House in Cabanillas is a modern single family with a large garden located in Cabanillas del Campo, Spain.

Description
The transfer of city life to a rural environment is a current topic in the commissions that architectural studios receive nowadays. This house is the consequence of the owners’ decision to exchange a fifth floor flat with views in the city for a house with trees and a garden in a nearby village.
In the search for a different lifestyle, some important criteria and requirements for this family were set during the design process. The house was built on a single level, with each room enjoying a relationship with a large garden where trees and plants grow. The house takes advantage of the sunlight to create a comfortable and energy-sustainable interior. Finally, the house encourages a discreet and serene day-to-day life. The first ingredient, the location, simplified the design decisions in many ways. Its dimensions and orientation allows the house to sit on one side, as if it was a white cat lying in the sun, stretched out as far as it can. This decision means that most of the rooms open into the southeast and the garden, taking advantage of the morning sun and the views over a nearby exterior. This first structuring line is complemented by the rest of the program, configuring an L-shaped floor plan. The rooms are placed in the larger side of the L, and a porch and a garage are placed in the short side. Forming another L-shape symmetrical t...