LAS GOLONDRINAS

Las Golondrinas is a residential complex of eleven homes conceived through adaptation to its surroundings both in materiality and volumetric configuration. The project seeks to balance openness and protection, integrating light, views, and privacy in a single architectural gesture. The concept arises from making the most of space. Inspired by a reinterpretation of Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation section, duplex units were designed on the attic floor with access from the first-floor common areas. This strategy eliminates unnecessary circulation on the upper level, dedicating all available area to large open spaces that enhance interior spaciousness. Natural light becomes a structural element of the project. Large floor-to-ceiling glazed surfaces blur the boundary between inside and outside, bringing the surrounding landscape into everyday life. The building’s orientation is carefully studied to open to the light at the right hours and protect from the Mediterranean sun when radiation is strongest, ensuring comfort and energy efficiency. The volume closes on its sides to preserve privacy from neighboring plots and opens fully to the front and rear, encouraging cross ventilation and visual continuity. From the outside, the ensemble appears as a single clean, modulated element that unifies the diversity within. Each of the eleven homes is unique— the result of an experimental process that combines variations in form, layout, and relationship with light. This diversity within a shared structure allows each resident to find a space that truly reflects their way of living. Las Golondrinas represents a reflection on how architecture can respond to both place and people, creating bright, efficient, and deeply Mediterranean homes.