White Facade House in Santa Julia

Located in Santa Julià, Andorra, this beautiful modern house was designed and built by architect Josep Ferrando who worked with structural engineer Begoña Cazorla, construction architect Alfonso Villarreal and Guillem Aloy, Ekain Olaizola and Ferran Laguna. The house was completed in 2007 and it sits on a 500 sqm area.

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The design of the house is quite simple. It resembles a compact concrete box. The rooms inside the house have been functionally divided between the two levels. On the ground level there’s a 12x14m area that contains the private and nocturnal parts of the house to the north while the south-facing part contains the public and social areas like the dining/living room and the kitchen. These spaces are opened to the garden.

The Santa Julia House by Josep Ferrando
The Santa Julia House by Josep Ferrando
The Santa Julia House by Josep Ferrando
The Santa Julia House by Josep Ferrando
The Santa Julia House by Josep Ferrando

In order to make the separation more visible and to visually create a distinction between the two volumes, in the middle there’s a large central structure that contains the stairways, the bathroom and the storage area. The second floor contains a studio and a library and the two volumes are connected through the dining room that has a double height ceiling. The property also includes a large outdoor swimming pool. Moreover, from the living room you can admire the views to the distant mountains while the other rooms offer views toward the nearby garden and the church.{found on archdaily and pics by Adrià Goula}