Sotogrande House by Fransisco Cortina & Legorreta + Legorreta

Mexican-born architect Fransisco Cortina was living in Barcelona when he designed this house in the southern Spain with internationally renowned practice Legorreta+Legorreta. Set within an exclusive development in Andalusia, the building includes features that are unmistakably influenced by both architects.

The house was planned around a central courtyard in order to focus on life inside, with a window onto the sea view. Walls saturated with colour, an intriguing use of light and space, and soothing water features. The exterior gardens comprise regional vegetation such as olive trees and arid climate plants, on a base of yellow earth like that used in Seville’s bullring.