Villa 18 nominada al Premio Obra del Año 2026 de ArchDaily

Our project Villa 18, House in La Moraleja, has been nominated for the ArchDaily en Español Building of the Year Awards 2026, a recognition that highlights the most outstanding built works in Spanish-speaking countries published over the past year.

Located in La Moraleja, Madrid, the house benefits from diagonal views towards a lake belonging to the golf course, allowing for an architectural approach that unfolds primarily on a single level. The project is organized through three volumes that shift relative to each other, generating precise spatial relationships: two of them define the daytime area, creating a protected southeast-facing terrace, while the third contains the nighttime area, offering greater privacy and its own outdoor space.

This volumetric composition also defines a north-facing प्रवेश courtyard, giving identity to the entrance sequence. Geometry not only organizes the project but also fulfills a structural role, freeing the views towards the landscape and allowing the spaces to remain open and adaptable over time.

The project is developed through a material research focused on a very specific range of whites with warm nuances. From natural Colmenar stone to ash wood, along with different types of brass and lighting temperatures close to 2700K, the aim is to achieve an integrated heterogeneity that contributes to a calm perception of domestic space.

The lower level houses wellness-related spaces such as the swimming pool and gym, illuminated through a skylight. Each volume incorporates rounded edges at strategic points, establishing a dialogue between straight lines and curves that recalls the work of Andreu Alfaro, where the gaze flows continuously from one element to another.

This continuity translates into a spatial sequence in which the pool becomes the terrace, the terrace merges into the façades of the built volumes, and the loop closes back at the pool, creating a continuous spatial cycle that emphasizes one of the essential qualities of the house: the experience of inhabiting it while simultaneously observing it.

The award, organized by ArchDaily en Español, is now in its 17th edition and is characterized by its open voting system, in which the international community plays a key role in selecting the winning projects.

The first phase of voting will be open until April 7 at 18:00 (GMT-3), and anyone can vote once per day. Community support is essential in this process. You can support the project through the following link:
https://oda.archdaily.cl/cl/2026/candidates/183291