This is a house of 110m2, developed on two floors, Ichinomiya (Japan) and built almost entirely of concrete, but being seen (without coating) on both front and inside of the house. This is one of those projects for lovers of this material, and especially the minimalist decor, it is the concrete itself which starred almost the entire environment.

This is achieved through the use of structural concrete walls, which in turn are the enclosures housing, properly defined, leaving voids that will eventually have the building, which are quite rare, because all the work is done to ensure much privacy.

The most unique space Mukaiyama House is the kitchen-dining-lounge, where you can see that even the ceilings are left exposed concrete floors because they are built with slabs, while the floor is coated wood the same as the kitchen furniture and doors from the rest of the house. A curious fact in the following image, that space acquires such solemnity that it could be a chapel.

A small drop marks the area of the kitchen and dining room from the rest of this space, with elongated holes, both vertical and horizontal which is just below the kitchen furniture. The central island is designed on two levels, the cooking and sink, and a great top with a wooden board to eat. Read the rest of this entry »

The architecture studio A-cero presents an interior renovation of an apartment located in Ferrol. The house is set in a single plant, which located two bedrooms with bathrooms, living/dining room, kitchen, laundry, toilets and outdoor terrace. The total areas of the plant are 155m2 and 150m2 of terraces.

The hall-dealer accessed from the main entrance of the house. Linking two distinct areas (day area and night area) for an imaginary north-south axis. The lounge / dining room, kitchen and laundry room is located east of the axis, while the sleeping area (bedroom) is the West. Thus, both the room as the master bedroom, but occupy their own space within the zoning forth above, enjoy the same south facing views, this being an important priority for the property and enjoyment of the dwelling.

The terrace offers relaxation areas and seating. Dominated south to enjoy the sun and views, and north used to link this area with the kitchen to have a barbecue area and outdoor dining. The master bedroom suite designed with a dressing room with a total of 40m2.

It has sought, with the proposal, the smooth functioning of housing in relation to the needs of the property as possible to adapt the packaging pre-existing formal and turning the main rooms to the south, looking for a better use of the views of light and heat. The elevations sorted according to a harmonic modulation of the gaps, trying to maximize light and views mentioned above. The living – dining room, has an area of 38m2. Read the rest of this entry »

Beauty, strength and usefulness are the keys to the strong housing that we present you throughout the week. A construction of pharaonic dimensions (2.900m2) emerging as a large sculpture in the exclusive area of Madrid “The Lakes of La Finca.”

Continuing the sculptural architecture of A-zero, this time the work of Richard Serra has been the main reference and inspiration to design this residence located in the largest parcel of residential (13. 357m2 of surface area).

The outer walls define the overall picture of housing. The purity of form construction creates a coherent whole with a structure made only by concrete walls where the intermediate pillars disappear and fine materials such as travertine marble, are imposed.

In accordance with the wishes of customer privacy, the house has closed to the outside (the path) through a series of concentric curved walls of natural stone at the same time, generating large spaces and open to the inside of building.

The building comprises three levels: basement, ground floor and first level. The interior layout was organized looking for maximum functionality and comfort of the owners, so that the master bedroom and all rooms used by the owners are located at the level of access. Read the rest of this entry »

We introduce a residential project located in the municipality of Santander de Somo. The house is located on a plot of 2.204m2 with irregular polygon and high slope that reaches up to 17m in height in just 55m of travel.

The initial idea is to integrate the building in the fantastic environment conducive to the riverbank.

The slope, which could pose a problem becomes an advantage because it allows the housing close to the north and open to views of the South to protect it from cold and open it to light. According to this gap, the project composed into three levels: basement, ground floor and first level.

The construction is a series of windows that minimize the boundaries between interior and exterior.

The project evolves linked to these conditions by a simple set of volumes, a longitudinal axis intersects two parallel volumes at different heights and they meet the volume and distribution of property. Read the rest of this entry »

Today we move to an exclusive area of Barcelona to present a new dwelling as amended by A-cero. This is a large house (1690m2 area) that is being built today.

Spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea could be seen from the parcel of property, have been exploited to the maximum with the design of a residence fully committed to the landscape.

To this end, the back wall was closed in its entirety with large windows that make the environment part of the house and cancel the boundary between indoors and outdoors.

The house, clad in travertine marble, plans on four levels (basement, under the first and second floor) adapted to the slope of the land where the building sits. Read the rest of this entry »