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Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House
The gabled forms of Santiagomendi House by Pauzarq Arquitectos are set into a hillside overlooking the Cantabrian Sea in Astigarraga, Spain.
The Spanish architecture studio designed the home to suit its sloping site and make the most of its coastal views.
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Set over two floors, Santiagomendi House is comprised of two overlapping volumes, one single storey and one with a second floor.
A sweeping driveway leads down to a front porch sheltered by the overhanging gabled roof of the tallest volume. A concrete-lined garage has been cut into the hillside.
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Timber beams support the building's gabled roofs, which are clad in traditional ruddy-coloured ceramic tiles.
"The use of inclined roofs with great eaves emphasises the adaptation to the surrounding while the house is protected from the northeast storms," said Pauzarq Architectos.
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Part of the roof over the entryway has been left uncovered, with the shape of the roof continued by a wooden pergola.
Spread across both volumes, the ground floor is divided by what Pauzarq Arquitectos designated as day zones and night zones.
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The day zone mainly occupies the shorter, single-level volume, which is rotated to make the most of the scenic views.
An open-plan living and dining area abut a kitchen that sits in a corner of the larger volume of the house. Large picture windows frame views of the landscape beyond.
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The roof of this volume overhangs too, sheltering a terrace that runs along the front and projecting at the gable end to create an outdoor room with a roof but no sides.
One corner is glazed and features sliding glass doors, and skylights in the roof allow daylight in from yet another angle.
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The main bedroom and bathroom are also on this level, with glass doors that open on to a sheltered patio that occupies the triangular space where the two volumes meet.
Upstairs there is another bedroom and bathroom, and a long playroom with a half wall so it overlooks the space below.
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Pauzarq Arquitectos used a minimal palette of materials throughout. The exterior walls are a combination of white plaster and raw concrete, accented by pale timber panelling.
The white walls are decorated in places by pale ceramic rectangular tiles arranged in bands between wood-framed windows. These pinkish-coloured tiles have also been used for the outdoor patio spaces.
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Pauzarq Arquitectos was founded in 2010 by Felipe Aurtenetxe and Elena Usabiaga and is based in San Sebastián.
Previous projects from the studio include an apartment renovation in Bilbao and a shop with house-shaped archways.
Photography is by Xabier Aldazabal.
Project credits:
Architects: Pauzarq Arquitectos
Design team: Felipe Aurtenetxe, Elena Usabiaga
Building engineer: Julen Rozas
Engineering consultant: LP Ingeniería
Timber-frame: Precom
Builder: Construcciones Hugar