A penthouse apartment within a beachside 1960s building in southern Spain required full refurbishment, with a particular focus on the intensification of the interior's relationship with the views to the horizon.

 

The proposed design sought to functionally and conceptually engage with the atmosphere of a home sited next to the Mediterranean sea, allowing the natural light and reflections of the water to enter and affect the interior.​ We considered how people might use the apartment, coming up from the beach below: the things they would like to do and the things they would need to do.

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Openings to the terrace were enlarged and linings removed to reveal the original concrete frame, unveiling the textures and tracings hidden beneath - a stage set for the sounds of the sea and the light of the sun.​

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The project was designed and built in collaboration with Diego Lopez.

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Photography is by Freddie Marriage.