Family home by Hiha Studio features double-height rooms and rammed earth walls
Barcelona-based Hiha Studio removed floors and inserted lofty voids to create this light-filled family home in a northeastern Spanish village.
Originally two separate houses connected by rammed earth party-walls, the house is made up of two narrow rectangular plots that measure around five metres wide and between 15 and 30 metres in length.
Located in a village outside the city of Lleida, in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, the architects said that the building is typical of the area.
The architects were asked to update and adapt the three-storey property for the family's needs.
They began by removing floors to create new double-height spaces and light-filled courtyards within the building.
These include a double-height living room and glass-roofed terrace area, a second living-area that spans the lower-ground and ground floor, and an indoor courtyard on the first floor.
"The main approach of the project was to empty the existing building in a selective way in order to attain the project aims and provide for the functional needs of the clients," said Hiha Studio.
"These voids allowed for the elimination of existing elements and for a reduction in the amount of surface that required remodelling and thereby provide economic savings for the client."
On the first-floor landing-area the architects inserted a series of six vertical openings which overlook the double-height living room below.
The new double-height spaces, openings and courtyards allow...
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