0419 - IBICAELUM
Houses
Year of construction : 2004
Location : Spain
Floor area : 320m2
A box built for living purposes and given its home within the forest. Raised just a few centimetres from the earth, it appears as if the building makes every effort not to disturb the tranquillity of the site. Inside, the rooms are surrounded by a glass curtain which weaves through the box without ever touching the external walls of the structure. The curtain is used instead of blank walls and incorporates two patios which separate the bedrooms from the living rooms. Much in the style of colonial residential buildings, the building has an ambulatory around the outside where residents can enjoy a stroll and also benefit from being in the shade. On a lower level you’ll find the terrace which has been carefully built into the land outside the house and which incorporates the most simplest of swimming pools. The work is now complete and nature reassumes its rights. Wild grasses are most welcome to grow... don’t ever cut them! The car port has been incorporated into the composition and frames the approach to the house. Photographer: Jean-Luc Laloux
