Casa MM

Huelva, AN, Spain

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Casa MM

Huelva, AN, Spain

Firm

Dual arquitectura

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2023

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

The Limit of the Plastic Sea

The uncontrolled growth of a city sometimes leads to situations where the boundary between urban, rural, and immediate landscape is not clearly defined. In many instances, this landscape serves as the perfect pretext to open up the project and create friendly connections with the surroundings. In this residence, the immediate environment is harsh: a sea of plastic from red fruit greenhouses.

The Base and Discreet Windows

On its northwest facade, the residence closes itself off from this environment by creating a base of one level, utilizing the texture of Malpesa face brick. With this action, the residence defines its sense of urban limit and makes it evident. A white box rests on this base, sliding vertically to avoid aligning with any reference from the ground floor, bringing clarity to the purpose of completely differentiating the two volumes. However, even though this wall intends to shut itself off from the surroundings, two discreet windows emerge in this elevation, serving as viewpoints in both volumes. Two openings that further emphasize the horizontality of the facade.

Light

In the southwest, the residence transforms itself. It maximizes openings, opening up to the sun, the landscape, and the light. A courtyard brings life to the basement where the study and rest areas for the youngest members of the household are clustered. On the ground and upper floors, there are two large exterior spaces that connect to the interior, extending the living space. The ground floor space becomes an outdoor play area, while the rooftop is conceived as a place for family celebrations, intimate yet open to the landscape.

The Heart of the House

The residence has a straightforward layout. Auxiliary spaces vital for domestic life, such as bathrooms, vertical communications, utilities, pantry, storage, etc., are concentrated in the center of the house, causing the main spaces—bedrooms, play areas, living-dining room, and kitchen—to open up to the outside. The nighttime or study and play spaces always face the outside, either on the southwest facade or in the basement courtyard. This differs from the living room and kitchen space, which is generated at the intersection of both exterior brick volumes, creating a large double-height space that opens to the backyard, achieving a constant interior-exterior connection.

Construction Color and Texture

The Malpesa face brick has a tone that defines both the exterior and interior spaces of the residence. Its slightly toasted color creates a palette that is introduced into the house. This is why both the color of the large-format ceramic floor (1.2x1.2 m) and the decision to leave the vertical surfaces with exposed plaster generate a sense of more domestic, warmer materiality, and therefore visual comfort in the home.

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Casa MM

Huelva, AN, Spain

Casa MM

Huelva, AN, Spain

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