This modern project by Antonio Altarriba Comes is located in Rocafort, Valencia, Spain. This project, consisting of six semi-detached houses and an isolated one, tries to get homogeneity and order of the independent units creating a whole. Each home features a ground floor that is open to the exterior as well as a glassed-in void that runs between each floor, acting as a light shaft. The whole group is a combination of different pieces that come together indifferently, getting the suggestive unity of variety that is the pursuit of contemporary architecture. The courtyard turns into a void sculpture which drills the houses hearths. The small surface of the courtyard and its façades, completely built in glass, filter the light and the air creating a faint atmosphere. One can even enjoy the great visual feeling of the rain falling during the stormy days or gaze at the moon and the stars from unexpected locations inside the house. The light is able to materialize the interior space, both by day and at night. During daylight, big amounts of light get into the house through the big windows. The light is coloured and materialized by wooden slats that protect the windows of the ground floor. At night, through artificial light, the houses turn into a container of the bright void. This is a significant effect to understand that in some dots the inside part of the house extends indefinitely to the exterior.
