SEA SHELTER
SITE MONASTERY
SEA SHELTER
international architecture ideas competition
The proposal evolves from the pre-established. Seamlessly blending into the land and stabilising a design strategy that pays reverence to the ruin. By doing so, it merges the contemporary and historic elements, bringing back its essence and textures in the modern spaces. That way it establishes a multilateral dialogue between the façade and landscape, improving its character and assimilating the edifice into the vestiges of the monastery.
ArkxSite Clara Cabot Cabot Irene de Miguel LĂłpez SM4 8 1 1 6
A sequence of reflection and meditation spaces is born from this idea, from the connection between nature and its simple guidelines. It’s a language in which only a few lines allow us to separate the functions, and at the same time produce paths that stimulate the course across spaces, with blurred limits and outdoor atmospheres. The arch invites the visitor to become part of the building while they walk across its roof and experience the contemplation of the sea from a place of serenity. Meanwhile, this space gives them access to a program based on a privacy gradient that varies depending on its depth and height. The deeper into the cliff they descend, the deeper into seclusion and shelter. The harmony and peacefulness dig deeply until they reach an immersive atmosphere at the Inner Space. This space is deliberately located for the visitor to be totally focused in their activities from dawn until dusk. Sea shelter reaches an equilibrium between the experience of disconnection and personal growth, finding a new way to realise the place.
Section A-A’
Section B-B’
Level 0
A
B
1
2
Level -1
A’
B’
A
B
9
6 3
Level -2
5
4
1
2
A’
B’
A
B
9
7
4
KEY 1 - Entrance 2 - Look-out point 3 - Inner Space 4 - Meeting room 5 - Dining room 6 - Kitchen 7 - Storage rooms. 8 - Dormitory 9 - Rest rooms
8
A’
B’
26 m2 139 m2 44 m2 32 m2 50 m2 20 m2 15 m2 78 m2 30 m2
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SEA SHELTER The proposal evolves from the pre-established. Seamlessly blending into the land and stabilising a design strategy that pays reverence to the ruin. By doing so, it merges the contemporary and historic elements, bringing back its essence and textures in the modern spaces. That way it establishes a multilateral dialogue between the façade and landscape, improving its character and assimilating the edifice into the vestiges of the monastery. A sequence of reflection and meditation spaces is born from this idea, from the connection between nature and its simple guidelines. It’s a language in which only a few lines allow us to separate the functions, and at the same time produce paths that stimulate the course across spaces, with blurred limits and outdoor atmospheres. The arch invites the visitor to become part of the building while they walk across its roof and experience the contemplation of the sea from a place of serenity. Meanwhile, this space gives them access to a program based on a privacy gradient that varies depending on its depth and height. The deeper into the cliff they descend, the deeper into seclusion and shelter. The harmony and peacefulness dig deeply until they reach an immersive atmosphere at the Inner Space. This space is deliberately located for the visitor to be totally focused in their activities from dawn until dusk. Sea shelter reaches an equilibrium between the experience of disconnection and personal growth, finding a new way to realise the place.
Level 0
A
B
KEY 1 - Entrance 2 - Look-out point 3 - Inner Space 4 - Meeting room 5 - Dining room 6 - Kitchen 7 - Storage rooms. 8 - Dormitory 9 - Rest rooms
1
2
Level -1
A’
B’
A
B
9
6 3
Level -2
5
4
Section A-A’
1
2
A’
B’
A
B
9
7
4
8
A’
B’
Section B-B’
26 m2 139 m2 44 m2 32 m2 50 m2 20 m2 15 m2 78 m2 30 m2
SITE MONASTERY international architecture ideas competition ArkxSite Clara Cabot Cabot Irene de Miguel Lรณpez SM4 8 1 1 6