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Sukunfuku studio . photos: © Jorge Allende

Sula house in Soto de la Marina, Cantabria. Continue reading Sukunfuku studio

sukunfuku studio . photos: © Adrià Goula . + archdaily

The Visitor´s Center is located on the hillside of Monte Castillo, within the area of ​​influence of the caves that bear his name and surrounded by the access road to them. The program demanded a relatively large volume, on complex ground and immersed in a landscape of great beauty. Continue reading sukunfuku studio

sukunfuku studio . photos: © Jorge Allende

“Neruca” is a grape variety from Cantabria which gives its name to the project, given its black anthracite envelope.
The house is located on a narrow plot, with two main façades, the east and the west, facing the adjoining plots and very close to the nearby constructions, while only a small portion faces public areas to the south. Continue reading sukunfuku

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After visiting the project site for the first time, we were very concerned about the building integration. The place has exceptional location, with a privileged green environment surroundings, intimately related to the Municipality of Puente Viesgo, located a few meters away.
At the same time, the project will work as the main access to the caves, having an intermediate role in the pedestrian path that bring the visitor to the Main Cave. That condition will exposed a lot the Roof and the Museum will be very visible from many points of the route.
Our response was to design a building with simple and slender lines, able to be adaptable to the topography, but taking advantage of the flatter parts of the plot for its settlement.
We thought in a monolith that grew slightly in height as the internal program required it. That is why we connected the three volumes with one single roof, made in stone to bring some character related to the site and to have a direct link to the heart of the caves, made in limestone.
The target was to assure a certain level of high durability over the time, adding a certain level of dignity to a project that will host in its interior an exhibition of the Rock Art of whole region, Cantabria: something with the maximum level of interest locally and internationally. Continue reading sukunfuku