The house on the cliff

• The House on the Cliff, built by Gil Bartolome on the coast of Granada in Spain.

• Built on a steep 42-degree cliff, the house is designed to integrate and fit to the landscape and direct all spaces towards the sea – the wave-resembling roof has a double function, allowing air to permeate throughout the building and keep it cool.

Something interesting about this architecture is that the House on the Cliff has been constructed in 2015 during Spain’s financial crisis and high unemployment levels, the decision was made to use labor-intensive techniques and local workers to help boost the economy.

Transport

Sun path

Main roads private/public areas

Urban areas

Client Amy Dowden, 32 years old is a Welsh professional ballroom and Latin American dancer from Wales.

• She currently lives in Wales with her Husband Benjamin Jones. As well as being a couple Amy and Ben are also business partners running the Art in Motion dance academy in the West Midlands together. Ben is also a dancer and him and Amy were professional dance partners.

• Designing a house for a dancer that has a business partner means that they are most likely to live together because of their passion and job. This leads to my first client requirement which is the house having to be enough spacious for the two of them. For example, a room just for everyday practice in dancing.