Designer Vicky Martin Berrocal has revealed her house in El Rocío, in Ayamonte, Huelva - the south of Spain. Her second house after the classic minimalist Madrid home. And in this second house everything - the architecture, the furniture, the photographs - turns around one central place: the double-height patio.

The patio is the heart of the house. White lime-washed walls, cacti spilling out of pots, and a mural depicting the Almonte landscape. Period chairs in "carriage green" and red ceramic paint. This is where friends come during the El Rocío festival - among them Eva González and María José Suárez. It's an Andalusian house with autonomous character - not everything has to be discreet; sometimes character beats good taste.

Her father, José Luis Martin Berrocal, built this house. Now somewhere on the property there is a statue in his honor - not in a public spot, but personal, like a small quiet plaque hidden in the space. "A style that connects the past and the present," is the official description. In practice: dark wood, hydraulic tiles, rugs, and rustic-chic decor with bull-fighting motifs.

Why is this more interesting than many other similar properties in Spain? Because Vicky Martin Berrocal isn't trying to be Pinterest. The house carries big contrasts - a modern Madrid for the working week, a traditional El Rocío for the festival. There isn't one aesthetic forced on top of everything. A different approach - architecture follows function, not the other way round. A lesson, even for those of us who don't have two homes.