OH! House in Murcia / Laura Ortin Arquitectura
Urban house with summer memories. Can the Mediterranean style have a new reading? Can an urban house offer a summer atmosphere without falling into aesthetic topics?
Urban house with summer memories. Can the Mediterranean style have a new reading? Can an urban house offer a summer atmosphere without falling into aesthetic topics?
The inhabitants, a couple, their two children, and two cats, Metro and Milla, had acquired a house from 1960, with numerous rooms and long corridors that in no way reflected their way of life.
The project begins with the search of aspects related to a forest that can be applied to the design of this single-family house with two floors: vegetation, growth over time, large spaces, introverted spaces or overhead lighting, among others.
Located in the Mediterranean coast, this property is the result of the family need to expand the holiday residence. This Mediterranean beach house is fresh, cozy and illuminated, essential qualities to rest and disconnect during holidays.
This minimalist Spanish duplex is surrounded by five-storey blocks of flats and, consequently, the lack of privacy on the terraces, which would restrict extended use of these, worried the client.
Architects: OX Arquitectura Project: Casa Leutscher Location: San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain Photography: David Frutos Casa Leutscher is a single-family house recently renovated by Spanish studio OX Arquitectura. From the architect: Our client wanted a warm, cozy home, where wood was the protagonist. Badly understood in general the concept “minimalism” beyond the “less is