Gus Wüstemann Architects AG

Los Limoneros

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

LOS LIMONEROS

Gus Wüstemann Architects

MANUFACTURERS
Panoramah!®

BUILDING COMPANY
Adp Empresa Construtora, Marbella

ENGINEER
Alicia Huguet, Bac Barcelona

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Silvia Pujalte, Joan Pau Fernandez, Jan Kubasiewicz, Eftychia Papathanasiou, Mariana Marques Da Silva, Sandy Brunner

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bruno Helbling

AREA
585 m²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Marbella, Spain

CATEGORY
Houses

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

Text description provided by architect.

PROGRAM

The plot is situated in an suburban urbanisation of private villas next to a golf court near Marbella , Spain.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

The program is a house for a family with kids and a some guest rooms for visiting friends, a total of 480 m2 inside area.

There was an existing house, typical for the area with a beautiful garden, we kept the plants.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

LIVING OUTSIDE IN A PRIVATE GARDEN

Being in Andalucia, in the south of Spain, the idea was to create a huge garden with big covered outside spaces, giving some shade when needed, where you could live outside day and night, all year long.

It's all about catching that twilight with your friends and family, chilling out with some tapas and great Spanish wines.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

At the same time we needed to create the necessary privacy towards the neighbouring buildings, so you could live outside without being exposed.

The concept therefore is that the whole site is a garden surrounded with a peripheral wall filled with content, that's the living room, a private garden.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

Above that living room landscape we set a patio house - a house over a garden. In the winter time, one covered part of the private garden can be closed with sliding windows and heated.

PERIPHERY IS CENTRAL

The periphery, the surrounding wall are filled with different programs so it communicates with the centre space of the ground floor. These contents wrap around the living space / garden like a never ending landscape.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

IN THE PERIPHERY THERE ARE

Still water pond with waterfall, turtles and morning sun, herb garden, kitchen, bbq lounge, pool lounge, swimming pool - chill out pool area, jungle, atelier / library, entrance lobby.

Depending of what time of the day, social occupancy and what mood one is in, you choose to interact with the peripheral programs, from leisure, sport to reading, chilling, cooking etc.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

There is an over the edge opening along the poolside, where there is a beautiful view to the mountains and where the evening sun comes in.

THE HOUSE IS ABOVE THE GARDEN

The bedrooms, family lounge and Yoga terrace are on the first floor, a patio with a perforated stone facade filters the light into the wardrobes and circulations of the private areas. Each room has a bathroom and a private patio attached.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

The master bedroom, bathroom and patio can be joined to one open space, enjoying sleeping and bathing outside, without being seen.

WHITE SCULPTURE AND BLUE ANDALUCÍA SKY

There are no windows or openings to the outside / public space, the house appears as a white and cubic sculpture, similar to the Moorish patio houses in Andalucia.

Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling

Only the plants give a sign of the interior life to the outside. Everything is covered in white plaster, creating this endless playful landscape just covered by the deep blue Andalucia sky, it's there to host people.


Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling


Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling
Los Limoneros
© Bruno Helbling


Los Limoneros
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Los Limoneros
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Los Limoneros
Floor Plan
Los Limoneros
Floor Plan


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