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Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. La Vall de Laguar House in Spain by Enproyecto ArquitecturaJune 2nd, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Enproyecto Arquitectura This house, situated in a village perched on a mountain overlooking the Mediterranean sea, is located on a site with a not very easy accessibility, full of cherries fields and open views.
The planning regulations only allowed to build a small volume to store agricultural tools not exceeding 25 m2, and a buried cistern underneath to water of 50 m2 . The main space of this construction becomes in this case in a living room and kitchen, and upon it, taking advantage of the height permitted, one bedroom. Inside the cistern, a studio, one bedroom and a bathroom occupy the space of the water. To allow the lighting of these underground spaces, two large skylights allow incoming daylight, while on the surface these two skylights become in seats. To simplify the distribution of such a small space, one of the side walls gets thicker to make room for storage spaces, cupboards and fireplace, leaving the rest of the space released. The exterior of the house tries to blend with the environment. It uses local stone laid dry, following the construction system of the stone of the retaining walls of the terraces in the area. Contact Enproyecto Arquitectura
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