“Casa del Agua”, a project where the water serves as the main element of the design of the house, starting from the entrance area and continuing along our walk through the spaces. Giving hierarchy to the building and a unique travel experience, with the water as inspiration and through the use of a well-defined volumes, spacious and comfortable habitable spaces, with the use of double heights and indoor gardens, we achieved the effect of a light and airy feeling toward the interior, taking full advantage of the natural light.
The result of a sustainable concept, which gives comfort, economy and efficiency of resources, fulfills the client´s needs. The most important feature that the client, a professional diver, requested, was the use of “water” as the protagonist of the design. With an excellent use of space, the house is distributed in two levels and a basement. Located in the first level, a wood deck almost 17 meters long, surrounded by water mirrors and a fountain that spreads through multiple spaces.
On the first level: a bedroom, the hall, a study room, a dining room, illuminated by a large window, a terrace-breakfast room overlooking the back garden, a swimming pool, a kitchen and finally a dining room surrounded by indoor gardens. In the second level the private spaces are divided into three areas – one is the master bedroom with a gorgeous view to the rear garden. Another space serves as the study, family room and a bedroom divided by interior gardens and in the third accommodates three bedrooms each with its own terrace with a view of the water mirror located by the entrance area.
The materiality of marble, wood and the white color of the walls, manage to make the spaces of the house, spaces of great comfort, simplicity and elegance. Each space has a luminous atmosphere that highlights and integrates the furniture, in addition to harmonizing with the different materiality
The house is developed on a ground surface of 2,134 m2, with 1500 m2 of built area and has 1,077 m2 of garden, which creates pleasant environments, and together with the use of water it is make it possible to perceive different views, integrating correctly the exterior with the interior
The second level has private spaces divided into three areas, the first one is the master bedroom with a view of the backyard. The second area houses the studio, family room and a bedroom with bathroom, divided by two large voids. In the third, three bedrooms with a terrace overlooking the water mirror, located in the main access.
Finally, a basement, divided into two areas, one integrated by a party room and a wine cellar, guest bathroom, cinema room, covered terrace and a cellar for garden furniture. The service area, consists of a laundry room, driver's room, accessories and diving equipment room, hydropneumatics room, service bathroom, cistern of 37 m3 and an electrical substation.
