The Brava houses

The Brava houses

Refurbishment of two houses located by the camí de ronda (trail that runs along the Costa Brava), between Llançà and Port de la Selva. Both houses, self-built in the 60s by the father of the owners, have suffered the harshness of Tramuntana (strong local northern wind) and the salty environment.

The plot is affected by the ongoing Special Local Urban Improvement Plan, which limits  the desing possiblities, since it does not allow to modify distribution, volume or build area. The objective of the project becomes then to repair all the construction and structural pathologies caused by disuse and lack of maintenance, and also adjust the distribution to comply with modern habitability regulations, which is permited by the Special Urban Plan. In addition, the fact that the roofs were in bad condition and needed renovation offers the opportunity to improve the whole performance of the building in terms of sustainability and efficiency. New insulation is placed on roofs and facades, and new high efficiency wooden windows are installed. In consequence, energy consumption will be reduced significantly.

CLIENT: private

PROJECTE: Victor Bouman

LOCATION: Llançà, Costa Brava

CATEGORY: single family home

STATUS: ongoing works

PHOTOS: Pol Viladoms

COLLABORATORS: Somnisamida Rehabilitacions, Hebhaus , ELKE Windows, Ferrés Ceràmica

The Brava houses
The Brava houses
The Brava houses
The Brava houses
The Brava houses

In the main house, the corridor is widened in order to gain amplitude where bathrooms and bedrooms converge. In the kitchen, a new set of shelves placed in the corner creates the fiction of a closed kitchen, but the result is an open plan kitchen, with views to the dining room and the views of the Costa Brava.

The second house was originally a group of three little apartments. Its reduced size did not allow to adjust to habitability regulations, therefore the new layout remedies this by combining the three units into one single house, where bathrooms and kitchen will be larger. A single space containing kitchen, living and dining room is distributed across all three apartments, connected by two big new openings carved in the party walls between units.

The Brava houses
The Brava houses

Ongoing works

The works are in the final phase. The main house is finished, and we are currently working in the interior finishes of the old apartments building.

The outdoor works will start once we finish this second buidling.

The Brava houses
The Brava houses
The Brava houses
The Brava houses
The Brava houses
The Brava houses

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