A look towards the sea. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina
17/02/2022.
[Port de la Selva - Gerona] Spain
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This house designed by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina is located on a hillside overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, in Port de la Selva, located on the north coast of Cap de Creus, on the Costa Brava in the north of the province of Gerona.
The project combines two different design strategies. One is the separation of volumes that differentiates the program and the other is its dialogue with the rock, its embedding with the terrain of the hillside. These strategies produce various patios, providing ventilation and natural lighting to the house.
The project combines two different design strategies. One is the separation of volumes that differentiates the program and the other is its dialogue with the rock, its embedding with the terrain of the hillside. These strategies produce various patios, providing ventilation and natural lighting to the house.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
site plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Axonometry plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Ground floor plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
First floor plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Rooftop plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
North elevation plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
South elevation plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
West elevation plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
East elevation plan. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Cross section 1. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Cross section 2. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Cross section 3. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Constructive detail. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Perspective section. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Model. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Lamp. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Lamp. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
Lamp. Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina.
The project of a house for a family with four children Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina is made up of two levels. It is accessed through the lower one and it is where the patios that dialogue with the excavated rock and the garage for access to the house are located. The upper level is separated from the ground and focuses its gaze on the sea, opening up to the landscape with an exposed reinforced concrete structure whose texture dialogues with the hillside. On this floor are located bedrooms, living room and kitchen.
The pool is located on one of the sides of the house (dialoguing with the lower floor through a cover that moves), and enjoys privileged views having a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape.
The pool is located on one of the sides of the house (dialoguing with the lower floor through a cover that moves), and enjoys privileged views having a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape.
"This in turn is capable of receiving correct sunlight during the winter months, as it is also oriented to the south. From a tectonic point of view, concrete is the predominant material both outdoors and indoors. interior, given that its stony nature establishes an intense dialogue with the rocky substratum of the place. Also, its resistance to inclement weather (strong winds and marine environment) makes it one of the most durable options, with little maintenance and, therefore, more sustainable."
Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina
Port de la Selva by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina. Photography by Marià Castelló.
Description of project by Marià Castelló + José Antonio Molina
Port de la Selva is a small coastal settlement in the northernmost part of the Costa Brava. The intervention is located on a plot of "La Tamariua" urbanization on the north slope of Puig Gros, a small promontory that surrounds and protects the port of the town.
The topography presents a pronounced slope towards the sea with abundant outcrops of porphyry, a dark and very hard rock that characterizes the geology of the volcanic origin of the place. The conditions climatic conditions are those typical of the Mediterranean climate, although sometimes they become extreme, with strong northerly component winds (Tramontana) that frequently hit the coast.
The tension between the optimal solar orientation and the deep panoramic views compresses the program of a house for a family with four children on two levels: the lower one embedded in the bedrock and the above, divided into two volumes. This combination of strategies (embedding in the ground and volumetric division) allows to reduce the apparent volume of the intervention and improve its integration in the landscape, as well as generating different patios that provide warmth, lighting, and ventilation at points strategic.
The interstices between the rocky matrix of porphyry and the architecture become the most lyrical moments of the proposal and where you most want to be. While on the lower level, almost at street level, more intimate relationships with the outside are established through patios, on the upper level the two volumes open frontally to the landscape and the horizon Marine.
Also on the upper level, more introverted relationships are generated between the volumes and the surrounding rocky substrate. Thus, the glass nexus, which connects the two bodies and contains the vertical communication, acts as a screen against the wind and generates a space for external relationships sheltered from the prevailing wind but visually permeable towards the sea.
This in turn is capable of receiving correct sunlight during the winter months, as it is also oriented to the south. From a tectonic point of view, concrete is the predominant material both outdoors and indoors. interior, given that its stony nature establishes an intense dialogue with the rocky substratum of the place. Also, its resistance to inclement weather (strong winds and marine environment) makes it one of the most durable options, with little maintenance and, therefore, more sustainable.
Also on the outside, porphyry gravel from the emptying of the excavation has been used as finishing of the roofs and interstitial patios between the intervention and the bedrock.
To compensate for the intrinsic qualities of concrete, oak wood has been chosen to form the exterior carpentry, some coatings, furniture made to measure, etc., providing the set of warmth and harmony.
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Architects
Marià Castelló, José Antonio Molina.
Design team
Construction managers.- José Antonio Molina, Lorena Ruzafa, Marià Castelló.
Collaborators
Quantity Surveyor.-Joan Noguer.- Structure.-Think Enginyeria SLP. MEP.- QS Enginyeria i Associats SLP. Design team.- Lorena Ruzafa y Marga Ferrer.
Builder company
Construccions Pòrfit.
Area
310 m².
Dates
Design.- 2016-19.
Construction.- 2019-2021.
Location
Punta Creu 15. Port de la Selva. Spain
Photography
Marià Castelló
Marià Castelló · Architecture began its course in February 2002 with the first public and private initiative projects in Formentera. The connection, the respect and the commitment with the culture, the landscape and the territory of the minor of the Pitiüsas islands was determining in the professional and personal orientation chosen.
The study has collaborated with editorial projects of different nature, exhibitions and presentations with the purpose of spreading both the patrimonial baggage existing on the island and those contemporary interventions generated with criteria and reflection.
Among his last prizes, he stands out as a finalist in the 59th edition of the FAD Awards in the category of "City and Landscape" for the work "Restauració del Fossar Vell of Sant Francesc" (2017), the Special mention (2nd Position) of the Prize European Intervention in the Architectural Heritage AADIPA (2017) for the Restoration of the Tower des Pi des Català, s. XVIII in Formentera, or the work selected in the Catalan Pavilion of the Biennale di Architettura di Venezia (2012) "Architectural Rowers" in the "Contexts" section.
The study has collaborated with editorial projects of different nature, exhibitions and presentations with the purpose of spreading both the patrimonial baggage existing on the island and those contemporary interventions generated with criteria and reflection.
Among his last prizes, he stands out as a finalist in the 59th edition of the FAD Awards in the category of "City and Landscape" for the work "Restauració del Fossar Vell of Sant Francesc" (2017), the Special mention (2nd Position) of the Prize European Intervention in the Architectural Heritage AADIPA (2017) for the Restoration of the Tower des Pi des Català, s. XVIII in Formentera, or the work selected in the Catalan Pavilion of the Biennale di Architettura di Venezia (2012) "Architectural Rowers" in the "Contexts" section.
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