casa lissen is an expansion project of a single family home by studio wet in sevilla, spain. located in a protected area of the city, there are many restrictions and challenges that the architects faced during the construction. the resulting proposal saw the realization of a concrete extension that respected the existing building, but displaying a completely different architectural language.

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the clients had clear and specific requirements for the brief, luckily for studio wet, there was not rushed time frame to complete the project. with a limited budget, the expansion took into consideration the urban surroundings. areas on site were forbidden to build on, while separate plots would have a maximum perimeter. without touching the original house or transforming its volume or shape, the architects sought a visual coherence in the exterior and interior by using curving walls; a detailed expression added which in the end, gives the house an interesting character.

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there is a clear distinction between the old and the new

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the expansion took into consideration the urban surroundings where there were many constrictions

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the two buildings face onto an open area with a pool

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the existing building was respected with the extension completed in a different architectural language

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inside, the curving walls are continued in the interior

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the furnishings on the inside are contemporary

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sliding doors open onto the private courtyard area

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the architects described their response as critical pragmatism

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the entrance to the extension

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