Compression and expansion of space. PF House by Horma Estudio

Architecture firm Horma designed the PF House. Located in Valencia, it is a 75 sqm house where matter, texture and geometry are the protagonists.

The interior of the house is involved in a series of expansions and compressions that connect the spaces by day and night. The materials articulate the spaces through their texture and the geometry sets the direction.

PF House by Horma Studio. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio

The PF House designed by Horma estudio is designed to achieve a great connection with the outside thanks to the decisions of use and identity that are given to the interior space. Formal dilations and compressions mark the passage from one area to another.

The texture of the walnut wood accentuates the spatial continuity inside the house and the natural stone covers the floor, giving the interior space a unique touch. The house acquires its own personality and character, thanks to an interesting palette of colors and materials.

Description of project by Horma

Matter, texture and geometry.

A well-oriented space that is closely connected to the outside world that requires few decisions, but precise ones to define its use and character. The project aims to connect the day area and the night area in a single space through a transition space with expansions and compressions that guide the steps between one area and another.

A piece of carpentry built in walnut wood and colored lacquered articulates the open spaces and hides the most private spaces, building a privacy filter while showing the spatial continuity of the house.

The wood textures of the vertical elements and the natural stone of the pavement give the space a unique touch. The geometry of the elements, marked from the beginning by the directions of the existing perimeter, has just given the space its own personality and character.

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Floor plan concept. PF House by Horma Studio.

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Architects

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Horma.

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Project team

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Nacho Juan. Clara Cantó. Jose Iborra. Ana Riera. María Mateo. Belén Iglesias. Bárbara Bruschi. Maïna Chavagneux.

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Area

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78 sqm.

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2021.

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Valencia. Spain.

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Mariela Apollonio.

Nacho Juan, Clara Cantó, Jose Iborra. HORMA Estudio

HORMA is an architectural studio founded and directed by Nacho Juan and Clara Cantó. Both, together with Jose Iborra, coordinate the work of the rest of the team and the development of each of the projects.

Their job is to understand architecture as a personal experience that allows each client to turn their project into a unique reality according to their needs. The architecture, learned and developed from the passion and the knowledge, allows us to read each project as a new opportunity to continue growing.

Recently recognized in the selection of emerging architecture of the Valencian Community and in the mention received by the Official College of Architects of the Valencian Community, from the studio we continue working every day to get the best project for each of our clients. Architecture and interior design, merged into a single line of work, allow us to develop our projects from the first line of their idea to the last detail.

NACHO JUAN, Director - Puerto de Sagunto, 1983
2016 | Doctor architect by the Technical School of Architecture of Valencia. Outstanding Cumlaude.
2016 - Deputy Director School of Architecture at the University Ceu Cardenal Herrera
2013 - Director Master's Degree in Interior Design at the University Ceu Cardenal Herrera
2012 - Co-director of the graphic architecture communication studio Drawyourdreams
2009 - Professor at the Ceu Cardenal Herrera University
2008 | Architect with Honorary Degree by the School of Architecture of Valencia

CLARA CANTÓ, Director - Líria, 1983
2015 - Professor of Master in interior design at the University Ceu Cardenal Herrera
2012 - Co-director of the graphic architecture communication studio Drawyourdreams
2010 - 2011 | Master in Prefabrication and Architectural Industrialization.
2009 | Architect with Honorary Degree by the School of Architecture of Valencia

JOSE IBORRA, Coordinator - Murcia, 1987
2014 - Professor at the architectural graphic communication studio Drawyourdreams
2012 | Architect by the Technical School of Architecture of Valencia

AWARDS
2017 | 2nd Prize. Square Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Contest. Canet d'en Berenguer.
2012 | 4th Classified Solar Decathlon Europe. Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera. SML system 2011 | 2nd Prize. Competition Auditorium Ciutat d'Elx. Collaboration with Clara Mejía, Juan Deltell and Guillermo Mocholí.
2011 | 2nd Prize. Competition for the marina of Denia. Collaboration with Clara Mejía, Juan Deltell, Guillermo Mocholí and Lahoz + Martí architects.
2008 | Finalist. Multipurpose building competition at the Miguel Delibes Campus. University of Valladolid. Collaboration with Clara Mejía, Juan Deltell and Guillermo Mocholí. 3rd Grade ETSAV Social Council Award.
2008 | Finalist. Verni Contest • Preys for the Design of a Prefabricated Concrete Piece. ETSAV. Collaboration with Sergio Artola, Alejandro Gómez and Ángel López de Ocáriz.
2007 | 1a Honorable Mention Hispalyt Ceramic Chair Contest. Brick Interpretation Center in Seville. Collaboration with Sergio Artola, Alejandro Gómez and Ángel López de Ocáriz.
2006 | 1st Prize. Verni Contest • Prens for the Design of a Prefabricated Concrete Piece. ETSAV. Collaboration with Sergio Artola, Alejandro Gómez and Ángel López de Ocáriz. 2005 | 1st prize XV Iberian Contest of Constructive Solutions PLADUR. Pavilion M2012. ETSAV. Collaboration with Sergio Artola, Alejandro Gómez and Ángel López de Ocáriz.