Luis Fernández-Galiano   The Iberian Peninsula is our common home. United by geography and divided by history, Spain and Portugal count three decades of democracy and two in the EU entwining their political paths, linking their economic structures and entangling their social

Isidro Blasco   The oeuvre of Isidro Blasco (Madrid, 1962), based in New York, gathers multiple views both in its physical materialization and as far as the reflection on space is concerned. Placed within the field of sculpture, his works clearly defy the meaning of

MP & MP Rosado   The domestic universe is a source of inspiration for the twin brothers Miguel Pablo and Manuel Pedro Rosado-Garcés, born in San Fernando (Cádiz) in 1971. The brothers move with ease within different artistic languages to express their vision of what

Carlos Bunga   Carlos Manuel Bunga Marques (Porto, 1975) is an artist that has just appeared on the international scene, but whose work is quickly winning renown. The colorful works of Bunga are usually generated in two well-differentiated phases: the construction

Pedro Cabrita Reis   Pedro Cabrita (Lisbon, 1956) is one of the key figures of contemporary art with an unquestionable international projection and an obvious interest for architectural poetics that started to gain ground in the 1970s. From the artistic perspective, the

Jesús Aparicio   Spain   Only after deciding where to build a house does one become aware of the substantial importance this has for the future happiness of those who live in it. In this case the site offered many possibilities but the genius loci murmured where the dwelling

Bernalte Leon y Asociados   Spain   The busy life of the owner, an advertising creative who spends a significant amount of time travelling around the world, inspired the construction of an architectural form derived from his singular lifestyle. Instead of trying to counteract the circu

Alberto Campo Baeza   Spain   The Cádiz countryside provides the setting for this abstract volume, a box measuring 33x18x8 meters and formed by four pristine white surfaces that look like canvasses clean and prepared for a work of art. However, perhaps what increases the tension

Marià Castelló Architecture   Spain   More than three hectares of fields of wheat and barley and a small woodland of savins, rosemary and junipers on a practically flat topography configure Es Pujol de s’Era, a place that depicts well the landscape of the Balearic island of Formentera. T

Corona Amaral Arquitectos   Spain   The municipality of Tacoronte is located in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, twenty kilometers from the capital, taking up an area that extends from the volcanic peaks to the seashore. The increasing flow of tourists has encouraged the cr

Juan Domingo Santos   Spain   Located close to Granada and on a slope dotted with almond trees, on a uneven site next to Sierra Nevada, this house reflects a lifestyle in close relationship with the land and views surrounding it. A careful study of the plot led to the chosen desi

Carlos Ferrater   Spain   In the small town of Casas de Alcanar, south of the delta of the Ebro River, in a rich agricultural land where the farm fields stretch out until they meet the sea, a plot of quite unique dimensions (it measures 250 meters in length and 18 meters in w

Hidalgo & Hartmann   Spain   Located on the limit of the Natural Park of the Volcanic Zone of la Garrotxa, the municipality of Vall de Bianya is an agricultural area surrounded by mountains covered with forests of oak and beech trees. This impressive context was the main guideli

Carmen Moreno   Spain   At the foot of Sierra Nevada and the Sierra of Alfaguara lies the small town of Obéilar, in Granada. The new house rests on one of its hillsides, on an inclined plot that enjoys impressive views of the mountain tops and of a nearby olive grove. An el

Nolaster   Spain   A couple bought one of the very few plots with views of the sea that remained unbuilt in the Bay of Biscay. After scouting every sea village from Plentzia to San Vicente de la Barquera for almost a year, they found the place they where looking for in

RCR Arquitectes   Spain   Though Cuca de Llum might sound like the name of a faraway country from a fairytale, it is actually the Catalan word for glowworms, most commonly called fireflies. This is also the suggestive name of this house on the outskirts of Olot, clad in a smo

Selgascano   Spain   Le Corbusier wanted the empty courtyard of La Tourette to be naturally filled with vegetation, birds and the wind. The project for this house in Madrid’s residential area of La Florida takes the opposite idea as point of departure: the vegetation lea

Aires Mateus   Portugal   In portuguese ‘alentejo’ means ‘beyond the Tagus,’ and it is the region that stretches from the south of the river to the Algarve. Located in the coastal area of this region and one hundred kilometers south of Lisbon is the municipality of Grândola,

ARX Portugal   Portugal   The dwelling is located in Romeirão, close to the quaint coastal town of Ericeira, in a rural area dotted with houses surrounded by vegetable gardens and paths fenced by stone walls. The house is built on a precipitous slope oriented towards the sout

Atelier Central Arquitectos   Portugal   Everyone dreams for a castle and a hut, said Gaston Bachelard. The hut radiates rural humanity and fraternity, whereas the castle evokes pride and power. Both types refer to the need for retreat, expansion, simplicity and magnificence. Torn between t

Nuno Brandão   Portugal   This funnel-shaped plot, whose shorter side measures 15 meters and the longer one 55 meters, is located in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, 80 kilometers south of Vigo, in the small coastal town of Afife. The complex proportions of the plot, alo

Carlos Castanheira   Portugal   On the outskirts of Porto, on the banks of the Duero River, the absence of urban planning with the subsequent proliferation of disorderly constructions has left a chaotic context of scarce aesthetic value. However, the beauty of the river, the farawa

Graça Correia, Roberto Ragazzi   Portugal   Located in the northeastern region of the country, Peneda-Gerês is the only National Park in Portugal, characterized by a rich natural environment. This new holiday home is built on the banks of one of the tributaries of the Cavado river, in a protec

José Paulo dos Santos   Portugal   Located in the small rural town of Antes, a few kilometers from Coimbra and from the A-1 highway that crosses the country from north to south, the new dwelling addresses a complexity of uses that try to reconcile rural activities with the ambitions o

Nuno Grande, Pedro Gadanho   Portugal   Located at the center of the triangle formed by the cities of Vigo, Porto and Braga, in a privileged area marked by the presence of the ocean and of the mountains, is the municipality of Viana do Castelo. This unique house, of daring forms and wrappe

Álvaro Leite Siza   Portugal   Cascading downhill or rising as a temple from an old civilization, the dwelling located on a narrow and elongated plot, on a hillside with a pronounced slope oriented towards the south, makes the most of the inconveniences of its site to become a wor

Guilherme Machado   Portugal   Sculpture becomes a tool, as it happens when a small scale is placed alongside a specimen observed under a microscope lens: at first glance it seems invisible but it reveals a lot of information. The position of the walls shows what is missing and go

João Mendes Ribeiro   Portugal   The projects of extension and refurbishment are surgical operations determined by the need to create or design material or conceptual links with the existing building. Two enlargements carried out in the old region of the Beira Alta, which currently

Pedro Santos, Rita Cordeiro   Portugal   The plains surrounding the Aruca River as it descends towards Figueira de Foz are delimited, as they pass by the municipality of Pombal, by an abrupt slope. Along the upper area of the slope runs the road of access to a terraced site dotted with tree

aceboXalonso Studio   Spain   A walk up the hill led to the conclusion that the best way to settle there was to stretch a carpet that could be wrinkled, gathered and undulated to increase comfort. A carpet protected from the sun by a shade that could be pulled up or down dependin

Enric Ruiz-Geli, Cloud 9   Spain   With 35 kilometers of canals Empuriabrava is the largest residential marina in Europe. Born around 25 years ago, the area was especially attractive because it was possible to dock the boat in front of the house and park the car on the opposite facade

Ensamble Studio   Spain   Trying to escape the hustle and bustle of the Spanish capital, the house seeks shelter on the outskirts, in the town of Las Rozas. The very name of the house, Hemeroscopium – place where the sun sets –, makes reference to the horizontality underlying

Álvaro Siza   The house is the shelter. The main element of the house is the roof and then the chimney. Inside we are independent, or almost. We are protected from the city and the whole world. Those who can leisurely use the Internet. The house has windows: we ne