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,nown for his e-&uisite distillations of traditional %berian architecture) Alberto (ampo
'ae*a nudges the boundaries of his self-imposed asceticism with this latest house at
.ahora) on +pain's Atlantic (osta de la /u* +et on the edge of town) the (asa 0uerrero
appears as an utterly simple) utterly austere rectangular block penetrated by a single)
symmetrically positioned doorway 1ore ultra minimalist sculpture than building) it sits
enigmatically in a flat) scrubby field) framed by a backdrop of gently rolling hills studded
with parasol pines 2owe$er) the house's occupants will be largely obli$ious to these
surroundings %nstead) their focus is turned inwards) to internal patios planted with grids
of orange trees precisely contained in s&uare troughs %n a hermetic world of white-on-
white) these jolts of tamed nature catch and hold the eye
3ising to a height of 4m) the e-ternal walls enclose the residential compound in
protecti$e embrace %nside) planning is scrupulously symmetrical down to the position of
each door) yet on this tabula rasa of a site) it does not appear especially forced A central
block of accommodation is flanked by the two patios) with smaller) secondary ser$ice
courtyards contained in a perimeter *one These backstage areas are screened off by long)
low walls
(rowned by a lofty #m high ceiling) the main li$ing) dining and study space is an almost
perfect cube 0lass walls contri$e to merge inside with outside) and low porches e-tend
into the patios) pro$iding tempering shade from the sun's glare and heat 'edrooms)
bathrooms and kitchen are slotted neatly between the li$ing cube and compound walls
Though the sectional geometry matches the plan for absolutist rigour) changes in height
gi$e drama and dignity to the house's principal &uarters) while also pro$iding shade !ith
characteristic lyricism) (ampo 'ae*a describes the entire composition as 'a luminous)
constructed shadow'
A long thin pool e-tends across the more pri$ate rear patio) abstracting and reinterpreting
the 1oorish precedent for cooling water
5et while the %berian courtyard house is a common enough response to cramped) urban
conditions) here) the cool) white compound seems curiously detached from its natural
milieu And though (ampo 'ae*a's handling of space and light is typically assured) it
does seem $aguely per$erse to shut out the surroundings so emphatically
'ut there were mitigating factors 6lanning permission was originally granted for an
industrial building) as opposed to a house hence) perhaps) the need for a bit of under-the-
radar scale and featurelessness 7&ually) the house is intended as a weekend retreat)
prompting the need for seclusion8 a need radically manifested in (ampo 'ae*a's
architecture of austere e-tremes
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