The stone wall that marked the boundaries of the property ran around the whole site, and passers-by could only see the treetops. Although the materiality and the irregularity of the wall geometry gave it a particular character and presence, the planning regulations now in force obliged the street to be widened, making it impossible to preserve the…
Ark House in Los Ángeles (California), United States by Johnston Marklee architects | © photo Jesús Granada
Arch. Dome. Vault House. The terms are relics of architectural history, but in Southern California they are also the building blocks of suburbia, where Mission-style McMansions flaunt endless stucco arches and vaulted foyers. Principals Sharon Johnston, AIA, and Mark Lee of Los Angeles–based Johnston Marklee, however, have updated the archaic and used vaults to rethink…
In a clearing in the pine forest of the southern slope of Mount Abantos of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is situated the Oak house which we project for Perea family. The place is a privileged vantage point with unique views to the south, visually dominating the plain that extends from the Sierra de Guadarrama…
This recreational house is built on an old majada, as stone sheds are known in the Sierra de Aracena, auxiliary buildings that serve as pantry, chicken coop or for storing implements. It is for this reason that they are usually located on the edge of villages, closer to the rich orchards, like those bordering Cortelazor.…
