Located on a hill on the Spanish island of Menorca, the stone house was built using the same techniques and materials as the old limestone walls that surround farmland on the island. The stone layers created by adding one on top of the other on the façade and the garden walls ensure the harmony of the architecture and the landscape. The stone layers created by adding one on top of the other on the façade and the garden walls ensure the harmony of architecture and landscape. The removal of natural stones from the soil during the construction of the villa also strengthens this harmony. The program consists of six bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a garage, and an auxiliary unit. It is arranged around a magnificent two-story high space that physically and visually connects the lower and upper floors. It is a semi-open space that is an extension of the covered patio, kitchen, dining room, and living room, providing flexible spaces for daytime activities. The openable double-glazed façade of this volume, which forms a threshold between the house and nature, functions as a winter garden in the mild season, a shaded porch in the summer, and a thermal buffer by providing insulation in the winter season. In the garden, wild olive trees and native vegetation surround the gray stone-clad swimming pool with limestone ramps. The façade composition provides a reinterpretation of Menorca’s traditional joinery and white plaster jambs, with white plaster and light-colored stone forming a geometric patch.
Architectural Design: Nomo Studio
Building Date: 2019
Area: 450 sqm
Location: Menorca, Spain
Photography: Joan Guillamat
Natural Stone: Limestone and local natural stone
Location: Facade and garden walls
