design folio

Spanish House by Javier de Anton Freile

Anna Kidman - Monday, May 30, 2011

 

Madrid architect Javier de Anton Freile has designed this house in Zamora, Spain. With a very narrow footprint, the entire house is only one room wide, with floor to ceiling windows on either side that flood the entire interior with light. The focus of the outdoor area is around a concrete slab that leads to a large swimming pool. Large shutters can be used to completely close off the windows for further privacy by simply sliding them across. The concrete exterior and streamlined aesthetic of the house enable it to fit inoffensively in with its expansive landscape. A nice piece of refined architecture for low maintenance living.