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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 in the seafront” in Girona, Spain by Pepe Gascón ArquitecturaApril 21st, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Pepe Gascón Arquitectura This project is a detached family house on the seafront, overlooking a beach noted for its dunes and unspoiled appearance and enjoying spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea.  Image Courtesy © José Hevia
 Image Courtesy © José Hevia The house has an extensive program built on two floors around an inner courtyard that provides natural light and ventilation for the rooms that overlook it, while at the same time creating views of other rooms on both floors. This courtyard is thus the central feature of the architectural design. The staircase connecting the two floors runs parallel to this patio. On the ground floor, the courtyard is accessible from the adjoining rooms, there by extending them.  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia The inclusion of porches in certain parts of the home provides protection against the sun and the strong winds that blow in from the north. One of the two porches incorporates a bench around a central fireplace to spend long moments of rest and tranquility across from the pool. Both porches are crowned above by two open terraces on the first floor.  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia The house is fully opened to the front garden and the sea by incorporating large glass surfaces on the ground floor, and placing a projecting opening in the first floor that frames the landscape from the interior. In the rest of facades, the house is seen more hermetic, isolated from the neighbours to ensure its privacy. It has been built with local materials and in keeping with the vernacular tradition of the area.  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © José Hevia  Image Courtesy © Pepe Gascón Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Pepe Gascón Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Pepe Gascón Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Pepe Gascón Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Pepe Gascón Arquitectura
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