The typical approach to constructing the majority of buildings is to focus on containment. The Casa Faustino, however, manages to offer shelter and privacy without this closed-off and inward emphasis; it visibly appears to expand outwards in all directions.
This project by Didier Faustino of Mésarchitectures is one of 12 set for a neighborhood of dream homes in a picturesque Spanish landscape. Each one is completely different -- you wouldn't expect another to resemble such a unique form.
The massing of the Casa Faustino comprises enormous crystalline geometries that jut out from the open center of the dwelling. The windowed ends let in plenty of light during the day, and project it outwards at night as a built and inhabitable Big Bang.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Expanding Architecture
- Designing buildings that prioritize outward expansion and unique forms.
- Innovative Geometries
- Incorporating unconventional, crystalline geometries into building design.
- Open-center Dwelling
- Creating buildings that offer shelter and privacy without closed-off and inward emphasis.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Architecture
- The architecture industry can explore these disruptive innovations to create more unique, bold, and appealing structures.
- Real Estate
- The real estate industry can promote and market these expanding and unique architectural designs, creating new market segments for those adventurous buyers who want something different.
- Construction
- The construction industry can innovate and develop new materials, methods, and technologies that enable building these unconventional and open-center dwellings.
