Restoration of Two Heritage-Listed Houses – Casa PaCa
 Architects: JAVIER PÉREZ‐ALCALDE SCHWARTZ
FERNANDO AGUARTA GARCÍA
 Surveyor: JULIA FARIÑA MASSET
 Office: equipo olivares arquitectos
www.equipolivares.com
 Builder: Isgomen S.L.
 Site: Calle La Rosa 63‐65, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
 Proyect/built year: 2022/2024
 Photos: Jose Oller
 Province: SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE

The rehabilitation of these two buildings in the Toscal neighborhood of Santa Cruz de Tenerife posed a dual challenge. On one hand, the legal status of the properties—both listed as examples of early 20th‐century residential architecture, with protected hydraulic tile flooring, timber structures and staircases, and traditional exterior carpentry—required a meticulous, almost surgical approach. On the other, the organization of the available spaces needed to accommodate a conventional program for a single‐family dwelling.

The dilapidated condition of the buildings, together with the irregular configuration of the roof volumes, guided the initial design decisions. Accordingly, the restoration of the severely deteriorated timber structure, the replacement of exterior carpentry with technically improved solutions, and the reconfiguration of the roof became key interventions. A compact, lightweight volume with soft geometries, expansive glazed surfaces, and a traditional picón aggregate render was introduced to articulate the roofscape of both buildings, unifying them and providing a contemporary termination that avoids competing with the weight of their renewed historical character.

Additionally, the ground‐floor courtyards of both houses were combined, allowing the shared open space to benefit from the site's mild climatic conditions. This configuration enables dual circulation on the ground floor and, while meeting the client’s programmatic requirements, provides a degree of functional versatility.