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House in forest
Jordi Comas

House in forest

Comas Pont Arquitectes as Architects

Theme House integrated into the environment


Program Construct a house to a young couple with a baby and tight budget Emphasize the relationship between house and environment


Context


Slot in a pronounced slope in the north-south direction There are a lot of oak trees inside the slot, with a clear space on the flat slot zone Landscape views to north way


Proposal


Situated in natural environment, the house emphasizes landscape place values and nature. The edification is situated on the highest point of the slot to make the most of sightings to the north and to avoid modifications on rocky substratum. The “U” shape appears from a wish to conserve all oak trees there was originally on the terrain, and to strike up a relationship between all rooms and the forest. Car park is buried and this way, it integrates perfectly in landscape. From the car park, a pleasant promenade leads us to access porch. House materials, concrete and iron, dialogue within environment, they are naturals, without additives and, like the place, they change a long of time. Formwork concrete with wooden blinds symbolizes somehow the forest print on the house.

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