Casa Jar | Jarafuel, Valencia, Spain. 2025 | Surface area: 205 m2 (2206 ft2) | Designed by Nada in collaboration with Crux. | Photographed by Milena Villalba | Selected project, 2026 Architecture Awards, CSCAE - Spanish Council of Architects
An oasis of introspective architecture | "Have you forgotten the windows?" a neighbor asked in front of the reserved façade of Casa Jar. Indeed, unlike the model of an isolated house with a perimeter garden, this project by Nada and Crux proposes the opposite: a refuge where life unfolds toward a large central courtyard. | The house as a courtyard system | The dwelling is organized by emptying the center and occupying the perimeter of the plot. Taking advantage of its trapezoidal geometry, the rooms adhere to the boundaries of the site like a contemporary cloister, freeing up a green heart that structures all domestic life. | A promenade: cubes and rhythm | The layout is resolved through a sequence of connected volumes, eliminating residual corridors. The circulation is fluid, orbiting around the courtyard. The floor is molded with levels that define uses—such as benches or seating areas—while the wooden beam structure changes direction in each room, granting a unique spatial rhythm to each "cube." | The courtyard: lung and agora | More than an aesthetic element, the courtyard is a climatic and social device. It allows for constant cross-ventilation and, thanks to its central hackberry tree, acts as a domestic landscape. The reflecting pool and the barbecue area make it the natural extension of the home and its true nerve center. | Materiality: austere honesty | The palette of materials pays homage to Mediterranean construction: lime, plaster, ceramic tile, and wood. With a neutral color range, the design yields the spotlight to light and vegetation. It is, in essence, "a public silence and an intimate celebration." Casa Jar demonstrates that true luxury lies in the quality of space and the capacity of architecture to gather us around a tree, a table, and a story. In the end, even the neighbor was convinced.
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Casa Jar | Jarafuel, Valencia, Spain. 2025 | Surface area: 205 m2 (2206 ft2) | Designed by Nada in collaboration with Crux. | Photographed by Milena Villalba | Selected project, 2026 Architecture Awards, CSCAE - Spanish Council of Architects
An oasis of introspective architecture | "Have you forgotten the windows?" a neighbor asked in front of the reserved façade of Casa Jar. Indeed, unlike the model of an isolated house with a perimeter garden, this project by Nada and Crux proposes the opposite: a refuge where life unfolds toward a large central courtyard. | The house as a courtyard system | The dwelling is organized by emptying the center and occupying the perimeter of the plot. Taking advantage of its trapezoidal geometry, the rooms adhere to the boundaries of the site like a contemporary cloister, freeing up a green heart that structures all domestic life. | A promenade: cubes and rhythm | The layout is resolved through a sequence of connected volumes, eliminating residual corridors. The circulation is fluid, orbiting around the courtyard. The floor is molded with levels that define uses—such as benches or seating areas—while the wooden beam structure changes direction in each room, granting a unique spatial rhythm to each "cube." | The courtyard: lung and agora | More than an aesthetic element, the courtyard is a climatic and social device. It allows for constant cross-ventilation and, thanks to its central hackberry tree, acts as a domestic landscape. The reflecting pool and the barbecue area make it the natural extension of the home and its true nerve center. | Materiality: austere honesty | The palette of materials pays homage to Mediterranean construction: lime, plaster, ceramic tile, and wood. With a neutral color range, the design yields the spotlight to light and vegetation. It is, in essence, "a public silence and an intimate celebration." Casa Jar demonstrates that true luxury lies in the quality of space and the capacity of architecture to gather us around a tree, a table, and a story. In the end, even the neighbor was convinced.
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