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• CLIENT: Grupo Collado
  
• PROJECT: Riccardo Crespi Architetto (AdHocMsl)
  
• AREA: 2.500sqm
• BUDGET: 1.500.000€
• PHASES: Preliminary and final design, tender drawings | Site supervision | Completed
• PRIZES: 2009 – XV Premios de Arquitectura de la Región de Murcia | Honorable Mention
• Photografer: © Riccardo Crespi

Project description_

The dome’s shape that identifies the Beach Club La Manga has always been a characteristic element of the dune landscape of land that separates the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean sea. It was the roof of a 2-storey beach villa belonged to one of the last ministers during Franco time. In the early 2000s the building was bought by the company Grupo Collado with the intention of renovating and to turn it into an attractive place.

After the first inspection, we immediately noticed that as not only the original interior spaces were absolutely anonymous and not reflecting the quality of the dome, but above the dome ‘s structure were impressively damage and compromised due to the  corrosive effects of seawater. Therefore we decided to act in two different directions: the first to demolish and to remove all the elements that could affect negatively the purity of dome’s shape, the second to remove  and replace completely dome’s  steel structure: a risky and complex action that has focused most of the time devoted to the construction site.

Once freed the original dome’s structure,  we built in the central area 3 different wooden volumes, containing the bar, the pool changing rooms and the restaurant kitchen. The upper floor space was dedicated to a full open sitting area and to a big outdoor terrace located in the perimeter of the building from which to admire the landscape through the dome’s opening.

An elliptical concrete staircase connects the two floors. A sliding glass door fully operable from both floors, enables the complete permeability and continuity between  interior and exterior spaces.  The above system makes creates flexible spaces and dissolves the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces. Aforementioned perception is more emphasized  during  summer time when it is be possible to keep the sliding door system open to create a unique flexible outdoor space that face the seaside.

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• CLIENT: Latrofa 1959
• PROJECT: Riccardo Crespi Architetto
• AREA: 400mq
• BUDGET: 400.000€
• PHASES: Preliminary and final design, tender drawings | Site supervision | Completed
• Photografer: © Riccardo Crespi

Project description_

Our scope of work regards the complete renovation of indoor  and outdoor space of a  beach Villa in the “Villaggio dei Pescatori” Compound in Fregene, a seaside town a few kilometers from Rome.

Only the volume and the main structure  have been preserved  of the original house, dating back to the early 60s. We modified radically the whole internal and external distribution, starting from the facade up to the veranda and garden. The external original red brick color has been replaced by a white painting, considered more elegant and suitable. All the closures are made of bent sheet metal and painted white. The terrace has been extended and the original veranda has been replaced with a wooden canopy with frame similar to the brise soleil type, that provide a pleasant shade on the front side during summertime becoming a pleasant place to be to relax, read a book or lunch with friends in spite of the summer heat. The garden, in a complete state of disrepair, has been cleaned up protecting only some native plants, leaving a large area dedicated simply to grass

All indoor  spaces have been completely transformed and redesigned. The main kitchen originally located near the main entrance, at the Ground floor level, has been moved in the back of the house. The above to create a unique big and flexible space used as a main living and dining room as well. In that area we displaced a big  steel cantilevered table , direct continuation of the stove, comfortably used as a table or kitchen worktop or even sitting, thanks to the 22 cm in difference between the FFL of the kitchen and the living room. Beside the kitchen, where previously the living room were placed,  there is a small guest room, equipped with private bathroom.