A house where the horizontal stratification of the program finds a clear architectural translation in each stacked layer.
A binuclear home, anchored by a central staircase accompanied by a vertical patio that softens and blurs the north–south boundaries of the site.
Living in Madrid in a single-family home with a garden sets the foundation for a family of four. From this premise, the project explores new domestic boundaries through three stacked layers: a white upper volume, a glass box opening to the garden, and sustaining it all, a bronze-toned metal ridge that accommodates the technical program.
The glass box becomes the mediating element, shaping the arrival sequence through a landscaped forecourt that incorporates the pool and activates the setback as an architectural threshold. Inside, the staircase —paired with a vertical patio— structures the house around a central axis that softens the plot’s north–south boundaries.
Daily life unfolds between the kitchen facing the setback and the living room opening to the garden, while the white upper volume hosts the bedrooms and study, framed by generous openings and terraces. In the basement, an independent staircase leads to a more private program connected to the exterior through an internal street. In this way, the house reimagines the relationship between light, structure, and landscape.