The project developed by Raquel Peñaranda as her Final Degree Project in Interior Design at IDarte proposes a new way of understanding common spaces within collective housing. Beyond being mere transit areas, the proposal seeks to turn them into places designed for sharing, connecting and building community.
The project is located in the La Merced building in Arrasate-Mondragón and has been developed in collaboration with ISEA as part of a KSIgune grant. The intervention puts forward an intergenerational cohousing model capable of responding to different ways of living and coexisting, taking into account the needs of people of different ages and profiles.
The proposal is based on a modular system inspired by wooden cubes, which makes it possible to create flexible, dynamic spaces that adapt to a range of uses. Through natural materials, accessible pathways and a warm, sustainable atmosphere, the project focuses on wellbeing, inclusion and the relationships between people.
Beyond its architectural and functional dimension, the work reflects on the social role of design and on how spaces can influence the way we live together and relate to one another.
To learn more about the project’s design and development process, IDarte has recorded a special podcast episode with Raquel Peñaranda. The conversation explores the origin of the proposal, the experience of working on a real project and the decisions that shaped the development of the work.