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Strange Palatial Minimalism for a Cold Industrialist

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A commanding residence by Longhi Architects is built entirely of stone right on the sand at a popular coastal resort in Peru.

The unsettling space has a cold and intimidating beauty.

The flowing palatial elegance of the chairs gathered at this table contrasts with the unrelenting stone setting.

Chilly stone surrounds an uncomfortable seating arrangement, that seems designed more for business associates to receive difficult and painful news than for any friendly exchange.

Designed to intimidate, this is no place for conviviality.

The residence actually seems more like a corporate office for a billionaire industrialist than a home.

There is lavish use of heavy cold stone throughout, culminating in this semi sculptural arrangement by the stairs.

The whole second floor frame of the house is even made of stone.

This same stone is even used in bathrooms.

Deep stairs are also hewn from stone by the glass-encased pool.

Although the exterior is reminiscent of many beach houses, inside a cold and mysterious aesthetic takes over.

Even the kitchen seems more like a sculpture of the idea of a kitchen than place to actually cook something good to eat.

Altogether a fascinating and strange residence that seems more built to impress others than to live life.