ARQUITECTURA-G
This townhouse has party walls, an elongated plan and a narrow
span, and opens at the back onto a garden. Neglect and the passage
of time had left the house in a state of ruin.
Luz, the owner, wanted a light-filled house where she could enjoy
the outdoors and the garden. The central part of the house had
neither light nor ventilation, making it barely habitable. These
constraints, compounded by a low budget, led to a simple design
strategy; totally emptying and stripping the interior of the
building, maintaining only the stone facades and the rammed earth
party walls, and organizing a new interior around a courtyard.
There are times when a contemporary approach implies not using
cutting edge materials, but instead taking advantage of local
know-how and the reliability of natural materials, adapting the
architecture to its economic and geographic context. This is one
of those occasions.
Credits
Light house
Location:
Cilleros, Extremadura (España)
Architects:
ARQUITECTURA-G (Jonathan Arnabat, Jordi Ayala-Bril, Aitor Fuentes,
Igor Urdampilleta) Structural engineer: Toni Casas
Area:
136,5 m2
Photography:
José Hevia
2011-2013