Steel House by Nomo Studio
Steel House is a house in the Balearic Islands, Spain, designed by Nomo Studio in 2024. Set on steep ground, it reads as a monolithic volume lifted above the site, with entry tucked into a recessed opening on a blank façade. Concrete, metal, glass, and wood shape a precise interior that balances weight, light, and measured openness.
About Steel House
The house is conceived as a monolithic volume with refined geometry, suspended over steeply sloping topography. Access comes through an intermediate level, via a recessed entrance in a completely blank façade, which reinforces the sense of mass and opacity in contrast with the lightness of the main volume. Concrete platforms leading to the house repeat that suspended effect, setting up a formal dialogue with the building and sharpening the impression that it floats above the ground.
The envelope is rigorously and minimally composed, and its richness comes from the treatment of three essential materials: concrete, metal, and glass. Large surfaces are interrupted by vertical bands that emphasize proportion and modulation across the whole. The materials remain in their pure state, without cladding or embellishment, allowing natural aging to deepen the contrast between the solidity of the concrete and the lightness of the aluminum and glass.
Mixed concrete appears both inside and out, revealing careful work in the arrangement of the formwork. Precise grooves mark the repetition of segments and the integration of construction elements—light fixtures, drip edges, embedded rails, and concealment systems—into a coherent tectonic logic. A system of vertical-profile louvers, fixed and movable, regulates light and views, filtering sunlight, preserving privacy, and still opening the interior to the landscape. The double skin between the glazed enclosure and the louvers creates a shaded intermediate zone, an ambiguous threshold between inside and outside that is drawn into the house through large sliding glass doors.
Inside, a wood-paneled vestibule introduces warmth against the mineral quality of the structure. A metal staircase, lightly drawn with a minimal frame, connects the different levels in a vertical sequence that stays permeable to light. The program is organized around an open-plan arrangement, where living, kitchen, and dining areas intersect in an L-shaped floor plan, letting the kitchen recede without breaking continuity. A generous transitional area links the interior to the garden, reinforcing the flow between the house and its setting. Exposed concrete slabs, freestanding metal elements, and broad glazed surfaces define an atmosphere that shifts between opacity and transparency, solidity and weightlessness.
Photography courtesy of Nomo Studio
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