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Lanterns Sea Village
Lanterns Sea Village – Sustainable temporary accommodation for surfers in Tarifa
Playa de Los Lances, in Tarifa, is one of the most popular stretches of coastline for surfers across Europe. A landscape of wind, sand and light that attracts thousands of sports enthusiasts every year in search of waves and a place to stay. The problem is well known: traditional temporary accommodation solutions (campervans, shipping containers, prefabricated structures placed on the beach) leave a permanent mark on a fragile ecosystem. The challenge for Lanterns Sea Village was to design a settlement comprising 100 housing units that could house the surfing community without leaving a trace on the landscape once dismantled.
Barberio Colella Architetti’s response stems from a precise vision: lightweight tetrahedral structures rising from sea level, suspended in place like lanterns. This is not an arbitrary formal gesture, but a structural and environmental choice: the triangular geometry is the most rigid of all, and the grouping of three tetrahedrons generates a mutual static equilibrium that minimises the number of ground supports. The foundations are reduced to deep piles in the sand, eliminating any need for excavation or concrete casting.
The load-bearing material is bamboo, chosen for its structural properties, sustainability and lightness. The floors are made of recycled timber, whilst the sunshades are crafted from old surfboards (shaped and glued) transforming an object symbolic of the local culture into a functional architectural component. Each housing unit, measuring approximately 30 square metres, comprises a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, arranged over two levels: on the lower level, four metres above sea level, run the access walkways; on the upper level are the actual residences.
The cluster of 100 modules stretches linearly out to sea and converges in a semi-square on the beach, creating a communal living space. The entire village is energy self-sufficient thanks to mini marine turbines, mini wind turbines and amorphous photovoltaic panels integrated into the extensive roof surfaces. The project is fully reversible: every component can be dismantled and recycled, restoring the landscape to its original state. Lanterns Sea Village was featured on ArchDaily in 2015.
Technical details:
Location: Playa de Los Lances, Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain
Year: 2014
Typology: Temporary accommodation
Area: 4,200 m² (residential)
Status: Concept
Designers: Maurizio Barberio, Micaela Colella
Publications: ArchDaily (2015)
Playa de Los Lances, in Tarifa, is one of the most popular stretches of coastline for surfers across Europe. A landscape of wind, sand and light that attracts thousands of sports enthusiasts every year in search of waves and a place to stay. The problem is well known: traditional temporary accommodation solutions (campervans, shipping containers, prefabricated structures placed on the beach) leave a permanent mark on a fragile ecosystem. The challenge for Lanterns Sea Village was to design a settlement comprising 100 housing units that could house the surfing community without leaving a trace on the landscape once dismantled.
Barberio Colella Architetti’s response stems from a precise vision: lightweight tetrahedral structures rising from sea level, suspended in place like lanterns. This is not an arbitrary formal gesture, but a structural and environmental choice: the triangular geometry is the most rigid of all, and the grouping of three tetrahedrons generates a mutual static equilibrium that minimises the number of ground supports. The foundations are reduced to deep piles in the sand, eliminating any need for excavation or concrete casting.
The load-bearing material is bamboo, chosen for its structural properties, sustainability and lightness. The floors are made of recycled timber, whilst the sunshades are crafted from old surfboards (shaped and glued) transforming an object symbolic of the local culture into a functional architectural component. Each housing unit, measuring approximately 30 square metres, comprises a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, arranged over two levels: on the lower level, four metres above sea level, run the access walkways; on the upper level are the actual residences.
The cluster of 100 modules stretches linearly out to sea and converges in a semi-square on the beach, creating a communal living space. The entire village is energy self-sufficient thanks to mini marine turbines, mini wind turbines and amorphous photovoltaic panels integrated into the extensive roof surfaces. The project is fully reversible: every component can be dismantled and recycled, restoring the landscape to its original state. Lanterns Sea Village was featured on ArchDaily in 2015.
Technical details:
Location: Playa de Los Lances, Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain
Year: 2014
Typology: Temporary accommodation
Area: 4,200 m² (residential)
Status: Concept
Designers: Maurizio Barberio, Micaela Colella
Publications: ArchDaily (2015)
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