tree branches inform contorting configuration of voluar arquitectura’s house of forking paths

the house of forking paths echoes circulations in nature

The House of Forking Paths by Voluar Arquitectura unravels in a branching configuration, so distant from the paradigm of the Box or the unique homogenous space. In its distinct program, the home invites residents and guests to walk through, investing time to explore the temporal condition of space and how its possible paths and bifurcations form a riddle whose key is time. Located in Madrid, Spain, the house embodies strategies so prevalent in nature, seen from the circulatory systems of living beings, plant growths, or river arrangements.‘Branching is an effective method for conquering space in continuity allowing adaptation to a specific context and different situations,’ notes the team.

Voluar Arquitectura configures the house as a ‘found form’

Similarly, the bodies of the House of Forking Paths branch out following lines that bypass the trees, closing towards the street, self-protecting from the north wind, and unfolding towards the south orientation to find the best views of the landscape and dialogue with nearby forest. Therefore, the final form of the house is a ‘found form,’ resulting from the intersection between the place and internal program needs, and not a preconceived and imposed form. ‘The house is the result of a specific exploration not transferable to another context, an unrepeatable encounter,’ shares Borja Lomas, project lead at Voluar Arquitectura. 

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project info:

name: The House of Forking Paths

location: Madrid, Spain

architect: Voluar Arquitectura

lead design: Borja Lomas 

photography: Imagen Sublimininal | @imagensubliminal

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