The butterfly roof became popular in the US architecture in the mid-20th century. In this house, everything happens beneath the V-shaped roof, which shelters the various spaces, creates overhangs, provides protection from sun and rain, and helps reduce the perception of a large built volume, integrating the architecture into its rural surroundings.
Architecture firm
Tallerdarquitectura
Location
Vilopriu (Girona), Spain
Principal architect
Bernat Llauradó Auquer
Design team
Tallerdarquitectura
Interior design
Tallerdarquitectura
Structural engineer
Tallerdarquitectura
Lighting
Tallerdarquitectura
Supervision
Tallerdarquitectura
Visualization
Tallerdarquitectura
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Construccions Saduri-Peraferrer, SL
Material
Wood, concrete, brick, steel
Typology
Residential › House
An old farm building is transformed into a contemporary retreat that honors the landscape, history, and the rhythm of everyday life. A rural building reborn as a home that’s in tune with nature, where past and present coexist Among the open fields and oak groves of the Guadalajara countryside, an old agricultural warehouse is converted into a home.
Project name
Casa Entre Encinas
Architecture firm
Erentia
Location
Campiña de Guadalajara, Spain
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp
Principal architect
Alejandra Esteve
Design team
Alejandra Esteve, Jordi Giner, Anabel Otero, Pablo Manteca
Collaborators
Jordi Giner, Anabel Otero, Pablo Manteca
Typology
Residential › House
The project transforms a former pigsty in the village of Sasamón, in the province of Burgos, Spain, into a contemporary single-family home. The intervention, respectful of vernacular architecture, inserts a laminated timber structure within the existing volume, creating a new way of inhabiting the space without erasing the building’s rural memory.
Project name
House Within a House
Architecture firm
MADE.V arquitectos
Location
Sasamón, Burgos, Spain
Principal architect
Álvaro Moral García, Daniel Gónzalez García
Design team
Ana Doyague González, María Esteban Carrasco
Collaborators
Construction: Construcciones Escribano. Structural engineering: Medgon. Carpentry: Javier Ramos Rodriguez Carpintería de Madera. Metalwork: Metalbur. Kitchen design and installation: Cocibur
Built area
Gross floor area 102 m² Usable floor area 88 m²
Structural engineer
Medgon
Construction
Construcciones Escribano
Material
Laminated timber – interior structure, load-bearing structure, floor slabs, interior partitions, sliding and hinged doors. Adobe – perimeter walls and original enclosures. Ashlar stonework – wall base courses. One-coat mortar – interior and exterior cladding. Sprayed polyurethane insulation – interior envelope. Plywood – built-in furniture. Clear epoxy resin – interior flooring. Laminated pine wood – structural roof
Typology
Residential › House
In the heart of the Tabernas Desert, Spain, where golden sands meet endless skies, stands a single villa that redefines desert living. Its completely curved body flows like a dune sculpted by the wind, while rectangular entrance steps lead you inside—an intentional contrast of geometry and softness.
Project name
The glow of the desert
Architecture firm
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Location
Tabernas Desert, Spain
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Collaborators
Visualization: Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › House
Marbella-based Sierra Blanca Estates (SBE) has unveiled their proposal as Urban Planning Agent for the El Bulto area of Malaga, located adjacent to the port's railway line and the city’s ongoing transformation of its industrial port into a new residential neighbourhood
Project name
El Bulto Proposal
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Project Team: Alicia Hidalgo, Armando Bussey, Jessica Wang, Jose Pareja Gomez, Laizhen Wu, Massimo Napoleoni, Thomas Bagnoli, Veronica Erspamer ZHA Sustainability Team: Carlos Bausa Martinez, Aditya Ambare, Aleksander Mastalski, Bahaa Alnassrallah, Disha Shetty, Shibani Choudhury
Collaborators
ZHA Project Director: Manuela Gatto; Animation: Morean
Typology
Residential Architecture
Renovation of a 600 m² space in Santander, Spain, to accommodate a private contemporary art collection, office space, and areas for social gatherings.
Project name
Colección ES Headquarters
Architecture firm
Carbajo Hermanos
Location
Santander, Spain
Principal architect
Andrea Carbajo, Galo Carbajo
Collaborators
Legal advice and Instalations: Transprojekt
Material
Birch wood – ceilings. Light pink lacquer – glass partitions and doors. Light blue lacquer – kitchen and bathroom cabinetry. Stainless steel – handles, fittings and faucets. Light gray polyurethane paint – flooring. Aluminium – windows and skylights
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The house is conceived as a monolithic volume with refined geometry, suspended over a steeply sloping topography. Access is through an intermediate level, via a recessed entrance in a completely blank façade, which reinforces the perception of mass and opacity in contrast with the lightness of the main volume.
Architecture firm
Nomo Studio
Principal architect
Alicia Casals
Design team
Karl Johan Nyqvist, Jennifer Méndez, Mira Botseva, Blanca Algarra, Gonzalo de la Parra
Collaborators
Mus i Segui
Interior design
NOMO STUDIO
Structural engineer
Windmill
Supervision
NOMO STUDIO, Mus i Segui
Construction
CONSTRUCCIONES FERNANDEZ NAJERA SL
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glazing
Typology
Residential › House
The Sanctuary is a masterpiece located in the exclusive area of the Reserva de Sotogrande. A unique piece under the seal of architect Manuel Ruiz Moriche, in which nature, sustainability, light, natural materials and own design are the main elements to create a unique environment.
Architecture firm
ARK Architects
Location
La Reserva de Sotogrande, Sotogrande, Spain
Photography
ARK Architects
Principal architect
Manuel Ruiz Moriche
Interior design
ARK Architects
Civil engineer
ARK Architects
Structural engineer
ARK Architects
Environmental & MEP
ARK Architects
Supervision
ARK Architects
Visualization
ARK Architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, D5 Rrender, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, V-ray
Construction
ARK Architects
Typology
Residential › Detached Villa
