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House in Menorca by Dom Arquitectura

Being a summer house, the main idea is not only creating the interior spaces of the house, but distribute all outer space. The interior spaces seek good relations with the outside world, colonizing their surroundings and their views.

Inspired by the typical Menorca “tanca”, stone walls divisions of the realm. The plot is organized from a space frame, fully passable, based on a trace orthogonal, combining floors, platforms, water, trees, plants, tanca, pergolas, walls and the house itself. By combining these elements we are encountering this approach in which each piece is delimited and acquires its own identity and use within a harmonious whole. The diversity of outdoor stays provides the site a space balanced richness.

The house is situated in the center of the outer solar stays divided in two, front and rear. The hall of the house with two large openings on each side operates as a mixed external-internal transition. Falls outside the pavement causing a passage that connects the back yard with the front porch.

Based on typical lattices menorquinas designed a sliding wooden slats fixed set a filter to the outside, they act as sunscreens, giving privacy and multipliplying the usability. They combine the vertical slats of the east and west facades with horizontal south facade. Most of these openings are floor to ceiling, allowing for greater continuity to the outside and making the most magnificent views of the site.

Architect: Pablo Serrano Elorduy
Interior Designer: Blanca Elorduy
Rigger: Joan Camps
Structure: Osmotec
Construction: Construccions Rotger Piris, S.L.
Surface: 443 m2

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SITUATION: MENORCA, SPAIN
AREA: 180 Sqm
TEAM: MODO, Arquitectura y Diseño
ARCHITECTS: Christian Sintes, David Dominguez

This small project (180 sqm) is located near the seaside, in an urbanization on the northface of the port of Mahon, in Menorca.

The area is very quite, caracterized by the existence of several isolated houses mainly composed by the intersection of cubic blocks.

As the site is situated between two houses, the aim of the project was to create an introverted house regarding to the neighbours, and outgoing to the main views to the seaside. It appears as a compact geometry, in contrast to the unlucky catalog of formal solutions of the surrounding neighbours.

The house is mainly closed on its north facade, and open wide to the south orientation, it appears as a massive compact object, perforated by a “great eye”, framing the interesting views.

The program is divided in two floors regarding to the existing strong slope of the site. The main entrance and sleeping area are on the first floor, while the living room and the kitchen are situated on the ground level. The kitchen is conceived to cook looking at the sea, this idea is reinforced by the use of the same floor natural stone in the interior and exterior areas.

The exterior area is divided by different slopes, creating intimate or open areas as needed.

Regarding to the native architectural tradition, we used “ White“ as the main material (and not as a colour) for the whole solution.

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