Project description by Alejandro Beautell
The building opens to the southwest protecting itself from the strong prevailing winds in the area. The house is developed around a central courtyard, which, overwhelmed by the breezes, is a space of interior-exterior relationship.
The day area, welcomes in the same space the functions of living, kitchen and dining room. This room, diaphanous and double height, is projected outwards with the incorporation of the patio and the opening towards the back of the plot.
The staircase that communicates the different levels, is open in the habitable floors, enjoying the spatiality of room living and accompanied, in its vertical route, a small patio arranged in anticipation of the future installation of an elevator, which will favors the accessibility of the living place.
On shape context, the house stands as a solid piece, strategically perforated to achieve views over the sea and provide window recesses with some depth and protection against sunlight. The abstract composition of the facades, together with the rough texture of its walls, seek to enhance the hard and introverted character of the building.
La Ventolera house, designed by Alejandro Beautell, is sited in Granadilla de Abona, a municipality of Tenerife, located in the south of the island, Spain.
Alejandro Beautell designed the house opening to the southwest protecting itself from the strong prevailing winds in the area.
Alejandro Beautell designed the house opening to the southwest protecting itself from the strong prevailing winds in the area.
The house stands as a solid piece, strategically perforated to achieve views over the sea and provide window recesses with some depth and protection against sunlight. The abstract composition of the facades, together with the rough texture of its walls, seek to enhance the hard and introverted character of the building.
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Beautell Arquitectos is an architecture firm founded by Alejandro Beautell, based in Tenerife, Spain. Their work is characterized by a thoughtful approach and meticulous craftsmanship. Recognized for the quality and rigor of their architecture, the firm approaches each project with a holistic vision, from a deep analysis of the site—both its physical and cultural dimensions—to the precise realization of every detail.
Their work has earned them numerous international awards, and their projects have been published and exhibited in some of the most important forums for contemporary architecture. With a multidisciplinary team and an agile, cohesive structure, Beautell Arquitectos cultivates a serene, rigorous, and deeply vocational practice, rooted in the craft of architecture and committed to creating spaces that provide lasting value to people and their communities.
Alejandro Beautell graduated from the School of Architecture of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and in 2005 completed a double specialization in Building Design and Urban Planning. His built work has received widespread recognition both nationally and internationally. It has been exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2014), the Spanish Biennial (2018 and 2021), and the Buenos Aires Biennial (2017 and 2022).
Among other awards, he has received the ArchDaily Building of the Year Award (2014), a Special Mention (2016), and the Third Prize from the Jury (2024) of the Frate Sole International Prize, awarded by the Frate Sole Foundation, the Italian Republic, and the Holy See. He was also awarded the Honorary Prize for Religious Art and Architecture by the Faith and Form Foundation and the American Institute of Architects (2017), the Excellens Prize from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Miguel Arcángel (2018), the Oraá Prize from the Official College of Architects of Tenerife (2018 and 2020), an honorable mention in the Philippe Rothier Foundation European Architecture Prize (2021), and his work was included among the best European practices in Safety by Design for Places of Worship by the Architects' Council of Europe (2023).
Alongside his professional practice, he has held various academic and institutional positions. He was a professor of Architectural Design at the European University of the Canary Islands (2014-2019) and has been a visiting professor at universities in Havana, Krakow, Chandigarh, Milan, Puebla, Granada, and Gran Canaria. From 2013 to 2023, he was responsible for Culture and Heritage at the Official College of Architects of Tenerife, and from 2018 to 2024, a member of the Island Commission for Historical Heritage of Tenerife. Since 2008, he has been an architectural advisor to the Diocese of Tenerife and has served on various national and international architecture juries.
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February 18, 2020
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"Protecting from the wind. La Ventolera house by Alejandro Beautell" METALOCUS.
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