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Renovation
Farmhouse renovation in Markina-Xemein
The old farmhouse offers now 3 new cozy houses , maintaining the original slope of the land, respecting the original walls and holes of the main facade.
Underfloor heating and DHW installations have been integrated, using a biomass boiler and solar support in a discreet and efficient way, to develop the concept of sustainable and energy efficient housing, so necessary these days.
The end result is a sum of tradition, light, comfort, innovation and energy efficiency.
Housing in residential building,
Markina-Xemein
The interior was completely emptied, leaving only the outer sheet of the facade enclosure, reinforcing the day area with views of the central park and urban center, through an open space hall-kitchen-dining room-living room of 85 m2, making it the heart of home.
The exterior carpentry solution was taken care of in detail, including triple pane window glass that includes interior solar control blinds, avoiding the use of blind boxes with poor thermal-acoustic conditions.
The interior design project signed by this architecture studio was fundamental, which included the design of the kitchen, of the Bulthaup house, in combination with Biedermeier-style furniture and Henry-Glass floor-to-ceiling glass doors to demonstrate the idea of ​​absence of limits.
Rehabilitation of a building attached to a mill in Aspiltza, Markina-Xemein
The old Aspiltza mill had an annex in the northern area, between the mill and the forge.
The property drafted a demolition project and replacement of the original with a concrete building to make a home.
We, far from adopting that solution, rescued the building from its ruinous state, and rehabilitated it by adding value to the existing building.
The brick walls, the roof truss, as well as the old milling area converted into an interior patio have been maintained.
During the cleaning and restoration work, a criterion of conservation rather than replacement has prevailed.
​The original brick walls have been covered,with an exterior insulation system, insulated the roof and equipped with new facilities and natural light through windows torn from the original closures, in which a large window stands out that introduces the environment into the atmosphere of the house.
The final result is a sum of history, light, comfort, innovation and energy efficiency.
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Renovation of an urban farmhouse in Markina-Xemein
The original masonry walls and openings are maintained, and the building is emptied, functionally dividing it in two by the Gaillur.
Due to the importance that the concepts of sustainability of materials are acquiring, their sustainability indices, as well as the contamination of these in their different cycles until the recycling of waste at the end of the cycle, it has been chosen to carry out the structure of the building with solid vertical and horizontal panels of a very sustainable material such as local WOOD.
A dry construction is chosen, with plasterboard linings that together with the wooden structure greatly lighten the weight of the building, thus reducing the foundation and the use of reinforced concrete.
Main elements of the original structure remain.
Roof rehabilitation.
18th century Palace
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This palace, from the 17th century, needed urgent consolidation of the roof.
After an exhaustive analysis of the existing structure, its good state of conservation was confirmed, and it was decided to preserve the entire main and secondary structure. Once dismantled, it was relocated, lowered and plumbed, to recover the structural power of its original pieces of incalculable value.
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The result, a roof in perfect condition and the conservation of the original character of the roof, to which 10cm rock wool insulation has been added.
Advantages of large constructions in their origin.
Apartment in residential building,
Markina-Xemein
This house belongs to a newly built residential building. The original design in 3-room plans and a conventional scheme was adapted to a house with open and communicating spaces, eliminating multiple partitions.
The interior design project signed by this architecture studio was fundamental, which included the kitchen design, in collaboration with the Bulthaup house.
Renovation of the attic in the historic town,
Markina-Xemein
A former charcoal garret, became a bright, colourful house without losing the charm of a loft in the old town, with its masonry, ceramic factory and original wooden elements. All dirt and elements foreign to the structure were removed, and roof windows and facilities were provided, enabling their use for housing.
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Finally, a large access door was designed with the draft of the historic town blueprints, and a little piece of blue glass was placed at the exact house location, as a metaphor for a dark point that had been filled with light.
Farmhouse roof
Oleta auzoa
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This 17th century farmhouse is in a magnificent state of conservation, despite which the roof needed an update. The Arabic tiles caused more than a headache, they had to be repositioned regularly to avoid leaks.
Faced with the request to renovate the entire roof, including the structure, both of the house and the barn, an exhaustive analysis of the existing one was carried out, which after cleaning confirmed its good state of conservation.
Therefore, it was decided to keep the entire main structure and to relocate the secondary beams selected from both parties on the roof of the house and provide new pieces of laminated LVL beams on the other.
The result, a roof in perfect condition and the conservation of the original character of the farmhouse, of great constructive quality from its origin.
Renovation for a duplex,
historic town,
Markina-Xemein
From an independent garret and an apartment, a Duplex was projected. The main problem consisted in the consolidation of the main structure of the wood, which showed great deformations and rotting due to the water filtration in the area where the roof's joined the neighbour's.
A large metal portico was designed to span the entire width by dividing the existing horizontal structure into two bays. The smallest bay for the server spaces (staircase and bathroom) and the largest for the served spaces (kitchen and dining room).
The staircase with a light design, is used as a well of light to the living room.