Sea Sight | VOX Architects

Designing and building such a house is a dream and, in the XX-XXI century, a continuous tradition. It was started by Richard Meier, Alvaro Siza, Alberto Campo Baeza. And successfully continued by Fran Silvestre, Shinichi Ogawa, Teotimo Rodriguez Hermoso, John Pawson... To create such a project, one must have an exceptionally positive mindset, both as an architect and as a client. A magical ensemble of shades of blue, turquoise, and sunlit white, combined with deep contrasting shadows, creates an amazing flow of energy, charging those who live in the house and happy guests. The relief is expressed well enough, the house is built into the hill, parallel to the coastline, facing south. A powerful eave extension protects the balcony and interior of the house from the hot midday sun and hides the solar panels, chimney pipes, and vent. channel terminations located on the roof. In winter, on the contrary, the mild sun penetrates inside unhindered and provides good insulation and additional heating. To the east, there are two bedrooms with narrow vertical windows. To the west and north, there is an office for evening work. To the north, between the house and the retaining wall of the hill, there is a secret garden with a small waterfall, hidden from the sun and prying eyes. Everything in the interiors is simple. Sanitary ware-Laufen, light-Flos and Artemide, furniture-Lago and B&B, floorboard-Dinesen.