{"id":9903,"date":"2019-03-22T20:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T19:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramonesteve.com\/arquitectura\/%architecture-type%\/casa-sardinera\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:27:27","slug":"oleander-house","status":"publish","type":"architecture","link":"https:\/\/ramonesteve.com\/en\/architecture\/residential\/oleander-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleander House"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Unique location<\/h3>\nThe original idea for the design was based on enjoying and enhancing the panoramic views of the setting, by creating a relaxing contemplative environment that allows enjoying the experience provided by the place.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Massiveness & lightness<\/h3>\n\nA set of concrete walls exhibited facing different directions, compressing and expanding the views and generating several images. The vertical surfaces are limited horizontally by long cantilevers that extend towards the sea, thus creating verandas that enclose the large terrace. Because of their constructive system, these cantilevers don't lean on the walls, but fit in between them, thus increasing the visual tension and generating paradoxical sensations of massiveness and weightlessness.\nThe views outwards are framed between the architectural surfaces and the pool surface, outlined on the horizon.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Two sides, one house<\/h3>\n\nThe longitudinal fa\u00e7ades of the house are opposite. The entrance fa\u00e7ade, hermetical and opaque, is protected by an automatic system of adjustable shutters made of whitened Accoya wood. It protects the fa\u00e7ade from the sun exposition and, at the same time, limits the viewing from the street.\nOn the contrary, the East fa\u00e7ade is much more permeable and transparent. The concrete vertical surfaces are sealed with large glass panes, protected by cantilevers and twisting curtains that bring an ethereal Mediterranean atmosphere.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Tectonic character<\/h3>\n\nThe house has a strong tectonic character because of its expressive materials. The texture of the white concrete poured into the white timber have achieved such a resemblance that they sometimes seem the same, as it becomes apparent in the lateral windows.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The white element<\/h3>\n\nThe texture produced by the print of the timber formwork is noticeable on the concrete surface, thus establishing a common language with the white-shaded timber used in blinds, ceilings, party walls and furniture.\nA white hue covers all the element, which are different just because of its material, generating subtle changes of texture. The local stone masonry walls build a base for the white concrete volumes to stand on and also link the building to the landscape.\nThe house reflects the construction process. All structural parts are made of exposed concrete, while the enclosure is made of timber and glass.\nThere is an access through a double-height volume with side walls aiming the view at the sea and offering the visitor a first contact with the horizon.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Framing the views<\/h3>\n\nThe day rooms are on the ground floor, as part of a fluid set articulated by the white concrete walls. Some vegetation is introduced in the in-between spaces, bringing the garden into the house. Each room opens towards the horizon through its own veranda.\nThe living room takes on a role and a unique dimension, a corner of glass of six meters in height frame the best views of the sea. Throughout the whole house are generated multiple spaces from which to contemplate it, so much as from each one of their inner rooms all the way to the exterior spaces.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Opening the corners<\/h3>\n\nEach volume on the first floor hosts a bedroom. Instead of allowing frontal views framed by the walls, the glass corners offer much more interesting panoramic views. Each room has a small glass balcony, similar to a bay window, set back of the boundary of the cantilever, to enhance the visual importance of the horizontal surfaces.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A functional sculpture<\/h3>\n\nThe staircase has been developed as a sculptural element. The sea is visible through its translucent glass steps. This transparency also allows the natural light to reach the basement. At night, the steps light up as a lamp. The banister is a sloping surface that follows the same idea than the architectural walls.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The water connection<\/h3>\n\nOn the basement floor, besides service and parking areas, there are some guest bedrooms, a gym and an indoor pool, with a sauna and a dressing room.\nThe indoor and outdoor pools are on different floors but linked by a longitudinal window. Through it, the water of the outdoor pool casts shadows over the indoor pool.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Interaction with the mediterranean<\/h3>\n\nThe outdoor space has been designed as an extension of the indoor space. The lines that define the building are drawn beyond the walls, marking the patterns of the vegetation, the pavement, the pool and the outdoor lighting.\nThe garden displays several zones with very different features. Each outdoor zone is singular but belongs to the same concept of a homogeneous indigenous Mediterranean garden. The flat and sunny entrance area contains some olive trees with big twisted trunks that give personality and elegance to the access.\nThe sloping area recreates the typical terraces of the hillsides by the sea. Pine trees, citrus trees and herbal plants are displayed on these different levels, contained by masonry walls that links the garden to the basement of the house.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Ad hoc Design<\/h3>

The interior design has been totally made by Ram\u00f3n Esteve Estudio.
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\"It results in a house with several spaces where the sea can be contemplated, from each of its indoor rooms or outdoor areas\".
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Building with light<\/h3>

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Architect<\/strong>
Ram\u00f3n Esteve<\/p>

Project Team<\/strong>
Anna Bosc\u00e0
Estefan\u00eda P\u00e9rez
V\u00edctor Ruiz
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Building Engineer<\/strong>
Emilio P\u00e9rez<\/p>

REE Collaborators<\/strong>
Tudi Soriano
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Project Manager<\/strong>
Gonzalo Llin<\/p>

Constructora<\/strong>
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Photography<\/strong>
Mariela Apollonio
Ram\u00f3n Esteve
Juan M. Ruano
Eugeni Pons<\/p>

Audiovisual Production<\/strong>
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