Designed in 2015 by Costa Calsamiglia, this modern private residence is situated in Empúries, Spain.

Description by Costa Calsamiglia Arquitecte
The house, conceived as a second home for a family who lives in Switzerland, is in a special location: it is 50 meters from the beach, between the dunes and the woods of pines, and near the ruins of Ampurias.
The plot is rectangular in shape and has a regular slope in the direction of the beach. Its southern end, the sunniest, it is at the same time where the best views to the sea are. It is at this point that it was designed a large terrace to which you can access from the living room and the kitchen.
When we start digging we found two tombs from the Roman period and a Greek. Our plot, between the old city and the sea, was part of its necropolis. The project conceptually it is an allegory of the relationship between the world of the living (white) and the world of the dead (stone); both separated by a thin line, in the project, of galvanized steel. The stone, the existing walls, the excavation, the Roman and Greek worlds, are very present throughout the project. Customers had a few clear ideas of what they wanted:
– We are looking to build a good quality house. We like the house to be build with a combination of old stones. Not all old stones but a design which include a combination with old stones. We would like to use the maximum building quota for the land as well as the maximum height allowed.
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