Located in Marbella, in a strip of land between the Cabrero Lake and the beach. Due to its orientation is one of the most windy and sandy areas in Cartagena. The assignment was to design a multi-story building for housing, taking account of the weather conditions for this site. The sand comes across the avenue and get into the houses. Appliances and even aluminum windows get rusty very often.
I proposed to split the gross building area in two volumes, and with the low building density allowed in the code, it is a must to keep a single vertical circulation. The volumes then are connected by the horizontal circulation.
To maximize the width of views avoding widing a facade, each volume is rotated on its ownn axis to generate balcony slabs.
A sloped garden works as a barrier against the sand coming from the beach . The horizontal screens of perforated aluminum protect the interior of the apartment from direct sunligth
