Outdoor, Swimming Pools, Tubs, Shower, Lap Pools, Tubs, Shower, Concrete Patio, Porch, Deck, Back Yard, and Grass Precast concrete beams typically used for highways are repurposed in the creative Hemeroscopium House by Ensamble Studio in Madrid.  Photo 11 of 11 in 10 Works of Architecture That Reveal the Acrobatic Wonders of Concrete from Truly Imaginative Buildings Around the World

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In Madrid, Spain, a house constructed of seven distinct pieces of precast concrete beams worked together to create this residence by Spanish firm Ensamble Studio. The elements were repurposed from highway construction, with beams projecting out and functioning at times as both structural and programmatic elements—like an infinity pool.