Antonio Miró, Fernando de Higueras Díaz, Almuñécar, Punta de la Mona, Granada, Spain, 1965
216. Fernando de Higueras Díaz & Antonio Miró /// Andrés Segovia’s House /// Almuñécar, Punta de la Mona, Granada, Spain /// 1965 Of Houses guest curated by The Intertwining (Paula V. Álvarez Benítez,
Nuria Álvarez Lombardero, Álvaro Carrillo Eguilaz, David Arredondo
Garrido, Francisco González de Canales, Vincent Morales Garoffolo and
Juan Antonio Sánchez Muñoz): “Fernando Higueras, a versatile genius,
has a perfect understanding of the language of the Modern Movement.
However, he was able to liberate himself from its established schemes,
and to fuse them with local architecture. In this house, in a genuine
display of creativity, Higueras managed to bridge his interest for the
historical past and his concerns about contemporary Organicism. This is
how he wisely overcame the specific challenges posed by a house for
another talented genius, Andrés Segovia, who is regarded as one of the
greatest guitarists of all time. At the very edge of the Punta de la
Mona, after digging out the north limit of the site, an irregular level
was created to support domestic life. It was displaced to the South,
cantilevering over lower platforms in order to capture the spectacular
views over the Mediterranean Sea. In a miscellaneously unique way, some
areas of this outer space were covered by tiled roof surfaces supported
by an orthogonal system of reinforced concrete beams. A rich
indoor-outdoor relationship was generated for the enjoyment of life and
nature, and a place was created where vernacular traits became modern
features.” (Text: David Arredondo Garrido. Photos: Javier Algarra.)
