‘To reinvent the vacation home, completely review the conventions of a second home, starting off literally with virgin territory, a vast wilderness in the Matarranya region, 200 km south of Barcelona, and figuratively, with this new generation updating the history of architecture daily,’ is the intention of Christian Bourdais, developer of Solo Houses. Clearly demonstrated by the second, Solo Office, currently under construction in time for the end of 2014 by Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen: a ring-shaped roof that is as thin as possible, simply flooded by the light and landscape in a unique experiment with the surroundings.  Lire la suite…

Christian Bourdais, the instigator of the Solo Houses project (a collection of villas in spain by the new generation of international architects), unveils the house designed by the U.S. Agency Johnston Marklee  soon to be build.

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Designed by the Chilean agency Pezo Von Ellrichshausen, Casa Pezo constitutes the first initiative for Solo Houses, a unique property development programme in Europe, taking place at the heart of the outstanding natural site Matarraña, two hours south of Barcelona. In the long term, this project based on second homes should comprise a dozen houses designed by the most exciting international avant-garde architects. Lire la suite…

The Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto is to design the next pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery in London. Meanwhile Christian Bourdais, the man behind the Solo Houses programme, has unveiled the latter’s project for this unrivalled residential programme located in the region of Matarranya, two hours from Barcelona.

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