914 JS3 Reframes Coastal Living with Deep Porches and Pool Courtyard
914 JS3 sits in Gavà Mar, Spain, as a contemporary house by Exitprojectes that turns firmly toward its own garden. Behind a graphic white volume and stone walls, the home pulls daily life around water, porches, and trees, keeping the surrounding suburb at arm’s length. Calm surfaces, filtered light, and measured views give the coastal setting a resort-like ease without losing a sense of privacy.
A tall white volume hovers above stone walls and gravel, hiding the garden from the street. Beyond the timber door, the view opens suddenly to water, grass, and an old tree.
This house in Gavà Mar is a new-build residence by Exitprojectes that organizes everyday life around an interior garden and lap pool. The project turns its back on the mixed urban fabric around it and concentrates instead on water, vegetation, and filtered light as the main companions at home. Context drives every move: the house edits out the city to create a calm inward world for its residents.
Turning Inward To Green
From the street, the building reads as a quiet composition of stacked white planes and rough stone. A long upper volume projects over the entry, adding shade and a sense of threshold before anyone even reaches the door. Once inside, the plan redirects movement toward the central lawn, where an established tree anchors the garden like a living column. Urban edges fade, replaced by layered views of grass, water, and sky framed by glass and overhangs.
Porches As Outdoor Rooms
Generous porches run along the inner face of the house, their depth turning what could be simple terraces into real outdoor rooms. These flown volumes stretch above seating and dining areas, cooling the concrete underfoot and extending the living room and kitchen toward the pool. At the corners, stone-clad piers touch the ground while the white planes float beyond, giving shade real weight and presence. Each porch mediates between inside and outside, keeping the garden connected but protected from neighboring plots.
Water, Light, And Shade
A long pool traces the edge of the lawn, held tight against the porches so swimmers stay close to the house and its sheltered life. Reflections from the water play across the underside of the white soffits, softening their sharp geometry during the day and catching linear lighting after dark. Grass, gravel, decking, and planting beds create a clear but gentle rhythm around the pool, guiding bare feet from terrace to water and back again. Throughout, the composition favors broad horizontal surfaces that keep light even and views steady.
Quiet Interiors Facing Garden
Inside, rooms line the courtyard with large panes of glass and sliding doors, so daily routines stay in contact with the garden without needing spectacle. The bathroom shows the interior palette at its most distilled: pale walls, a freestanding tub, slim black fittings, and a wide mirror that doubles the daylight. Horizontal louvers and sheer curtains temper direct sun while preserving privacy from the denser surroundings beyond the plot. Timber cabinetry and soft-toned flooring keep the interior warm but restrained, letting the green outside carry the color.
As day ends, the house glows gently under its deep eaves, and the garden becomes an outdoor living room wrapped in quiet edges. Street noise drops away behind stone and plaster, replaced by the steady run of water along the pool. Context stays present yet distant, while this inward courtyard holds its own calm climate.
Photography courtesy of Exitprojectes
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