Skim Milk: House on the Mountainside by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Most likely one of the most beautiful spectacles I have seen this year, House on the Mountainside — designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos — motivates me to achieve success so that I can some day live in a home such as this. It doesn’t matter that this house is located in a place I have never heard of, and surrounded by people who speak a different language — when architecture reaches this level of perfection, nothing else really matters.
The ground floor consists of the garage and basement while the rest of the home is comprised of two floors and four rooms. The building is constructed adjacent to the sloping topography of the environment. Having already integrated into the side of a mountain, the architects also decided to construct the home of the same material that littered the foundation on which it sat: white limestone.
The bedrooms open up into the street, while the other two rooms face the Valley of Ayora. Overall, the space produces a divine sense of ambiance and positivity. The light reflecting off the white limestone presents the interior and exterior with an ostensible glow that seems to gleam off every surface.
Photos by Fernando Alda.
angles are good
When will architects stop designing for magazines and start designing for humans? I would HATE to live in a concrete block like this. Unless I developed some sickness that would make me addicted to cement.
It sure makes for a pretty photo though. But my god, what a pretentious waste of space and money.
concrete fits perfectly anywhere, but when it’s a block intended for humans occupying the space, then there needs to be a way for both the inhabitants and the environment to be in harmony.
in this case, i see it as a nuisance. windows ought to have been added into the side (second photo) and facade, and it would’ve made a huge difference, unless of course the client specifically wanted it this way.
backyard is Viva la futbol!
Where’s the house? All I see are stairs and landings.