d+a | Issue 120 • 2021

/ ABODE / 82 flat roofs and thick stone walls plastered bright white. Gallardo Llopis has interpreted the concepts of this ancient architecture in a contemporary way that integrates the home into the surrounding environment. The relationship between the roughly carved dry-stone walls that form the base of the structure and the smooth white prisms of the upper floor highlights the balance between tradition and contemporaneity. TRANSPARENCY AND OPENNESS While the structural challenge of this project was enormous, the configuration of the ground floor required the development of many volumetric models with different spatial scenarios that evolved until the architects arrived at the final solution. “To incorporate the garden into the interior of the house, a continuous space is defined from the access to the plot, to the pool, without any obstacle or intermediate structural element,” explains Gallardo Llopis. Residents enter along a covered walkway that continues through the longitudinal axis of the house. The living room opens to a view of the statuesque cypress protected in the delicate embrace of the front patio. Beyond the courtyard graced by the centennial olive tree, are the kitchen and dining areas. A free-standing console divides the room, while keeping it completely open. 04. A statement tree gives each patio its own personality and draws the gaze inward. / 05. The design of the ground floor is transparent and open to deftly incorporate the garden into the interior. 04 05 06