THE SEWING ROOM
We were asked to add a sewing room to a small compact house built on the slope of a volcano. And at that moment, we assumed the full responsibility of this commission, because a client who requests a sewing … Continued
Projectes
FALCON HOUSE
Joan told me that the peregrine falcon has made its nest on the escarpments of Sant Julià. With its feet on the ground, its body up in the sky and its distant gaze, the falcon house rests confidently on … Continued
HOUSE IN A LANDSLIDE
Sliding down the slope of a rocky mountain, the house moves by itself. And then it stops. It seems to have found a good enough place in the natural morphology of the terrain to fit in and to let … Continued
THE LAST HOUSE
After the collapse of the old priest’s house, in the sixties it was decided to build a new house based on the remaining walls. The need to use that new structure as a feed storage left the inside of … Continued
FOREST STONE
Tangent to the border between the village and the forest, this rocky house that rests on the base of a small hill stands up after some sliding down the slope. Its presence is the landmark of the entry into … Continued
GRANDSTAND HOUSE
On the slope of a volcano upholstered with low-cost houses, we have an opportunity to reform one of the two unique samples of this peculiar typology: an isolated cottage standing on a horizontal rectangular terrain. The project, besides reforming … Continued
THE PARK HOUSE
I remember the first conversation very well: ‘I have a plot in that neighborhood, it’s right next to the park. I would like to build a simple, discreet house… And practical, very practical’. Maybe she was talking to me … Continued
THE FREE DAY
One day, we are asked to renovate a flat. This is a commission for a partial reform, since our clients do not want us to intervene in the area of the rooms and bathrooms, which works fine for them. … Continued
BENCH HOUSE
We have been commissioned to build another white house in a residential area on the outskirts of a town. The client is a large family consisting of parents, a daughter, two sons and a picture-perfect rabbit. A simple rectangular … Continued
CHAIR, BLINDS, CORDS
Commission: – “I’d like to put a chair at the window to poke into birches and poplars, over this precious and longed-for river.” Material: – A reed seat and a back specially woven by a retired chair-maker form the … Continued