![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9ce/e8da/b040/dba3/b85c/newsletter/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_2.jpg?1677257253)
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Architects: NORA studio
- Area: 2239 ft²
- Year: 2023
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Photographs:Ricard López
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, BORA, Cype, Fet de terra, QUADRO, Trimble Navigation
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Lead Architects: Marina Munar Bonnin, Rafel Capó Quetglas, Pau del Campo Montoliu, Luca Lliteras Roldán.
![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9cc/2b86/6c0c/ab72/5b90/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_14.jpg?1677257228)
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![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9d2/2b86/6c20/bac0/0403/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_16.jpg?1677257270)
Text description provided by the architects. In Sa Pobla, we find this single-family house, built on an elongated plot between party walls. The house has two floors and a large patio with a garden and pool.
![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Windows, Beam, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9cf/e8da/b040/dba3/b85e/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_1.jpg?1677257199)
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![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Bathroom, Windows, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9cf/2b86/6c20/bac0/0401/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_7.jpg?1677257283)
Both the ground floor and the first floor share a simple operating scheme. It is a main bay in the longitudinal direction -the space can be opened from the street to the courtyard-, accompanied by a second smaller and more compartmentalized bay, divided into pieces that develop the different functions of the house.
![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9ce/2b86/6c20/bac0/0400/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_12.jpg?1677257257)
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![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9cf/e8da/b040/dba3/b85f/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_20.jpg?1677257199)
Este esquema "en batería" se traslada a la totalidad de la vivienda, llegando incluso a la calle, donde el alzado revela sus secretos a través de una materialidad muy marcada.
![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Beam, Windows, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9d1/e8da/b045/200b/b0ee/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_18.jpg?1677257338)
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![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Stairs, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9cc/e8da/b040/dba3/b85b/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_22.jpg?1677257280)
This second bay is the "battery" that gives life to the house, serving it with all required functionality and endowing the main bay with "the luxury of the emptiness".
![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9d2/e8da/b040/dba3/b864/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_23.jpg?1677257268)
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![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Beam, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9d1/e8da/b040/dba3/b861/newsletter/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_24.jpg?1677257209)
This void is now a wildcard that will be able to flexibly accommodate more public uses (connecting with the street) and more private (with the courtyard) in addition to enlarging the sleeping spaces to a point where the idea of a bedroom as such is diluted on the first floor.
![Battery House / NORA studio - Exterior Photography, Brick, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9cf/2b86/6c0c/ab72/5b91/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_5.jpg?1677257287)
This "battery" scheme is applied to the entire house, reaching even the façade, where the elevation reveals its secrets through very marked materiality.
![Battery House / NORA studio - Interior Photography, Brick](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9d2/e8da/b040/dba3/b863/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_19.jpg?1677257381)
On the other hand, on the south side, where we find the courtyard, a gallery protects the building from direct radiation in summer, creating a chimney that evacuates excess temperature, while in winter it captures as much energy as possible in the form of heat, creating a thermal area that has the ability to release hot air at a slower pace, as required by the home.
![Battery House / NORA studio - Exterior Photography, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/63f8/e9d0/2b86/6c0c/ab72/5b92/medium_jpg/casa-en-bateria-nora-studio_10.jpg?1677257211)