{"id":482870,"date":"2025-10-08T11:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/482870\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:55:19","slug":"floating-roof-shelters-arquitectura-gs-courtyard-house-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/482870\/","title":{"rendered":"floating roof shelters arquitectura-G&#8217;s courtyard house in spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arquitectura-G completes courtyard house in Aiguablava, spain<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/arquitectura-g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Arquitectura-G<\/strong><\/a> completes Patio House, a single-story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>residence <\/strong><\/a>in Aiguablava, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/a>, that distills domestic life into a continuous loop of light, air, and shadow. The architectural team uses the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/private-courtyards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">courtyard<\/a><\/strong> typology as a spatial tool to mediate between the natural terrain and the built form, creating a dwelling that feels enclosed and open at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A setback from the original plot boundary defines the geometry of the house, a move that preserves a ring of untouched terrain around the perimeter. Within this protected envelope, a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 \u00d7 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade. At its center lies a shallow reflecting pool and three trees whose canopies filter sunlight across the paving, forming a living microclimate. A thin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/rooftop-architecture-and-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>roof<\/strong><\/a> plane seems to hover lightly above the columns and perimeter wall, uniting all spaces under a single horizon.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1158189 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"thin floating roof shelters arquitectura-G's colonnaded courtyard house in spain\" width=\"818\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thin-floating-roof-arquitectura-g-colonnaded-courtyard-house-spain-designboom-01.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/maximedelvaux.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maxime Delvaux<\/a>, unless stated otherwise<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>continuous porch wraps around patio house<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/arquitectura-g.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Barcelona-based collective<\/strong> <\/a>Arquitectura-G transforms the archetype of the Mediterranean patio house into a contemporary statement of restraint, material clarity, and environmental intelligence. Inside, life circulates through a continuous corridor that wraps the courtyard. Conceived as a variable-width porch, this transitional zone gradually shifts in character from a narrow passage to generous communal spaces like the living room and kitchen. Every room opens directly onto the courtyard through large glazed panels and adjustable louver screens, which regulate light and ventilation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1158199 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"thin floating roof shelters arquitectura-G's colonnaded courtyard house in spain\" width=\"818\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thin-floating-roof-arquitectura-g-colonnaded-courtyard-house-spain-designboom-11.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Arquitectura-G completes Patio House in Aiguablava, Spain<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1158197 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"thin floating roof shelters arquitectura-G's colonnaded courtyard house in spain\" width=\"818\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thin-floating-roof-arquitectura-g-colonnaded-courtyard-house-spain-designboom-09.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>a continuous loop of light, air, and shadow<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1158195 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"thin floating roof shelters arquitectura-G's colonnaded courtyard house in spain\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thin-floating-roof-arquitectura-g-colonnaded-courtyard-house-spain-designboom-07.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the architects use the courtyard typology as a spatial tool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arquitectura-G completes courtyard house in Aiguablava, spain \u00a0 Arquitectura-G completes Patio House, a single-story residence in Aiguablava, Spain,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482871,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[17020,160117,4021,4020,4022,77,123495,17022,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-482870","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-spain","9":"tag-arquitectura-g","10":"tag-arts","11":"tag-arts-and-design","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-private-courtyards","15":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115338421034694665","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}