{"id":67151,"date":"2026-06-23T16:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en-la-costa-gaditana-abaton-disena-una-casa-volcada-hacia-el-paisaje-pensada-para-el-descanso-y-la-contemplacion-en-familia\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T14:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:14:59","slug":"on-the-cadiz-coast-abaton-designs-a-house-turned-towards-the-landscape-conceived-for-rest-and-contemplation-as-a-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/on-the-cadiz-coast-abaton-designs-a-house-turned-towards-the-landscape-conceived-for-rest-and-contemplation-as-a-family\/","title":{"rendered":"On the C\u00e1diz coast, \u00c1baton designs a house turned towards the landscape, conceived for rest and contemplation as a family"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Villa Arena project began with a clear objective: to build a place on the C\u00e1diz coastline where a large family could come together and enjoy themselves. A space oriented towards calm, togetherness and the contemplation of a landscape defined by pine trees. \u00c1baton<\/a> received the brief with that premise as its starting point, building a house that resolves the programme at a scale that favours intimacy and places the larger gathering spaces outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n

The massing organises the house into two substantial volumes clad in sand-coloured pigmented lime render, linked by a central volume that functions as an inhabited void: open to the north and south, it organises the connection between the exterior spaces and dissolves the boundary between inside and outside. The two lateral volumes also create a porch sheltered from the area’s strong winds \u2014 an intermediate space that captures daily life for most of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n

The architectural design develops the house across different heights, generating a variation of ceilings that goes beyond form: as the spaces become more private, the scale adjusts and grows more intimate.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fa\u00e7ade cladding in sand-coloured lime render.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Antique Chinese doors from the \u00c1baton collection. Wall lights made from antique roof tiles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

The entrance anticipates the essence of the project<\/h2>\n\n\n

The first decision of the project already anticipates its essence. Access to the main volume is formalised through two large antique wooden doors \u2014 pieces recovered from local buildings, with their own history and domestic scale \u2014 that announce the approach running throughout the entire project. During construction, \u00c1baton carried out a systematic search for recovered materials from the surrounding area: the clay floor tiles in the kitchen and exterior spaces, the internal passage doors, the wall lights made from antique roof tiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once through the doors, the interior is resolved with a continuous Mortex skin that runs across floors, walls and staircases as if the house had been carved from a single material. The uniformity of this surface acts as a backdrop that brings out the character of each piece, the history held in each material, and the recovered elements that appear throughout every space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living and dining rooms linked for family gatherings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The living room occupies the ground floor of the main volume in an unbroken sequence with the dining room, presided over by the staircase, also finished in the continuous material with a natural rope balustrade designed by the studio. The space works with a proportionate ceiling height that generates an intimate scale suited to family gathering; the exposed white concrete slatted ceiling adds texture and warmth to the upper plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bathyscafocus fireplace drops from the ceiling with a sculptural quality, consolidating this room as the heart of the house. The large openings onto the south porch and north garden \u2014 with the frames concealed within the wall to maximise continuity \u2014 bring the garden into the interior. The low cabinet from the Treku Aura collection, a pair of original Hans Wegner armchairs from the \u00c1baton collection, and a large-format photograph by Juan Baraja compose the living room with a selection of pieces from different eras and origins that coexist naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n

Linked visually to the living room, the dining room is organised around an antique Chinese elm table from the \u00c1baton collection, surrounded by CH24 Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner in oak. An antique Chinese sideboard and a Toraja panel complete the space with quiet presence, alongside the warm light of the Aplomb Large pendant lamps by Foscarini.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ceramic fountain by J.J.Almarza and ceramic bowl from La Californie. Microcement coffee tables. Rug from the \u00c1baton collection. Sofa by Atemporal. Original Hans Wegner armchairs from the \u00c1baton collection. Recovered natural wood passage door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lily lamp by J.T. Kalmar. Side table from La Californie. Walnut armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues. Natural rope stair balustrade designed by \u00c1baton. Staircase in natural sheet metal finished in Mortex. Exposed white concrete slatted ceiling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Low cabinet, Aura collection by Treku. Basket lamp by Santa & Cole. Photograph by Juan Baraja. Bathyscafocus fireplace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Side tables from Zara Home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Antique Chinese elm table from the \u00c1baton collection. Oak CH24 Wishbone Chairs. Fad floor lamp by Miguel Mil\u00e1 for Santa & Cole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aplomb pendant lamps by Foscarini. Ceramic pieces by J.J.Almarza from La Californie. Antique Chinese sideboard and antique elm table from the \u00c1baton collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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White ceramic jug by Pez. Kitchen in recovered antique oak with Macael marble worktop, designed by \u00c1baton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Recovered antique clay floor tiles. High stools by Zara Home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The kitchen, open to the outside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The recovered antique clay floor tiles take centre stage in the kitchen, creating a striking contrast with the Macael marble worktop and the recovered antique oak fronts. The space, designed by \u00c1baton’s kitchen department, opens onto two outdoor dining areas conceived for different times of day: one covered and sheltered from the sun, adjacent to the porch; another open-air and oriented towards the landscape for the cooler hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bedrooms across two separate volumes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The upper floor of one of the volumes is dedicated entirely to the main bedroom suite with terrace, creating the greatest zone of privacy in the house. The wardrobes are resolved with heather-wood doors \u2014 a functional and climatic gesture in a humid environment close to the sea \u2014 that allows the interiors to breathe. The headboard is resolved with an antique polychrome panel from the \u00c1baton collection.<\/p>\n\n\n

The children’s area is located in the volume opposite the main bedroom. A double room with direct views onto the garden and a bunk room with its own character \u2014 built in and clad in Mortex, with an industrial pipe ladder and a built-in iron and oak desk \u2014 complete the programme. Each room has its own bathroom in continuous materials that maintain the coherence of the whole.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Antique Toraja panel from the \u00c1baton collection. Linen bedspread by Pez. Armchair and mirror by Zara Home. Hanging lamps by Rue Vintage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FAD table lamp by Miguel Mil\u00e1. Armchair by Zara Home. Rug by Kave Home. Headboard in antique polychrome panel from the \u00c1baton collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tulip chair by Pez. Built-in bedside table and desk in iron and oak. Noc wall lights by Hay in the bunk room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Stool by Rue Vintage. Hooks by Muuto. Baskets by Mango Home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

A house designed to inhabit the outside, even from within<\/h2>\n\n\n

The covered porch functions as the most-used space in the house. The antique recovered wooden beams that form the structure are left exposed, covered with wicker panels that add warmth to the ceiling plane. The Liz sofa and armchairs by Expormin and the Grada tables by Expormin define an outdoor living space in direct continuity with the living room through large glazed screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The garden, filled with Mediterranean vegetation alongside pre-existing pines and palm trees, wraps around the whole and activates different spaces according to the position of the sun. The outdoor terrace with dining table beneath a wicker and rush pergola, with hanging rattan lamps and Portofino chairs by Isimar, completes the outdoor programme with an al fresco dining space that in summer becomes the centre of family life.<\/p>\n\n\n

Villa Arena is the result of attentive listening \u2014 to the family who inhabits it, to the territory where it sits, and to the materials from which it is built. \u00c1baton, with a long architectural trajectory, takes on the complexity of the programme with remarkable coherence across every decision: from the choice of entrance doors and the recovered antique clay floor tiles in the kitchen, to the design of the natural rope stair balustrade or the bedroom headboard resolved with an antique polychrome panel. All of these decisions are the fruit of a sustained approach from beginning to end of the project, allowing the house to be perceived as a harmonious, coherent and comfortable whole \u2014 to be enjoyed within a landscape of great beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sunloungers by Zara Home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Portofino chairs by Isimar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Liz sofa and armchairs by Expormin. Grada tables by Expormin. Wall light made from an antique roof tile. Antique recovered wooden beams, covered with wicker panels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Antique recovered wooden beams, covered with wicker panels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Checked tablecloth by Pez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Project<\/strong>: Villa Arena\u2028
Location<\/strong>: Costa de C\u00e1diz. Andaluc\u00eda.\u2028
Completed<\/strong>: 2026.
Architecture, interior design and landscaping<\/strong>: \u00c1baton<\/a>\u2028.
Kitchen<\/strong>: \u00c1baton\u2028.
Styling<\/strong>: Amaya de Toledo\u2028<\/a>.
Photography<\/strong>: Bel\u00e9n Imaz<\/a>.\u2028
Source<\/strong>: \u00c1baton.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A new generation has joined \u00c1baton’s management team: Miriam Arias, Director of Interior Design, and Blanca Mar\u00edas, architect and director. Photo Paula C\u00e1rdenas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1baton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since its foundation in 1998, \u00c1baton has established itself as one of Spain\u2019s most influential architecture studios. Its work, renowned for its formal honesty and conceptual depth, is guided by a clear philosophy: to eliminate the superfluous in order to reach the essential. For \u00c1baton, architecture is not only a matter of space, but a form of intimate conversation \u2014with oneself, with others, and with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world saturated with stimuli, \u00c1baton reclaims the power of architectural silence. Its projects reflect an aesthetic that transcends reason to focus on the vital experience of those who inhabit them. They design spaces that embrace and converse with their surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committed to sustainability from the beginning, \u00c1baton was among the first studios in Spain to use CLT timber, and has built more houses with this system than any other practice in the country. They use recyclable materials, plan with bioclimatic criteria, and minimize the environmental footprint of each project. Their architecture respects both place and time: homes that aspire to be timeless, lasting and conscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to new builds, \u00c1baton has carried out more than 300 refurbishments, understanding that to restore is also to create. Their comprehensive approach \u2014encompassing design, construction and execution\u2014 ensures coherence, precision and beauty at every stage of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, with more than 500 completed projects, \u00c1baton continues to create new ways of living \u2014freer, more empathetic, more human. In their spaces, one breathes an architecture meant more to be felt than to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n

Architect Camino Alonso is the creative director of \u00c1baton Arquitectura, a studio she founded in 1998 together with Ignacio Lech\u00f3n, also an architect, and Carlos Alonso, an industrial engineer. A new generation has joined \u00c1baton’s management team: Miriam Arias, director of Interior Design, and Blanca Mar\u00edas, architect and director.<\/p>\n\n

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\u00c1baton
<\/strong>Ciudad Real, 28
28223 Pozuelo de Alarc\u00f3n\u2028 (Madrid)
+34 913 521 616
info@abaton.es
abaton.es<\/a>
@abaton_arch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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