The assignment consisted in the construction of a guest pavilion as an extension of the main house. Our first thought was to create a shape clear and simple, a cuboid placed in the middle of the forest, changing as less as possible the surrounding characteristics, as if it had always been there.
This catalan house is inspired by the old farm buildings that they used to appear outskirts the historical cities centre. The idea starts from the colocation of a principal volume that would include the public spaces of the house and the other smaller volumes contain the private ones.
The house, located in Calders (a small village in the centre of Catalonia), is the new home to a couple with two children. The site is at the end of the village with the natural park of “Sant Llorenç del Munt i l´Obac” just in front.
This project consists in the refurbishment of an existing old flat from the Eixample of Barcelona, transforming it through the elimination of the long corridor. The renovation of this 27m long flat was completed by M2 Arquitectura at a cost of 600 euro / sqm.
The intervention in this big house consisted in redefining the major areas by giving them more width and light according to the lifestyle of the new owners. The original house had a classical distribution of spaces, separated according to their functions; with a large living room, a dining room, and a kitchen strictly separated.
This refurbishment project was carried out by Dom Arquitectura Company in a small village from La Cerdanya, Catalonia region, Spain. The heart of the village is formed of 20 traditional houses, surrounded by agricultural lands. Following the specific of the traditional farms, this property is formed of several bodies, including agricultural annexes built around an exterior yard.
