Single-Family home GALENA: Crystalline stone volumes with fluid spatial continuity and a strong connection to the landscape
Offset volumes generate sheltered outdoor spaces, open-plan layouts, and a clear interplay between architecture, light, and landscape.
Living in dialogue with the landscape
Single-Family house | Location: Sunny residential setting with a spacious garden and evening sun | Livingfloor area: 356 m² | Volume: 1,925 m³ | Rooms: 7.5 rooms | Construction: Masonry construction
The name Galena refers to two defining design principles: the crystalline articulation of the floor plans and the stone materialization of the façade. The project originated from the client’s aspiration to create a residence that seamlessly interweaves living with the natural surroundings. The building volume evolves from rotated, interlocking cubic forms, whose displacement generates a sequence of niches, atria, and sheltered outdoor spaces. In this way, interior and exterior realms interpenetrate, establishing a rich spatial dialogue with the surrounding landscape.
Garden spaces in the light of the evening sun
The building is positioned along the northern boundary of the plot, allowing for a generous, continuous garden space to unfold to the south and west, optimally oriented toward sunlight. The rotation of the ground floor plan toward the southwest responds both to the geometry of the site and to the alignment with the evening sun.
Openness, far-reaching views, and a serene material presence in stone
The single-family residence is arranged over three levels, with a gross floor area of 356 m². The uppermost level is conceived as an attic floor within a flat-roof configuration. An open-plan layout, full-height glazing, and flexibly adaptable spaces lend a sense of generosity to the ground floor while reinforcing the connection to the exterior. A centrally positioned straight-flight staircase with floating treads links the levels.
On the attic level, in addition to two bedrooms with a shared bathroom, an open master suite with dressing area and en-suite bathroom unfolds, complemented by a generous terrace offering expansive views. The anthracite-toned stone façade allows the building to recede deliberately, integrating it into the restrained color palette of the surrounding context. Light horizontal bands articulate the volume and support its harmonious integration into the landscape.
