications like Wallpaper, Dwell, Architectural Digest, and Dezeen, the studio is part of a ten-year architectural corporation (2021–2030) committed to impactful, thoughtful architecture from workshop to built environment.
| Address | Blasco de Garay 96, 28003 Madrid, Spain |
| Phone | +34 669 633 483 |
| info@hanghar.com | |
| Website | hanghar.com |
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| Hours | Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00 |