Homes in the woods, Zizur Mayor
Vaillo + Irigaray  

Homes in the woods, Zizur Mayor

Vaillo + Irigaray  


This residential block is located on the edge of a forest in the municipality of Zizur Mayor, 5 kilometers southwest of Pamplona. The 2,500-square-meter complex of 18 stacked units – 6 on each of 3 floors – gives an image that comes close to the traditional ‘house,’ thus easily blending into the environment. The distortion of scale, caused by the extrusion of the section, is accentuated by vegetation-covered slopes and the shades generated by deep terraces. The north facade has randomly placed windows repeated in a way that emulates the rhythm of nearby trees. The south one features continuous terraces. A bronze-toned striated iron skin wraps the building.