What appears to be a simple strip connecting two lines—the access road and the private beach—is actually a complex composition of spaces enclosed between two almost parallel walls stretching over 140 meters through courtyards and gardens of varying dimensions. From the plan layout, two main open spaces can be identified, spanning the entire width of this inhabited strip. These divide the main entrance from a first area primarily dedicated to services and a second, larger one, which houses the heart of the residence with its private, social, and contemplative spaces. These two blocks are further punctuated by oval inner courtyards that enhance the sense of introspection while allowing natural light to fill even the innermost rooms.

It is precisely these internal voids, sometimes open and sometimes covered, that enable an intriguing balance between privacy, discretion, and connection with the harsh surrounding landscape. The interplay of solids and voids also finds a vertical accent in the cylindrical volume, whose proportions evoke a lighthouse. Inside this tower, one can meditate and contemplate the waters of the Gulf and the sands of the desert. The tower juts out over the main courtyard, which is overlooked by the house’s social spaces.

TAEP/AAP deconstructs and reassembles the functions of a desert home into an architecture that, despite the apparent solidity of a fortress, reveals within it a rich system of relationships between rooms, courtyards, and gardens, as well as with the desert environment in which it is situated.