La Calma House, Barcelona Building Project, Architects, Spanish Architecture Images
La Calma House near Barcelona
New Catalan Villa, Spain – design by Ramón Esteve Estudio
25 Jul 2017
La Calma House
Architects: Ramón Esteve Estudio

Location: Sant Pol de Mar, Spain
La Calma House

La Calma House is placed in a small town near Barcelona. Its plot is located in a forest area with a very steep slope and an abundance of pine, oak and olive trees.

A natural park in front of the plot and the low building density of the area enhance the connection of the house with its natural surroundings.

La Calma House has been thought as a shelter for its owners, a place where they can withdraw from the hustle and bustle of the city and its hectic daily life. Because of this, the house has massive, heavy external walls that serve as a protective shell, closed to the access road and the neighbouring houses and opened to the slope and the forest.
Each opening on the concrete skin has been designed to frame a specific view in the plot from a different room. However, in the façade facing the slope nature burst into the core of the house and takes centre stage.

Due to the steepness of the slope and the constraining regulation, we have designed a compact house so most of the area of the plot has been left for the garden. In order to suit the slope better, the house volume has been fragmented. With the same aim, several terraces have been designed for the outdoor facilities su...