PT House | Tossa de Mar,Spain | AHAsociados

Being built as a coastal refuge, the house of Martossa is located in an exceptional place. From the street, it is only possible to notice its presence by the almost imperceptible view of the roof that protects the cars parked below. The house has been built on the hillside, at a lower level, so that it is completely opened to the spectacular surroundings. The house is conceived as a succession of horizontal levels on a view point platform where the swimming pool has been installed. The interior space has been defined by big sliding glass windows so that the living space is only enclosed by the limits of the surrounding views. The seasons and the changing lights are what encloses this house.The selected materials are of high quality and have been treated with austerity and economy. Travertine, natural wood and glass are the main materials used in this construction; however, the landscape and the surroundings, the light and its reflection are the real materials that more accurately define the shape of the house. The house of Martossa is a refuge where the landscape can be lived, where the landscape can enter into one’s life and modify it. The access to the house is located on the highest floor where it is possible to find a living space that separate the bedrooms. In the low floor, the kitchen, the dinning room and the living room have been placed in relation with an exterior platform where the balcony and the swimming pool are located....more

Authors: Miguel A. Alonso del Val, Rufino J. Hernández Minguillón, Jorge Gambini Ons, Sebastián Fernández de Córdoba.

Technical Architects: Jordi Ciurana Font.

Engineering: ED Enginyeria.

Developer and Constructor: Pirámide Grup Titan.

Completion Date: Febrero de 2008.

Built Surface: 280.94 m2.

Photographers: Sebastián Fernández de Córdoba y Jorge Gambini.

CS House | Sentmenat,Barcelona,Spain | AHAsociados

This house is located in an area dotted with residential buildings.
Building a house that creates an isolated world for its inhabitants requires a simple but determined execution. It has been necessary to make the most of the views by making use of the elevated position of the plot to protect it from the impact of adjacent buildings. The “S” section allows the opening up of the bedrooms and living-room to the garden that is protected by vegetation. The first floor has the opposite orientation so that the light enters directly into its rooms. In this floor the opaque level that turns into a far image of the house protects the terrace, a floor opened to the sky in the folded level, which is the private and intimate place of the house. The folded “S” section floats above a cut in the ground with a "C" form that in its opening empties the site and leaves a hole above which the house is constructed.The access floor is located in the basement floor and discovers the dynamic section of the house. The sides are opened and glazed so that the folding of the section is shown...more