Refurb & Restore Issue 42 2025 | Page 62

COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING RENOVATION

LAOS( Xavier Botet + Albert Saboya) + Laura Bongiovanni
The intervention consists of the rehabilitation of two late 19thcentury houses with varying degrees of intervention in the old core of SarriƠ. Although the faƧade is protected, over time the interior has undergone extensive modifications that have removed the vast majority of original finishes and coverings.
The first phase of the intervention involves removing all elements that lack interest and highlighting the original features. Where no vestiges remained, added elements have been removed, revealing the original structure. The different interventions are exposed: the original brick vaults, the later steel supports, the type of brick from
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