# Undercover Homes The Urrezkoenea House by Pena Ganchegui & Associates is Underground By Annie Ho | Published 2010-06-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urrezkoenea-house-by-pena-ganchegui-associates References: [contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2010/06/21/the-urrezkoenea-house-by-pena-ganchegui-associates/) & [ganchegui](http://www.ganchegui.com/) Located in [northern Spain near the small town](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-av) of Getaria is the 'Urrezkoenea House' by Peña Ganchegui & Associates. The house overlooks a spectacular view of the ocean and is hidden underneath the cover of a pathway. The 'Urrezkoenea House' by Peña Ganchegui & Associates is not in your typical boxed home with a triangular roof because this house is actually circular. Included in the above gallery are pictures of the abode and the floor plan of the house. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 98% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Underground Homes:** The Urrezkoenea House demonstrates the appeal of underground homes, which save energy, provide natural insulation, and offer unique designs. - **Circular Buildings:** The circular design of the Urrezkoenea House challenges traditional rectangular and triangular construction forms, and offers an innovative approach to space efficiency and aesthetics. - **Hidden Architecture:** The Urrezkoenea House shows a trend in using hidden architectural designs to create unique and unconventional structures that blend into their surroundings. ### Where This Applies - **Architecture:** The architecture industry has an opportunity to push the limits of design with underground, circular, and hidden homes. - **Real Estate:** The real estate industry can cater to the growing demand for eco-friendly, energy-efficient, and avant-garde properties with underground, circular, and hidden homes. - **Construction:** The construction industry can benefit from the trend of using unconventional shapes, materials and methods to create sustainable and functional homes, such as underground, circular, and hidden homes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Excavated Underground Living Space](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hideaway-house.md) - [Contemporary Adaptable Concrete House](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/binocular-house.md) - [Geometric Cave-Like Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cavelike-homes.md) - [Park-Nestled Concrete Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-serra.md) - [Sculptural Inverted Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-house-with-an-inverted-roof.md) - [Boxy Shaped Beach Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roman-izquierdo-bouldstridge.md) - [Floating Level Aesthetic Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oak-house-1.md) - [Underground Autonomous Shelter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plan-b-1.md) - [Modern Highland Residential Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-the-andes.md)