House in Somosaguas - A-cero

The spanish architecture firm A-cero, directed by Joaquin Torres, has built a new house in the Madrid outskirts that synthesizes the evolution of the studio’s signature design language and its technical experimentation over the last years.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pb2TzKdng50TCfmjV_E6W-h6mA670TIbbnQnqhQZwionU9lITy4R4jKOi50KfLVePLa0CWAfQQExTAC3XgIu6Ww/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pb2TzKdng50TCfmjV_E6W-h6mA670TIbbnQnqhQZwionU9lITy4R4jKOi50KfLVePLa0CWAfQQExTAC3XgIu6Ww/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The house can be aesthetically inscribed in the series of projects made by the studio since its international expansion, in places like the Dominican Republic and Dubai, presenting a greater spatial complexity and and use of shapes that underlines the relation between A-cero’s architecture and contemporary sculpture.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfycZanea11liFYFAvs5rnvZ888pprYKwEJzXH6MYqFQPp4Xy1xSM5ilofCp1aEk-Dta4jEhXHiA22qjJ9mjlTw/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfycZanea11liFYFAvs5rnvZ888pprYKwEJzXH6MYqFQPp4Xy1xSM5ilofCp1aEk-Dta4jEhXHiA22qjJ9mjlTw/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTsA_8xvULaH2BQzXIh6N8XZR5xTMJI6lbA2P6viOqNgftKnMQL_-E7DPevlh1D8dh80RSW3qi2oKieCDOJHxSQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTsA_8xvULaH2BQzXIh6N8XZR5xTMJI6lbA2P6viOqNgftKnMQL_-E7DPevlh1D8dh80RSW3qi2oKieCDOJHxSQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />At first impression the house clearly shows its intentions, with the dominance of stylized curves and bold shapes that relate harmonically to its natural context while keeping a clearly modern character. The horizontal shapes pile up one on another, creating a stratified building that seems to emerge from the earth like a natural formation, the façades are treated with a texturized dark concrete, completing the mineral analogy.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZ3nnx_ulBcMlJkReTn0cWbZamjbpclSBe8HBBYfYuzxU5yOpmEwpW8UKz0ZxeRw2vPOdeFQL4ojFweNa5SOCkQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZ3nnx_ulBcMlJkReTn0cWbZamjbpclSBe8HBBYfYuzxU5yOpmEwpW8UKz0ZxeRw2vPOdeFQL4ojFweNa5SOCkQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pMw6do_0gUBb66j4PFpC7z-LZ8QtBbCMtIcm46hfP82Lm_QkPpwlwlw9GrQP9Z8MhwVoIT35EllXvst_s99iKaQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pMw6do_0gUBb66j4PFpC7z-LZ8QtBbCMtIcm46hfP82Lm_QkPpwlwlw9GrQP9Z8MhwVoIT35EllXvst_s99iKaQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />In this capacity of being at once natural in its matter and artificial in its forms, the house reminds of the work of minimalist sculptors like David Nash, or a piece of land art.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4DubzduARTnDiN8Tw9sk-mAZntR2tVx1JI0CukZn1d_qWm8elqVUR9rk7-fNM7x91_3ilvzB1kY5KnVLFqxx-g/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4DubzduARTnDiN8Tw9sk-mAZntR2tVx1JI0CukZn1d_qWm8elqVUR9rk7-fNM7x91_3ilvzB1kY5KnVLFqxx-g/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-7.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbykLq-pDBkchGWtkRAmEdGTHkZzYEi4AIs-P7A0-prPly14wVFY-WrFPmMKC52l36obzNVbDZIpVobXCSTHgDg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbykLq-pDBkchGWtkRAmEdGTHkZzYEi4AIs-P7A0-prPly14wVFY-WrFPmMKC52l36obzNVbDZIpVobXCSTHgDg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-8.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptr5oHpJudeSLdwdMzfcN-vxGtCHYsObN3GkQ9H9bYwTtB-iuwn4SLdEHvd0Q32rPErtkJNQ4S5nOCs4Hg1oh0Q/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptr5oHpJudeSLdwdMzfcN-vxGtCHYsObN3GkQ9H9bYwTtB-iuwn4SLdEHvd0Q32rPErtkJNQ4S5nOCs4Hg1oh0Q/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-9.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkkUFOPjC4JiqWt69DIMdNhymxJgJFCSUQdOYj__WBeYbDlycN2x5ZzbjBnMSeHKvi3u562mnCYNBAkE2jg8I1A/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkkUFOPjC4JiqWt69DIMdNhymxJgJFCSUQdOYj__WBeYbDlycN2x5ZzbjBnMSeHKvi3u562mnCYNBAkE2jg8I1A/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The interior contains a varied program, solved with a very complex array of spaces with different heights and levels, as well as the particular shape of some of the rooms. The lower level contains the main hall -covered by a curved ceiling that accentuates its relevance-, living and dining rooms, master bedroom, gym, interior pool, kitchen and service areas. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQU2qmrZeRsxG7NssrbiW3Ib30BtyCHYyIWRcqlxfsG7NUZNGo2Z-I-uGPDyMxjJ4hC-oCF2v5rIJiGOhczuPvg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQU2qmrZeRsxG7NssrbiW3Ib30BtyCHYyIWRcqlxfsG7NUZNGo2Z-I-uGPDyMxjJ4hC-oCF2v5rIJiGOhczuPvg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmZX6efShJrdbiQ0ZPcs2zSdn6dJUMQc9-X3k2YXkqh2WNzi4Vp5t0oxn_8fSSuejJtCVgFHygg172yRboE4lUQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmZX6efShJrdbiQ0ZPcs2zSdn6dJUMQc9-X3k2YXkqh2WNzi4Vp5t0oxn_8fSSuejJtCVgFHygg172yRboE4lUQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-12.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paQAmv_i7iEsC1m5I4FGHbS76DLlsPaoplzzh8L46k9x1jyrVOJ8ZjEFueAq2a8JO3Ph86jXmXIfMTvUiWUw_Kg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paQAmv_i7iEsC1m5I4FGHbS76DLlsPaoplzzh8L46k9x1jyrVOJ8ZjEFueAq2a8JO3Ph86jXmXIfMTvUiWUw_Kg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-13.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkElhkT9EzhC76TIQEftfQtjYT02Rleey_zePZde8iW4pIZ4nqNgF-dqq3qjvB1Zi8S84t57moEop5yEAdrgscg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkElhkT9EzhC76TIQEftfQtjYT02Rleey_zePZde8iW4pIZ4nqNgF-dqq3qjvB1Zi8S84t57moEop5yEAdrgscg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-14.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />On the upper level is located a painting studio, under a long curved ceiling, flooded with natural light and the best views over the surrounding landscape. The basement is dedicated to health and leisure, with a bar, games room, chill out, massage room, projection room, cellar and gym. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfhZG8qoFIJUh9IQy_WlQ3UXSRIxfWtfuFBXls22-m1N6x3-ei_xQeTM7lcedB65L9yKR90fbKQx23CFdy97usg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-15.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfhZG8qoFIJUh9IQy_WlQ3UXSRIxfWtfuFBXls22-m1N6x3-ei_xQeTM7lcedB65L9yKR90fbKQx23CFdy97usg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-15.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p25VgUbq4USTAeiDU4r7A0CN-E_j3Lxlhec5NQ4_8Nk4ymsB2LfH6RptQQLKOZKuw0HI6IawNG-V3glOLTAsNCA/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-16.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p25VgUbq4USTAeiDU4r7A0CN-E_j3Lxlhec5NQ4_8Nk4ymsB2LfH6RptQQLKOZKuw0HI6IawNG-V3glOLTAsNCA/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-16.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4C-UM7UtrOh7tIjU4OsltpBlh5gIeJxTXzCsmwRuvr-10VDmlhh0XjZNpbRk8qBtzyrxfgMyLj-6eaWsErWOrg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-17.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4C-UM7UtrOh7tIjU4OsltpBlh5gIeJxTXzCsmwRuvr-10VDmlhh0XjZNpbRk8qBtzyrxfgMyLj-6eaWsErWOrg/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-17.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTQoC00aYZWEDPyb4-AW-GVo7TAeVuoC6_tYls9TN-_Rr7tc7YJ3zwHzQDGTED4tczAKV8KImLRgeUh3M9RbPmQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-18.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTQoC00aYZWEDPyb4-AW-GVo7TAeVuoC6_tYls9TN-_Rr7tc7YJ3zwHzQDGTED4tczAKV8KImLRgeUh3M9RbPmQ/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-18.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The spaces are freed of columns and other elements that would alter its fluidity and openness, light materials have been used in the interior design to improve this aspect. The floors are covered with large format white ceramic tiles and the bathrooms are finished in white aluminum. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDn8c5BfgEGFKugz5TgQL9oTa1Dp_uCL1CGjcDJJcwRxbPth7FJrJn-7QWqeBY_LS9en9AYIaOr7ZdOyZQc4o9g/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-19.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDn8c5BfgEGFKugz5TgQL9oTa1Dp_uCL1CGjcDJJcwRxbPth7FJrJn-7QWqeBY_LS9en9AYIaOr7ZdOyZQc4o9g/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-19.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmZah4DwjVB5Ozb4LAeEVindZCGmpWfZA772MlY57e0DLdX36SytooKOrAtsD-ratgNNQvYU6c9KxVncLpzPCfw/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-20.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa en Somosaguas, A-cero, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmZah4DwjVB5Ozb4LAeEVindZCGmpWfZA772MlY57e0DLdX36SytooKOrAtsD-ratgNNQvYU6c9KxVncLpzPCfw/casa-en-somosaguas-a-cero-20.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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House in Somosaguas - A-cero

The spanish architecture firm A-cero, directed by Joaquin Torres, has built a new house in the Madrid outskirts that synthesizes the evoluti...

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Bodrum is an Aegean, Mediterranean port-trade settlement with a history of more than three thousand years, including Hellenistic, Roman, Ottoman times.<br /><br />Ideas behind the design are:<br /><br />An explosion of parts-open plan for outdoor living-passive ventilation-rainwater as a natural cooling system-harmony with the landscape.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPXVSMumxUBaLvjGKsLzj9NWByzqrwCBnOWmuz9we7d6dTPBFywRXgqaxEyvcV7yC1Fzzgm3TBoOhgKvGQc8CCA/gad-exploded-house-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPXVSMumxUBaLvjGKsLzj9NWByzqrwCBnOWmuz9we7d6dTPBFywRXgqaxEyvcV7yC1Fzzgm3TBoOhgKvGQc8CCA/gad-exploded-house-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Bodrum is a Mediterranean port-trade settlement in the Southwest of Turkey. The area boasts a rich history of over three thousand years, including Hellenistic times. The venerated scientist Heredot was born there and sculptures by artists including Leochares, Bryaxis, and Timotheos were exhibited there and can now be found in museum collections around the world.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNad4IIoybdbK_YzSw278yEUz7l6453W9tc5LXhCgZ7A0wQ5uQ88spPgjgswBze0TKKqPGDmhivBuvVqRdWdHVw/gad-exploded-house-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNad4IIoybdbK_YzSw278yEUz7l6453W9tc5LXhCgZ7A0wQ5uQ88spPgjgswBze0TKKqPGDmhivBuvVqRdWdHVw/gad-exploded-house-03.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzffItyFhM1EK5T6H1SaReScJgMowPq2JOGLcNvDOcVpvHyhOihGaQA7_ygePv4WvF5Bo6KCl7TU3gWmiQSkXYg/gad-exploded-house-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzffItyFhM1EK5T6H1SaReScJgMowPq2JOGLcNvDOcVpvHyhOihGaQA7_ygePv4WvF5Bo6KCl7TU3gWmiQSkXYg/gad-exploded-house-05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The outdated codes restrict new forms of architecture being introduced to the landscape. To overcome this and create a more flexible building type, GAD created a house made from three separate buildings – a metaphor for a single building that has been “exploded” into many parts. Each individual unit, which complies with the regulatory size of 75 square meters, is built next to one another with a narrow space in between and is linked by a glass atrium.<br /><br />Conceived as a single house, each building has a separate function: a master bedroom and bathroom; a kitchen and dining room; and a guesthouse with an adjacent study room.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxNY3_o4u463qPL6jDuZsJflD7rAgRJsaCWYPqy1aSWVk6amIDQtBdFOS99V5Hh50Umm61JpynPUnEJAP5vvT3g/gad-exploded-house-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxNY3_o4u463qPL6jDuZsJflD7rAgRJsaCWYPqy1aSWVk6amIDQtBdFOS99V5Hh50Umm61JpynPUnEJAP5vvT3g/gad-exploded-house-07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1poRBayGJ3xqQfcGyvAWL2FiOFGa8R8NEvj0vF3664PnbW0QKCksTuVaBED098kB_5AcgSImugcOtNALfqjzQiig/gad-exploded-house-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1poRBayGJ3xqQfcGyvAWL2FiOFGa8R8NEvj0vF3664PnbW0QKCksTuVaBED098kB_5AcgSImugcOtNALfqjzQiig/gad-exploded-house-10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The central glass vestibule acts as the entrance to the building as well as the main living area with 180° view of the stunning landscape and bay made possible by floor to ceiling windows. Operated electronically, the windows have the capacity to slide open flush to the ground, allowing for sea breezes to flood the interior. This innermost space is the focal point of the house and is connected to the three houses by a series of concrete ramps that reconcile the building with the landscape. An additional slope that can be used as a sun deck and for light recreational activities descends to the contiguous swimming pool located on land set at a slightly lower grade from the house. From here the ramp leads down the hillside to an additional self-contained apartment building that is set within the land and hidden from the house above.<br /><br />The open-plan of the main house ensures that it is light and airy, a must in the summer. As a secondary precaution, the roof of the building is covered with pools that collect rainwater. The water cascades from the roof of one of the buildings to the other and is then circulated back round, creating a natural cooling system for a hot climate. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCYkUJGMdc5jxVEm7U_0oTz5GUbtgBz4WzHKamjSvkHnPIXzz28tTrlfI4KlVvoHwpKcMh3Aae-EI_T8QyLK5Bg/gad-exploded-house-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCYkUJGMdc5jxVEm7U_0oTz5GUbtgBz4WzHKamjSvkHnPIXzz28tTrlfI4KlVvoHwpKcMh3Aae-EI_T8QyLK5Bg/gad-exploded-house-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The “Exploded House” reinterprets traditional dwellings in the area, yet its angular structure that fits into the clefts in the hillside, remains in keeping with the natural environment and when seen from above the pools mirror the surrounding landscape and the endless vista of the bay and help mask the presence of the building on the hill.<br /><br />Interior design: Owner has a vast antique collection, which consist of Hellenistic, Byzantine and Ottoman times. Generally there is always a problem for collectors houses :to turn to a museum.. Info structural conditions like the climate, daylight-artificial light and security become more dominant than the daily life .. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLSyfG_ZCH5TGJroWtEjY8juWqt4k8J6JeduDtL4P35-dml8D6OQdYIjFWNEgO72t9f_F0e4yB4AztE37HcS47w/gad-exploded-house-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLSyfG_ZCH5TGJroWtEjY8juWqt4k8J6JeduDtL4P35-dml8D6OQdYIjFWNEgO72t9f_F0e4yB4AztE37HcS47w/gad-exploded-house-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pa3r8WAhKiPUdJtgGismSyPoUJy_vUL6LNqF_yz5pm-5tbfCWzkJWcMB6QHxAxUFJ4X6wi7uKh2eQ6edpNys1UA/gad-exploded-house-04.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pa3r8WAhKiPUdJtgGismSyPoUJy_vUL6LNqF_yz5pm-5tbfCWzkJWcMB6QHxAxUFJ4X6wi7uKh2eQ6edpNys1UA/gad-exploded-house-04.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Interior designer Hakan Ezer successfully achieved to integrate these valuable collection pieces to the daily life without loosing the functionality..<br /><br />In addition to this, we should not forget the owner couple’s open-mindness and preference of a livable house rather than a museum house. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pG8EP_vZexsd9CXt8pmP-KBYJmXnAhpL7eod0ZiPqR54nyCDNk0k3qiHqcTENdGjzRhB06czS05YPLnz66VpEfQ/gad-exploded-house-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pG8EP_vZexsd9CXt8pmP-KBYJmXnAhpL7eod0ZiPqR54nyCDNk0k3qiHqcTENdGjzRhB06czS05YPLnz66VpEfQ/gad-exploded-house-06.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: Gokhan Avcioglu / GAD<br />Location: Bodrum, Turkey<br />Interior Design: Hakan Ezer<br />Client: Vedat Semiz, Sureyya Semiz<br />Site Area: 5,000 sqm<br />Project Area: 600 sqm<br />Project Year: 2003<br />Photographs: Ali Bekman, Ozlem Avcioglu </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIvN3h6sCN45I6KGd6G20-PVyYfXFu5Y0xtOCXes7IJyJkGfhE6DLJQTgqjkovBj8byl1C5Md0BiTKHc875FF9A/gad-exploded-house-13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Explotada - GAD, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIvN3h6sCN45I6KGd6G20-PVyYfXFu5Y0xtOCXes7IJyJkGfhE6DLJQTgqjkovBj8byl1C5Md0BiTKHc875FF9A/gad-exploded-house-13.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://tecnohaus.blogspot.com/2010/05/casa-codina-a4estudio.html" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

Exploded House - GAD

Bodrum is an Aegean, Mediterranean port-trade settlement with a history of more than three thousand years, including Hellenistic, Roman, Ott...

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House to catch the forest - Tezuka Architects

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">This cottage floats in the forest, its roof tilted to optimise the view over the treetops. The differences in ceiling heights were used to match the different purposes of the room.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUVt-zXdKg1tMzZWtJCX8dm-ycPny4D8x2XnGJ1tTLGv3oTci09klfFNUvTbLMO0j11z7AKrOBXo/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUVt-zXdKg1tMzZWtJCX8dm-ycPny4D8x2XnGJ1tTLGv3oTci09klfFNUvTbLMO0j11z7AKrOBXo/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzsMIDDFcs6dWkWzMIpnncCE6l2HHYz_HvgDUcw5mkJcI5ezdkI8DalwmLfRmyJ3V_dzXIRNa5IQ/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzsMIDDFcs6dWkWzMIpnncCE6l2HHYz_HvgDUcw5mkJcI5ezdkI8DalwmLfRmyJ3V_dzXIRNa5IQ/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUVt-zXdKg1vXOfWIqCdl3fCCRoZrEZvUkQ0ZzoPHB6RIf85RVtA4VSoAomZPMaMrzoswOEKHa0A/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUVt-zXdKg1vXOfWIqCdl3fCCRoZrEZvUkQ0ZzoPHB6RIf85RVtA4VSoAomZPMaMrzoswOEKHa0A/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-03.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pm_xqygTH9-NDKa7OUqQJau9HTSJWnJQ8EL6wvCQC44LhunisNxlQgQNl-KYWBG30rcY0lK_JOEg/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-04.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pm_xqygTH9-NDKa7OUqQJau9HTSJWnJQ8EL6wvCQC44LhunisNxlQgQNl-KYWBG30rcY0lK_JOEg/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-04.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcWdE2wGQGiWAnGp7lk2hRtU3XcZ-JjW1IgXM82RswzELdi2BiDy3IdSF6yoZMl_p6ZQmRLtYfpc/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcWdE2wGQGiWAnGp7lk2hRtU3XcZ-JjW1IgXM82RswzELdi2BiDy3IdSF6yoZMl_p6ZQmRLtYfpc/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwduStlQMpwIKqd3EEUWhbPghpVTIvwYalxIHlkIIEa9nILLObAUWiMH3N8ecliH_eAlj7u9rgEc/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwduStlQMpwIKqd3EEUWhbPghpVTIvwYalxIHlkIIEa9nILLObAUWiMH3N8ecliH_eAlj7u9rgEc/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-06.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puy9XraMvq5SFrcrlOQt1XPkHFafCiszepWKAvpkwbu7go-wxo0HDlXdfj8QMf-R5_HplcPuZtYk/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puy9XraMvq5SFrcrlOQt1XPkHFafCiszepWKAvpkwbu7go-wxo0HDlXdfj8QMf-R5_HplcPuZtYk/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />Principal use: Weekend House<br />Building site: Chino-shi, Nagano, Japan<br />Site area: 1054.10m2<br />Building area: 80.74m2<br />Total floor area: 80.74m2<br />Structure: Wood<br />Architects: Tezuka Architects -Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Makoto Takei, Ryuya Maio<br />Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd<br />Lighting design: Masahide Kakudate (Masahide Kakudate Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc.)<br />Construction: Kitano Kensetsu<br />Design period: 2003.4-2003.9<br />Construction period: 2003.10-2004.4<br />Photography: </span><a href="http://www.katsuhisakida.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Katsuhisa Kida</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> / FOTOTECA </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></div></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNEEczzBIaRgCxnQvluVE-ByoL85GMCBSQ4zuf2pQOT5Ise2xqxk3xr9s7rLPDwLeLGR-UZkmj1g/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-planta2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNEEczzBIaRgCxnQvluVE-ByoL85GMCBSQ4zuf2pQOT5Ise2xqxk3xr9s7rLPDwLeLGR-UZkmj1g/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-planta2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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House to catch the forest - Tezuka Architects

This cottage floats in the forest, its roof tilted to optimise the view over the treetops. The differences in ceiling heights were used to m...

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Formosa 1140 - Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

Located in the heart of West Hollywood, this new eleven unit housing project emphasizes the central importance of shared open space for the residents and the community.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJG9Go9cQoGy-OPqs9HHqL6dcpEISwiJXSkYGAvYvzenShagTc29DwDH93oJOIeoznzG2tPxW6Rg/formosa-1140-loha-architects-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJG9Go9cQoGy-OPqs9HHqL6dcpEISwiJXSkYGAvYvzenShagTc29DwDH93oJOIeoznzG2tPxW6Rg/formosa-1140-loha-architects-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />Formosa takes what would be the internalized open space of the courtyard and moves it to the exterior of the building to create a park which occupies approximately one third (4,600 sf) of the project site. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXthc42nrx_N7SeVhEld4BiBk1gNzL2Z6eKvgpu0QWWkvLx0ef8gsKEw30xFwXPRUwsSWQaFYXWQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXthc42nrx_N7SeVhEld4BiBk1gNzL2Z6eKvgpu0QWWkvLx0ef8gsKEw30xFwXPRUwsSWQaFYXWQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_SbeUTlVT9KMNtgS38OoUOfrVDaDOqNpJaNKtSvla4QKJKJoi7fYVGplskBpNnIcUN1M/formosa-1140-loha-architects-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_SbeUTlVT9KMNtgS38OoUOfrVDaDOqNpJaNKtSvla4QKJKJoi7fYVGplskBpNnIcUN1M/formosa-1140-loha-architects-05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />As a result of shifting the common open space to the exterior and pushing the building to one side, units are organized linearly allowing for ‘park frontage’ and cross-ventilation for every unit. External circulation is used as a buffer between public and private realms and articulated through layers of perforated metal and small openings.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppF7jZEO9Y3N5oYk9hLeTOc0PTHFw8fgjLJqFPXXxza88LhS27LhH3UUCPH18zpJapYw1u3BVmWk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-18.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppF7jZEO9Y3N5oYk9hLeTOc0PTHFw8fgjLJqFPXXxza88LhS27LhH3UUCPH18zpJapYw1u3BVmWk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-18.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_Sbcbkz3J8iKpe9hz425y4kEvbRGxWWbU2kGJJNmcqFh7kUWeXd8M_KjgDkIseZ8dByk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_Sbcbkz3J8iKpe9hz425y4kEvbRGxWWbU2kGJJNmcqFh7kUWeXd8M_KjgDkIseZ8dByk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwVjPG3m6kg8dO7X8I4jjn8MYLXLXJ7TEz-8JlJAyZ1P231aEO50O-H2UF4YP4gd7hvfEybLkDeQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwVjPG3m6kg8dO7X8I4jjn8MYLXLXJ7TEz-8JlJAyZ1P231aEO50O-H2UF4YP4gd7hvfEybLkDeQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><br />The careful placement of outer skin panels and inner skin fenestration creates a choreographed effect, both revealing and concealing, while achieving a unique expression of form and materials. The exterior skin also keeps west facing units cooler by acting as a screen and shading device.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXBVOkCPSA2hiR2Xhm41UYYgO-eGCUu_Ap7YjrlZ2E4aDQaWFaWmtptP2dXEc5RTMaaeu-FLIQvw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXBVOkCPSA2hiR2Xhm41UYYgO-eGCUu_Ap7YjrlZ2E4aDQaWFaWmtptP2dXEc5RTMaaeu-FLIQvw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-14.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The provision of this park space resulted in a series of negotiations between Habitat Group Los Angeles, LLC (Developer), LOHA (Architect) and the City from which a unique, more fluid, model of community planning and development emerged to the benefit of all parties involved. The outcome of these negotiations is the leasing of the park to the City of West Hollywood, to develop as part of a network of pocket parks throughout the City. This effort also helped Habitat Group Los Angeles take advantage of certain incentives and zoning concessions for the proposed building. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7seWzs0ah5Kgd-IuxIW5DEqVuUcCRaMs7xTtt12DEOjxP_GD-QO5viDAiJ3kKfGmNwRuZp9dJew/formosa-1140-loha-architects-16.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7seWzs0ah5Kgd-IuxIW5DEqVuUcCRaMs7xTtt12DEOjxP_GD-QO5viDAiJ3kKfGmNwRuZp9dJew/formosa-1140-loha-architects-16.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />This project presents a challenging but influential opportunity in regards to the creation and inclusion of an urban park in a private development. The park is accessible to the public at large, not solely residents with granted permission.<br /><br />Formosa 1140 contains within its own genetic code the imprint of a larger urban design that will offer some kind of public space back to the city and in so doing, distribute a patchwork of parks across Los Angeles’s formidable grid. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phyLcdOyhw_tNRmmNfBENc-ghz00SOAywYOJWBua-7YVV8LQeVbNJE_hh7ejT07dH0BqKpkf9GMw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-17.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phyLcdOyhw_tNRmmNfBENc-ghz00SOAywYOJWBua-7YVV8LQeVbNJE_hh7ejT07dH0BqKpkf9GMw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-17.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: LOHA Architects<br />Location: West Hollywood, California, USA<br />Principal in Charge: Lorcan O’Herlihy<br />Project Team: Katherine Williams (PM), Kevin Tsai, Evan Brinkman, Kevin Southerland<br />Client: Habitat Group Los Angeles, LLC<br />Project year: 2008<br />Constructed Area: 1,486 sqm<br />Area per unit: 140 sqm aprox.<br />Photographs: Lawrence Anderson </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pciDQjcePB1y2E8hhjUsETOslQuLMzcaL_GiX8P6BPP7PjNdVXCfdEyw0AVWEcUt7faOofCesAWs/site-plan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pciDQjcePB1y2E8hhjUsETOslQuLMzcaL_GiX8P6BPP7PjNdVXCfdEyw0AVWEcUt7faOofCesAWs/site-plan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnrL-DcD9KOTJhlC3KAUhEIbjNhmDIkYo04RfivRnCkbdsSARVSFPTs9oOWY0K0lW0JiLsAefD04/section.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnrL-DcD9KOTJhlC3KAUhEIbjNhmDIkYo04RfivRnCkbdsSARVSFPTs9oOWY0K0lW0JiLsAefD04/section.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUGvtp3YLEu-j-Ta81QNzbHb2WKiYjwkFDTrZsI7wlsSoo41iBw2_AdRVFl03t0vBu-k-hdeMe64/park-diagram.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUGvtp3YLEu-j-Ta81QNzbHb2WKiYjwkFDTrZsI7wlsSoo41iBw2_AdRVFl03t0vBu-k-hdeMe64/park-diagram.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div>

Formosa 1140 - Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

Located in the heart of West Hollywood, this new eleven unit housing project emphasizes the central importance of shared open space for the ...

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