The post Balzar Arquitectos’ Olive Grove Oasis Quietly Celebrates Its Sublime Setting appeared first on IGNANT.
Laced with the scent of wild herbs, a warm wind brushes the scorched sienna earth. Leaves rustle on the gnarled branches of ancient olive trees. In a semi-circular pool fringed with travertine slabs that gleam in the light, cool water gently ripples outwards. The stark sensoriality of this setting – the last olive grove bestowed with the privilege of building permission on the outskirts of Quesa, a mountainous village in Spain’s Valencia province – demands an equally singular architecture. With their single-family residence ‘La Casa de los Olivos’ (the House in the Olive Grove), completed in 2021, Balzar Arquitectos have created a sculptural shelter that contrasts and harmonizes with the ancient land it occupies.
The post Balzar Arquitectos’ Olive Grove Oasis Quietly Celebrates Its Sublime Setting appeared first on IGNANT.
