白盒住宅

Casa Nido, or Nesting House, inserts a crisp white home into the shell of an existing building in Valencia’s Torrefiel neighbourhood. Designed by local studio Iterare Arquitectos, the project preserves the old structure’s rough brickwork while introducing a deliberately pared-back intervention finished in white render and limestone. The street-facing exterior remains largely blank, with existing openings either sealed or replaced with small windows fitted with white limestone louvres for privacy.

At the rear, a large paved patio opens into a double-height living, dining, and kitchen space through folding doors set within a fully glazed wall. White walls and limestone surfaces reflect light throughout the interior, while a timber staircase leads to a mezzanine containing a more intimate living area. A thin skylight illuminates the upper level, while the courtyard occupies one-third of the site and interior volume. The arrangement creates a sheltered relationship between the old perimeter walls and the new home, preserving traces of the building’s history while giving the interior a distinctly contemporary character.