Construction of a Modern Style House in Costa Brava by Pepe Gascón Architecture

ByJon Dykstra Houses

Construction of a two-storey house overlooking the sea in a sloping plot

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Year: 2013
Location: Begur, Costa Brava (Girona)
Photographer: José Hevia
Contributors: A. Boulin (arq.)

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About Studio

Pepe Gascón Architecture is an architectural studio with an extensive experience and professional background. Its work has been recognized through publications and awards, national and international. The study has a multidisciplinary team where reigns the creative and innovative spirit.

It also has external collaboration of the best experts in the most varied disciplines. We develop projects of architecture, interior design and urban space design, covering all the stages of the construction process: from the project, its management, as well as its subsequent realization.

Through an integral control of the construction process, we are able to manage projects from initial conception to final realization, always in the planned budget and timing. We develop each project with a great intensity, rigor and professionalism, trying to do a sober and essential architecture, provided with innovative solutions and timeless character.

Our starting point is the need to improve the expectations created by our customers, having a strong commitment to them throughout the building process. We enjoy talking to our customers, hear their thoughts and trying to understand which are their needs, incorporating the project as intrinsic conditions thereof. We create harmonious spaces, shapely and well lit. Spaces full of comfort for the enjoyment of our customers.

The construction is well-built using a mix of glass, cement, and pebbles.
The construction is well-built using a mix of glass, cement, and pebbles.
The exterior of the house is painted a dark chocolate brown to better blend in with the rocks and pine trees that make up the environment.
The exterior of the house is painted a dark chocolate brown to better blend in with the rocks and pine trees that make up the environment.
On the inside, there is a study, a living room, a dining room, and a kitchen.
On the inside, there is a study, a living room, a dining room, and a kitchen.
When sat in the living space, it has a fantastic view of the outside.
When sat in the living space, it has a fantastic view of the outside.
An artistic staircase serves as the vertical connection in the home's center region.
An artistic staircase serves as the vertical connection in the home’s center region.
The interior of the house has a light grey color scheme that promotes relaxation and calm.
The interior of the house has a light grey color scheme that promotes relaxation and calm.
More white paint than grey paint is used on the upper portion of the home.
More white paint than grey paint is used on the upper portion of the home.
The bedroom has white sheets and bedding, paint that is a mix of white and grey, and wooden cabinets.
The bedroom has white sheets and bedding, paint that is a mix of white and grey, and wooden cabinets.
Due to the sunshine that filters through, the upper portion is bright.
Due to the sunshine that filters through, the upper portion is bright.
The tranquility of this bedroom is reflected in its comfortable bed and visible vista.
The tranquility of this bedroom is reflected in its comfortable bed and visible vista.
The corner of the ground floor reveals itself to be entirely open to the sea and features a patio with a pool and a lounge area.
The corner of the ground floor reveals itself to be entirely open to the sea and features a patio with a pool and a lounge area.
The large star of this house benefits from the materiality of the balcony railing's openwork design.
The large star of this house benefits from the materiality of the balcony railing’s openwork design.

Construction of a two-storey house overlooking the sea in a sloping plot, which is accessed by a gangway to the upper floor level, destined to private use. The ground floor shows itself completely open to the sea in the corner, enjoying a terrace with pool and chill-out. The vertical communication is located in the central area of the house, through an expressive staircase.

Externally, the house is painted in chocolate color, favoring its camouflage in the surrounding landscape of pine trees and rocks. The materiality of the railing of the balcony, very openwork, favors the big star of this home, which is the Mediterranean Sea, the reason why it has been built.

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Jon Dykstra
Jon Dykstra

Jon practiced law before launching his online publishing career, bringing analytical rigor to everything he builds. Home Stratosphere combines that precision with a lifelong obsession with residential design — architecture, interiors, landscape, and furniture.

His current focus is AI-driven design analysis, using artificial intelligence to study patterns in color, layout, and material choice across thousands of homes. His Personality Type Home Design Guide applies personality frameworks to interior aesthetics, helping readers design spaces that reflect how they actually think and live.

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