Avila, Spain
A-cero
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
A dwelling of generous proportions developed over a single storey to facilitate the indoor-outdoor connection and to make the most of the environment in which it stands. Surrounded by meadows, tree groves, chestnut, pine and
oak trees and wildlife represented by stags,
wild boar and
roe deer, the edifice establishes a recognised link with the
traditional architecture and vernacular customs. Stone, tile, wood have been used in its construction.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
The sense of the architecture is to formalise the space and layout of the rooms besides representing a clear tribute to rural villages. The consequence is an open, U-shaped dwelling with a large central courtyard that shares out the uses. The principal wing houses the living rooms, dining room, TV room and children’s and playrooms. In the east wing is the kitchen,
laundry room and cellar and in the west wing the master bedroom. Semi-independent pavilions house the installations, riding facilities, stables and the guardians’ dwelling. Two immense awnings frame the landscape.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
Through an apt play of symmetries visual perspectives are created. A painstaking study of the light allows it to come in through
courtyards, grooves, windows, skylights and façade openings. The courtyards help us to minimise the conditions of the extreme climate, provide colour, freshness and hold the ponds that reflect the serenity and musicality of the water.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
Through an apt play of symmetries visual perspectives are created. A painstaking study of the light allows it to come in through courtyards, grooves, windows, skylights and façade openings. The courtyards help us to minimise the conditions of the extreme climate, provide colour, freshness and hold the ponds that reflect the serenity and musicality of the water.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
Indoors there is a consistency in its development that offers us serene, private ambiences full of nuances and subtleties. The house generates its own environment and assimilates the best of what there is. The project arises as a response to the demands of the place.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Xurxo Lobato |
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| floor plan--drawing Courtesy of A-cero |
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| elevatrions--drawing Courtesy of A-cero |
The people
Architects: A-cero
Location: Ávila, Spain
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Xurxo Lobato
