BOUTIQUE HOUSE
An open-plan living space that creates continuity throughout; serving as an invitation to keep the home inviting and simultaneously appreciative of the external environment.
Attracted by the conceptualization and approach to our projects, three clients showed up at our studio to share a residential project they had in mind.
What resulted was an exercise in synthesis and avoiding the repetition of spaces for the benefit of a more optimized and sustainable purpose.
What resulted was an exercise in synthesis and avoiding the repetition of spaces for the benefit of a more optimized and sustainable purpose.
A natural environment encloses the interior design project with the location near the Catalan coast. It is a place surrounded by fields and historic villages. Thanks to the project being located next to the coastal and Mediterranean towns, an outdoor and open-air lifestyle was sought.
Our goals included optimizing the corridors or transit areas, increasing the space for the indoor and outdoor common areas, and focusing on the house’s functionality.
From the first instance, we commenced to carry out an exercise of isolating and synthesizing the functionalities of the space. Under our vision, we wanted to take the project to almost a routine of saving the designated common areas and doing justice to all three spaces. We also wanted to give more presence and dimension to socialization spaces. If a shared solution was reached, we could make the outdoor areas grow. Each user could benefit from the larger common areas to allow sharing of the space. The only disadvantage of this approach was that a degree of privacy is lost, however, when discussed with the clients, they agreed that it was a good compromise.
If needed, the home while occupied out of season could remain partially closed, but still persist in covering all the housing needs required, making it inhabitable throughout the year regardless of the number of inhabitants.
If needed, the home while occupied out of season could remain partially closed, but still persist in covering all the housing needs required, making it inhabitable throughout the year regardless of the number of inhabitants.
The ultimate challenge for us was considering that the clients used the home seasonally, with the option of having guests over. Due to this, the approach used was to design a multipurpose space conceived to function as a whole or by separate spaces that would allow any inhabitants or guests to be able to rent it in its entirety or by rooms. These factors helped us to design the house. We understood the space from an occupational point of view; where the home offers the possibility of covering all the needs necessary during a stay. Besides this, depending on the guests, time of occupation, or season of the year, the ability to close off part of the home would contribute to notable energy savings, thereby creating a sustainable and eco-friendly element to this project.
The surroundings act as a design element for the home, whereas permanent contact with the outdoor space is the primary purpose. The transition from the day to the night area emphasizes this experience.
The occupation of the plot allows us to have a single-story home. It was proposed to separate the house into two large groups - a day area where we find a more open, shared, and socializable space, and the night area; which is a more private area, where the rooms are located.
A minimalist and functional architecture that blends in with the environment helps to enrich small construction details and natural materials.
A minimalist and functional architecture that blends in with the environment helps to enrich small construction details and natural materials.
The entire transition from the day to the night area is through uncovered areas, which substantially freed up any further construction since we understand that being a seasonal summer space does not mean inconvenience.
As in all of our projects, greenery is an essential aspect of the conceptualization process, not only for its aesthetics but also for its functionality. In the outdoor area, the surroundings are full of landscaped areas and trees. In this way, the incidence of the sun can be controlled naturally and allows us to integrate and blend the architecture with the environment. The entire garden area is planted with plants and elements from the region, seeking both integration and sustainability.
A warm & minimal interior design was achieved to ensure that the elements take the center of attention and create a comforting experience, given the versatility of the space.
A warm & minimal interior design was achieved to ensure that the elements take the center of attention and create a comforting experience, given the versatility of the space.
The Fayland table by E15 reflects the project concept; it carries a purist use of material and a clear design language, thereby enhancing the construction details which are the heart of the design.
