© Cris Beltran
- Architects: DTR_studio architects
- Location: Gaucin, Malaga, Spain
- Architects In Charge: Jose Miguel Vázquez, Jose María Olmedo
- Area: 190.0 m2
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Cris Beltran
- Constructor: CRISEBA S.L.
- Construction Management: DTR / Javier Berdugo
- Collaborators: Claudia Gutierrez / Alba Márquez
© Cris Beltran
It is one of the most difficult Project we have developed in our studio . But thanks to our amazing clients and the effort of the builder company, the result has been fantastic.
© Cris Beltran
© Cris Beltran
The process has lasted four years, because the project has been growing over time. The original request was to extend their home with the annexed plot on the left. We had to keep the old house and add a new one. Furthermore we did not have any views. So we developed a quiet project, inspired in the popular architecture, adding a new volume with no noise. Just the gesture of a double height window, with tropical wood, versus the white volume.
Floor Plan
Just before starting the work on site, the plot above us was on sale. It was the chance to get vistas and propose a more ambitious project . We advised to the clients to demolish the original house, so we could project a global project with no restrictions. They accepted the challenge with no doubt.
© Cris Beltran
The higher plot (the last added to the puzzle) will be the living area. The pool will be stand in the free ground space available. The rest of the outdoor area is the roof of the night area. The bedrooms are below the terrace, sited in the first project plot. In the ground level, just below the bedrooms , there is an apartment for guests. The stairs will be the element which will sort the puzzle . This importance is highlighted with the skylight – bay window
© Cris Beltran
The Project is concluded with a overlook terrace on the roof of the living area. This space plays just with white planes,so common in Andalucian popular architecture, integrating the house with the neighborhood .
© Cris Beltran
The entrance to the house is across a Andalucian patio. This traditional space prepares us to get into the heart of the house and the visual explosion that follow it . After the living room , we can see the stairs area, lighted with an old brick jalousie . The night area recover the original project facade , keeping the image of a traditional house, except the double height window .
© Cris Beltran
The efficient concept has been present during the project development . We have proposed a outdoor insulation, the best system to get the highest levels of insulation, and allows us to use the traditional white plaster .
© Cris Beltran
The materials election has looked for to strengthen the integration with the context : White plaster, old brick jalousie, continuous concrete floors, tropical wood windows …
Sig Nordal 