Conversion Of Stable Into House
This project consisted of the renovation
and extension of a former stable located
in Güemes —a small town, east of
Santander, in Spain— to be converted into
a seasonal home. The existing building
faithfully reproduces the local, simple and
unpretentious building system, consisting
of stone walls supporting a wooden-
structure gable roof with tiles.
The nature of this architectural intervention
is based on the absolute respect towards
what already exists; respect not only
towards the traditional materials used but
also towards the type of space created
inside the house. That is why the main
spaces of the house are developed as
a single unit in the large central space
comprising the former stable. The
sequence of uses composed of kitchen/
dining room/fireplace/living room/office/
bookshelves is developed in a linear
pattern, under the same roof, characterized
exclusively by the elements specific to
each use, while always being within the
same neutral and global setting. Only the
master bedroom, concealed behind a
bookshelf, is separated from the general
space. A second bedroom, accessible
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