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photographed by cristóbal palma, the building is clad with dark timber boards that enclose a series of private spaces and direct views towards the crashing waves.
the main feature of the design is the huge kitchen, dining and living space that opens out to the pool and the horizon beyond.
the house consists of three separate brick volumes set above a continuous living space on the ground floor.
the renovation preserves the original masonry façade but carves out a new world inside, one which prioritizes light, space and openness.
Anna Mar 02, 2010 ollie Mar 02, 2010 vito Feb 28, 2010
more commentsI agree Vito with your statement about “newness in architecture”.
Architecture shouldnt be about “newness” it should be about the quality! With quality I mean architecture that is dedicated to the concerns of the user.
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this design is beautiful! you all are a bunch of zaha haters.
Someone wrote: “nothing new!!”. But, in architecture, what is exactly new? What is an architectural newness? The term newness is an abstraction in this profession, because architecture is less about inventing ideas than recycling ideas. The great architects recognized by History, such as Corbusier, Rossi and Koolhaas, transformed ideas captured from architectural and urban tradition, precedent practices, related disciplines or from nature.
Sorry, my english is very bad…