About

Launched in 2010, Solo Houses is an architectural development project in a spectacular 200-hectare natural setting in Matarraña, Aragón. Its founders, Eva Albarrán and Christian Bourdais, invited 15 international studios at the avant-garde of the architectural field to design radical holiday homes embedded in nature.

Constituting the first collection of architecture in Europe, through Solo Houses a new generation of young architects was invited to design experimental houses that redefined architectural experience in relation to the landscape. The first two houses, designed by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen and Office KGDVS, were finalized in 2015 and 2017, respectively, and have since established Solo Houses as a stimulating destination for architecture, art and design enthusiasts.

Solo Houses are self-sustaining in terms of energy consumption and neighbour the majestic natural park of Los Puertos de Tortosa-Beceite. The organic winery Venta d’Aubert was incorporated into the project in 2022, reinforcing the project’s commitment to holistic land management and operating under regenerative agriculture principles.

Founders Eva Albarrán and Christian Bourdais also run the Madrid and Menorca-based contemporary art gallery Albarrán Bourdais as well as the art production agency Eva Albarrán & Co. Under the shared ethos of redefining the art gallery model and supporting contemporary creation, Albarrán and Bourdais organise a biannual outdoor sculpture exhibition, Solo Summer Group Show. As Solo Houses develops, renowned international artists are invited to create ambitious installations, resulting in a trail across hundred-year-old vines, olive grooves and oak forests.