Dialogue with the slope. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura
26/09/2019.
[Palafrugell – Tamariu (Baix Empordà)] Spain
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
This house was designed by the 05AM Arquitectura firm. A house located on a hillside in Tamariu, a coastal town facing the Mediterranean, in Girona, northeast of Spain, near the border with France.
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura. Photograph by Adrià Goula
Site plan. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura.
Access level plan. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura.
Main level plan. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura.
Bedrooms level plan. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura.
East elevation. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura.
South elevation. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura.
North elevation. House in Tamariu by 05AM Arquitectura.
05AM Arquitectura designed a two storeys residence on a very steep plot of land. The house look to south, an smart way to maximize the views, sun light, and “foster the best of outdoor life”, using typical white colour on its facades.
Residents access to home via a spiraling metal staircase from the street on the north façade, leading to bedrooms on the second storey. The ground floor features an open plan, multi-purpose space that opens out on to a paved terrace.
“It is a house where both the exterior and the interior are designed to enjoy the Mediterranean climate”, explain the architects.
Residents access to home via a spiraling metal staircase from the street on the north façade, leading to bedrooms on the second storey. The ground floor features an open plan, multi-purpose space that opens out on to a paved terrace.
“It is a house where both the exterior and the interior are designed to enjoy the Mediterranean climate”, explain the architects.
Project description by 05AM Arquitectura
On a highly sloped plot with the access on the upper side, we designed a compact house in contact with the street and the north side of the plot, freeing spaces on the south side. In order to get the best views, the volume spins its direction looking for the seaside front.
The resulting house responds to the two main features of the plot: the perspectives on the sea and the hill slope. On the other hand, the lower floor is oriented following the hill direction in order to grant a better contact with the natural plot, creating at the same time a terrace on the main floor that gets wider as it reaches the south side. The final volume is resolved with an inclined eave tailored according to the land topography that preserves the general linearity of the house. This specific solution improves the interior spaces and their exposure to the sun. The living areas of the house are disposed around the fireplace, creating a sequence of double-height spaces oriented to south, bringing sunlight inside the house. Next to the dining room there is a nice outdoor space protected by a sunshade that fosters its outdoor life. In the bisecting line of the two main volumes we placed a spiral staircase that incorporates intermediate slabs of generous dimensions that becomes part of the programme. On the lower floor, the arrival of the stairs is used as a polyvalent space with an outdoor exit.
In general lines, it is a house where both the exterior and the interior are designed to enjoy the Mediterranean climate, placing all the main spaces on the south side, in front of the seaside.
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Arquitectos
05AM Arquitectura. Joan Arnau, Carme Muñoz.
Collaborators
Júlia Esteve and Laura Rodrigo (architects). GMK - Miquel Llorens (structure). Planas-Casadevall (quantity surveyor). SJ12 Engineers - Albert Colomer (MEP).
Builder
Xiu Cargol
Area
338 m²
Dates
Project.- 2014-2015. Construction.- 2016-2018.
Photography
Joan Arnau, Carme Muñoz. 05 AM arquitectura
05 AM arquitectura, is an architecture firm based in Girona, founded by Joan Arnau and Carme Muñoz in 2005. Their practice and professional expertise is based on the realisation of projects, interiors, and landscapes architecture. They have carried out projects both for public administration, public competitions and private commissions, having a vast experience in the last one, either in interior renovations or new constructions.
05 AM arquitectura team is formed by intern collaborators and an extensive network of highly-specialised consultants on different areas, with whom they share the same goals and self-commitment.
Throughout their professional trajectory they have received numerous recognitions in the specialized sector.
05 AM arquitectura team is formed by intern collaborators and an extensive network of highly-specialised consultants on different areas, with whom they share the same goals and self-commitment.
Throughout their professional trajectory they have received numerous recognitions in the specialized sector.
