Gelida Refurbishment

Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment

annapratsjoanvalls + Bruguers Gallego

LEAD ARCHITECTS 
Anna Prats, Joan Valls, Bruguers Gallego

MANUFACTURERS
Ceràmica Ferres, Acro Metal, Carpintería Herpasa, Ceramica Baucells, Terram

PHOTOGRAPHS
Pol Viladoms

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Gelida, Spain

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

Text description provided by architect.

The project transforms a house in the historic area of ​​Carrer Major, in the old town of Gelida. It is a house with a ground floor, a first floor, and a semi-basement used as storage.

Gelida Refurbishment
© Pol Viladoms
Gelida Refurbishment
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Located on a corner, the original house – from the beginning of the 20th century – lost its garden due to the construction of a block to which some rooms of the house were annexed.

The main challenge of the project was to change the initial perception of a dark house with low ceilings. The original structure of rammed earth walls is maintained, recovering its bioclimatic properties, restoring the rammed earth, and making it visible in significant spaces of the home.

Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment

The slabs and roof, very degraded, have been replaced by new light ceramic and wood ceilings that provide warmth and comfort to the new interiors.

The exterior staircase that goes up to the roof terrace and the new patio in the main room act as wells of light and ventilation that, through windows or skylights, illuminate the central areas of the house.

Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
© Pol Viladoms
Gelida Refurbishment
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Gelida Refurbishment
© Pol Viladoms


Gelida Refurbishment
First floor plan + sections
Gelida Refurbishment
Ground floor plan + sections


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