Vulcano house — Studio RRR

VULCANO HOUSE

GRANADA, SPAIN

2025

The concept of Vulcano House begins with a narrative rooted in landscape, memory, and observation. Rather than defining the project through form alone, it emerges from a way of looking—framing the territory, understanding the horizon, and inhabiting the act of viewing. To the west, the protected natural park preserves an open and untouched horizon. To the east, the skyline rises toward Sierra Nevada and the Veleta peak, the highest accessible point of the Iberian Peninsula.

Vulcano House takes its name from the shape of its plan, which evokes the silhouette of a mountain. It is shaped by four curved walls that define both its geometry and its character. These gentle arcs allow the volume to open toward the horizon, forming a double-height living space where the gaze can travel in two directions without obstruction. Rather than resisting the site, the house unfolds with it, embracing two of Granada’s most powerful presences: Montevive and Sierra Nevada.

Cesar Manrique Foundation. Framing the views

The references draw from architectures that engage directly with their surroundings, where the boundary between interior and exterior becomes diffuse. In this sense, the work of César Manrique—particularly his interventions in Lanzarote—resonates strongly, where architecture is not imposed but embedded within the terrain, opening precise windows toward the landscape.

These two conditions meet within the heart of the house through a pair of converging openings in the living room. A vertical window captures the mountain in its full height, while a horizontal opening facing west draws into the interior the changing light of the afternoon, the reflections of the sky, and the quiet beauty of sunset, extending naturally toward the patio and swimming pool.

Along this same edge, a porch connected to the kitchen creates
a space for everyday life in the open air. On the ground floor, the bedrooms turn toward an inner courtyard, offering calm and intimacy. Above, the master bedroom opens once more to the western landscape, framing distant views and golden evenings, with the enduring certainty that nothing will ever rise there to interrupt them.

LOCATION
USE
CLIENT

Granada, Spain
Residential
Private

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