The Square House by MODO Architecture & Design
MODO Architecture & Design have designed the Square House in Menorca, Spain.
Full description after the photos….
The Square House by MODO Architecture & Design
SITUATION: MENORCA, SPAIN
AREA: 180 Sqm
TEAM: MODO, Arquitectura y Diseño
ARCHITECTS: Christian Sintes, David Dominguez
This small project (180 sqm) is located near the seaside, in an urbanization on the northface of the port of Mahon, in Menorca.
The area is very quite, caracterized by the existence of several isolated houses mainly composed by the intersection of cubic blocks.
As the site is situated between two houses, the aim of the project was to create an introverted house regarding to the neighbours, and outgoing to the main views to the seaside. It appears as a compact geometry, in contrast to the unlucky catalog of formal solutions of the surrounding neighbours.
The house is mainly closed on its north facade, and open wide to the south orientation, it appears as a massive compact object, perforated by a “great eye”, framing the interesting views.
The program is divided in two floors regarding to the existing strong slope of the site. The main entrance and sleeping area are on the first floor, while the living room and the kitchen are situated on the ground level. The kitchen is conceived to cook looking at the sea, this idea is reinforced by the use of the same floor natural stone in the interior and exterior areas.
The exterior area is divided by different slopes, creating intimate or open areas as needed.
Regarding to the native architectural tradition, we used “ White“ as the main material (and not as a colour) for the whole solution.
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Michael McTigue on 12 Jan 2010 at 7:28 am #
Lovely. I might like it even more if the wood on the facade faded a bit to a silvery grey.
Helena on 12 Jan 2010 at 8:04 am #
love this house!
khristian a. howell on 12 Jan 2010 at 8:29 am #
this is gorgeous! the view just puts it over the edge!
Fernando on 12 Jan 2010 at 10:36 am #
Amazing building.
Seems like something we would shoot
mguddy on 12 Jan 2010 at 5:23 pm #
Great view, great pool, great looking couch. Still scared of white kitchens though.
Zero34 on 12 Jan 2010 at 6:27 pm #
beautiful design/layout, but yet again, what’s with the white-on-white-on-white sterile living? You’d think it was a hospital of some sorts, it’s actually kind of painful to not have any color or life. The wood accents are nice, but it’s far from enough…
ctn. on 12 Jan 2010 at 7:29 pm #
beautiful. love the accents of natural wood throughout.
Zorba on 13 Jan 2010 at 6:20 am #
Great exterior view,with the pool area,but i think they over did it with the white interior.Also in the living/dinig area,the lack of a proper window is a bit claustrophobic.(but i love the house)
Filip Galiza on 13 Jan 2010 at 1:08 pm #
Nice. Its very clean and a nice empty shell. Easy to decorate with just about anything. Less is more I guess.
robin holland on 13 Jan 2010 at 8:38 pm #
the foto with the view was the most full. i think its too spare -and i NEVER say that
Dora on 14 Jan 2010 at 3:46 am #
The landscape is great
tee on 14 Jan 2010 at 1:38 pm #
love the pool area
ajsmith on 14 Jan 2010 at 2:59 pm #
Why not have a more windows?
Mickey Ichiro on 14 Jan 2010 at 7:14 pm #
I like the pool area. Only sun-drenched places like Menorca, Greece, etc. can get away with that much dark wood.
scout on 16 Jan 2010 at 7:18 pm #
I don’t like the fact that an occupant on the second floor is denied a view of the pool
Jelena on 22 Jan 2010 at 2:12 pm #
Michael McTigue on 12 Jan 2010 at 7:28 am #
Lovely. I might like it even more if the wood on the facade faded a bit to a silvery grey.
I think it would be to depresive that way. It’s really nice.
Joan on 03 Mar 2010 at 5:55 am #
Scout, the occupants of the second floor have some pretty views of the sea and the natural harbour of Mahon, that’s why this house is 45º rotated… I’m the photographer of these photos.