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A THE HOUSE CAPTURES THE VIEWS BY MIRRORING THE HORIZON
LÓPEZ-GUERRA RESIDENCE
FABIOLA ARROYO RAMíREZ
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Family Vacation Home
PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | SPRING-SUMMER 2014 LOCATION TERRANOVA CLL PANORÁMICA | QUEBRADILLAS, PUERTO RICO INSTRUCTOR[S] MIGUEL DEL RÍO | MIGUEL CALZADA DESIGN F. ARROYO MEDIA RHINO | VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTOCAD
18°29'14.0"N 66°55'31.4"W
The Lopez-Guerra residence is a family vacation home of a
practice skateboarding, a workshop/storage space in the
young couple with two children with love for the beach and
house dedicated to working with their sports equipment,
extreme sports. The project strived to please the family’s
capability to see the water from every point of the house, etc.),
desire to make a small house the family and their guests
the design sought to take advantage of the panoramic view
together in an ample space that blurred the lines between
and the northeasterly breeze. The concept focused on creat-
outdoor activities and the indoors. Located atop a lot that
ing a space connected by a water element: an Infinity pool.
ends in a 40 foot (12m) tall sea cliff that predominantly looks
This item aids by cooling the rooms in addition to providing a
East, along with certain specific requirements from the clients
tropical environment of relaxation. The rectangular volumetry
as to what they wanted to see in the design (ie. a small area to
reflects the horizon and allows every room to enjoy the view. A bar shapes the program in order for each room to take advantage of the view
An infinity pool shapes the eastern facade of the house
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Southern patios and an ample living room connect the house with the exterior ATLANTIC OCEAN
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SITE PLAN
Operable doors shade the eastern facade and open the rooms for natural ventilation