House in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA

House in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - Stairs, HandrailHouse in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - ChairHouse in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - Windows, Facade, GardenHouse in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - GardenHouse in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - More Images+ 9

Santander, Spain

Text description provided by the architects. The solid volume that makes up the house comes to terms with nature sloping terrain and rocky composition, challenging the horizon as do the cliffs seen from the house.

House in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - Windows, Facade, Garden, Courtyard
© Margaret Stepien

This strength, generated by the geometry of the volume and through the stone material that surrounds it, softens with use of native vegetation located on the plot according to the activity carried out in different areas.

House in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - Garden
© Margaret Stepien

The volume looks emphatically towards the sea and becomes more  human on the wooden terrace and herb garden nestled between the rocks of the natural terrain in the south.

House in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - Windows
© Margaret Stepien

The housing is developed on 3 levels, a base of pedestrian and vehicular access, and two floors develops housing program, organized with the aim of achieving maximum light and views of the stunning landscape.

House in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA - Windows, Facade
© Margaret Stepien

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Cite: "House in Cabo de Ajo / MDBA" 01 May 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/230619/house-in-cabo-de-ajo-mdba> ISSN 0719-8884

© Margaret Stepien

Cabo de Ajo 住宅 / MDBA

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