{"id":2569,"date":"2014-12-29T09:50:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T08:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramonesteve.com\/architecture\/%architecture-type%\/house-of-different-levels-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:17:58","slug":"la-solana-house","status":"publish","type":"architecture","link":"https:\/\/ramonesteve.com\/en\/architecture\/residential\/la-solana-house\/","title":{"rendered":"La Solana House"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The recognition of the location, orientation, and the views are the basis of the design of this flat stone housing.\" Ram\u00f3n Esteve\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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On the basis of this objective, the house is considered as composition of plans that solve the need for open spaces according to the more favorable orientations and protect from the harshest ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Floor plan pace<\/h3>\nTo do this, a series of massive walls that enclose and protect the north side is generated then, it is transformed into a structure of open spaces that goes outward towards the south side.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Perspective<\/h3>\nAs we move into the house, the large walls rotate their mystic orientation into a sequence of open spaces and views to the outside, to a green universe.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpposing\nthe antagonism between lightness and heaviness, responds to a formal and compositional intention, and it is materialized with the consistency of the stone walls and the transparency interspersed with the large glass panes. “The idea of opposing is carried to all levels of the project: openness and secrecy, massiveness and lightness, color contrast\u2026\nBased on the typical farmhouses of the area as a reference. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The same approach is proposed for the natural air conditioning in the house: the flat surfaces are arranged in a way that it lets in the east breeze, while the spaces are protected against the unfavorable winds of the west and north.<\/p>

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Materials<\/h3>\nIn this house we find also an intense color contrast between the nude and white panels of stone and Iroko wood, which is present in all the elements of carpentry of the house, both interior and exterior.\nThe windows openings are protected by wooden panels that allow you to completely darken the room.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Making of<\/h3>\n\nThe Solana has been selected as a premium location which has been used for several commercials, as well as photo sessions, for the brand VONDOM and for other firms. This house has also been seen in several television programs focusing on architecture and unique homes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Architect<\/strong>
Ram\u00f3n Esteve<\/p>

Collaborators<\/strong>
John A. Ferrero<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Technical Architect<\/strong>
Ramon Sanchis<\/p>

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Inrem S.A.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Francisco Pellicer G\u00aa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Photography<\/strong>
Eugeni Pons
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