House-Atelier Begur

Client: Mrs Coppieters-'t Wallant, Ch., Brussels, Belgium. 

Design for a residential studio in Begur, Spain. 2022-2023, inspired by the Museo Miró in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, the studio of Joan Miró designed by Josep Lluis Sert. 

Key elements of the design were the steep slope against which the house was provided and controlling light penetration into the studio.

The steep slope gave the design a three-level façade to the street, but only one level to the garden. The difference in height had to be accommodated in the two side facades.

The shells of the roof serve to allow daylight into the studio on the one hand and to keep direct sunlight out on the other. Direct sunlight and changes in light intensity are disastrous for a studio.

The colour studies of the facades were made by the client.

Work on this project was halted after the local government explicitly rejected the proposals; only a traditional volume with a pitched roof would be allowed.