The project is located in full connection with nature, in an old orchard surrounded by a wall of granite stones, where a walnut tree has always reigned. It starts from a position of respect for these two elements, the tree and the wall, to end up blending in with the environment. The project is conceived as a large granite rock from the Sierra de Ávila, which is deformed around the walnut tree, to which homage is paid. Thus, it becomes a large curved solid with a stone character, its interior being sculpted in the same stone to house the spaces of domestic life.
核桃樹住宅
這個項目座落在一個完全與周圍自然環境融為一體的地方，舊果園裡的核桃樹作為主導，果園被花崗岩石牆圍繞。該項目最初以尊重自然環境做為前提，樹和石牆為元素，將其與周圍環境深度連結。建築物被設計為一塊來自阿維拉山脈的大型花崗岩石，它圍繞著核桃樹流動，以此向其致敬。因此，它變成了一個大型彎曲的量體，具有石頭的特性，其內部以同樣的石頭材料做雕塑，形成室內居住空間。
The house, linked to the landscape, would be one more stone, typical of the landscapes of the Sierra de Ávila. Hence the decision to finish the façade: a large granite wall that bets on the solid condition as opposed to the permeable. A solution that is taken to the extreme, covering the access doors of the house with this material. The roof is also covered with the same material, with the aim of giving continuity to the volume, generating the concept of a solid. The roof takes up the vernacular language typical of the area, leaning only on a slope that sculpts the solid on its upper face, facetting it both on the outside and on the inside, which causes a large sloping roof.
這棟房子與景觀連結，它就像是阿維拉山脈風景中的另一塊石頭。因此，我們決定讓房子的外觀牆面以大量體的花崗岩堆砌，強調穩固，與穿透性形成強烈對比。這種極端的設計手法在此項目上被大量應用，亦將其使用在房屋的門。為了使建築物形成一個堅實且有連貫性的量體，屋頂也以相同材質規劃。屋頂採用了當地典型傳統建築語彙，僅靠一個傾斜角度來打造其堅固的結構體，從內到外經過多面處理，從而形成了一個大的斜屋頂。
The house has three large openings to nature, which create a home full of light; a first opening around which the house turns with views of the garden – walnut. It is a large curved glass of large dimensions, a single piece and curved specifically and by hand for the home. A second opening to the frontal landscape, with views of transhumance in the area. The third large opening, consists of a multitude of windows, and is a look at the sky, at the stars. It connects the bedrooms with the sky, making it possible to fall asleep looking at the stars. The rest of the façade is completely opaque, preventing the relationship of the house with the urban environment, betting on a strategic connection with nature.
這棟房子有三個大型迎光面，為居住空間帶來充分的光線；第一個迎光面，是一個大型曲面可以看到果園、核桃樹景色的玻璃窗，這個大尺寸單片玻璃，是特別為這棟房子手工訂製的。第二個則面向前方的景，包含當地一年四季變化的景象。由多扇窗戶形成的第三個迎光面，能夠望向天空及觀賞星星的視野。它將臥室與天空相連，使人們能夠仰望星空入睡。其餘則是厚實的外牆，其功能旨在阻隔建築物與城市環境互動，而使該建築專注在與自然環境結合的設計核心中。
Back to the openings, a great value of the project is contemplated in the first one. The generously sized curved glass that curves around the walnut. This opening contains a completely new element in the history of architecture, a large stone table that goes through this large glass. Beginning its journey in the dining room and ending it outside in the garden under the shade of the walnut tree. A clear gesture of the connection of the domestic interior with nature. It is the soul of this design, created with the aim of supporting activities both inside and outside the home, facilitating a way of life in continuous contact with nature.
回到這些迎光面部分，該項目最具價值的地方發揮在第一個迎光面。這個大尺寸的曲面玻璃窗環繞著核桃樹。這扇窗的設計包含在過去建築歷史中未曾見過的新穎元素，即一張大型的石桌穿越這面大型玻璃。它從餐廳開始穿越玻璃窗，端點延伸至戶外的花園，落在核桃樹的陰影下。這是將室內與自然環境相連明確的手法，也象徵著該設計的靈魂，創造居住空間與戶外環境之間的對話，使人們的生活方式能持續與自然環境互動。
Upon entering the house, we find the third large opening we were talking about, the interior patio, which tells us that this work was born to be enjoyed in the company of natural elements. The patio is completely permeable, the glass that protects it moves to fully communicate with the rest of the rooms in the house. And around this interior courtyard the housing program is divided: public, on the left, and private, on the right.
當一進入屋內時，會看到第三個大型迎光面，就是內部庭院。彷彿在訴說著這棟建築的設計初衷，人們在自然環境的陪伴下享受生活。內部庭院全部是透明的，並且包圍它的玻璃是能夠移動的，使其能與屋內其他房間相互通連。住宅內部功能分為左右兩區：左側是公共區域，右側則規劃為私人區域。
