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12 MAY 2016

ARCHITECTURE

Casa Brutale by OPA Architecture

Words - Mancave London

Pictures - OPA Works

If you’re not one for heights, you may not be the ideal client to stay in Casa Brutale. However, for the most part, the general population will be mind blown by the proposals by OPA (Open Platform for Architecture) for this spectacular build. The cliff dwelling is a conceptual design by architects Laertis-Antonios Ando Vassiliou and Pantelis Kambouropoulos who wanted to create an ‘inverted reference’ to Casa Malaparte – that cliff house built in 1942 who reaches skyward with its upended-pyramid stairs.

 

Casa Brutale, on the other hand, would dive down into the cliff itself and be mostly underground, beneath a full size swimming pool that acts as the roof of the building; creating the illusion of living beneath the sea. That, and the sea outlook from almost every room is enough to make anyone feel like they are living in a real life 5* sponge bob square pants world.

 

Made of glass, wood, and concrete (even the bed is made of concrete, though presumably you’d still get a mattress), the 1,938-square-foot home would be accessible by a staircase or elevator. If this doesn’t make you feel like you’re living the bond life, there’s something wrong.

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