House 1
Disregarding the site as a transitional reference of scale, House One stands as a self-sufficient architectural entity within a continuum; the gesture of leaving the countryside unblemished becomes a necessity when the lack of electrical power and drinking water are taken into account.
Responding to its isolation, the house incorporates machine quarters containing equipment that allow it to supply itself with utilities. As in a piazza, the entrance is established as a sheltered space that arbitrates between the house's reception rooms and these quarters. This space disrupts the linearity of the 39 meter-long volume that, by resting on the natural slope, relates all the horizontal planes to the ground.
The particular disposition of these planes articulates the house in itself, creating a variety of situations. This scheme challenges the volume's compact and certain condition, and comes to replace the wealth of distributio that, traditionally, has been achieved through the floor plan. On a furniture-like scale, the west façade manages the frequent conflict between establishing an open stance towards the ocean and minimizing exposure to direct solar radiation.
A large pool deck and a variety of exterior and intermediate situations act as a counterpoint, disaggregating activity. Functionally and formally integrated, the disposition of these spaces underlines the self-sustaining principle.