Renovation of the block in Madrid in accordance with criteria of Isover MultiComfort House

Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2-ya Krasnoarmeiskaya St. 4, Saint-Petersburg, 190005, Russia

^* Corresponding author: evn.elistratov@gmail.com

Abstract

This study is dedicated to comprehensive approach to the problems connected with living in and operation of the old housing facilities stock of Madrid. The article provides a review to a developed area located in Colonia Ciudad Pegaso in Madrid. This area comprises two four-storeyed residential houses built in 1956, single-storeyed sheds and a small square. It has been found that as at 2017 the existing buildings do not meet the passive house criteria and the territory is not adapted to comfort living of people with limited mobility. Taking into account immediacy of this problem, the article offers the project for renovation of the area concerned. This project was developed within the regular urban program of Madrid called Mad-Re “Madrid Recupera” and the concept of sustainable development. During development of the project the requirements of Isover-Saint Gobain multi-comfort house were taken into account, barrier-free environment for comfortable living of different social groups was created, storage places were reorganized and the territory of the square was adapted to recreation of local citizens. As a result of the above works, there was created a new architectural appearance of the apartment block aimed at prospective development San Blas municipal district of Madrid.