fran silvestre redefines domestic clearness in spanish residence
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos synthesizes program, structure, and landscape in Cano Home, framing it as a rigorous exploration of a clear and cohesive domestic architecture. Located in Alicante, Spain, the home is organized into 3 distinct zones, consisting of night, day, and sports, articulated to balance autonomy and continuity within the overall structure.
Your house takes shape through 2 lower volumes that frame a taller central body. This elevated aspect contains the primary living location and lifts carefully above the ground, providing it a sense of lightness and peaceful existence. A deep edge traces its perimeter, strengthening the impression of a volume that hovers, almost removed, and anchoring the identity of the task.
The depth of this main volume absorbs the load-bearing system within its thickness, allowing the living space to extend easily throughout its complete width. The outcome is an open, continuous day zone that flows straight towards the outside paving and the water surface area, softening the boundary between inside and outside.
all images by Jesús Orrico orienting the cano house through environment, and daily rhythms Set along the western edge of the plot, the Cano Home frees up a larger outside location for everyday living. In this method, the Valencia-based group at Fran Silvestre Arquitectos reinforces the connection in between the interior, the garden, and the swimming pool, while preserving existing fully grown trees. New planting is gradually presented to construct a denser landscape in time. Gain access to shifts to the quieter eastern street, improving privacy and distancing the house from the main avenue.
Between the day location and the sports zone, a transitional space acts as both connector and environmental buffer. Its near north– south orientation encourages cross-ventilation while gently moderating in between uses. The bed rooms, positioned to the east, open towards the early morning light, aligning the rhythm of your home with the start of the day. Inside, a restrained scheme is warmed by the existence of oak, used to vertical surfaces and custom-made furnishings. This presents texture and depth within the otherwise minimal interior. Together with soft, adjusted lighting, it creates a domestic environment that balances clarity with comfort.
Cano House reads as an exact action to both location and program. What appears simple and easy is the result of careful calibration, where structure, orientation, and spatial organization come together to form a coherent and silently meaningful whole.
the strategy composition becomes clear from above, with the central volume anchoring the design the raised main volume frames the living area the central volume projects outside, framing views of the swimming pool and surrounding landscape the primary exterior opens entirely through moving glass
crisp white volumes define your house < img src="image/gif; base64, R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP/// yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="fran silvestre organizes three-part house around hovering living volume in spain - 7" width="818" height="1023" data-src="https://static.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fran-silvestre-three-part-house-hovering-living-volume-spain-designboom-05.jpg"/ > the living area dissolves into the outside terrace