Architecture: Fran Silvestre Arcquitectos
Interior Design: Alfaro Hofmann
Building Engineer: Enrique Alario
Photography: Diego Opazo
Location: Valencia
Structural Engineer: Estructuras Singulares
Constructor: AT4
Built Area: 313 m2
Residential Area: Exdrecon
About Studio
Our architectural office deals with the planning and implementation of projects of various scales and functions. Central themes are always the development of sustainable building concepts and the use of renewable raw materials – especially local wood. In addition, our work is driven by the pursuit of a holistic approach to architecture, which attempts to understand building culture as a communal, social process.
The house is located in front of the Mediterranean, in a place where an imposing dune protects the coast from storms. This starting point defines the configuration of the project. The house is materialized with two volumes arranged perpendicular to each other.
In order to have views of the sea, the program of uses of the house is inverted as opposed to the traditional scheme, the day area is arranged on the upper floor to be able to look over the top of the dune and uses the lower level roof as a belvedere. The night area is located on the entry-level, perpendicular to the sea.
The circulation is arranged in the most public part of the plot open to the pool area, while the rooms open onto a beautiful garden consolidated with small species that existed in the place. The cantilever of the upper floor ends with a kind of cloister open to the sky that allows the main room to be illuminated from the south while maintaining privacy, and at the same time casts the necessary shade on the lower level.
The staircase is drawn at the intersection of both volumes, marking the access point of the house. Ultimately, two volumes adapted to enjoy the surrounding conditions, the views, the shade … nothing more, nothing less.