This family home is located in the coastal town of Salinas, on a residential street with prominent height and arrangement. It stands between party walls and complies with the regulatory standards of a 192 square metres land plot.

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Architects: OmasC arquitectos

Location: Salinas, Asturias, Spain

Area: 211.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Luis Díaz

From the architect. This family home is located in the coastal town of Salinas, on a residential street with prominent height and arrangement. It stands between party walls and complies with the regulatory standards of a 192 square metres land plot.

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Design constraints included: the rectangular shape of the plot; its east-west orientation; a neighbouring party wall on one side, and the wall of another dwelling located at a two-metre distance on the other; the impossibility of creating openings in the back wall.
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The project is divided into two parts in consideration of the the clients' needs: with the entrance hall acting as the central axis, the main volume is divided in two, which allows for a more efficient distribution of the rooms.

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Consequently, the ground floor works as a space containing sections of the house meant for socializing, which are connected to the entrance. Distribut...