The house is located in L’Ametlla del Vallès in a sloping plot.
The building has two façades. The white one opens itself to the interior part of the plot, with views to the pinewood.
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To the east, there is a street and a group of neighbouring private houses; to the west, views to the pinewood. In this environment, the intent of the building is to turn its back to the vehicular traffic and to open itself to the surroundings.
Façade facing the garden.
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Making the most of the characteristics of the plot, we placed the parking area in the street level in order to dispose the habitable spaces in the floor -1, where there is a direct access to the garden and a visual connection to the pine forest of L’Ametlla. Since all the spaces in this floor are arranged in parallel, every room enjoys natural light: bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen, dinning room and living room. The only space located in the street floor is the studio, which serves as a sort of buffer area between the parking and the living room.
The building has two façades. The black one turns its back to the vehicular traffic and the neighbouring buildings.
Photo by Jordi Surroca (www.jordisurroca.com) © MIRAG Millet Ramoneda. All rights reserved.. Published on June 20, 2013.
The house has two façades. The street façade is opaque, dark, wave-like. Featuring just a window and a door, it isolates the house from the road and the passers-by. The garden façade is the polar opposite: it has big windows and is immensely bright. The broken lines that form the façade, as well as the composition of the apertures, all respond to the lighting needs of the inner spaces.
Image of the inner façade of the plot. All the habitable spaces give into the inner part of the plot. The composition of the façade responds to the intent to give every space a visual connection to the pinewood.
Photo by Jordi Surroca (www.jordisurroca.com) © MIRAG Millet Ramoneda. All rights reserved.. Published on June 20, 2013.
The building has two façades. The black one turns its back to the vehicular traffic and the neighbouring buildings.
Photo by Jordi Surroca (www.jordisurroca.com) © MIRAG Millet Ramoneda. All rights reserved.. Published on June 20, 2013.
Interior image. The living room features a double space, which connects with the studio, the only habitable space located on the street floor.
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The staircase leads to the floor -1, linking four different spaces: studio, living room, dinning room and kitchen.
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The studio. It is the only habitable space that is located on the street floor, and yet it keeps a close relation with the garden and the dining room.
Photo by Jordi Surroca (www.jordisurroca.com) © MIRAG Millet Ramoneda. All rights reserved.. Published on June 20, 2013.
The staircase leads to the floor -1, linking four different spaces: studio, living room, dining room and kitchen.
Photo by Jordi Surroca (www.jordisurroca.com) © MIRAG Millet Ramoneda. All rights reserved.. Published on June 20, 2013.
Main bathroom. Handmade glazed tile was chosen for this space.
Photo by Jordi Surroca (www.jordisurroca.com) © MIRAG Millet Ramoneda. All rights reserved.. Published on June 20, 2013.