Casa en Asturias by Jovino Martínez Sierra Arquitectos
Casa en Asturias sits on a raised terrace in northern Spain, composed by Jovino Martínez Sierra Arquitectos as a contemporary house tuned to long coastal views. The project organizes daily life around a double‑height living room and a concrete walkway that threads the home like a quiet promenade. Broad glazing frames the Cantabrian horizon, while the pool and lawn extend the plan outward.
Morning light rakes across white walls and a still pool. From the lawn, a crisp opening draws the eye through the house to the distant sea.
This is a coastal house in Asturias, Spain, by Jovino Martínez Sierra Arquitectos. The plan organizes movement and sightlines: rooms align to a northern horizon, and a concrete walkway spans the living hall as a purposeful route. Sequence shapes the experience more than décor, guiding quiet routines from entry to water.
Align Rooms to Horizon
A rectilinear volume presents deep reveals and broad panes, cutting controlled apertures toward the Cantabrian blue. Large sliding glass panels set up a direct axis from terrace to pool, then onward to the sea beyond. On approach, the opening through the living room reads like a viewfinder, so the landscape becomes part of the daily cadence.
Crossing the Living Room
Inside, a double‑height hall anchors the home, spanned by a concrete bridge that forms the project’s defining gesture. The walkway connects upper rooms while creating a contemplative passage above the lounge, its underside casting a long band of shade across pale flooring. Movement is calm and legible. Each crossing turns the gaze outward.
Timber Roof, Quiet Light
A warm timber roof with exposed beams settles over white walls and precise glazing, softening the clarity of concrete. Tall windows pull light deep into the hall, where shadow gathers along the bridge and dissolves across the floor. Timber‑framed openings and exterior louvers temper glare, keeping the interior bright yet measured.
Long Table, Daily Rituals
Below the bridge, a long oak table runs parallel to the view, paired with slender pendants that mark the dining zone without fuss. The kitchen sits adjacent with dark cabinetry and an island, tightening the loop between cooking and gathering. A nearby hearth anchors evening routines. Life pivots around this central run.
Thresholds to Landscape
At the garden edge, covered seating folds into the terrace and meets the pool’s crisp rim. Upstairs, bedrooms frame the horizon with wide panes and low sills, reinforcing the project’s axial pull. The route always finds water. Even private rooms inherit that measured outlook.
Afternoons end with long shadows sliding across the terrace. The bridge, the table, and the cut of the openings keep the house oriented, making every walk a small journey toward the sea.
Photography by @ivanmorangr_fotografia
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