Valdivieso constructs a house on top of a water tank
A former water cistern provides the foundation for a single-occupancy home near Madrid. In a previous life, the underground tank contracted water from an on-site well to supply the local houses. Valdivieso Arquitectos designed Casa Aljibe – litera
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