Villa Valldoreix
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Garden merging into roof
Residential villa outside Barcelona, Spain
The exterior is defined by translucent polycarbonate walls, whilst the interior is minimalist and subtle: materials include red-brown Jatoba wood in the kitchen, black pigmented concrete flooring in the lounge; the staircase is presented more as a sculpted piece of furniture than a route between floors.
The garden extends into a grassy green roof which also practically functions keeping the temperature cool and even throughout the seasons.
Contrast is intended between the ground and first floors, by a series of unaligned columns and a cantilevered lounge area.
Steel square hollow sections have replaced the monoloithic concrete structure of the initial plan, and the outer walls are composed of clay brick: a typical, cost-effective system for a Spanish villa.
Data
- Begun: 2004
- Completed: 2006
- Floor area: 1,000m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £259,000
- Tender date: 2003
- Procurement: Spanish building work contract
- Address: Villa Valldoreix, St Cugat del Vallès, Valldoreix, Barcelona, 08197, Spain
Professional Team 
- Architect: Mangera Yvars
- Project architect: Ali Mangera
- Client: Gonpadion Promocion Inmobiliaria
- Structural engineer: Jorge Blasco
Suppliers
- Main contractor: Construcciones Baro
- Technical Architect: Jorge Blasco
