Arseniy ValterArchitectureContact
IE University / Design Studio 82024 / Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Spain

Murga Spine

Housing, workshops and a folded-roof theatre linked by a civic route along Corralejo’s waterfront.

A complete axonometric of the folded-roof theatre, including its terrace and relationship to the ground.View at full size
A complete axonometric of the folded-roof theatre, including its terrace and relationship to the ground.

About the project

An urban and architectural proposal for Corralejo’s waterfront. A civic path ties flexible housing, shared rooftops, workshops and a theatre supporting the Murga festival. Low-rise blocks and an elevated communal roofscape connect domestic life with production, rehearsal and public gathering.

Location
Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Spain
Contribution
Architecture / Urban design / Representation
Context
Academic design proposal / IE University

A route along the waterfront

The project starts with the different activities running through Corralejo: tourism, everyday life and Murga. A continuous waterfront route connects the proposal to the town and pier. The site brings a theatre, workshops and housing together around that route.

Corralejo activity map, tracing Murga, tourism and entertainment through the town.View at full size
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Corralejo activity map, tracing Murga, tourism and entertainment through the town.

The waterfront route, highlighted from the town edge to the pier.View at full size
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The waterfront route, highlighted from the town edge to the pier.

Photographs along the route, assembled around the waterfront map.View at full size
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Photographs along the route, assembled around the waterfront map.

Programme diagram: housing, theatre, rehearsal, workshops and shared outdoor uses.View at full size
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Programme diagram: housing, theatre, rehearsal, workshops and shared outdoor uses.

The complete site axonometric, with the theatre between the housing blocks and waterfront.View at full size
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The complete site axonometric, with the theatre between the housing blocks and waterfront.

Site-plan detail showing the residential blocks, planted streets and shared courtyards.View at full size
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Site-plan detail showing the residential blocks, planted streets and shared courtyards.

The theatre

A folded roof gives the theatre a different scale from the surrounding housing. The plans and sections follow the auditorium, stage and circulation beneath it. An exploded drawing separates the roof, structure and occupied levels so the building can be read in parts.

Theatre ground-floor plan, with the auditorium, stage and surrounding routes.View at full size
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Theatre ground-floor plan, with the auditorium, stage and surrounding routes.

Longitudinal section through the auditorium and folded roof, located within the wider site section.View at full size
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Longitudinal section through the auditorium and folded roof, located within the wider site section.

Cross-section through the theatre and its relationship to the housing on either side.View at full size
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Cross-section through the theatre and its relationship to the housing on either side.

Exploded theatre axonometric, separating the roof, structural frame and occupied levels.View at full size
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Exploded theatre axonometric, separating the roof, structural frame and occupied levels.

Exterior drawing studies of the folded roof and theatre entrances.View at full size
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Exterior drawing studies of the folded roof and theatre entrances.

Workshops and shared roofs

The workshops repeat along a lower building beside the theatre. Their roof alternates open terraces and raised forms. Plans, sections and a privacy study examine how workspaces can be opened or enclosed; the sun study records the roof's relationship to daylight.

Workshop axonometric showing the workspaces, planted edge and inhabited roof.View at full size
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Workshop axonometric showing the workspaces, planted edge and inhabited roof.

The workshop row in cutaway, alongside one individual workshop bay.View at full size
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The workshop row in cutaway, alongside one individual workshop bay.

Workshop ground-floor plan within the neighbourhood layout.View at full size
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Workshop ground-floor plan within the neighbourhood layout.

Longitudinal section through the repeated workshop bays and roofs.View at full size
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Longitudinal section through the repeated workshop bays and roofs.

Workshop privacy study, comparing an open frame with an enclosed room.View at full size
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Workshop privacy study, comparing an open frame with an enclosed room.

Sun-path study through a workshop and its roof openings.View at full size
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Sun-path study through a workshop and its roof openings.

Different ways of living

Three proposed resident groups shape the housing studies: Global Nomads, Corralejo Keepers and Holiday Dwellers. Their unit types vary in size and arrangement. At street scale, private rooms sit behind shared edges, while roof terraces and planted spaces extend daily life outside the home.

The three proposed resident groups and their different living patterns.View at full size
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The three proposed resident groups and their different living patterns.

The three housing types compared through unit axonometrics and plans.View at full size
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The three housing types compared through unit axonometrics and plans.

Corralejo Keepers unit: the transition from the public edge to private rooms.View at full size
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Corralejo Keepers unit: the transition from the public edge to private rooms.

Street axonometric showing stacked homes, roof terraces and the shared ground below.View at full size
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Street axonometric showing stacked homes, roof terraces and the shared ground below.

Housing cross-section, with the theatre shown in the adjoining site section.View at full size
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Housing cross-section, with the theatre shown in the adjoining site section.

Testing the spaces in models

Physical models bring the project back to light, openings and the spaces between buildings. The photographs move from the workshop roof and facade to the larger theatre form and the passages around it.

Workshop model photographs: roof openings, facade screens and interior light.View at full size
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Workshop model photographs: roof openings, facade screens and interior light.

Theatre and street model photographs, studying the roof silhouette and spaces between buildings.View at full size
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Theatre and street model photographs, studying the roof silhouette and spaces between buildings.

Scope & credits

Architecture, research & representation - Arseniy Valter

Academic design proposal / IE University

Original project reference