House in Somoboo Spain

The house is located in a housing estate, which lies on the other side of the Santander bay. It lies on a hillside which looks upon “Cubas” estuary. One enters the plot from a road which runs along the lower limit of the plot, parallel to the contour lines of the slope. It coincides with the good orientation and the sights. Whereas some designs have a complex development with drawings of different alternatives, this one happened in a very natural way, after the first visit to the place with the owner, during a late summer sunset.

First sketches insist on how to land the house on the plot so as to enjoy the beautiful sights to the south, with the estuary in the first term and the mountains in the distance, and also, on how to achieve a well orientated garden. The organization of the house results from these conditions and the adoption of the known L-shape floorplan. Day areas and night areas were assigned to each wing, with the peculiarity of arranging each wing at a different height which allows for a better adjustment to the slope.The topography makes it possible for both volumes to have a half-buried floor for complementary uses with openings to the south which look either directly or across an English courtyard. This solution obtains a large surface, which the owners demanded, with a reduced impact.

The elegant choice of the furniture, with diverse pieces of Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, Serge Mouille… and the plastic works of Elliasson, Lewitt, Nara and Uslé, help to characterize the house and facilitate a comfortable life.

House in Somoboo, Spain, by Eduardo Fdez.-Abascal Teira and Florentina Muruzábal Sitges via: archdaily

Monday, December 6th, 2010

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