An intervention in an existing building forces the architect to take a position regarding the architectonical object. In this case, the pre-existing dwelling was heir of the local Modern Movement principles, typical of the Mediterranean coast, and the site offered two exceptional conditions regarding that position.
Directed by an existing structure, we tried to make the project assimilate this structural interferences in a natural way in its external volume: the unevenness on the front facade was further accentuated by metal vertical louvers that help in the composition of the facade.
Located in Alicante, Spain, the FM House was renovated by La Errería Architecture Office to become the home of a young family.
Joaquin Altamirano and Silvia Martín worked with Daniel Bergman Vázquez of Estudio Untercio to create an open-plan oasis in an apartment building in central Madrid. The couple’s new 753-square-foot penthouse apartment suffered from a typical midcentury layout, with spaces for cooking, sleeping, and bathing strictly segregated into cell-like rooms linked by a dark hallway. Martín
We had a hell of a time knocking down all partitions that formerly stood in the middle of this ample social area. It took an army composed of a hard headed architect in commander and an infantry of ten mason workers armed with iron props and a beam the size a of a cannon.
Istanbul-based Ofist Studio has designed Y House, located in Gölköy, Bodrum, Turkey. Interiors of this oriental house evokes local culture and the Mediterranean. Description by Ofist: The Y House is situated within the Mandarin Oriental Residences in Golkoy, Bodrum. The project’s main focus was to evoke the Mediterranean and to create a house harmonious with
Dellagio is a real estate project designed by BSB Design in Santa Barbara. Description by BSB Design: The primary target market is affluent, active move-down buyers seeking to be closer to the social scene – buyers that no longer want or need the management headache a large home on a large lot can bring. Instead
Located in Biarritz, France, this open house is the result of collaboration between Melián Randolph Studio and architect Pelayo García Costales. Architecture and fresh blue color are inspired by the beach cabins on the French Atlantic coast.
