Where Architecture Meets Nature
Two Languages House, Murcia, Spain Pepa Díaz Arquitecta
This house stands out by virtue of its design. The idea was to rethink the need of the locals and how they perceived the space thus far— occupying infinite horizontal surfaces with no sense of belonging to the place where they exist, when actually most of them present characteristics that allow for the integration of architecture in its surroundings. The combination of contemporary languages was also explored, moving away from
stereotypes and styles and obtaining a subtle result, where architecture and nature could coexist harmoniously.
The more static and quantifiable uses are located in the part of the house that features the densest and most compact language. On the other hand, the needs of meeting and being both outside and inside are in the part that presents itself with a lighter language— where the house has no limits between its topography and environment, so that the whole of the plot becomes part of it, taming nature and diluting the inner and outer limits. The vegetation of trees and bushes generates a domestic oasis, which takes the inhabitants far away from the neighbouring buildings in the area, allowing them to regain contact with nature in their own home.