Adapting old spaces for new uses while preserving their historical memory and providing new possibilities.

The intervention focuses on two specific areas of the existing house. On the ground floor, it takes place outside. The goal is to repurpose the garage space for living without sacrificing the covered area. The proposal removes part of the structure to transform it into a pergola, improving the courtyard’s lighting and ventilation. Using the wooden beams recovered from the old roof, a mezzanine is integrated as a painting studio with a new green roof that will also create a garden on the first floor.

A restored fireplace, originally designed by architect José Antonio Coderch, becomes the focal point of the covered outdoor space. It not only allows for preparing traditional Sunday paella over an open fire but also transforms the area into a usable space during winter. The exterior intervention prioritizes making the most of the available space to enhance and multiply its possibilities, as well as reusing materials.

The existing difference in levels between terraces is addressed with a staircase made of platforms that transform into planters, benches, and a small pond to alleviate the island´s summer heat.

Traditionally seen as an unfinished space used for storage and food preservation, the first floor is intended to be inhabited with minimal intervention. The project focuses on designing a single customizable, multifunctional, and self-constructed piece of furniture that integrates the necessary services. This solution aims to transform two undivided spaces into five new potential rooms, creating separate sleeping areas, a living room, and a bathroom. The guiding principle of our interior intervention has been to meet the needs of modern inhabitants without overly altering the existing structure, providing functionality that is both customizable and adaptable to future needs.