House in Olive Grove

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House in Olive Grove

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Residential › Private House

AYR | HOUSE IN
OLIVE GROVE. AYORA. VALENCIA

A natural landscape with fantastic
panoramic views and a respectful path leading to a grove of 167 olive trees.
The project is predicated on a compromise
between a desire to be part of the landscape and the desire to capture it.
This proposal is located at the
highest end of the grove, offering a dynamic interpretation whose dimensions transform
as one circulates around it. The layout marks off three different ambiences:
the porch-like entrance, the private area facing the grove of olive trees and
the belvedere overlooking the tree tops.
The relationship with the outside
is enhanced, magnifying the contact perimeter. This allows the circulation of breeze
to cool the summer heat. Tangential views of the outside are fostered thanks to
the geometry of the ground plan, and together with the suction-effect created
by the curved surface, blur the inside boundaries of the house, which always seems
to promise more. A feeling of privacy and protection is simultaneously created
by the human proportion of spaces.
Each of the night areas located
on the top floor offers a different perspective of the landscape. The main
bedroom overlooks the only access to the house. The south-facing corridor acts as
a Trombe wall and invites one on a journey whose possible end (or beginning)
can only be seen when reaching the stairway atrium bathed by the eastern light.
The daytime areas are located on
the ground floor; the stairway and bathrooms are next to the wall, leaving the
maximum free space for the arrangement of other uses depending on likings,
seasons, circumstances...
The well and the fireplace designed
to use wood from the olive trees are proof of the desire for self-sufficiency.
On another note, the reliance on the outside world is patent in the garage.
The construction is based on
repeated rowlock elements permitting a natural and simple construction of its
geometry with the curvature being absorbed by the grout … The same criteria are
applied to the rest of the building elements, using local traditional
materials. As time goes by, these materials will blend in naturally with their surroundings.