Can Bou
Verges

Authors

Arquitectura Mediterrània

Collaborators

Agustí Vidal Daban
CO2EN consulting and engineering
Jaume Vizcarro & Associates

Area

420 m2

Year

2022

Category

Rehabilitation

Photography

Pol Viladoms

It is a house built against the party wall of an ancient building within the sagrera’s precinct. It has three facades with a single party wall and three stories. It is a clear example of modest construction. The variety and rationality of the construction elements and the diversity of the roof types (wooden framework over beam, cane, etc.) are noteworthy. The construction uses a beam that protrudes on the exterior of the top floor, creating a unique space per floor, which was later compartmentalized with partitions. The house consists of three levels and develops in an L-shape.

A dwelling located within the limits marked by the walled area of the municipality of Verges, standing since the 17th-18th centuries, situated directly opposite the parish church of the village. The building holds architectural value and is therefore cataloged as a building of common interest for the village and our traditional architecture.

Due to its historical value, given the role it has played throughout Verges’ history, and the architectural value of some of its construction elements, an extensive detailed study of each room and construction element was conducted from the outset, before entering the preliminary project phase. This ensured that, once the rehabilitation was carried out, all existing elements could be preserved as much as possible, from the larger ones like the structure, roofs, or facades, to the smaller ones like tiles or furniture.

Both during the project phase and the construction phase, the minimal necessary interventions were made to preserve as much as possible the architectural heritage of the building that has remained standing through the years up to the present day.

To adapt the house to modern times, a patio was opened in the central part of the house to provide light and ventilation to the first floor where the bedrooms are located. Additionally, an elevator was incorporated to facilitate access to the living area on the top floor of the building, thereby complying with all current accessibility regulations.

Throughout the project, the minimum necessary material was used to carry out the work, taking advantage of existing wooden beams that were still in good condition, manual tiles from the ceilings used for the Catalan vaults of the stairs, hydraulic floors recovered to frame the kitchen island, and reused furniture… Furthermore, the use of traditional and noble materials from our surroundings was considered to rehabilitate the house, such as the cane for the roof, lime plaster for the facades and interior walls, cork insulation for the roof and walls, manual tiles used as flooring for the noble areas and outdoor terraces, or the structure itself made with pine wood from Montseny.

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