The search for spaces that, due to their architecture or natural characteristics, are an unparalleled stage to show and share the unique stories of each collection is an important aspect which brands like Massimo Dutti carefully manage. Finding one-of-a-kind spaces like Fernando Higuera’s underground home requires knowledge, sensitivity, and respect for the tangible assets that surround us.
Fernando Higueras (Madrid, 1930-2008) was an iconoclastic, visionary, and a multifaceted genius, considered by many an emotional architect whose uncategorisable work is a beautiful mix between avant-garde and tradition.
The architect decided to build his own refuge under the courtyard of his family home which he called ‘Rascainfiernos’ (Hellscraper, the opposite of a skyscraper in Spanish). It is an underground space where light is the main element.
It is a small underground home with two square-shaped floors joined by a spiral staircase. From the outside, four skylights in the garden of Higueras’ family home are the only trace that it exists.
The home has exceptional heating and cooling. It does not have air conditioning but it never is over 25 degrees in summer, always with bit of humidity.
The walls are an autobiographical museum with pictures of his great works and are full of books and pieces by artists and friends like Antonio López, Eduardo Chillida, and César Manrique.
