The House of the Green Pond / aceboXalonso studio | ArchDaily

Save this picture!© Germán Saiz+ 24 Curated by Valentina Díaz Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1040472/the-house-of-the-green-pond-aceboxalonso-studio Clipboard "COPY" CopyHouses, Renovation•Madrid, Spain Architects: aceboXalonso studio Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025 Lead Architects: Victoria Acebo, Ángel Alonso Category: Houses, RenovationQuantity Surveyors: Javier Gonzalez, Javier MachConstruction Company: Fernando Roca. Buril estudioCity: MadridCountry: SpainMore SpecsLess Specs Save this picture!© Germán Saiz Text description provided by the architects. In 1971, the then-owners of a row-end single-family home located in one of the historical neighborhoods of Madrid incorporated into it one of the iconic objects of the imagery of developmental Spain: the blue pool. For their private use, they decided to build a pool, sacrificing nearly all of the twenty-eight square meters that made up the backyard of their home, which until then had been a place for children's revelry and a respite from domestic tasks. It is possible that the decision was made simply in response to changing circumstances: with the children grown and the housekeeper working outside the home, the yard fell into disuse; or perhaps, it was the pool, as a fantasy imported from postcards of sun and tourism, that managed to carve out a place as a desire among other domestic needs.