Fran Silvestre arquitectos recently completed Hofmann House in Valencia, Spain.
Three elements shape the minimalist building: A stone base, a main volume that houses living spaces and a cantilevered, extruded roof on top that frames sea views.
Photography © FG + SG Ultimas Reportagens | Fernando Guerra
Photography © FG + SG Ultimas Reportagens | Fernando Guerra
Description:
A consolidated
landscape surrounded by gardens, a large and elongated plot with a distant view
of the sea and a pleasant breeze. This is the searched and lucky starting point
trigger of this story.
Three elements make up
the project. An extruded cover in the longitudinal direction of the ground with
a "T" shape is the framework in
which space is inhabited. This geometry let us feel
the sea, protecting from prying eyes, having the sense of living
without neighbors. It helps control the southern sun during summer and lets it
pass in winter. The walkable roof becomes a sort of belvedere enjoying the
entire surface of the plot.
An exempt cabinet houses the
structure, distributes spaces and filters privacy, opening up possibilities in
the way of movement and use of space. The main room, shaded by the cantilever
is arranged in continuity with the outside. The interior of the unit includes
wetted parts and limits the scale of overnight areas that are located in the
quiet part of the garden. The study opens on the corner with the best views.
These two elements, cover and
cabinet are deposited on the stone base where the water level and other uses of
the house are dug. These spaces are adapted to the natural slope that exists in
the plot.
The scale of the house is moderated
by understanding the living area as a base to emerge with the same natural
stone which urbanizes part of the plot. On this base the sleeping area is
deposited, creating shaded terraces where enjoying the outdoors.
A noticeably square plan, which
covers an extensive range of uses in a compact area, is drawn. The staircase
and the inner atrium distribute the spaces, prioritizing uses, with all spaces
opened to the garden.
Source: Fran Silvestre arquitectos
