Crazy and curved both inside and out, the home was made of a combination of concrete and found materials, both inorganic but also natural (and relevant) ones including local seashells and regional coral. Instead of corners, each curve flows fluidly into the next to make for a series of experiential spaces that mimic the infinitude of the fractals that form them. Best of all, it is perfectly sited on the beach of a remote southern island – surrounded by similar shapes. The one thing that is not surprising about this house may be the person who inhabits it: yes, it was designed by and for an artist (Octavio Ocampo).
The tension between ‘art’ and ‘design’ is palpable – some aspects (like the spiked roof) are purely ornamental and artistic, while others (including a second-story deck in the ‘opening’ of the ‘shell’) seem to be functional as structures and spaces.
via dornob.com
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Why describe the points on the roof as ‘purely ornamental’? That is real architecture with spirit, as opposed to so much boxey modern architecture that is produced. Architects are frightened to combine art with architecture, but that is essentially what should happen.