Seville-based architecture studio EOVASTUDIO has been commissioned to design this detached house between party walls, located in the historic center of the municipality of La Línea de la Concepción, between the Bay of Algeciras and the Alborán Sea, belonging to the region from Campo de Gibraltar, south of the province of Cádiz, Spain.

As is common in the historic centers of European cities, the plot where the house is projected has a narrow and elongated morphology, barely 3.5 meters wide and 15 meters long, so a house with several floors to optimize the permitted constructed area.

The orientation of the plot provides the house with optimum conditions for ventilation, natural light, and privileged views of the Rock of Gibraltar, whose border is just 500 meters away.
The house designed by EOVASTUDIO is an exercise in material simplicity and spatial richness, which is built with two perforated ceramic brick load-bearing walls, located on the dividing walls. These walls, in addition to providing color and texture, function as a thermal accumulator, improving the bioclimatic behavior of the home.

Casa Oché is organized on three floors that reverse the typical organization of the program and places a bedroom next to a bathroom that connects directly to an interior patio, providing great light to the room. On the first floor is the living room, a toilet, and another bedroom that complements the one on the lower level. Finally, the upper floor is made up of a kitchen and a dining room connected to a terrace.

All the spaces are connected by two staircases that add great personality to the house, one of which is a spiral that connects a double-height space formalized with a large vault between the first and upper floors.



Oché House by EOVASTUDIO. Photograph by Fernando Alda.


Oché House by EOVASTUDIO. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
 

Project description by EOVASTUDIO

Barely 500 metres from the border with Gibraltar, between the Bay of Algeciras and the Alboran Sea, lies the historic centre of La Línea de la Concepción, a small urban nucleus of low density and longitudinal structure formed by single-family dwellings and pedestrian streets.

The plot where the dwelling is developed has a narrow and elongated morphology, almost at the limit of the conditions necessary for habitability, with barely 3.5 metres wide and 15 metres long. In contrast, the south orientation of the plot and the magnificent views towards the Rock of Gibraltar made it possible to provide good conditions of natural light, ventilation and attractive visuals for a dwelling with a low budget and difficult execution conditions.

The first decision was to build two load-bearing party walls of perforated ceramic brick, an economical material manufactured to be coated, but which during the construction of the house the clients accepted to leave it exposed for the final finish. These walls, as well as providing colour and texture, act as a thermal accumulator, improving the bioclimatic behaviour of the house.

On the other hand, the decision to situate the night-time and service areas on the lower levels of the dwelling allowed for the inclusion of a singular space of greater height that would visually connect all the exterior spaces of the plot, using a direct and continuous gesture formalised as a vault that simultaneously embraces and decompresses the space. In turn, light clay ceramic vaults, used as formwork for the roof of the dwelling, complete the interior envelope without any other cladding than the scant natural lime rendering that covers the walls fitted with installations in the wet areas.

These simple operations ensure that each area has a direct relationship with an outdoor space (courtyard, terrace and roof), that there is a visual link between all the spaces of the house and that the sunlight continuously crosses all the levels of the dwelling.

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EOVASTUDIO. Architects.- Juan José Baena, Marta Gómez, Joanna Jedrus.
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Completion of the work.- January 2022.
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The line of conception - Cadiz. Spain.
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EOVASTUDIO is a Seville-based studio founded by Juan José Baena, Marta Gómez, Joanna Jedrus in 2010.

Juan José Baena Martínez.- Born in Valencia (Spain), 1981. Studied Architecture at the University of Valencia (Spain, 1999). Collaborated with Carlos Meri, Valencia (Spain) in 2003. Collaborated with Ladaa, Valencia (Spain) in 2004. Collaborated with Jorge Torres, Valencia (Spain) in 2005. Received the Fundación Caja de Arquitectos Scholarship for best academic results in 2006.

Graduated with degree in Architecture in 2006. Collaborated with Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, Seville (Spain) between 2007-2009. Project Coordinator at Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, Seville (Spain) between 2009-2015. Assistant Professor for the International Workshop “Arquitectura Blanca” at the University of Seville (Spain) in 2009. Co-founded EOVASTUDIO, Seville (Spain) in 2010.

Marta Gómez Martínez. Born in Seville (Spain) in 1974. Studied Architecture at the University of Seville (Spain, 1992). Collaborated with Andrés López Fernández, Seville (Spain) in 1996. Studied Architecture at the Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy) between 2000-2001 (Erasmus Scholarship). Collaborated with Massimiliano Coccia, Rome (Italy) in 2001. Collaborated with City Council of Carmona, Seville (Spain) between 2001-2002.

Graduated with degree in Architecture in 2002. Collaborated with Glenn Howells Architects, Birmingham (United Kingdom) between 2002-2004. Collaborated with Associated Architects, Birmingham (United Kingdom) between 2004-2005. Collaborated with Cruz y Ortiz Architects, Seville (Spain) between 2005-2006. Founded MGM Architects, Seville (Spain) Worked on a number of projects in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain, 2007-2010. Co-founded EOVASTUDIO, Seville (Spain) in 2010. Project Manager Professional PMP© by the PMI in 2011.

Joanna Jedrus. Born in Katowice (Poland) in 1979. Studied Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology of Gliwice (Poland, 1998). Collaborated with PORT, Tadeusz Kmiec, Katowice (Poland) in 2001. Studied Architecture at the Università di Bologna (Italy) between 2002-2003 (Erasmus Scholarship). Collaborated with Romano Botti-Kalina Eibl, Modena (Italy) in 2003. Collaborated with Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, Seville (Spain). Leonardo da Vinci Scholarship, 2003-2004.

Graduated with degree in Architecture in 2004. Collaborated with Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, Seville (Spain) between 2004-2009. Project Coordinator at Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, Seville (Spain), 2009-2012. Architectural and Construction Professional Qualification by the Chamber of Architects(Poland), 2008. Assistant Professor for the International Workshop “Arquitectura Blanca” at the University of Seville (Spain), 2009. Co-founded EOVASTUDIO, Seville (Spain), 2010. 
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Published on: May 24, 2023
Cite: "Material simplicity and spatial richness. Oché House by EOVASTUDIO" METALOCUS. Accessed
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