An extruded T-shaped roof that is also a walkway covers a glazed box in this dramatic house designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in Valencia, Spain.
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos designed Hoffman House so that its residents can walk along the rooftop and admire the surrounding landscape.

Hoffman House, reminiscent of Modernist projects such as Philip Johnson's Glass House, plays with ideas of openness and privacy. It looks like an exposed glass box, but is oriented to avoid overlooking by neighbours and shield the private rooms.
"The house, thanks to the unevenness of where it is located, rises above the level of the land, which allows it to see without being seen," director Fran Silvestre told Dezeen.

Its bedrooms occupy a thin box in the centre of the plan, where a series of sliding doors can open or close them off from a large glazed living room that flows out onto a terrace with a pool. "The box that contains the private part of the programme is covered by aluminium panelling, which allows each area of the house to be differentiated at a glance," said Silvestre.

Hoffman House is raised on a stone podium to mark a clear distinction with its natural surroundings.
Where the site slopes downwards, a basement level has been slotted underneath this stone base. This basement houses a garage and cellar and provides a dramatic route of entry up to the house, via internal stairs or a long stone stair that leads along the back edge of the site.

The T-shaped ...