RURAL HOUSE RESTORATION IN MIRAFLORES. MUROS. A CORUÑA. SPAIN

YEAR _ 2016 - 2018
AREA _ 219,00 m2
BUDGET _ 263.268 €
ARCHITECTS _ fuertespenedo arquitectos
PRINCIPALS _ Óscar Fuertes Dopico, Iago Fernández Penedo
TRAINEE _ Jorge Fernández Alonso
CLIENTS _ María del Carmen Cadórniga Valiño, Xan Filgueiras Lago
BUILDING ENGINEER _ Carmen Lousame López
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING _ Suárez y García a2
BUILDER _ Abaco CR S.L
PHOTOGRAPHS _ Héctor Santos Díez

The house is located in Miraflores, Muros, a small rural core of traditional character, formed by a set
of stone houses and a large number of granaries that once housed, dried and treated the corn plantations.
The house is located on a steep plot, originally was composed of two attached volumes, which
respond to the traditional scheme of Galician housing where the main spaces were the stables and the
kitchen: with the oven and the stone cooler, but with the passage of time a third volume is added and
a series of modifications are made that distort its character. The three volumes adapt to the slope, are
protected from the winds and almost close to the imposing views of the Muros estuary, giving rise to a
compartmentalized interior, of small and dark spaces.

The proposal is based on the understanding of the place: the scale of the rural nucleus, the pre-existing
housing, the materiality of the stone, the 180º views of the estuary or the sunlight are the parameters
that have been taken into account when considering the acting. The project idea seeks to highlight its
identity: dignifying the preexisting and creating a fluid interior space bathed in light and directed to the
views.

The decisions that pursue the realization of the idea go through to maintain the original stone volumes
in their form, replace the third added volume, due to its scarce interest, for a new volume of concrete,
in order to complete the built set. The stone facades keep their original spaces, while in the new volume
there are large windows that open onto the views of the estuary, with oriented positions that reflect the
use inside and dialogue with the existing. The intervention is committed to a sincere use of materials,
limiting the maintenance of the stone, the introduction of exposed concrete and Zinc, which unifies the
roofs. Another decision goes through the creation of three skylights of different dimensions that bathe
the dining room space, the shower space and the old space of the stables, getting the light to bathe
the interior stone walls.

The interior is considered as a fluid space in which, as a journey, it travels through the different heights
and rooms of the house, enjoying the unique character of each of its spaces. Playing with the scale,
the visual connections and the light, it is possible to create a continuous spatial system that structures
the spatial experience of the house. The wood, Galician pine, as the only material that unifies the entire
interior provides the warmth and reinforces the idea of the new house: the home.