Comprehensive restoration of a village house that highlights vernacular architecture, harmoniously blending traditional elements with contemporary solutions to preserve the essence of the home while adapting it to modern needs, creating spaces filled with light and freshness.
Project name
Fisherman’s House in Cadaqués
Architecture firm
Bea Portabella + Jordi Pagès
Location
Cadaqués, Girona, Spain
Photography
David Zarzoso
Built area
Built-up area 82 m² Gross floor area 326 m² Usable floor area 263 m²
Construction
Construcciones Llach
Material
Stone – structural walls. Ceramic – vaults and floor slabs. Wood – beams. Limewash – exterior and interior wall finishes. Terracotta tiles – interior flooring and staircase. Lime mortar – bathroom finishes. Natural iroko wood – interior joinery. Wrought iron – balconies. British racing green wood – exterior joinery and shutters
Typology
Residential › House
‘’A house in the forest’’ read the subject of the email. It was an invitation to design a house in a beautiful valley deep in a small town in Spain. The premise? A vast forest that dances with the wind, connecting two platforms by a stone slope.
Project name
House in the forest
Architecture firm
Molina Architecture Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rodrigo Molina
Visualization
Hyperlight Visuals
Typology
Residential › House
