Casa Mila | Isla Architects
One patio, two houses Esporles / Spain / 2024
The idea of renovating a mid-terrace home—tucked between a small street and an alley—changed radically when the opportunity arose to purchase the adjacent plot, a long, narrow strip measuring 25 meters long by just 2.5 meters wide, built edge to edge. This allowed for the creation of large openings onto the new courtyard, and the project transformed into an exploration of all possible ways to bring light into the homes: sliding windows flush with the wall exterior, vertical and horizontal pivoting panels, arched French doors, circular skylights, guillotine windows, and liftable panes.
Inside the main house, spaces were opened and reorganized to adapt to the new configuration: an old garage was converted into a living room overlooking the alley, the kitchen was relocated to connect with the courtyard, a large playroom with overhead light was created on the first floor, the bathroom was aligned with the rear façade and given access to an intermediate terrace, and the bedrooms were stacked and connected via new staircases.
In the elongated plot (the "llonganissa"), a tiny guest house was designed, utilizing the full width of the structure. The wall facing the courtyard was opened completely to fit a kitchen that doubles as a "chiringuito", with a liftable window. On the first floor, a double-height space serves as the bedroom, while the south end is arranged as a linear bathroom between the staircase and the corridor. At the opposite end of the plot, a garage-studio completes the northern edge of the courtyard.
The project’s materiality was distilled to three elements: lime mortar—white and smooth for the interiors, earthy and textured for the façades—green unified carpentry, and a custom Palladian-style floor. Developed locally and specifically for the project, the flooring features subtly mismatched, irregularly placed tiles that unify and bring character to both homes.
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La idea de reformar una vivienda entre medianeras -encasillada entre una callecita y un callejón- cambió radicalmente cuando se presentó la oportunidad de comprar el solar vecino, una larga pieza de 25 metros de largo por apenas 2,5 de ancho construida de lado a lado. Esto permitió abrir grandes aperturas al nuevo patio, y el proyecto se transformó en imaginar todas las posibles maneras de meter luz en las viviendas: correderas a cara exterior de muro, pivotantes verticales y horizontales, balconera en arco, lucernarios circulares, guillotinas y elevables.
En el interior de la casa principal se abren y reorganizan los espacios para adecuarse a la nueva configuración: una antigua cochera se convierte en salón con vistas al carreró, la cocina se reubica conectada al patio, en la primera planta se abre una gran sala de juegos con luz cenital, el baño se alinea a la fachada posterior con salida a la terraza intermedia, y los dormitorios se apilan y conectan mediante unas nuevas escaleras.
En la parcela alargada (la ‘longaniza’) se organiza una minúscula vivienda para invitados aprovechando todo el ancho de la crujía. Se apea de lado a lado el muro que da al patio para encajar una cocina que hace las veces de chiringuito con una ventana elevable. En la primera planta se despeja un espacio en doble altura como dormitorio y al sur se organiza un baño de manera lineal entre la escalera y el paso. En el lado opuesto de la parcela una cochera-estudio remata el extremo norte del patio.
La materialidad del proyecto se reduce a tres elementos, mortero de cal, blanco y liso al interior, y terroso y rugoso en las fachadas, las carpintería unificadas en verde, y un suelo palladiano, desarrollado localmente exprofeso para el proyecto de piezas ligeramente destonadas y descolocadas, que viste y enlaza ambas viviendas.
Arquitectos a Cargo: Marta Colón de Carvajal Salís & Juan Palencia de Sarriá (isla)
Equipo: Cristina Gutiérrez Chevalier, Chiara Lieberman, Silvia Fernández
Aparejador: Jaume Roselló Alomar
Constructor: Burmir Picapedrer SL
Pladur: Galicia
Carpintero: Fustería Migjorn
Electricidad: BT Instal.lacions
Fontanería: Fontanería Bordoy
Photography: Luis Díaz Díaz
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The idea of renovating a mid-terrace home—tucked between a small street and an alley—changed radically when the opportunity arose to purchase the adjacent plot, a long, narrow strip measuring 25 meters long by just 2.5 meters wide, built edge to edge. This allowed for the creation of large openings onto the new courtyard, and the project transformed into an exploration of all possible ways to bring light into the homes: sliding windows flush with the wall exterior, vertical and...
- Year 2024
- Work finished in 2024
- Status Unrealised proposals
- Type Single-family residence / Multi-family residence / Interior Design
- Websitehttps://isla-architects.com/Mila-House
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