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House in Altea Hills

Sat, Jan 12, 2008Houses, Courtyard, PoolSpain2018Neo-futurism, Functionalism

HOUSE IN ALTEA HILLS

RGB arquitectos

Glazed façade and terrace beneath the angular white frame, with the pool visible at the edge.
© Mayte Piera

ARCHITECTS
RGB arquitectos

COLLABORATOR ARCHITECTS
Jose Valls, Anastasia Khlimanova

MANUFACTURERS
Porcelanosa Grupo, Clave Ceramic, Noken Porcelanosa, Recubrimientos y Aplicaciones Técnicas Hermanos Hernández, S.L.

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Ramón Gandía Brull

AREA
253 m²

LOCATION
Altea, Spain

House on a wooded hillside, with a terrace, swimming pool and a view toward the sea.
© Mayte Piera

Text description provided by architect.

The idea of the house comes from the concept of “catching” the landscape.

So, a container frame emerges from the pool and wraps the house.

Glazed façade and terrace beneath the angular white frame, with the pool visible at the edge.
© Mayte Piera
Glass walls open onto the pool terrace beneath the large white frame.
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This framework, due to the topography of the mountain where it is located and to create more privacy, becomes a very dynamic and continuous element, wich takes different forms as it adapts to the circumstances.

Emerges from the pool, as a triangle for privacy, and reaches the deck and descends on the opposite side of the pool.

House in Altea Hills, designed by RGB arquitectos, with its curved white frame arching above the poolside terrace.
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View along the house's glass façade and timber-toned terrace, with the pool beside the angular white structure.
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Interior view through floor-to-ceiling glazing toward the terrace, pool and distant sea.
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The trajectory that draws, is reinforced by the linear use of artificial lighting.

Willing to achieve a whole integration with the environment the house deeply-rooted with the ground and the surroundings.

The view at the head of the house is the valley that lay to the sea.

Open-plan kitchen and living area with white cabinetry, dark wood finishes and a timber floor.
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Kitchen with a white island, dark wood cabinetry and sliding glass doors to the terrace.
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Sea and pool viewed through a wide horizontal opening in the house.
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The open space giving a panoramic view of the surroundings.

The impression of the lack of limits between the exterior and interior of the house is mainly due to the massive glass windows and the height of the ceilings.

Interior hallway with a long dark counter, recessed linear lighting and a view through glazing.
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Interior with floor-to-ceiling windows and linear lights tracing the ceiling and wall beside a dark wood feature.
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There is a smooth and fluent connection between the internal rooms encouraged by continuity of the materials between rooms.

Sliding glass doors open onto a bathroom vanity with two basins and dark wood cabinetry.
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House illuminated at dusk, with its glass façade and sweeping white frame set into a wooded hillside.
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Pool terrace beside a sloping rust-colored wall and white angular structure.
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A covered terrace beside the pool, with the house’s angular frame extending over the patio.
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A paved outdoor terrace framed by horizontal slatted screens, with a view toward the sea.
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The swimming pool meets the house’s glazed façade and curved white frame at dusk.
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First-floor plan showing the house layout and surrounding site contours.
1st Floor Plan
Second-floor plan showing the room layout and landscaped site.
2nd Floor Plan
Third-floor plan showing the upper-level layout, terraces, and parking area.
3rd Floor Plan
Roof plan showing roof areas, terraces, and the parking area.
Roof Plan