The house is located in a pine forest in Rocafort, Valencia. The work of Ramón Esteve's studio in this project contrasts the verticality of the pines that form the forest with the horizontality of the planes that makes the house and mimics with the forest using materials similar to those of the forest itself.

The plot is situated in a very large residential area that has a large difference of height to which the house must adapt. The appearance of a wide platform that adapts to the topography solves the problem of the difference of height, it also provides the house a viewpoint from which the user can enjoy the place.

Inside, the home designed by Ramon Esteve tries to make a continuous and practical common space, ensuring that all spaces have a unique communication.
 

Description of project by Ramon Esteve

The home in the Pine Forest is located in an extended residential area, between spacious green areas, woodlands and pine trees. The plot itself, which has a significant topographic slope, holds a large area of natural Mediterranean garden with a cluster of pines, in its lowest area. The housing is located at the top, dominating the environment through a counterpoint relationship with the garden.

The project responds to a geometry of contrasts based on this theme: the nature provides the vertical position of pine trees, while the architecture spreads out oblong and horizontal, as a great viewpoint in its setting.

The house extends as a long continuous tiered balcony, creating a platform that adapts itself to the topography. The whole interior space opens and orients itself to the inherent views of the plot.

The spatial continuity is another of the features that characterizes this project. The space of the common areas is almost unique, distributed by permeable elements, such as the fireplace or the staircase.

The house is protected on its north facade, facing the access from the street, by controlling the openings, while the south side is open and transparent to the pines, protected by a long porch. 

Using the palette of natural colours, crude tones, browns, greens… for this, the materials are displayed in their natural state, using wood, natural stone and visible concrete.

The concrete is subjected to a process of tinting to acquire the tones of the stone from the environment, trying to mimic its colour and texture with the natural material, accepting the irregularities and water as a part of the integration process.

Each space in the house seeks practicality: The plant of access to the housing, which hangs like a spacious balcony over its environment, holds the common areas and master bedroom.

The ground floor which is within steps from garden has living spaces that have direct access to the outside. The landscape is formed this way to allow immediate connection with the natural world.

The first floor is converted into a viewpoint, a private and intimate area with the sole use as a studio, with the purpose of revealing itself as a space in which you find serenity.

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Ramón Esteve
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Architecture.- Anna Boscà, Estefanía Pérez, Jacobo Mompó, María Martí. Collaborators.- REE Tudi Soriano. Quantity survayor.- Emilio Pérez
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Rocafort, Valencia. Spain
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571.40 m²
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2017
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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: December 1, 2017
Cite: "Home in the pine forest by Ramón Esteve. The Mediterranean Garden" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/home-pine-forest-ramon-esteve-mediterranean-garden> ISSN 1139-6415
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