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SANT MARTÍ HOUSE
Francesc Rifé Studio has restored a typical farmhouse in the Vallès region in Catalonia. This project has made it
possible to combine the fascination for the rural Catalan architecture with the studio's minimalist language.
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Located in a small valley of the Vallès region in Catalonia, this project of dwelling was reborn a few years ago with
the construction of a horse stable linked to the property.
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The starting point for the grand renovation was a three-floor building with austere structure and following the lower
height buildings added throughout the time around it.
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Besides the renovation and giving them a new use, the most important part of the design was to create a dialogue
between them through an U-shaped metal pergola in anthracite gray finish.
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These considerations of design extend to the interior, in search of a harmony between the wide palette of archaic
materials, vaults, and masonry stones that already dressed the dwelling originally.
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To create a minimalist atmosphere, the tonality of all the elements is unified through a white glaze, applied both to
walls and ceilings.
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In pavements, although the studio has tried to keep all the original materials, such as adobe ceramics, the poor
condition of some surfaces, and the marks of the previous divisions led us to coat in concrete the ground floor and
in natural oak wood upper floors.
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Each of the floors of the house is divided into three territories, one central and two lateral. To enrich the experience
of transition between them, one of the key decisions was the integration of the vaulted staircase.
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Covering part of it in iron sheet visually modifies its structure, getting a much more contemporary interior feel. Next
to its origin a container wall with a strategic height has been designed to cause a visual separation between the
dining table and the outside.
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Another significant space is a newly renovated building unlinked from the main house. Designed to host events or
family reunions, it has been decided to maintain its gabled structure, creating an oak wood module that integrates
the kitchen, the bathrooms and an access from the street.
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The concrete floor works as a neutral background, and the design of a large table and a lounge area complete the
space. To mark the new lines between the exterior and the interior, the arches of the facade have been delimited
by metallic structures and glass.
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Another building, where the farmers live, uses the ground floor as warehouses. This building draws four arches
whose lighting serves as an outdoor lamp, facing the house, and connected to the games room.
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The pergola on the back of the house—which works as a summer area—reinforces the dialogue between the
house and the garden.
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Symbolically the new metal structure tries to simplify an old arch that was before. It should be noted an annex
connected to the main house, in single coat gray finish, provided with large black sheet metal folding shutters that
allow to see the old windows of exposed brick.
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Facing this, there are a new swimming pool besides an old building that has been renovated to house changing
rooms and toilets. The garden is integrated into the forest itself, making it a space without visual limits.
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FRANCESC RIFÉ STUDIO (/AUTHORS/2144816843-FRANCESC-RIFE-STUDIO)
PROJECT YEAR
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FRANCESC RIFÉ STUDIO (/AUTHORS/2144816843-FRANCESC-RIFE-STUDIO)

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