'el llogaret' is designed as a small mediterranean village by nada

‘El Llogaret’ is organized like a genuine mediterranean village

In his 18th-century work, Observations on the natural history, geography, agriculture, population, and fruits of the kingdom of Valencia, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles describes the La Pobla de Farnals village as a ‘llogaret que creix de dia en dia’ — in English, ‘a little place that grows day by day’. From that quote, interior design studio Nada has reinterpreted Cavanilles’ description to design ‘El Llogaret’, an all-white concrete residential complex in Valencia inspired by the emblematic Mediterranean villages.

all images © Germán Cabo

Completed in collaboration with architecture practice Viraje (see more here), ‘El Llogaret’ by nada (see more here) perfectly merges tradition with the avant-garde, resulting in a series of box-like volumes articulated around large garden areas, with a swimming pool, to enjoy the climate year-round.

organizing the units like a small, mediterranean village

a series of box-like volumes delimited by partition walls

‘Organized like a genuine Mediterranean village, the idea here is to hold a box in two long dividing walls,’ explains Nada. To start, the interiors are brightly-lit and completely open to the outdoors, allowing natural ventilation to pour in generously. The ground floor is delimited solely by a roof and seamlessly links to the exterior, while large windows shelter the living-dining room with an open-plan kitchen. The first floor is designed as a series of boxes separated by partition walls; each box incorporates a bathroom and three bedrooms, one of which features a dressing room and an en-suite restroom.

a series of corners creates points of intimacy and shaded areas throughout the day

Thanks to recesses created by the volumetric arrangement, residents can enjoy a series of corners, shadows, and points of intimacy throughout the day. Facing the apartment units is a central pool built like an underground cube and delimited by a white wall that functions as a reflective screen of light at night, echoing the scenery of a sea horizon.

Construction-wise, the team built the complex in just a few months using prefabricated concrete modules that were transported to and assembled on site, in a short time.

entrance to one of the box-like volumes delimited by partition walls