Threshold Staircase in Ribes de Freser, Spain by Comas-Pont Arquitectes

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A house at the foot of a hill with views of the surrounding landscape.

Architect: Comas-Pont Arquitectes
Location: Ventaiola 1, (veïnat Ribesaltes). Ribes de Freser, Spain
Project year: 2015-2020
Photos: Adrià Goula

The entrance gallery, which is the enlarged staircase landing from the lower floor, with a backdrop of the majestic hill.

The entrance gallery, which is the enlarged staircase landing from the lower floor, with a backdrop of the majestic hill.

The natural wood staircase entrance on the lower floor.
The natural wood staircase entrance on the lower floor.
The outside staircase with an expanded landing in the entrance gallery.
The outside staircase with an expanded landing in the entrance gallery.
The entrance gallery, which features natural wood, concrete, and large glass windows with a clear view of the hill and surrounding trees.
The entrance gallery, which features natural wood, concrete, and large glass windows with a clear view of the hill and surrounding trees.
The vertical patterned in the entrance, which contrasts to the natural wood cladding on the inside.
The vertical patterned in the entrance, which contrasts to the natural wood cladding on the inside.
The house's main facade, which is open to the landscape and vegetation views.
The house’s main facade, which is open to the landscape and vegetation views.
A one-of-a-kind design house surrounded by vegetation with breathtaking views of the hill.
A one-of-a-kind design house surrounded by vegetation with breathtaking views of the hill.

Connect the house with the lower floor, that was the initial order. We placed the staircase outside the house, open to the landscape views, and enlarged its landing to turn it into an entrance gallery.

A threshold that transforms the way of accessing the house. It has no definite use but the opportunities seem multiple.

The lightness contrasts to the existing massif construction. The interior, cladded with natural wood, is a homely space that participates of the natural light and the vegetation of its surroundings, framed to enhance the beginning and end of the staircase.

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