This contemporary home is located in Borriol, a small town in the province of Castellón, Spain. Completed in 2011, Barcelona-based studio OAB designed BF House in collaboration with ADI Arquitectura. Part of the house – garage and auxiliary areas – is buried, allowing us to re-introduce native vegetation on the natural terrain. For construction, in trying to lessen the impact on the ground, the architects chose a metal structure fabricated in a workshop and transported to the site in large pieces that could be assembled on 3 metal, V-shaped pillars. An existing stone terrace supports the back part of the structure.
The whole house revolves around this courtyard. This is a house with a courtyard, but with different connotations since each room in the house can be seen from the courtyard’s central location, as well as the surrounding landscape, and since the courtyard is surrounded on four sides by the house, but is not enclosed by it due to the slope of the plot. The great front opening is oriented towards magnificent views, and allows adequate sunlight in during the winter, but also protects from the sun in the summer.
