Casa del Cantó

Valencia-based Piano Piano Studio inserts a dwelling between party walls, taking inspiration from local constructions.

Located in Foios, a municipality in the comarca of La Huerta Norte (Valencia), the site conditions determine the orientation and massing of the construction, resulting in a house with a long side facing west and a short one south. The rhythms, materials, and forms chosen for the project are inspired by the nearby constructions, characterized by a taller central piece containing the actual domestic uses while the smaller volume, at the corner, is storage.

The Casa del Cantó however inverts this traditional order presenting a larger volume northward and southward a terrace over a carport covered with an openwork false façade. The house is accessed through a crack between the two volumes, leading to a courtyard that becomes another of the house’s living spaces. In this way, the 249-square-meter dwelling addresses its context using an at once vernacular and contemporary language.