Artist's House/Studio + Country Bed & Breakfast in La Pereda
11/10/2013.
By Longo + Roldán Architects. [Llanes] Spain
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO
From the outside, this country house + hotel by Víctor Longo and Ester Roldán in La Pereda blends perfectly into the Asturian landscape. From the inside, the landscape is always present through the large glass windows.
Exterior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Exterior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Access. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Exterior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Exterior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Exterior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Exterior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
View from the rooftop. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Rooftop. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Interior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Interior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
View from the inside. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Interior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Interior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Interior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Interior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Previous studies. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Site plan. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Elevation and floor plan. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Construction. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Construction. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Construction. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Construction. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Exterior view. Photography © Marcos Morilla. Courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Sketch. Image courtesy of Longo+Roldán Architects.
Memory of project
The peculiar topography of the site, its orientation and mountain views of Cuera are the starting points in the design of an artist´s residence/studio + countryside bed&breakfast in the Asturian population La Pereda, in the village of Llanes, Spain.
The project takes advantage of a loophole in the law -which requires regional build-pitched roofs of curved ceramic tile- to propose a building that looks forward the integration into the natural beauty of the area more than in the built environment that surrounds it. To reach a level that will optimize the views of the mountains and the forest surrounding the plot, the action takes place in the northern part of the site. The existing hill there is removed to play with a single green roof that shelters the different uses, thereby diluting the boundaries between the natural and the built in a game between the tectonic and estereotomic that refers to the land-art interventions.
A curved stone wall leads from the main road and back into the building and gains altitude to become the load bearing wall that supports the concrete deck, while separates the residence/studio area, for the artist private use, from the small b&b open to the public. This central wall, massive and forceful to ensure the privacy of both functions, contrast to the facades oriented to the north and south in the housing area and to the east in the b&b, much lighter and visually permeable, to enhance the views.
The roof in continuity with the ground not only integrates the building into the environment and minimizes the height above the ground naturally, but also allows to maximize energy savings.
Text.- longo+roldán architects
CREDITS.-
Architects.- Víctor Longo, Ester Roldán.
Client.- Emma Fernández Granada.
Site Area.- 7,827 sqm.
Built Area.- 484.40 sqm.
Design Period.- 2005/2006.
Construction Period.- 2007/2011.
Location.- La Pereda, Llanes, Asturias, Spain.
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LONGO+ROLDÁN ARQUITECTOS VÍCTOR LONGO + ESTER ROLDÁN
Víctor Longo (Mexico, 1971) studied architecture at ETSA Valladolid University and in the year 2000 founded the studio Longo+Roldán Architecs with Ester Roldán (Palencia, 1976), who studied at ETSA Valladolid and has a DEA from ETSA Barcelona University.
