nada’s all-white residential complex in valencia takes cues from mediterranean villages

‘El Llogaret’ by spanish studio nada 

 

In his 18th-century work, Observations on the natural history, geography, agriculture, population, and fruits of the kingdom of Valencia, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles describes the La Pobla de Farnals village as a ‘llogaret que creix de dia en dia’ — in English, ‘a little place that grows day by day’. From that quote, interior design studio Nada has reinterpreted Cavanilles’ description to design ‘El Llogaret’, an all-white residential concrete complex in Valencia inspired by the emblematic Mediterranean villages. 

all images © Germán Cabo

 

 

organized like a genuine  mediterranean village 

 

Combining tradition and the avant-garde, ‘El Llogaret’ by Nada (see more here) was completed in collaboration with architectural practice Viraje (see more here). The resulting complex is a series of box-like volumes articulated around large garden areas with a swimming pool to enjoy the climate year-round. ‘Organized like a genuine Mediterranean village, the idea here is to hold a box in two long dividing walls,’ explains Nada.

 

 

a series of box-like volumes delimited by partition walls 

 

The interiors, meanwhile, are brightly-lit and completely open to the outdoors, allowing natural ventilation to pour in generously. The ground floor is delimited solely by a roof and seamlessly links to the exterior, while large windows shelter the living-dining room with an open-plan kitchen. The first floor is designed as a series of boxes resting each between two partition walls; at that level, each box incorporates a bathroom and three bedrooms, one featuring a dressing room and an en-suite restroom.

 

 

Thanks to recesses created by the volumetric arrangement, residents can enjoy a series of corners, shadows, and points of intimacy throughout the day. Facing the apartment units is a central pool built like an underground cube and delimited by a white wall that functions as a reflective screen of light at night, echoing the scenery of a sea horizon.

 

Construction-wise, the team has erected the complex in just a few months using prefabricated concrete modules that were transported to the project site and assembled in a short time.