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Concept

Journal of design research and innovation

Interior design and cultural identity

Rehabilitation of a house in the fertile plain of Granada. The habitat strata

Abstract

The Vega of Granada has been linked to the city for as long as it has been known. The fact that the first settlements existed in Granada is due to its location, protected by the mountains and with a large plain of fertile land that has favoured the livelihood and economy of the region.

The traditional constructions of the Vega de Granada have a typology of load-bearing walls and very divided rooms that generate a certain rigidity in terms of the use given to the spaces.

What has been proposed from the initial design is to simplify the distribution of the house trying to add as few vertical divisions as possible and bringing together all the facilities and equipment in a central service strip that serves and communicates the whole house. This service band has originated from the design of the furniture. The use of each of the modules is what generates the spaces, this being the main element of the project.

In turn, a permeable dwelling has been designed with multifunctional spaces that can adapt to changes in the client’s lifestyle over time. The communication between the interior and exterior spaces is direct, understanding the courtyard-garden as habitable rooms.

Thus, a project has been developed that manages to unite the original house with the additions it had, making the interior and exterior generate a symbiosis typical of the traditional habitat of the Vega of Granada, adapted to contemporary forms and rhythms of life.

Gema Barranco Martín

Concept Magazine Vol. 1 - 2022