House model in Las Rotas

The project

We made this model of a new-build house in Las Rotas in collaboration with Xtra Arquitectura, the practice responsible for the architectural project. The aim was to clearly express the house’s relationship with its surroundings and, in particular, with the sea.

The model brings the architectural intervention and its setting together at a scale of 1:100. Rather than serving as a separate backdrop, the surroundings form part of the representation, allowing the house to be understood alongside the elements around it.

The choice of materials draws a clear distinction between the two. The surroundings, including both pre-existing and built elements, were represented in wood, while the architectural intervention was made in white acrylic. This contrast was an explicit part of the approach to the model.

Our contribution focused on making the model in collaboration with Xtra Arquitectura. The result translates the residential project into a physical representation that presents the house and its relationship with the site together.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.