In a world of children’s tales there is always house in the woods, Where magical and mysterious things happen. In Spain, on the north side of the Sierra de Madrid mountain, the Spanish architect and photographer Miguel de Guzmán decided to realize his vision of a modern fabulous house. The result of the experiment was very far from the usual picture of a forest hut, as the readers of Forum City can be sure.
The priorities in the development of the building, called El Espinar, were low cost of construction and proximity to nature. Metal frame of a two-storey cottage has a three-layer facade. The first layer consists of sandwich panels with OSB boards as interior trim. The second is honeycomb polycarbonate, which provides additional insulation and perimeter volume, as well as collecting heat in winter due to the greenhouse effect. The author planned the third layer to be a green outfit of climbing vines supported by steel cables and cables.
The semi-mechanized construction methods, lightweight materials and structural features of the communications used in building El Espinar make it mobile and very suitable for future alterations or extensions.
Other ideas Miguel de Guzmán and Veidimanna Protum can be seen on their official websites.
This fairy tale hut designed by Miguel de Guzmán seems fascinating! I’m curious to know more about its features and design elements. How does it blend into the natural surroundings of El Espinar, Spain? Is it a sustainable construction? And most importantly, can anyone actually live in this dreamlike house?