Alberto Campo Baeza Designs A Minimalist Home In Spain

Nestled along the Atlantic coast in the Spanish port city of Cádiz, this 2014 residence by Alberto Campo Baeza marks a bold departure from beach-house tropes. The Madrid-based architect conceived the dwelling as a simple two-story platform, its rectilinear volume emerging from the dunes and extending toward the water, as if reaching for the horizon. (He dubbed the project House of the Infinite.) One enters the home not through a conventional front door but via a stairway that descends through the center of the broad, flat roof—a travertine-paved expanse further punctuated by skylights, a swimming pool, and a sunken seating area. Daringly free of rails or balustrades, the rooftop is a sublime spot for entertaining or for simply losing oneself in the endless view of azure sea.