The aim of the home of shadows project was clear: creating a space with no artificial light.Located on the cliffside on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands), the Home of Stars creates living spaces that are shaped by our most important star, the Sun - as it gives and dictates the life that surrounds us, so does it give shape to the various spaces, defining and nurturing the occupants’ relationship with the built space. 

The interior areas receive direct sunlight mostly from the openings positioned in the Sun’s path. Thus, occupants are gently guided by the Sun throughout their day in a clockwise motion around the home, beginning their day in the bedroom with the soft sunrise, and ending it in the observatory bathed in starlight . 

The only exceptions of this rule are the bathrooms - in these spaces, light is provided by angled openings in the ceiling. Moreover, the primary bathroom adjoining the bedroom opens up into a private corner of the interior courtyard, nurturing a continuous connection with the outside environment.