A real estate development propose a land that discreetly rises, hiding the double-height hous- es, as mountains shelters, leaving the magnif- icent landscape in sight.

Project Name: Olimpic Villas at Font Romeu
studio Name: Octavio Mestre Arquitectos
Location: Font-Romeu, France
Arch Coll: Carlos Maurette
Year: 2020
M²: 7500

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Different typologies are studied to facilitate a mixed and attractive product, all of them served by an underground parking. Its about builing a horizon which inte- grates the construction with nature.

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The Project skips all types of regulations, although the agen- cy in need for the approval has told the cityhall that if the project is better than regulations al- lows, whats needs to change are the laws, not the Project itself.

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What matters most is always to save the beauty of things. The complex Will be host to the Winter Olympics games Paris 2025, if the candidacy of Pirineos is chosen.

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