House F

The house, designed by Santiago Parramón (RTA-Office), has as main characteristic its location in a land with a high incline and a stream that crosses it. A rocky orography and the preservation of the most of the trees were the guidelines of the project.
The objective of Parramón was taken up minimally the site in order to give freedom to the stream, so they let you hear the sound of the water, the smell of vegetation, the textures… All of this come of top to the emotional aspect to the architected wanted.
Finally the architect decided preserve the site intact to lean on it an object, a big volume which rests in a minimum surface. The house only takes contact with the land through a central nucleus with small dimensions. It was an archaeological work where the architect worked as a surgeon in order to minimize the impact on the rocky land.

Client: Particular

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Year: 2009

Building Area: 500 m²

Budget: Confidential

Construction Materials: reinforced concrete and metal

Photographs: Aitor Ortiz