Romero de Torres
Many of the projects that were built in the emerging Marbella of the sixties and seventies were signed by Madrid architects. This is also the case of this small summer house, completed in 1964, which bears the stamp of the architect, sculptor and painter Fernando Cavestany.
The Parisian family who commissioned us to carry out the work were aware of the great heritage value of their property, but they needed to extend the surface area and wanted to do so in a way that respected the original work. That’s how we started the project, by delving into the town’s historical archives. What interested us was being able to confirm the original project, which had been modified at the time by a series of unintentional interventions. And we were lucky enough to find it. In the 1964 project, there were two simple volumes with opposing slopes, finished with Tyrolean plaster and occasionally accompanied by brick clerestories.
The extension had to create an upper floor, and the living room was the best place to place the staircase. So we kept it to a minimum to try and reduce its impact. As for the newly built volume on the first floor, we used facing bricks and emphasised its geometry so that it would not be mistaken for an extension to the original buildings.
Authors
José Gómez + David Tuan
Location
Marbella, España
Year
2017