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Güemes House Conversion in Cantabria
2 Apr 2020
Güemes House Conversion
Architects: Zooco Estudio
Location: Güemes, Cantabria, Spain
The Güemes House Conversion project consisted of the renovation and extension of a former stable located in Güemes ?a small town, east of Santander, in Spain? to be converted into a seasonal home. The existing building faithfully reproduces the local, simple and unpretentious building system, consisting of stone walls supporting a wooden-structure gable roof with tiles.

The nature of this architectural intervention is based on the absolute respect towards what already exists; respect not only towards the traditional materials used but also towards the type of space created inside the house. That is why the main spaces of the house are developed as a single unit in the large central space comprising the former stable.
The sequence of uses composed of kitchen/dining room/fireplace/living room/office/ bookshelves is developed in a linear pattern, under the same roof, characterized exclusively by the elements specific to each use, while always being within the same neutral and global setting. Only the master bedroom, concealed behind a bookshelf, is separated from the general space.

A second bedroom, accessible by using the exterior stairs in the original passageway at the entrance of the building is located above the main one, to complete the height...