This house, originaly built in 1967 and designed by the danish engineer Mr. Ingerslef, has a privileged location over a cliff with an extensive view over the northern part of the island of Tenerife.
Due to its state of conservation a comprehensive rehabilitation was needed but fully respecting not only its brilliant implantation but also the original glass volumes distribution inserted by a natural stone chimney which acts like an anchor to the impressive natural terrain from which it emerges.
The simple brief consists in locating large social areas living-room, dining-room, kitchen and pantry in the lower level and three “en suite” bedrooms located two of them in the upper level and one in the lower one. A small elevator that communicates both levels, a cortesy toilet and a bathroom with lockers for the use of those invited to the pool and a general storage space for outdoor furniture connected with the aforementioned bathroom. An independent volume developed in two becomes a guest room that includes a small living-dining room-kitchen on the lower level and a bedroom with its bathroom on the upper level.
The outdoor spaces are treated seeking their integration into the natural environment of the cliff, highlighting the existing plant species and complementing them with valuable vegetal specimens to ensure that the gardening surrounds the house, an effect that had been lost with successive reforms and exterior paving. to which the property had been subjected A swimming pool located on the edge of the cliff and surrounded by large wooden terraces constitute an outside viewpoint to enjoy the impressive views of the surroundings.
TECHNICAL DATA: Year 2019 —– Location: Calle La Jara n 4, Jardín del Sol, Tacoronte.
Architects: Antonio Corona Bosch, Arsenio Pérez Amaral, Mark Senning. Client: private Collaborators: Néstor Hernández Marrero, Belén del Rio Huesa y Alba García Collado (Architects), POA (Landscaping) Meco (Quantity Surveyors), Energiq Ingeniería (M&P), Calcularq (Statics).
