Architects: Jorge Frías/Irene Zurdo (estudio ji architects)
Tipology: Residential
Class: Private Project
Date: 02/2016
Client/Developer: Private
Photos/Images: Mariela Apollonio. Fotógrafa de Arquitectura

This is a view of the large room from the vantage of the kitchen island with a large glass wall on the far side.

The kitchen has a bright white kitchen peninsula that houses the sink.

This view of the kitchen shows that it can be closed off on one sidewith a couple of folding wooden doors that lead to the kitchen peninsula.

This room can also be closed off with another door that leads to the living room and dining area.

This is a look at the dining and living room beyond the kitchen peninsula that has a dome pendant light.

This is a full view of the kitchen that has a large white kitchen peninsula to match the modern white cabinetry of the cooking area.

This is a close look at the wall by the large glass window that has built-in wooden bookshelves.

The built-in wooden bookshelves have a unique design that extends to the ceiling.

They have small and narrow shelves that can fit a few books at a time.

This is a side view of the upper corner of the built-in bookshelves with a few brown wooden panels to break the monotony.

This is the white wall on the side of the large area with built-in cabinets topped with a white tray ceiling.

On the side of the large built-in cabinets is a set of wooden folding doors.

The set of wooden folding doors open to this long and narrow hallway with warm lighting.

On the other side of this long hallway is the bedroom with white walls and ceiling.

This is another look at the long and narrow hallway of the house with warm lighting and white walls.

The white walls and white ceiling of the hallway are also complemented by the bright natural lights coming from the window.

This is another look at the bedroom that has a white wall and a small window on the bottom part of the wall beside the bed along with a simple pendant light.

On the other wall of the bedroom is a small rectangular window that shows a view of the outdoors and lets in natural lighting.

This is a view of the kitchen when the lights are off showcasing the light of the pin lights and dome pendant light.

These are colorful illustrations of the house showcasing the conceptual sketches.

These are colorful illustrations of the house showcasing the various sections.

These are colorful illustrations of the house showcasing the perspective sketch floor plan.

This is an illustration of the floor plan.

This is an illustration of the cross section elevation of the house.

A house facing the Mediterranean and the River Algar …

The idea is to create a diaphanous but convertible space where moments dedicated to private and public can be regularly available to its owner.

This requires an only centerpiece storage structure that organizes public and private space. The other parts that serve the house (kitchen, toilets, etc…) are “assembled” with the main piece to complete a “mechanism volumes” through which it circulates and whose relationship to each other configures the living spaces (1 bedroom suite, a multifunctional space, living room…)

A system of hidden wood panels deployed and collected to set different levels of privacy: a continuous and fluid space when the panels are open, or space compartmentalized in different rooms when closed.

The transition from “public” to “private” is done through thresholds that compress space. Through them, it is where white and bright parts become intimate spaces built-in oak. These thresholds, in certain stress points, are broken up into wooden slats that frame the visual sought. It is an especially important threshold of space that frames the landscape outside, which extends to the ground as an exhibitor and storage.

Subtle vertical lines carved in wood accompany the entire house giving her rhythm and texture.