Creueta House in Barcelona, Spain by Zest Architecture

Article source: Zest Architecture 

This house was designed in the 1950s by a local artist for his family. In those days a leafy suburb with single family dwellings, the area has now become an integral part of the city. The new owners, who fell for the possibility of city-living in a fairly quiet neighbourhood with unbeatable views towards the Mediterranean, hired ZEST to take on the task of doing a complete overhaul to make this house ready for family living in the 21^st century.

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• Architects: Zest Architecture (Co Govers and Maria Matamala )
• Project: Creueta House
• Location: Creueta del Coll Park, Barcelona
• Photography: Eugeni Pons
• Areas: 
  • Surface  355 m2 + 170 m2 garden
  • Basement: 35,4 m²
  • Semi-basement: 109,55 m²
  • Ground floor: 88,7 m²
  • First floor: 121,89 m²
• Construction: May 2015 – February 2016
• Project: January 2015 – May 2015

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The challenge was to maintain some of the original charm of the house, which had some very special features and was rich in detail, but adapting it to the needs and taste of the new owners. The house was in in need of overall repair, and needed all the wiring and plumbing replaced.

ZEST decided to aim high (A-rating on the energy consumption label) with complete insulation of the façade using an Exterior Thermal Insulation System, finished in dark grey. The façade of the lower floor, which had an original finishing in local stone, has been insulated on the interior. Both the roof and the ground floor were insulated as well.

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

The heating system is a geothermal system with vertical wells, which powers the underfloor heating on the ground floor and in the bathrooms, and the old cast iron radiators that were found in the house and reused on the top floors. All windows are solid oak, with high performance double glazing and exterior solar protection. The plan is to add a Photovoltaic installation on the perfectly angled roof, once the Spanish regulations and tax system make that a viable option.

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

Image Courtesy © Zest Architecture

Image Courtesy © Zest Architecture

Image Courtesy © Zest Architecture

Image Courtesy © Zest Architecture

Image Courtesy © Zest Architecture

Image Courtesy © Zest Architecture

Image Courtesy © Zest Architecture

Tags: Barcelona, ​​Spain

Categories: House, Residential

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