The Burrow sunken home reflects zen garden as tranquil hideout
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- čas přidán 19. 03. 2022
- With Madrid rents too high for young architects Ignacio and Pilar, they decided to turn their studio into a stealthy home. They buried the kitchen essentials - refrigerator, pantry - inside the walls of their workspace and added a second room to serve as their bedroom.
To avoid drawing attention to the residential addition, they clad it in a reflective surface (methacrylate with a mirror finish) so it would take blend with the garden.
The couple dubbed their home “The Burrow” both because of its stealth mode and because it is partially underground; they also call it “a lair, a hideout, a shelter”. Besides a small sliver window in the back, the bedroom’s only opening to the outside world is through a round, galvanized steel window, “the oculus”, “which reflects and blurs the incoming light”.
There were originally two skylights on the structure, but 2021's Storm Filomena - Spain’s largest snowstorm in 50 years - knocked a tree onto the home and broke the glass. The home itself withstood the incredible snow loads, though the couple was snowed in for a week.
The space is a mix of natural materials like the cork-clad ceiling (as insulation) and the thatch roof. Ignacio and Pilar say they worried at first that clients might not see their home-studio as professional enough, but instead, they find that while clients may not want to build their own burrow, they fall in love with the coziness of the space.
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Nothing is more important than to have a partner who shares your ideas.
I envy them.
Gosh, i feel this comment...
And values.
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Ouch!
It’s refreshing to hear young architects saying “cozy”, there’s too much starchitecture, not enough small. And when it just disappears! Even better. Great project, love the father’s picture hanging idea, might steal that, the full moon garden 😍 love it. Best wishes to them and to you for showing us this gem 👌🙌👏
I loved what Ignatio said early in the video : that so often people start with a big garden and then build such a big house that then the garden feels small. That is so true.
The fact that you built your home within the bounds of the Trees already living there, and that you do this when you build elsewhere, makes me happier than I can possibly express. All builders should be doing this. My utmost respect!!
The mirror exterior wall is something I never thought I would like but it REALLY works like magic here! Like an invisibility cloak. Quite clever!
Birds often crash on that type of surfaces, dying with broken necks.
Genius! So clever indeed! 😊
@ la Bemba verde; normally this is true. However this situation is quite different; 1) the house and wall are very low to the ground 2) there is a high, dense hedge enclosing most of the area opposite the wall 3) there are additional plantings in front of much of the wall so any birds taking off from ground level would get caught or can hide in those. 4) the mirror distorts...birds are quite sensitive to optics not being “right”. 5) the wall surface is not very large. All of these factors tell me that this wall is less of a danger for birds. While it is possible that a bird being chased might crash into this wall, under normal times it seems very unlikely to be a hazard of great concern and is probably rather safe as no birds in that small a space could get significant speed before a crash. It is of no danger for migrating birds because of all the location factors ... but you are right that normal urban buildings with a lot of mirrored/reflective glass can be a real death trap for birds. Glass companies have started to make glass that has added light spectrum materials in the glass. These materials are visible to birds but invisible to humans. Greatly reduces bird impacts.
It tricks the eye like a visual koan
And you will to polish it for an hour every day
Kirsten, Nicolás you know this, but you do such a wonderful job of showing lovely, different ways to think about living. Thank you.
Thank you for the comment, but I am continually amazed at what people create. Feel lucky so many people want to share their stories.
That nice place. You show the wonders
I love how ingenious they have been with the limited space, every space has been utilized and decorated with taste. The yard is so inviting and cooling in the hot sun. Well done
Totally my kind of house. Unique, lots of character, charming garden. Love it! It even looks beautiful - maybe even more so - covered with snow!
I love the way the addition gets absorbed by the garden. Such a creative and beautiful design. I imagine that they are very successful in their architectural work. Thanks, Kristen & Co.!
What a stylish and creative couple - beautiful home!
I'm in love :))
NOT PREMIUM!??! This house is brilliant! I would love to live there. It's modern, makes good use of space, is inviting and the mirror facade hides the bedroom. A++
Creating a space you'll enjoy yourself, has always been my dream. And I have a lot of ideas.
Truly enjoyed this video of such a green hidden home/office.
Well done Ignacio and Pilar! A comfortable space to work and rest. I love the port hole windows and the reflective exterior for privacy.
Perfect place. Seamless storage. Artistic, bright and connecting to nature from all sides. Very different, functional and calm! ❤️
You always find such interesting places, with property prices rising all the time it's good to see how people find solutions.
It's Fantastic. I love their creativity and do it yourself abilities. It's beautiful and very organic. Thanks for sharing.
They really know how to maximize space without making the space seemed cramped… It looks very comfortable while still being a small space, and flair for days! I love the reflective wall.
So beautiful! As others have mentioned my only big concern is the outside mirrored wall. I hung a mirror outside one time and immediately killed a bird when it flew into it thinking it was flying into another wooded area. I also get a few bird kills every year due to having so many large windows in my house. They didn't address the bird issue, but I do hope they haven't had any bird kill issues with the mirror. Other than that, such a COOL house! I would love to live there. EDIT; I just read Kirsten's reply to a comment concerning birds--she said the owners told her that they have not had any bird kills, perhaps bc of the distortion of the mirror. So good to know, thanks Kirsten!
Sasha - you can buy small bird transfers that adhere easily to the inside surface of windows. If a bird sees a bird in the distance, they change course slightly so as not to risk collision.
I had some black ones on a square bay window some years' ago, as I was told some birds had hit the glass - because they could see through the bay from one side to the other, they tried to fly straight through, not realizing there was glass in between. I've seen some really pretty coloured ones on-line - Nightingales, Humming Birds etc. And I think you can also get birds of prey, if that might suit better for big windows. Worth looking into, anyway, as it might save a few lives. The Greeks believed birds are the messengers of the Gods.
@@gracec3418 Ohmy, thank you! What a wonderful idea. I'll look for some transfers online today! Perfect solution and I will do anything to save our beautiful birds the "messengers of the Gods". Love that.
Yes MIRRORS OUTSIDE ARE AN AWFUL IDEA! People need to think about wild life instead of their trendy styles.
@@sashastarshanti3599 I even have seen ones that are invisible to the human eye, but visible to a bird's eye. They weren't cheap and I was sceptical (couldn't find reviews), so I never tried them. That was a couple of years ago, so perhaps more info is available.
@@rdb4996 Thank you so much. I've bought some decals, and I'll be looking for the invisible to human eye ones now too. That would be perfect for windows that have especially nice views.
I never stop admiring young and smart minds in this overpriced world. They always come up with the the most creative ideas and best solutions.
So creative! And I love the garden.🐝🤗❤️
I love that there is no lawn! Rather the small pool defines a spacial "courtyard", albeit informal. Its impressive that the designer placed as much value as they did on the trees. Most people would view them as getting in the way and need to be removed and then plant new trees that would take 50 years to replace the same "forest" effect. By that time, the office/home would likely have lived out it's useful life.
@@patrickrussell1888 Exactly! I think we should build around and between the trees as much as possible. But like this couple did, we would have to let go of the idea of perfectly square or rectangular houses to do it.🐝❤️🤗
I just love how they built the addition around the trees, and how creative. Beautiful!
I absolutely LOVE this space. So beautiful, tranquil and yet functional.
Wow!! What a great design for a cozy home and work place. The garden area is very zen too. Love it!
"for a couple... and a couple of years" 🤣
Gorgeous project and very resourceful, materialistically. 👏🏼
really stellar use of space they did a great job!
this house is great!! that mirror wall room is genius, it would be funny if the doorway to the bedroom is a bookshelf.
another great video of a beautiful, thoughtful home. thanks Kirsten and Nicolás
this to me is the essence of the promise of mid century modern- affordable , even inexpensive but yielding high impact elegant living for a minimal budget, connecting the inside and outside... water, and hidden surprises.- great home for semi retired (like me) or even an air b&b
Most amazing design I ever saw in this channel. Congratulations to the owners for their consciousness and awareness of ecology and human impact in nature. All the best to you both.
Would love to live in that magical place
Beautiful! I love to see people around the world doing innovative things. Thanks for sharing all of these creative, wonderful dwellings.
Love it. Great solution to their problem. Later on, a lovely little house for someone not wanting/needing an office.
What a lovely tiny house! and cute couple
Love the mirror wall, it really blends the house to the surrounding. reconsidering my dream home
It's really bad for birds. They fly into such things and are killed.
@@SilverSunPublishing even if it is distorting? And I think this is too low for the birds.
Thank you four ..this is a marvelous share. My own home has been wonderfully cozy so Im seldom emotionally drawn to the average home- often just too detached from any sense of intimacy. This plan is adorable, sensible & luxuriously thrifty.
Wow. Winter pictures are so beautiful. Salute.
Love your work Kirsten. 🙏
I’ve always loved watching your videos for years now. Thank you very much.
Hey Kirsten,
What an awesome design. I like that it's subtle and functional in every way, but not overdone to make it over the top. This is the kind of home I would love to build.
Thank You for this video!
Keep Safe Always,
Matt - Toronto, Canada
Warm, small abode with amenities and interesting additive design which dresses the internal and outside space with something to admire. Getting back to basics and the making of further investments through thoughtful choices to make living a priority.
Not just a thing that one moves into the way a pair of shoes is packaged in a box.
REMARKABLE! I absolutely LOVE their vision and style!
I love this layout.
Thank you for sharing so much of your process. How special!
This is a dream home . Do much love went into it . Absolutely beautiful.
Thank you Kirsten! Love your channel and your creative vision of discovering these brilliant people who’ve decided to live “outside the box”.
You’ve given me hope to have a place eventually after I’ve taken care of my senior parents.
I love them dearly and cherish every day we share but have become very concerned about my financial situation once they pass through the veil.
Much love and respect. 😊👍💕
Thank You for another incredibly beautiful unique home to view. Keep up the traveling so I can enjoy ur work.
This channel always blows my mind. It's so good.
I would love rice paper closet doors. the metal ones in my apartment make so much noise just hanging there let alone when their used.
As someone who stopped growing at 5'1 I wish more homes were designed for small people like me sense this place feels so cozy.
Edit: I would have more colour in the walls as I can't stand living in a white home.
I thought the bedroom was cozy , I really like it but I didn't care so much for the main room with the kitchen and living room ... to me that room looks kind of uncomfortable ... it doesn't do anything for me .
@@gardensofthegods That's a good point about the kitchen/living room. With me living alone I would rather the living room be in a larger bedroom and the kitchen have a small dining area.
This is ARCHITECTURE! Wow, wow…. Felicidades Pilar y Ignacio y mucho éxito con todo
A masterpiece in so many regards, A true delight. Thankyou all!
Gorgeous!!
This is fantastic. I love the blinds on the ceiling, and the rice paper closet doors.
What a magical gem! Thank you for sharing this beautiful space Kirsten, it's one of my favorites.
Wow - I loved this! I love this wonderful couple's creativity and ingenuity, what a wondrous space they created. I enjoyed every second of this tour, I love their home and studio. with so many fascinating points of interest. I wish them well in all their future endeavors. Great video, Kirsten!
Enlightenment and inspiration are impossible to beat!
There are so many things I love about this place!
Really lovely. I would like to live in a home like that. You did a great job and the outside is a living area as well, it draws one outside. Great ideas.
What a beautiful tranquil oasis
Gorgeous and creative. More like this please.
Always love your videos Kirsten. Thank you! Hope you sand yours are well 🤗
Was it just me who was waiting to hear more from Pilar as well throughout the entire video
I got the impression that Pilar was not so at ease speaking English.
That can so quickly happen if you are out of practice, and no-one has been travelling much.
I am the same - I am okay if I spend a week or two somewhere, but at first, I get tongue-tied. French, German - bit of Spanish, same for me with each of them.
And Pilar probably speaks way better English than I do any other language. But it can feel uncomfortable if you're out of practice.
woah I have seen so many photos of this house few years back when it seemed brand new, it's so refreshing to see how the house adapted and evolved after the years.
I love this house and also the concept behind it. Very well done. ❤️❤️❤️
Looove it ! Me encanta !
Fantastic! Seriously creative and talented people with VERY good taste! The distorted/reflective finish on the extension is something I’ve never seen on an exterior. I love so much of what they’ve done, this one is going in my “liked” bucket.
What an amazingly inspirational couple! I'll also have garden area over house area, any day of the week! 🙂
What a cool idea, mirrors in the foliage is genius
Beautiful place, absolutely beautiful!!!
so innovative and creative plus a gorgeous garden area, beautiful!
your home is unique & quite satisfying, I love the privacy of it all & yes one must have a special place to belong to & this certainly is it. Too often outside your home there is always going to be speculation about you / or others about how one lives & really it is no-ones' business but your own. In other words other humans are often too nosy, in my opinion.
Ok, got very excited about the methacrylate--which turns out to be lucite, plexiglass or acrylic with a mirror glaze on the reverse side--and it is very available!! 🥰
The birds must love that mirrored wall.
Very unique design! ❣
It's quite clear they are tiny house architects from the use of materials and space.
He mentioned mirrors in the bathroom for example. What struck me was the dining table - glass. I can imagine a table of that size made of traditional non transparent materials would make the space quite smaller
So lovely and very practical!
What a truly lovely house!! So clever for it to be 2 spaces!
Certainly this design solves a lot of space problems while feeling expansive yet still compact. That you have cleanly packed your private+public office, kitchen, living room all into one and it blends nicely. Maybe if you could have a stone top that colour matches your desk top; this would look so uniform and be easier to cook there.
Probably the greatest lesson is transforming a closet/drawers area into a single wall so at first glance, the façade does its job in hiding utility.
Again very inspiring, thank you!
Super cute!
Beautiful and creative. Love it!
Beautiful Job ! Greetings from Mexico
This is awesome. Great thinking. Storage makes great sense
Beautiful den! I LOVE IT :)
Smart addition, really beautifully done👌✨🙏 Thank You for sharing.💕
This is so beautiful! & lovely! 💙🤍
This is so wonderful!
The building is beautiful
Amazing design. So impressed
It's really a beautiful home! I love it!
Beautiful! real passion real love close to nature,actually our body belongs to nature thus we must all work with nature, which will bring peace, prosperity & abundance treasure.
Interesting!
Beautiful.
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Ingenious ideas!
Not a lot going on in this episode, just super chill people exuding happiness in a great little space.
Your amazing.. and what you share is astounding ! 💖
cork is awesome in it's needs. I grew up with a cork flooring over the basement.
Wow a truly cozy escape! I love it
How cleverly designed! 🌸
I looove this house!!!!!!
I would need curtains, and not all white, but it's lovely. And I enjoy the switching of the view!!😂