Architecture respecting Nature

[ad_1] Photography: Diego Opazo; courtesy the architect . Based on a seamless connect between man-made structure and topography, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has built a beautiful abode perched on a precipice overlooking the Iberian sea in Alicante, south of Spain. The environment it is set in is central to the design of this structure. Nestling within the rocky terrain, it adapts to the plot’s topography, thus minimizing the earthwork. For instance, the swimming pool is situated at a lower level on a flat area of the site, proving that good architecture does not have to intervene with the natural topography and […]