Masonry walls, wood carpentry and a bit of corten steel are the ingredients used by Ramón Esteve for the design of this house which is organized in several independent volumes around a pine wood in a residential area of the Valencia shore. Photographed by Mariela Apollonio the house looks like a wonderful place for resting.

The house designed by Ramón Esteve takes its name from the surrounding area, a wonderfull pine wood which both encloses almost the whole project and creates a beautiful natural background.

The composition of the house is divided into four volumes which houses the programs independently. The internal organization responds to the typical Mediterranean gradation of privacy, structuring the plant with a promenade that goes from public space to the private one, where you can glimpse the back garden and the pool.

The very wise choice of materials reinforces the integration of the project in the natural environment that creates the pine wood. The exterior masonry along with the wood carpentry and the corten steel set a very interesting dialogue with this environment.

Description of the project by Ramón Esteve Estudio

The House in the Forest is settled in an extensive residential area. A large pine forest on the plot itself is the closest surroundings of the house.

Sintax

Some prismatic volumes come out from the four stone sidewalls, thus enclosing the space and differentiating each room. The area between the rooms is covered by a timber roof acting as a hall and a connector.
 

“The opening sequence of the gaps of the house reflects the hierarchical order of the outdoor areas." Text by Ramón Esteve.


Grades of privacy.

The aim of the proposal is the creation of different outdoor areas linked to the rooms inside, according to their level of privacy. Each room is differently high according to its use and spreads its program on a single level, except for the bedrooms’ bay. This operation generates a cross-shaped plan that arranges the external space.

Spatial experience.

Two big stone walls protect the access. While the visitor comes in, the space becomes more permeable, allowing glances to the garden with the pool through the lattice of the barbecue veranda. A timber roof covers the entrance of the house, endowing the hall with a truly human scale. The materials, together with the raking light from a longitudinal roof light, produce a warm and cosy atmosphere. The timber volume works as a connector and distributor of the different rooms, and at the same time opens to all the outdoor areas.

Central concept.

The volumes containing the living room, the dining room and the kitchen, however independents, are visually linked because of their position, making the house wider and more transparent.

The other two volumes host the main bedroom, two bedrooms on the lower floor and a studio on the upper floor. A continuous veranda enlarge the rooms, generating outdoor areas that open and extend the rooms.

Outward appearance.
 

“Given its location, the materials of the house are taken from the references of the Mediterranean pine forests.”
 

The masonry walls are combined with afrormosia timber framing to create a private pleasant atmosphere. Some weathering steel lattices, working as shutters on windows and verandas, complete the materials’ palette. A water sheet remembering a pond reflects the house and part of the vegetation.

Inner world.

The dining tables and the barbecue table have been specifically designed for the House in the Forest, being the drawing and the idea of the house recreated by the arrangement of their legs. The interior design is based on the concepts of simplicity, noble materials, chromatic harmony and fluent visual connexion with the external nature.

Text.- Ramón Esteve Estudio.

CREDITS. TECHNICAL SHEET.-

Architects.- Ramón Esteve Estudio.
Collaborator Architects.- Anna Bosca, Víctor Ruiz, Estefanía Pérez, María Marti.
Collaborators.- Silvia M. Martínez, Tudi Soriano. Building Engineer.- Emilio Pérez. Construction company.- Construcciones Francés. Works manager.- Gonzalo Llin
Dates.- Project.- May 2013. Completion date.- April 2014.
Gross Area.- 608 sqm.
Construction type.- Reinforcement concrete structure. Brick and stone mansard.

 

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Ramón Esteve is an architecture studio founded in 1991 with the conviction that architecture is a global discipline. They have formed a team of professionals connected by the pursuit of a common goal: to generate creative responses in our environment by creating unique places, objects, and brands. Today, the studio is a place where architects, designers, and creatives work together to develop projects with character.

For them, architecture and design are complementary disciplines that enrich each other and, in some ways, are inseparable. They begin any project by paying attention to all its parameters to achieve a result with maximum clarity, simplicity, order, and harmony. Their identity is evident in their work. Their commitment to a job well done compels them to focus on the details and take care of the complete development of an idea. What is initially just a thought or an idea evolves with effort and perseverance to become a reality, a space, or an object.

Ramón Esteve Cambra, born in Valencia on August 25, 1964, earned his degree in architecture from the Madrid School of Architecture in 1990, and founded his studio, Ramón Esteve Estudio, the following year. In 1996, he earned his doctorate in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where he served as an associate professor from 2005 to 2018.

His studio has developed a wide range of projects, including single-family homes, public healthcare, educational, and cultural projects, as well as furniture design. His most notable works include Casa Na Xemena in Ibiza (2003), the Príncipe Felipe Research Center in Valencia (2004), and the renovation of the Bombas Gens building in Valencia (2018), for which he received the Land Rover Born Award. In the field of industrial design, he has collaborated with various firms, creating collections such as Origami for Vibia (2009) and Faz for Vondom (2010). Throughout his career, he has received multiple awards, including the ADCV Award in 2011 for the LINK collection for Vibia and the Best of Year Interior Design Award in 2015 for the Ulmm Daybed for Vondom.

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Published on: March 16, 2015
Cite: "El Bosque House by Ramón Esteve Estudio" METALOCUS. Accessed
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