is a small practice that operates between architecture, research and academia. driven by an interest in existing structures and their potential for transformation, the office explores different design approaches to heritage and the built environment, questioning what preservation means today and how reuse can transcend purely ecological motivations and generate new architectural discourses. the office was founded in 2022 by laura solsona and eduard fernàndez.
carrer dels capellans, 2, 3-1
08002 barcelona
+34618094105
+34618393293
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use
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photography
adaptive reuse, rehabilitation
residential
private
olot, girona
71m2
900 €/m2
2022900 €/m2
finished
pol masip
this rehabilitation project involves the transformation of spaces for cows into two guest rooms with open bathrooms, one red, the other green. the interior design strategy is to introduce a series of formal and scalar games, blending new and existing vernacular elements of the house to respond to the unusual proportions of the rooms. one room was so small that adapting the bathroom into the main space helped maximize its use. three light green wardrobes offer a degree of privacy for the shower and toilet, while also defining the sleeping area. the green tiles blend with the bright tones of the walls, allowing for a softer, more relaxed mood. the other room is quite the opposite. the tunnel-like shape and its plaster vaults make the scale of the space ambiguous.
existing constructive elements are carefully reinterpreted and reused, shifting their original function into new domestic roles. a former door becomes a sink, while an old drinking trough is transformed into an illuminated shelf for everyday objects. through these small displacements, the project builds a continuity between past and present, where reuse is not only practical but also spatial and narrative.