ROMA

Si algo nos apasionaba cuando llegaba el verano era subirnos en los trenes de segunda. Tras el año plagado de fórmulas y ecuaciones; nos montábamos en el motor de julio y salíamos. Llevar nuestra juventud mas allá de la frontera era parte de nuestra amistad. Ligeros de equipaje. Comíamos siempre juntos en los mejores parques de Europa; largos bocadillos de atún y tomate. Teníamos cámaras analógicas y escribíamos postales a nuestras queridas desde cada destino. No había móviles ni internet, la presencia era suficiente.  

 

If we were passionate about something when summer came, it was getting on second class trains. After the school year, full of formulas and equations; we got on the july engine and we went out the country as fast as we could. Taking our youth beyond the border was part of our friendship. Light luggage. We always ate together in the best parks across Europe; long tuna and tomato sandwiches. We had analog cameras and wrote postcards to our loved ones from each destination. There were no phones nor internet, the real was all we needed.



left to right /
javier guzmán pastor      architect musician
pablo esplá alarcón       ingeneer photographer
miguel guzmán pastor      architect performance artist musician
antonio lloveras caminos  architect social sculptor filmmaker
martín guerrero gómez     architect entrepeneur

EASY RIDER //////////////////////////////////

The "Easy Rider" project presents a provocative reinterpretation of collective housing, where architecture becomes a social infrastructure shaped by mobility, autonomy, and shared domesticity. Inspired by the free-spirited ethos of motorcycling culture, the building is conceived as a "street garage" — an infrastructure that integrates private living with communal systems of mobility and recreation. The architectural layout takes on a dynamic zig-zag form, optimising solar exposure and allowing for efficient spatial sequencing across floors. Plans include shared patios and multi-functional rooftop terraces, enhancing community interaction. The ground floor and vertical core are configured as shared circulatory spaces that mimic urban streets, painted in bold graphic lines to simulate roadways, further blurring the boundaries between public and private space. These communal corridors double as social and recreational zones, echoing the informal encounters and collective experiences found in street life. Typologically, the units are designed with modularity and adaptability in mind — two-bedroom flats arranged to optimise views, sunlight, and cross-ventilation. The project embraces the concept of “mobility habitats,” offering flexible spatial uses and shared services that accommodate both the static needs of domestic life and the kinetic impulses of the residents. The facade plays a performative role, combining layered panels and coloured glass to provide shade, privacy, and changing visual expression throughout the day. This building is not just a container of dwellings but an experiment in urban coexistence, where shared resources — from bike parking to rooftop playgrounds — are central to its function. The project won an honourable mention in the Experimental Housing Competition, celebrating its innovative approach to spatiality, identity, and collective living.

Lloveras, A. TABLE, P., 2018. Easy Rider: Experimental Housing Competition Proposal. Honourable Mention. [Architectural Competition Entry].