House Jacaranda / Ramon Esteve

Architects: Ramón Esteve
Area: 1065 m²
Year: 2024
Photographs: Mariela Apollonio
Lead Architect: Ramón Esteve
Category: Houses
Team Lead: Estefanía Pérez
Design Team: Cristina Calpe, Jacobo Mompó, María Parra
Technical Team: Emilio Pérez
Engineering And Consulting > Other: Índigo Ingeniería
Engineering And Consulting > Structural: Temco Sistemas y Estructuras
Landscape Architecture: GM Paisajistas
City: Valencia
Country: Spain

House Jacaranda, designed by Ramón Esteve, stands on the outskirts of Valencia within a residential setting marked by favorable site conditions. Spanning 1,065 square meters, the residence explores a dialogue between mass and lightness, where stone volumes and extended overhangs establish a fortress-like exterior that contrasts with luminous interiors. The architecture is shaped through a composition of sliding volumes that create a sculptural profile reminiscent of rocky terrain. Central to the layout is a courtyard that organizes circulation and strengthens visual connections across interior and exterior spaces. Structural expression is emphasized through the combination of masonry walls and lightweight elements in concrete and steel, while the interiors balance natural wood with darker accents. The home includes a series of daytime rooms arranged in sequence, complemented by an indoor pool, and private spaces on the upper level, culminating with a study on the rooftop floor. Outdoor living is enhanced by a large pool that mirrors the surrounding landscape, extending the architecture into the garden.

House Jacaranda presents a striking balance between solidity and openness, reflecting Ramón Esteve’s pursuit of architecture that simultaneously protects and reveals. The design translates the qualities of refuge and monumentality into a domestic scale, employing stone as both a structural and symbolic material. This materiality anchors the house to its site while the interplay of shifting boxes generates a dynamic, sculptural composition that suggests movement despite its massive presence.

The residence is structured around the tension between heavy and light elements. Vertical stone masonry walls ground the architecture, while the horizontal planes of concrete and steel convey levity, extending into broad cantilevers that soften the perception of weight. This architectural duality is further explored in the interiors, where pale wooden finishes introduce warmth and natural luminosity, offset by darker accents that add depth and refinement.

Circulation is organized through a central courtyard that becomes both an orientation device and a spatial connector, allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the plan. A sculptural stair and elevator core mark the entrance sequence, asserting themselves as a focal point and reinforcing the home’s spatial hierarchy.

The sequence of daytime rooms unfolds with fluid continuity, ensuring openness and visibility across different functions, while the indoor pool extends the sense of leisure and transparency.

On the upper levels, the arrangement of bedrooms prioritizes privacy yet maintains a visual dialogue with the surrounding garden and central patio. The Miramar floor, a compact study perched above, offers a contemplative retreat that crowns the composition. Externally, the landscape is not treated as a backdrop but as an extension of the architecture itself, where the main swimming pool multiplies the visual depth of the garden through its reflective surface.

House Jacaranda thus emerges as a dwelling of layered contrasts, where robust architectural presence is countered by light-filled interiors and fluid connections. It asserts itself as both a place of retreat and an open frame for living, harmonizing material permanence with spatial fluidity in the Valencian landscape.

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Address: Valencia, Spain

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