Renovation of a town house in Benimaclet. Mira house by Arturo Sanz
23/01/2021.
[Valencia] Spain
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
The Casa Mira project, located in Benimaclet, the 14th district of the city of Valencia, developed by the architect Arturo Sanz, has aimed to improve the functional conditions and spaces in a townhouse.
The project stands out for its conservation and great respect for the memory of the place. This fact has been achieved thanks to the restoration of pre-existing elements, making them part of the current design, where total harmony between spaces and compositional elements is achieved.
The project stands out for its conservation and great respect for the memory of the place. This fact has been achieved thanks to the restoration of pre-existing elements, making them part of the current design, where total harmony between spaces and compositional elements is achieved.
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Mira house by Arturo Sanz. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Ground floor plan. Mira house by Arturo Sanz
First floor plan. Mira house by Arturo Sanz
Second floor plan. Mira house by Arturo Sanz
South elevation. Mira house by Arturo Sanz
Longitudinal section. Mira house by Arturo Sanz
The intervention developed in the landscape elements of the house is synchronized with the material environment achieved by the rehabilitation. The patio serves as the center of the house, and its landscaping is a fundamental factor within the intervention.
In Arturo Sanz's project, the compositional elements that make up the ground floor space are connected and flow on both sides of the pre-existing masonry wall. On the first floor and attic, there are bedrooms and interior terraces.
In Arturo Sanz's project, the compositional elements that make up the ground floor space are connected and flow on both sides of the pre-existing masonry wall. On the first floor and attic, there are bedrooms and interior terraces.
Description of project by Arturo Sanz
We rehabilitated this traditional house in order to improve the functional conditions and to modify the spaces, this way providing a better flow, but at the same time we didn’t want to forget to anchor or connect the intervention to the memory of the place. To achieve this, we had to rescue a large part of the pre-existing elements: the façade, recovering the original arches in the gaps, the interior masonry wall with brick arches, the interior doors, the hydraulic tiles used for the floors were relocated to form carpet-like patterns, the dividing walls of masonry on the patio, the carved ashlars found in the excavation were reused to form a water path.
On the ground floor, the living room, kitchen, dining room and reading corner next to the fireplace, are connected and flow on both sides of the masonry wall. The upper floor is compartmentalised to accommodate a family of 5 and leads into the interior terraces. The mezzanine area houses the master bedroom.
A large window, embedded in the skirting of the roof overlooks the patio and faces north, providing light, views and at the same time it amplifies and connects the spaces on the first floor and the mezzanine.
The landscaping of the patio was fundamental within the intervention. The trees, climbing plants, shrubs and upholstery like vegetation are also home dwellers.
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Architects
Collaborators
Quantity Surveyor.- Julia Fernández Sorókina. Landscaping.- Gustavo Marina. Exterior woodwork.- Fuster Alonso. Interior wood carpentry.- Muycarp.
Builder
Ensecon Obras y Servicios SLU.
Dates
Project.- 2017 / Work.- 2018-2019.
Manufacturers
Mud floors.- Cooperativa Ladrillera. Ceramic lattices.- Cerámicas Ferrés.
Location
Virgen de los Desamparados street, Benimaclet neighborhood. Valencia, Spain.
Photography
Arturo Sanz
Arturo Sanz Martínez was born in Montalbán (Teruel) in 1963. He obtained his title of Superior Architect by the E.T.S. of architecture of Valencia in the specialty of Urbanism in 1988. He was selected by the City Council of Valencia (Department of Culture) in the Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean (Turin 1997). He taught at the Master in "Industrialization and Prefabrication" at CEU San Pablo, courses 2010 and 2011.
