El Bosque House, Chiva Building, Valencia Residential Development, Spanish Home, Architecture
El Bosque House in Chiva
Contemporary Spanish Residence: Home near Valencia ? design by Ramon Esteve, architect
page updated 14 Nov 2016 with new photos ; 27 Feb 2015
Casa El Bosque in Chiva
Design: Ramon Esteve, architects
‘House in the Forest’
Location: Chiva, Valencia, Spain

The House in the Forest is settled in an extensive residential area. A large pine forest on the plot itself is the closest surroundings of the house.

Syntax
Some prismatic volumes come out from the four stone sidewalls, thus enclosing the space and differentiating each room. The area between the rooms is covered by a timber roof acting as a hall and a connector. ?The opening sequence of the gaps of the house reflects the hierarchical order of the outdoor areas.? Ramón Esteve
Grades Of Privacy
The aim of the proposal is the creation of different outdoor areas linked to the rooms inside, according to their level of privacy. Each room is differently high according to its use and spreads its program on a single level, except for the bedrooms? bay. This operation generates a cross-shaped plan that arranges the external space.

Spatial Experience
Two big stone walls protect the access. While the visitor comes in, the space becomes more permeable, allowing glances to the garden with the pool through the lattice of the barbecue veranda. A timber roof covers the entrance of the house, end...