MADRID MODERN COPPER, CONCRETE AND GLASS CLIP HOUSE DESIGN WHICH TAKES SHAPE FROM COPPER PLATES

Adi Hidayat

The advanced copper, cement and glass Clasp House in Madrid, Spain was designed by the designers at Bernalte-León y Asociados. The cool, contemporary style home's striking sculptural design comes to fruition from copper plates, which are encased in vertical boards framing far reaching glass dividers,

MADRID MODERN COPPER, CONCRETE AND GLASS CLIP HOUSE DESIGN WHICH TAKES SHAPE FROM COPPER PLATES

and cantilevered from a strong, vertical solid support. The design copper shrewdly wraps around the home's living territories, giving a spectacular perspective from the back to front, while offering an intriguing tasteful from the outside also. On these copper walled in areas,

outside roof pathways lead to a standpoint over the city. This amazing house design has been shortlisted for the 2009 Copper in Structural engineering Grants. The victor will be reported on September 29 at a function held in London