House on Cliffside in Alicante, Spain by Fran Silvestre

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Sumit Singhal
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.

House on Cliffside in Alicante, Spain by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

November 24th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

We like the virtue of architecture which makes possible constructing a house on air, walking on water…

An abrupt plot of land overlooking the sea, where what is best is to do nothing. It invites to stay. A piece that respects the land’s natural contour is set in it. Above, a shadow, the house itself, looking calmly at the Mediterranean. Under the sun, the swimming-pool brings us closer to the sea, it becomes a quiet cove.

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Architects: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Project: House on Cliffside
Location: Calp, Alicante, Spain
Photography: Diego Opazo
PROJECT TEAM:
Fran Silvestre | Principal in charge
María José Sáez | Principal in charge
Maria Masià | Collaborator Architect
Adrián Mora | Collaborator Architect
Jordi Martínez | Collaborator Architect
José V. Miguel | Collaborator Architect
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: David Gallardo | UPV

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BUILDING ENGINEER:
Vicente Ramos
Esperanza Corrales
Javier Delgado
INTERIOR DESIGN: ALFARO HOFMANN
VIDEO: Alfonso Calza ( TRAILER. http://vimeo.com/45128571 FULL VIDEO. https://vimeo.com/52162380 )
MARKETING & COMMUNICATION: Adrián Mora | Architect
COLLABORATORS: Fran Ayala | Arquitecto, Ángel Fito | Arquitecto
CONTRACTOR: Construcciones Alabort
SITE AREA: 962,84 m²
BUILT AREA: 242,00 m²
COST (P.E.M.): 650.000 euros

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BUILDING SERVICES: Sanitaryware:
Toilet and bidet | Arquitect Suspendido, Noken. (Grupo Porcelanosa)
Wash-basins | Arquitect Suspendido, Noken(Grupo Porcelanosa)
Sanitary Fittings | Lounge, Noken. (Grupo Porcelanosa)
Lighting | Fluorescent linear lights.
Light Fittings | LS 990 Series, Jung
Conditioning | Heating and cooling ceiling system
FINISHES:
Paving: Interiors | Polished Thassos white L’Antic Colonial (Grupo Porcelanosa)
Exteriors | Sandblasted Blanco Almería marble slabs, L’Antic Colonial (Grupo Porcelanosa)
Surfaces: Interiors | Plasterwork
White coated MDF panels RAL 9016
Bathrooms | KRION, SYSTEMPOOL (Grupo Porcelanosa)
Exteriors | Thermal insulation + white external render (Sate Vipal / Parex)
Suspended ceiling: Smooth plasterboard panels
Paint: Walls and ceiling | Matt plastic paint RAL 9016

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METALWORK&LOCKSMITHING:
Interior: Internal and cupboard doors | White lacquered MDF RAL 9016
Exterior: Natural finish anodized aluminium (Vitrocsa)
Glazing: Clear toughened double-glazed unit (8+10+8) (Vitrocsa)
Locksmithing: White lacquered steel RAL 9016
Laminated tempered glass, 10+10.4
EQUIPMENTS: Kitchen:
Model G-480, Gamadecor (Studio2) (Grupo Porcelanosa).
Kitchen counter | SYSTEMPOOL (Grupo Porcelanosa)
Interior furniture:
Dining room table | Neta Dynamobel
Dining room chairs | Trazo Dynamobel
Sofa | Definy Grassoler
Lamps | Flos
Exterior furniture:
Modular sofas | Flat, Gandía Blasco design. Mario Ruiz
Chairs | Clip, Gandía Blasco design. Mario Ruiz

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In the inflection point, the stairway proposes a evocative path, a garden in the basement…

Due to the steepness of the plot and the desire to contain the house in just one level, a three-dimensional structure of reinforced concrete slabs and screens adapting to the plot’s topography was chosen, thus minimizing the earthwork. This monolithic, stone-anchored structure generates a horizontal platform from the accessing level, where the house itself is located.

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The swimming-pool is placed on a lower level, on an already flat area of the site. The concrete structure is insulated from the outside and then covered by a flexible and smooth white lime stucco. The rest of materials, walls, pavements, the gravel on the roof… all maintain the same colour, respecting the traditional architecture of the area, emphasizing it and simultaneously underlining the unity of the house.

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Tags: Alicante, Spain

Categories: House, Residential

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