El Tossalet, Jávea | AB33

Located in the El Tossalet residential area of Jávea, on a gently sloping 1,500 m² rectangular plot, this single-family home is conceived as a contemporary reinterpretation of Mediterranean architecture. The house takes advantage of the natural topography to open up towards views of Cap de Sant Antoni, blending into the landscape rather than imposing upon it.

The project stems from the owners’ desire to build a summer retreat, yet one that is also equipped to accommodate longer stays. The architectural response organises the spaces around two main ideas: to inhabit the outdoors as an extension of the interior, and to create a functional structure adapted to different ways of living.

Spread across two levels, the main living spaces are located on the ground floor: an open-plan living-dining-kitchen area, a separate study, a master suite with dressing room and en-suite bathroom, a guest WC, and a utility room. The upper floor, more private, includes two double bedrooms, each with its own en-suite and open views over the landscape.

The material palette recalls a reinterpreted local tradition: traditional stone masonry walls that anchor the house to the land, natural wood for warmth, and corten steel for a contemporary touch. The design always prioritises the visual and physical connection with the outdoors, using large windows to blur the boundaries between the house, the garden, and the pool—creating a flow of shade and sunlight through terraces and landscaped areas planted with native species.

From a technical standpoint, the home incorporates high-efficiency solutions: enhanced thermal insulation, high-performance glazing, aerothermal climate control, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, underfloor heating, and photovoltaic panels—ensuring year-round sustainability and comfort.

Every design decision responds to a principle of conscious simplicity, where architecture ceases to be an object and becomes a lived fragment of the landscape. A home designed to experience the Mediterranean in its most essential form: open, light-filled, serene.