HOUSE IN ASTURIAS

client

Private

Location

Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain

Area

xx m²

Status

Completed

Type

Residential

The house is located on a mostly flat plot with a south-facing orientation towards the road leading to Merón Beach, which provides access to the property. The house consists of two rectangular floors, arranged parallel to the longer side of the plot frontage, where the different areas of the programme are interconnected, seeking efficient operation and optimal sunlight conditions.

Access is through the south façade, with the ground floor containing the living area, kitchen, one bedroom, a bathroom, and a storage room that provides the connection to the garage. On the first floor, two bedrooms are arranged with a bathroom and a small study area as an antechamber to them. The staircase connects the ground floor and first floor from the entrance hall and living area, which is configured as a double-height space.

The form of the house responds to a reinterpretation of rural housing. The relationship between the dwelling and the landscape has been carefully considered, as well as the treatment of light in the living area, stretching it diagonally along the north-south axis, the idea of architecture as a symbolic value that enhances and takes ownership of the possibilities of a place, and the definition of a sheltered living space protected from prevailing winds and intended for the contemplation of the surroundings.