The shape of this house is dictated by planning regulations and the surrounding environment.

The plot is triangular in shape, bordering a local road running parallel to the sea and a country lane leading up towards the mountains. Mandatory setbacks create a small, irregularly shaped building plot, which has been utilised to the full to integrate the conventional layout of a home into an unconventional structure.

The house is located in Asturias, in northern Spain, between the Picos de Europa mountains and the Cantabrian Sea. The rear façade acts as a barrier against the mountain, with staggered openings that frame specific views. The main façade opens fully to the views of the meadow and the sea, visible from the upper floor. Both façades merge into a single edge which, aerodynamically, separates the winds from both landscapes, flowing between them like a kite.

The building seeks to blend into its surroundings through the use of materials and formal elements typical of traditional architecture, but with a modern approach: white render, ceramic tiles and wood. Its form blends in with the nearby village, whilst standing out for its triangular structure, which is formally exploited to give the impression of a house much larger than it actually is.

The structure comprises solid load-bearing walls of big format bricks facing the mountains, and a lightweight steel framework that allows the façade to open out towards the sea, where the large windows and wooden cladding are situated. The horizontal structure consists of exposed concrete slabs, with formwork made from the same timber used on the façade.