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Errota House
A house beside an old mill, half sunk into the slope so the forest is still the first thing you see.
Private house·Orio, Gipuzkoa·2025
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Architecture and interiors43°15′N · 2°56′W
NAVE designs houses and interiors that are lived in for decades. We work with few materials and plenty of light, and follow every build to the last joint.
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01Work
Houses with
time inside
We design houses to get better with age: materials that weather well, light that changes with the seasons and rooms that can take on another life.
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Gela Gorria
A brick-vaulted warehouse turned into a rehearsal and exhibition space, without covering a single joint.
Cultural building·Bilbao La Vieja·2024
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Ola Offices
An old forge turned into offices, with a concrete stair that rises like a piece of workshop machinery.
Office building·Donostia·2026
View project→02Location
Where
we build
Houses, interiors and refurbishments between the Bilbao estuary and Txingudi bay. Pick a project on the map or in the list.
03Services
What
we do
Architecture and interiors in one studio: the wall, the cabinet and the lamp are drawn at the same table.
90+ homes delivered in the Basque Country
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New and detached houses, from the plot to handing over the keys.
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Kitchens, bathrooms, fitted furniture and lighting, drawn alongside the build.
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Flats, farmhouses and buildings with a past: we keep what is worth keeping.
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Courtyards, gardens and the edge between the house and the land.
- Practice
- Since 2014
- Focus
- Houses · Interiors · Refurbishment
04Process
Three stages,
one team
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01Brief and visit
Listen
We spend a morning on the site or in the house. We measure light, noise and how people move before talking about square metres.
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02Design and models
Draw
Sketches, card models and material samples. Once the house makes sense on the table, we start drafting.
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03Site and handover
Build
We visit the site every week and design the fitted furniture with the joiner. We hand over furnished if needed.
05Studio
Eight people,
one table
We are eight people across architecture, interiors and construction. A few houses a year, all drawn by hand before they reach the computer.
- Founded in
- Bilbao, 2014
- Team
- 8 people
- Purpose
- Houses that improve with use
- Commitment
- Places to stay
06Material library
We keep samples of everything we build. Before drawing, we touch: that is how we choose the oak for a stair or the tone of a plaster.
Sitenotebook
07Recognition
Awards, press
and clients
- 2026Errota HouseFinalist · regional private house award
- 2025Gela GorriaMention · heritage refurbishment competition
- 2025Ola OfficesSelected · young architecture exhibition
- 2024Lizar HousePublished · interiors magazine
- 2023NAVE studioWorkshop award · Bilbao design fair
Clients
“They drew us a smaller house than we asked for, and it is the best decision we ever made. Every metre gets used.”
08Studios
Two workshops,
open doors
The workshop is where models are made, samples are kept and clients are welcomed. Drop in without an appointment on Thursday afternoons.
BilbaoCalle Ronda 14, 48005Mon–Fri · 9:00–18:00
San SebastiánCalle San Marcial 22, 20005Mon–Thu · 9:00–17:00
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