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Villa Lavan, La Moraleja, Madrid

25 September 2025

Architect: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

Location: Madrid, Spain

SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE IN MADRID (SPAIN)

Photos by Fernando Guerra

English text (scroll down for Spanish):

Villa Lavan, La Moraleja in Madrid, Spain

Villa Lavan is a residence composed of two single-story, elongated volumes, conceived to bring a human scale to the whole. These volumes are slightly rotated in relation to one another, a strategy that responds to three main reasons.

The first is to enhance the views from each level of the house: the ground floor, which contains the daytime areas, is oriented towards the garden, while the upper floor, where the nighttime areas are located, opens up to a nearby lake, visible only from that height.

The second reason is to provide shaded outdoor spaces, essential for protection from Madrid’s intense sun.

The rotation between the volumes generates covered terraces. The third reason, perhaps more subjective but equally relevant, is to give the house its identity. The inclination between the volumes creates shifting triangular shadows throughout the day, adding dynamism.

Each of the bodies is built with two solid structural sides, while the other two are left completely open, which facilitates orientation and north–south cross ventilation. The circulation core is laid out transversally, dividing the rear part —more public— due to its relation to a neighboring dwelling situated at a higher level.

The rotation of the volumes is also expressed in the circular skylight on the upper floor, executed from a single piece. In the basement, the garage and spaces dedicated to wellness and health are located, naturally illuminated through a skylight, as required by the area’s urban planning regulations.

This project was conceived from the idea of transgenerationality. The aim is to create a clear and lasting spatial structure, a perceptible legacy that can be reinterpreted by different generations of inhabitants according to the needs of each moment.

The house seeks to remain relevant technically, functionally, and aesthetically. Against obsolescence, permanence is embraced. In this sense, building with natural and highly durable materials can add value over time. It is a way of encouraging care for the space. And what is cared for, remains.

Spanish text:

Villa Lavan es una vivienda compuesta por dos cuerpos pasantes de una planta, concebidos para dar una escala humana al conjunto. Estos volúmenes giran ligeramente entre sí, una estrategia que responde a tres motivos principales.

El primero es potenciar las vistas desde cada uno de los niveles de la vivienda: la planta baja, en la que se encuentran las zonas de día, se orienta hacia el jardín, mientras que la planta superior, en la que se disponen las zonas de noche, se abre hacia un lago próximo, visible únicamente desde esa altura.

El segundo motivo es proporcionar espacios exteriores en sombra, fundamentales para protegerse del intenso sol de Madrid. El giro entre volúmenes genera terrazas cubiertas.

El tercer motivo, quizás más subjetivo, pero igualmente relevante, es dotar de identidad a la vivienda. La inclinación entre los volúmenes genera sombras triangulares cambiantes a lo largo del día, aportando dinamismo.

Villa Lavan, La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain – Property Information

ARCHITECTURE: FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS

PROJECT TEAM
Fran Silvestre | Principal in Charge
María Masià | Collaborating Architect
Estefanía Soriano | Collaborating Architect
Carlos Lucas | Collaborating Architect

INTERIOR DESIGN: ALFARO HOFMANN

DEVELOPER: 37 THREESEVEN

TECHNICAL ARCHITECT
Jorge Carrión Ponce
José Miguel Cota San Andrés

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Estructuras Singulares

PHOTOGRAPHER: Fernando Guerra

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Project Work

COLLABORATORS

LOCATION: La Moraleja, Madrid

YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION: 2022 – 2024

BUILT AREA: 1034 m2

PLOT AREA: 2877 m2

PRODUCT TYPOLOGY: Single-Family Home

QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS

FACILITIES

Air conditioning: Aerothermal, Radiant Floor, Fan Coil.
Mechanisms: Bticino
Lighting: False ceiling recesses. Led linear luminaire

FINISHES

Interior Flooring: Hermitage Beige Marble Honed Finish
Interior and Pool: Beige Hermitage Marble Sandblasted Finish
Coatings: Sate by Baumit

CARPENTRY
Carp. Interior: Kibeny
Interior Doors: Sensem
Exterior Carp.: IMG Windows

INTERIOR DESIGN

FURNITURE

Dining table EXTRA TABLE by Andreu World
Dining chair NUEZ by Andreu World
Flavio Chaise longue model 619-22 sin leeds-4901CasaDesús
Flavio Sofa model 619-16 sin brazos leeds-4901 CasaDesús
Lemans Chaise longue model 644-43 Darwin-7159 CasaDesús
Lemans Chaisel ongue model 644-40 Darwin-7159 CasaDesús
Pouf model 619-24 CasaDesús
Cushion with piping and feather model CA-P50 CasaDesús
Medium Armchair model 638-MC Darwin-7159 CasaDesús
Trenza Loungers TU0704 Andreu World
Siesta Sofas Andreu World
Siesta Side Table ME4753 Andreu World
Sculpture Afrodita by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

BATHROOMS
Sanitary: Suspended toilet Roca Round beige

Carpentry: Faucets Rovira Link edition

KITCHEN
Furniture: Custom-made furniture

Household appliances: Gaggenau